Olena Zamora, supervised by prof. Hannes Kollist and assoc. prof. Dmitry Yarmolinsky, will defend her thesis “Impacts of plant hormones on controlling stomatal conductance”.
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On the last day of February, the University of Tartu (UT) opened its doors for visitors from Estonia and abroad. We were happy to see so many talented young people being interested in studying at UT.
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Science & Technology (S&T) program representatives visited the annual Higher Education Fair Skola 2024 in Riga, Latvia to promote the University of Tartu (UT) study programs.
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Vice Director of the Institute of Bioengineering, Assoc. Prof. Ilona Faustova, was a guest on the ETV+ TV show dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Estonia.
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Director of the Institute of Bioengineering prof. Mart Loog belongs to the 100 most influential persons in Tartu.
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Congratulations to Sainan Wang, who successfully defended her PhD thesis “Structure-guided insights into the functions of CHIKV nsP2”.
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The European Union has historically been cautious about the creation and widespread cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), despite such technologies being utilized elsewhere to improve crop yields.
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“Three Pillars of Circular Bioeconomy: Talent, R&D, and Technologies” event took place on 12-13 of February 2024 in the Öpik Conference Centre in Tallinn.
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We are glad to announce associate professor Ilona Faustova was assigned as Vice Director of the newly formed Institute of Bioengineering.
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We are glad to announce the prof. of molecular systems biology Mart Loog was elected as the 1st Director of the Institute of Bioengineering.
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Kaspar Valgepea, Assoc. Professor of Gas Fermentation Technologies at the University of Tartu, will, with the support of a grant of 2.3 million euros from the European Research Council, expand the understanding of bacteria that consume exhaust gasses.
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Prof. Mart Loog, Director of the newly formed Institute of Bioengineering, discussed what is bioengineering and synthetic biology, why he believes it is the next industrial revolution of the 21st century, and what is the position of Estonia in this new “gold rush”.
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The new institute of Bioengineering mission is to support researchers, who are driven by curiosity and passionate about their own scientific ideas.
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The 1st of January, 2024, marked the new age in biotech development in Estonia - the newly formed Institute of Bioengineering started its work
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Prof. Mart Loog presented our latest findings on the mechanism of yeast pheromone pathway at the Cold Spring Harbour Asia meeting “Yeast and Life Sciences”, in Matsue, Japan.
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GasFermTEC and Enterprise Estonia (EAS) organised the fifth seminar titled “Jäätmete väärindamise tulevik” (in English, “Future of waste valorisation”).
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Scientists from the University of Tartu have developed a vaccine against a dangerous tropical disease, which has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration
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Students from the University of Tartu Science and Technology and Bioengineering progrmas won the grand prize at the iGEM competition, the largest synthetic biology competition in the world.
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GasFermTEC and Enterprise Estonia (EAS) organised the fourth seminar titled “Taimede biotehnoloogia ja kestlik põllumajandus” (in English, “Plant biotechnology and sustainable agriculture”).
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asFermTEC and Enterprise Estonia (EAS) organised the third seminar titled “Kliimaärevus ja kestliku arengu keerukus” (in English, “Climate anxiety and complexity with sustainable progress”)
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