Chair of Developmental Biology
Head of the Chair: assoc. prof. Tambet Tõnissoo
Contact details: Vanemuise 46-221; Phone: +372 7375025, +372 7375828, tambet.tonissoo [ät] ut.ee
Research group of Professor Margus Pooga
Contact: Riia 23b-237, Phone +372 737 5049, margus.pooga [ät] ut.ee
Research at the Chair of Developmental Biology focuses on the following areas:

- Role of nucleotide exchange factor RIC-8 in asymmetric cell division
- Transcription factors of GATA family in development of mouse heart
- Expression and function of Wfs-1 gene
- Elucidation of peptide-mediated cellular delivery mechanisms and application for the cellular transduction of nucleic acids and proteins
- Mechanisms of exogenous nucleic acid transport and development of delivery methods
- Molecular mechanisms of turtle’s shell formation initiation and growth