Chair of Biotechnology
Chair of Biotechnology
Head of the Chair: prof. Ants Kurg
Contact details: Riia 23-201, Phone +372 737 5018, ants.kurg [ät] ut.ee
Teaching:
LOMR.01.001 Molecular Biotechnology;
LTMR.01.005 Omics;
LOMR.00.105 Introduction to gene technology; molecular- and cell biology;
LOOM.00.027 Introduction to specialty in ecology and biology;
LTOM.00.001 Training seminar in biology and wildlife protection;
LTTI.00.012 Laboratory projects;
LOMR.01.007 Rändav bioklass-I; LOMR.01.008 Rändav bioklass-II; prof. Ants Kurg
LTMR.01.001 Biotechnology; prof. Ants Kurg, associate prof. Tõnis Org
LTMR.01.002 Practical Course in Biotechnology
LOMR.01.003 Practical Course in Genetic Engineering;
LOMR.01.006 Structure and Function of the Genome;
P1GV.00.001 Human Genomics;
LTTI.00.002 Introductory Laboratory Course; associate prof. Tõnis Org
Major research activities:
1. Genome activation in bovine early embryos
2. Direct and scalable isolation of extracellular vesicles from whole blood using inertial microfluidics
3. Unravelling the mechanisms of chromosomal instability during early embryogenesis
4. Functional genomics – massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs) to study the regulatory effect of genetic variants associated with selection and human disease
5. Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) as a model for functional experiments
6. Early diagnostics of colorectal cancer
7. Development of novel genomic assays
People:
1. Tõnis Org PhD., associate prof. of molecular biotechnology
2. Olga Fjodorova PhD., research associate (maternity leave)
3. Merle Külaots, laboratory assistant
4. Alberto Ruiz Acosta, specialist
5. Kertu Liis Krigul, MSc., PhD student
6. Rita Kreevan, MSc., PhD student
7. Baris Yasar, MSc., PhD student
8. Yan Zhao, MSc., PhD student
9. Kati Hensen, MSc., PhD student
10. Margit Nõukas, MSc., PhD student
11. Martin Sauk, MSc., PhD student
12. Maria-Elisabeth Vaigo, studemt 3rd year
13. Laura Liivand, student 3rd year
14. Katariina Kordemets, student 2rd year