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Time and place: Friday, 15.12.2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: „Dissecting the mechanism of enzymatic degradation of cellulose using low molecular weight model substrates" ("Tselluloosi ensümaatilise hüdrolüüsi mehhanismi uurimine madalmolekulaarsete mudelsubstraatide abil")

Guest seminar by Associate Professor and Researcher-Professor Kristiina Kruus, PhD; University of Helsinki, Helsinki; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Time: Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 14:15 Place: The Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23B, room 105 Title: “Bioeconomy Transformation – the bioeconomy activities at VTT”

From the Faculty of Science and Technology associate professor of plant physiology Joachim Matthias Gerhold was nominated as the best lecturer in last academic year. He has been nominated also in last two years. From each faculty ten best teaching staff members were additionally recognised. From the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology lecturer of physics, Irina Bichele, was among them. Congratulations!

Time and place: Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 14:15, University of Tartu museum (Lossi Street 25, Tartu). Title of the lecture: „aDNA is revolutionizing our view of the past”

Meelis Luht, former management board member of Eesti Meedia Group, will start work as the Director of Administration of the University of Tartu on 21 August. Rector Volli Kalm said the new director of administration has been in charge of several different areas of activity in his career and is a top leader with international work experience. We can see his capability as well as his desire and ambition to actively contribute to the implementation of the university’s development goals.

On the 13th of October, along with the celebrations of the 385th birthday of the medical faculty, the Valda and Bernard Õun Scholarship will be awarded to Silva Kasela, a specialist at the Estonian Genome Center and a doctoral graduate of University of Tartu.

09.10.2017 at 16:00 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Riia 23B/2, Estonian Biocentre, lecture hall 105) lecture "Genome-wide association studies – strategy for deciphering molecular processes" The lecture is in Estonian.

02.10.2017 at 16:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Riia 23B/2, Estonian Biocentre, lecture hall 105) lecture "How to control the identity of cells?" The lecture is in Estonian.

Time and place: Wednesday, 20.09.2017 at 12:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: "The acquisition of cellulose chain by a processive cellobiohydrolase" ("Tselluloosiahela sidumine protsessiivse tsellobiohüdrolaasi poolt") Curriculum: Molecular and Cell Biology Speciality: Biochemistry

Time and place: Tuesday, 22.08.2017 at 14:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: „Genetic regulation of gene expression: detection of tissue- and cell type-specific effects” (“Geeniekspressiooni geneetiline regulatsioon: koe- ja rakutüübi-spetsiifiliste efektide leidmine”) Curriculum: Molecular and Cell Biology Speciality: Molecular Biomedicine

The University of Tartu has the largest number of graduates in Estonia—an estimated of 70 000 graduates. Aiming to bring the alumni community closer together, link them more to the university, develop mutual communication and professional cooperation, the University of Tartu launched a network for its alumni (www.utalumni.ee), novel in Estonia as well as Europe, the like of which is also used by the University of Oxford.

Time and place: Thursday, 22.06.2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: "The role of RIC8A in the development and regulation of mouse nervous system” (“RIC8A roll hiire närvisüsteemis ja selle arengus”) Curriculum: Molecular and Cell Biology Speciality: Developmental Biology

We invite You to participate in international summer school “Single-cell and low-input methodologies in reproductive biology” taking place on June 13-14, 2017, Tartu, in Estonian Biocentre Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105.

Time and place: Friday, 09.06.2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: „In-depth analysis of factors affecting variability in thiopurine methyltransferase activity” (“Uute tiopuriinmetüültransferaasi aktiivsust mõjutavate biomarkerite otsingul”) Curriculum: Gene Technology Speciality: Molecular Diagnostics

Time and place: Monday, 22.05.2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: "The Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosome region protein WBSCR22 is a ribosome biogenesis factor" (“Williams-Beureni sündroomi kromosoomiregiooni valk WBSCR22 kui ribosoomi biogeneesifaktor") Curriculum: Molecular and Cell Biology

On May 11 the 4th workshop HAPPY PREGNANCY takes place under the title „Linking scientific advances with clinical practice in reproductive biomedicine“. Workshop handles recent cutting-edge clinical and basic research in reproductive biomedicine. This year the talks are focused on datasets and biobanks in reproductive biomedine, reproductive genetics and immunology in the context of infertility, pregnancy and cancers and animal models to develop novel treatment options. Language of the event: English

For the first time, Estonia takes part in the world’s biggest synthetic biology competition for students iGEM this year. The University of Tartu Institute of Technology has formed a team of students-researchers, who work together over the spring/summer to create cells that are able to cooperate and produce ethylene. Teams of students-researchers work together over spring/summer to solve an important local or global problem by means of synthetic biology. If everything works out, the student contest may result in a revolutionary and life-changing application.

Time and place: Friday, April 21st 2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: „Scavenger receptors as a target for nucleic acid delivery with peptide vectors” (“Püüdurretseptorid kui peptiididega nukleiinhapete rakku transportimise sihtmärgid”) Curriculum: Molecular and Cell Biology Speciality: Cell Biology

Time and place: Friday, March 24th 2017 at 10:15 in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, Riia 23B/2 lecture hall 105 PhD thesis: „Processivity of cellulases and chitinases” (“Tsellulaaside ja kitinaaside protsessiivsus”) Abstract Curriculum: Gene Technology

Title: “Insights from methylome analysis: from profiles to function” Time and place: Friday, January 20, 2017, at 14:15, The Estonian Biocentre, Riia 23B/2, room 105 Stephan Beck, PhD FMedSci Prof of Medical Genomics UCL Cancer Institute University College London Additional information: Neeme Tõnisson ([email protected])