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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 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 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 Office
IMCB and IG Annual Conference on January 15-16
The Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and the Institute of Genomics (IG) of the University of Tartu are organising an annual conference to summarise their most important research of the past year. The conference will take place in English on 15-16 January in Riia 23b/2, auditorium 105.
The conference will focus on abstracts by doctoral students and researchers from the two institutes. The conference programme committee will select the abstract authors who will present their work to the audience. Prizes will be awarded to the best auditorium speakers and authors of the poster presentations, selected by a jury of researchers from both institutes. All submitted abstracts will be published in the annual conference proceedings on the IMCB website, password-protected.
The day will start with last year's overviews by the directors of the institutes, Maia Kivisaar (IMCB) and Mait Metspalu (IG). In addition to IMCB and IG researchers, the conference will also feature external guest speakers from other University of Tartu institutes: Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry Ester Oras, Associate Professor of Journalism Studies Marju Himma and Associate Professor in Mathematical Statistics Märt Möls.
N.B. This is a public event: photos will be taken and may be used to promote future events. Attendees who do not wish to be photographed are kindly requested to sit in the last row of the hall. During the poster session and coffee break, please do not stay in the atrium area in this case.
Read the abstract book of IMCB and GI Annual Conference 2024
Access to the abstract is protected with a password.
Wednesday, 15 January
09:00 – 09:20 Opening of the conference: Director of the IMCB Prof. Maia Kivisaar, Director of the IG Prof. Mait Metspalu
09:20 – 09:50 Invited speaker 1: Associate Prof. Ester Oras (Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu) “Biomolecular humanities: challenges and perspectives”
09:50 – 10:10 4th-year PhD student Kadri Irdt (IG) “Stone Age in the Baltic region: revealing the history of first settlers in Estonia”
10:10 – 10:30 Visiting doctoral student at IMCB Maarja Lipp (Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology) “On the pH Dependency of the Catalysis by a Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase from the Fungus Trichoderma reesei”
10:30 – 10:55 Coffee Break
10:55 – 11:15 Associate Prof. Triin Laisk (IG) “Atlas of genetic and phenotypic associations across 42 female reproductive health diagnoses”
11:15 – 11:35 3rd-year PhD student Ivan Kuznetsov (IG) “Measuring genetic effects on Educational Attainment in a changing society”
11:35 – 11:55 2nd-year PhD student Jose Rodrigo Flores Espinosa (IG) “The Impact of Selection on Genotype Imputation Accuracy in Ancient DNA Studies”
11:55 – 12:15 4th-year PhD student Tarmo Puurand (IMCB) “Y-mer: A k-mer based method for determining human Y chromosome haplogroup from ultra-low sequencing depth data”
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 13:35 Prof. Osamu Shimmi (IMCB) “Cellular mechanisms underlying tissue morphogenesis in Drosophila and beyond”
13:35 – 13:55 3rd-year PhD student Kerli Ilves (IG) “Disentangling the causal relations between health (behaviours) and personality traits”
13:55 – 14:15 2nd-year PhD student Kanwal Batool (IG) “Prevalence and impact of low frequency, protein-structure altering variants on BMI in the Estonian Biobank”
14:15 – 14:50 2-min Flash Talks (odd numbers)
14:50 – 15:30 Poster Session (odd numbers) + Coffee break
15:30 – 15:50 Associate Prof. Priit Jõers (IMCB) “Predator (psychological) stress – an adaptive cause for metabolic disease?”
15:50 – 16:10 1st-year PhD student Saskia Kuusk (IG) “Target Trial Emulation in biobank data: estimating the effect of cholesterol-lowering therapy and PRS in the Estonian Biobank”
16:10 – 16:30 4th-year PhD student Siim Kurvits (IG) “Metabolic profile of depression symptoms
16:30 – 16:50 Research Fellow Lehti Saag (IG) “North Pontic crossroads: Mobility in Ukraine from the Bronze Age to the early modern period”
Thursday, 16 January
09:00 – 09:30 Invited speaker 2: Associate Prof. Marju Himma (Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu) “More than another science feature story. Why mediatisation is not enough for effective science communication?”
09.30 – 09:50 Associate Prof. Hedvig Tamman (IMCB) “Environmental bacteriophages against stressed Pseudomonas putida”
09:50 – 10:10 Specialist Margit Nõukas (IG) “The impact of NDD-CNVs on health in the general population and later onset comorbidities in adult carriers within the EstBB”
10:10 – 10:30 4th-year PhD student Marili Palover (IG) “From Estonian biobank to practice: Undiagnosed adult carriers of genomic disorder CNVs express contentment to learn about their genetic finding”
10:30 – 10:55 Coffee Break
10:55 – 11:15 Prof. Kristiina Tambets (IG) “Transdisciplinary studies of the human past: ancient DNA perspective focusing on Medieval Europe”
11:15 – 11:35 4th-year PhD student Fanny-Dhelia Pajuste (IMCB) “Evaluating the Predictive Ability of Polygenic Risk Score for Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy in the Estonian Biobank”
11:35 – 11:55 2nd-year PhD student Valentina Rukins (IG) “Sex-specific predictive performance of polygenic scores for type 2 diabetes”
11:55 – 12:15 1st-year PhD student Alicja Cecylia Lewańczyk (IMCB) “The TOL plasmid pWW0 in phage defense of Pseudomonas putida”
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 13:45 Invited speaker 3: Associate Prof. Märt Möls (Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Tartu) “Accurate predictions from bad models - statistical jargon for common sense”
13:45 – 14:05 1st-year PhD student Apostol Ganchev Apostolov (IMCB) “Multi-omic investigation of uterine fluid-derived extracellular vesicles across the menstrual cycle”
14:05 - 14.25 2nd-year PhD student Jelisaveta Džigurski (IG) “Comprehensive Analysis of Hormonal Contraceptive Use in the Estonian Biobank”
14:25 – 15:00 2-min Flash Talks (even numbers)
15:00 – 15:40 Poster Session (even numbers) + Coffee Break
15:40 – 16:00 Research Fellow Andres Ainelo (IMCB) “Mapping the antiviral defense landscape of Pseudomonas putida PaW85”
16:00 – 16:20 Research Fellow Burak Yelmen (IG) “A Perspective on Generative Neural Networks in Genomics with Applications in Synthetic Data Generation”
16:20 – … Ending of the conference, closing remarks and the award ceremony
IMCB and IG Annual Conference 2024
Microbe & material interactions research group
Doctoral defence: Mario Reiman “Placental transcriptome in normal and complicated pregnancies”
