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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDean's Office, Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesJakobi 2, r 116-121 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of History and ArchaeologyJakobi 2 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Estonian and General LinguisticsJakobi 2, IV korrus 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Philosophy and SemioticsJakobi 2, III korrus, ruumid 302-337 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Cultural ResearchÜlikooli 16 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Foreign Languages and CulturesLossi 3 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of Theology and Religious StudiesÜlikooli 18 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Viljandi Culture AcademyPosti 1 71004 Viljandi linn, Viljandimaa EST0Professors emeriti, Faculty of Arts and Humanities0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Arts and Humanities0Faculty of Social SciencesDean's Office, Faculty of Social SciencesLossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of EducationJakobi 5 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Johan Skytte Institute of Political StudiesLossi 36, ruum 301 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of Economics and Business AdministrationNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of PsychologyNäituse 2 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of LawNäituse 20 - 324 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Social StudiesLossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Narva CollegeRaekoja plats 2 20307 Narva linn, Ida-Virumaa EST0Pärnu CollegeRingi 35 80012 Pärnu linn, Pärnu linn, Pärnumaa EST0Professors emeriti, Faculty of Social Sciences0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Social Sciences0Faculty of MedicineDean's Office, Faculty of MedicineRavila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Biomedicine and Translational MedicineBiomeedikum, Ravila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of PharmacyNooruse 1 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of DentistryL. Puusepa 1a 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Clinical MedicineL. Puusepa 8 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Family Medicine and Public HealthRavila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Sport Sciences and PhysiotherapyUjula 4 51008 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTProfessors emeriti, Faculty of Medicine0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Medicine0Faculty of Science and TechnologyDean's Office, Faculty of Science and TechnologyVanemuise 46 - 208 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Computer ScienceNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of GenomicsRiia 23b/2 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTEstonian Marine Institute0Institute of PhysicsInstitute of ChemistryRavila 14a 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Mathematics and StatisticsNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologyRiia 23, 23b - 134 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTTartu ObservatoryObservatooriumi 1 61602 Tõravere alevik, Nõo vald, Tartumaa EST0Institute of TechnologyNooruse 1 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Ecology and Earth SciencesJ. Liivi tn 2 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTProfessors emeriti, Faculty of Science and Technology0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Science and Technology0Institute of BioengineeringArea of Academic SecretaryHuman Resources OfficeUppsala 6, Lossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Area of Head of FinanceFinance Office0Area of Director of AdministrationInformation Technology Office0Administrative OfficeÜlikooli 17 (III korrus) 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Estates Office0Marketing and Communication OfficeÜlikooli 18, ruumid 102, 104, 209, 210 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Area of RectorRector's Strategy OfficeInternal Audit OfficeArea of Vice Rector for Academic AffairsOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity of Tartu Youth AcademyUppsala 10 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Student Union OfficeÜlikooli 18b 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Centre for Learning and TeachingArea of Vice Rector for ResearchUniversity of Tartu LibraryW. Struve 1 50091 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Grant OfficeArea of Vice Rector for DevelopmentCentre for Entrepreneurship and InnovationNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical GardenVanemuise 46 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0International Cooperation and Protocol Office0University of Tartu MuseumLossi 25 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0
History
The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology was founded on June 1st, 1990. The first Director of the Institute was professor Ain Heinaru.
The institute included the following sections:
• UT department of genetics and cytology (Head Ain Heinaru)
• plasmid biology laboratory (Ain Heinaru), gene expression laboratory (Andres Metspalu) and oncogenesis laboratory (Mart Ustav) of the faculty’s molecular genetics’ sector (Head professor Artur Lind)
• the institute had close collaboration with the Estonian Biocentre and molecular genetics laboratory of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics.
By the year 1994 the institute included 8 chairs, 6 of them based on the initial structural units.
The professors had different backgrounds: 2 biologists, 3 doctors, 2 chemists and 1 physicist.
In 2004 the Chair of Bioinformatics was launched and in 2008 the Chair of Developmental Biology joined the institute. In years 1994-2006 the Lectorate of Didactics of Natural Sciences belonged to the structure of the institute.
On the basis of the institute, several new structural units have been formed in the university, such as the Institute of Technology and the Estonian Genome Bank.
A number of technology-oriented companies have sprung up from the institute (e.g. Quattromed, Solis BioDyne, etc.), and the institute had an important contribution to the establishment of Tartu Biotechnology Park.
In addition to Ain Heinaru, the directors of the institute have been professors:
Mart Ustav
Alar Karis
Richard Villems
Jaanus Remme
Juhan Sedman
Toivo Maimets
Since 2021 the director of the institute is professor Maia Kivisaar.
On the cover photo there are the directors of the institute celebrating the 30th jubilee of the institute with a scientific conference on Oct 23, 2020 (photo: Andres Tennus, University of Tartu; missing from the photo: Mart Ustav)
In 2010, the institute celebrated its 20th anniversary with a unique exhibition about the history of the institute, a yearbook and a conference. The exhibition was compiled by the first director of the institute, Professor Ain Heinaru, with the help from UT library (Ivika Pall, Eve Valper) and the museum.
The following PDF files (in Estonian) are the materials of the exhibition.
The copyright of the files belongs to the University of Tartu Library (additional information: Ivika Pall, ivika.pall@ut.ee).
Biofüüsika ja taimefüsioloogia õppetool
Biotehnoloogia õppetool - professor Andres Metspalu
Biotehnoloogia õppetool - professor Maris Laan
Biotehnoloogia õppetool - professor Ants Kurg
Evolutsioonilise bioloogia õppetool 1
Evolutsioonilise bioloogia õppetool 2
Geneetika õppetool - professor Ain Heinaru
Geneetika õppetool - professor Maia Kivisaar
Geneetika õppetool - Andres Mäe, Tiina Alamäe
Üldise ja mikroobibiokeemia õppetool
In 2020 the institute celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Covid-19 virus and the emergency situation postponed the celebrations from May to October.
The scientific conference took place on October 23, the Annual Report was published.
Photos from the premises
The premises of the institute are located in three interesting and historical buildings at Riia Street, Tartu. In the gallery down below there are photos taken by Sulev Kuuse and Jüri Parik about the opening of the institute (1993), opening of the Citrina building (December 1997) and about the new Omicum building, construction and opening (September 2010, April 2012).
