The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology conducts research in molecular life sciences and provides "white biology" education at all three levels: bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
We are interested in understanding the protein synthesis machinery in eukaryotes. The genetic information encoded in messenger RNA is translated into proteins by large ribonucleoprotein complex called
In the newly published ranking list of universities from emerging Europe and Central Asia, the University of Tartu has reached the second place, which is also the highest among Estonian universities.