Archive of the events
2024
- 30.09.2024 Marite Punapart defended her theses "Effects of Valproate and Liraglutide in Rodent Models of Wolfram Syndrome: Emphasis on Transcriptomic Changes in the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System".
- 20.09.2024 seminar by Associate Professor Sovan Sarkar "Biomedical implications of the defective autophagy–NAD axis in iPSC-derived neuronal models of Wolfram syndrome".
- 27.08.2024 Kelli Solmelar-Duracz defended her theses "The molecular and cellular mechanisms of brain plasticity impairing factors".
- 23.08.2024 Katrin Tomson-Johanson defended her theses "Impulsivity, serum lipids and serotonin-related functional gene variants".
- 23.08.2024 within the Estonian Doctoral School, Professor István Bitter will give a lecture "Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: Definitions and Treatment".
- 20.06.2024 Karl Kuusik defended his theses "Effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning on arterial stiffness, organ damage and metabolomic profile in patients with lower extremity artery disease".
- 17.05.2024 Fangling Xuan defended her theses "Regulation of stress response in first episode schizophrenia by monocytes and microglia".
- 17.05.2024 seminar by professor Pentti Tienari "Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis".
- 12.03.2024 seminar by dr Benjamin Delprat (University of Montpellier) lecture series "Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Imaging Lecture Series" lecture "Wolfram syndrome: calcium imaging, mithocondrial activity and beyond".
- 09.02.2024 Tartu Science Night in Biomedicum.
- 01.-02.02.2024 Science Seminar Days of the Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine. Read more.
- 15.12.2023 Ling Yan defended her doctoral theses "Stress-associated immune mechanisms of schizophrenia: the importance of region-specific microglia-neurovascular interaction".
- 11.12.2023 Keiu Heinla defended her doctoral theses "Effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on pituitary and adrenal hormones".
- 30.11.2023 defended Ele Hanson her doctoral theses "Clinical and biochemical markers for prediction and early diagnosis of pregnancy related complications".
- 26.10.2023 seminar by Prof. Sirpa Jalkanen (Turu Ülikool ja National Flagship, InFLAMES direktor) "The thrill of searching and the joy of finding".
- 25.10.2023 defended Marina Šunina her doctoral theses "Flow cytometric analysis of T and B cell properties in healthy donors and subjects with vitiligo".
- 24.10.2023 open lecture by Dr. Urtė Neniškytė (University of Vilnius) "Investigation of molecular signals guiding synaptic pruning: the synergy of molecular tools and high-resolution imaging in Lithuania” (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Imaging Lecture Series).
- 15.09.2023 Stanislav Tjagur defended his doctoral theses "Mycoplasma genitalium and other sexually transmitted infections causing urethritis – their prevalence, impact on male fertility parameters and prostate health".
- 31.08.2023 Qurat Ul Ain Reshi defended her doctoral theses "Characterization of the maternal reproductive tract and spermatozoa communication during periconception period via extracellular vesicles".
- 31.08.2023 seminar by Dr. John Parrington (University of Oxford) "The TPCs: Endolysosomal Calcium Channels That Play Key Roles in Health and Disease".
- 25.–26.08.2023 International Anatomy Olympiad "Anatomy Theatre".
- 22.08.2023 Kärt Simre defended her doctoral theses "Development of coeliac disease in two populations with different environmental backgrounds".
- 28.06.2023 Rain Inno defended his doctoral theses "Placental transcriptome and miRNome in normal and complicated pregnancies".
- 27.06.2023 seminar by Prof. Udo R. Markert "Ex vivo human placenta perfusion and placental transfer of lymphocytes".
- 22.06.2023 Kaspar Ratnik defended his doctoral theses "Development of predictive multimarker test for preeclampsia in early and late pregnancy".
- 21.06.2023 seminar by Prof. Stefan Hansson (University of Lund) "Fetal haemoglobin metabolites and their role in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction-potential biomarkers and targets for therapy".
- 14.-16.06.2023 ABC7: Autoimmunity, B cells and Complement summer school organised by EIAS, EFIS, and NCC. Read more.
- 08.06.2023 Anni Lepland defended her doctoral theses "Precision targeting of tumour-associated macrophages in triple negative breast cancer".
- 07.06.2023 seminar by Docent Maija Hollmén (University of Turu) "Converting cold tumors hot, a clever approach to treat cancer".
- 25.05.2023 Taavi Vanaveski defended his doctoral theses "Modeling the quantitative nature of neuropsychiatric disorders in animal models: metabolic, behavioral and genetic profiles".
- 18.04.2023 Maria Piirsalu defended her doctoral theses "Effects of inflammation and diet on the metabolic profile and selected genetic parameters of Bl6 and 129Sv mouse lines".
- 17.03.2023 Tartu Science Night in Biomedicum.
- 03.03.2023 Getnet Balcha Midekessa defended his doctoral theses "Towards understanding the colloidal stability and detection of extracellular vesicles".
- 03.03.2023 seminar by Prof. Adriele Prina-Mello (University of Dublin) "Iron Oxide Nanoparticles intended for Magnetic Hyperthermia: A Translational Story".
- 21.02.2023 Maria Kaare defended her doctoral theses "The involvement of NEGR1 and LSAMP in the psychiatric disorders is mediated through monoaminergic neurotransmission and changes in the systemic metabolism".
- 02.-03.02.2023 Science Seminar Days of the Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine. Read more.
- 12.01.2023 Jane Varul defended her doctoral theses "Different stress coping strategies of 129Sv and C57/Bl6 mouse strains - evidence from behavioural, pharmacological, metabolomics and gene expression studies".
- 29.11.2022 Marilin Ivask defended her doctoral theses "Transcriptomic and metabolic changes in the WFS1-deficient mouse model".
- 29.11.2022 seminar by Associate Professor Kirsi A. Virtanen (Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland) "Human brown adipose tissue - relevance for body weight and metabolic function".
- 27.10.2022 Priya Kulkarni defended her doctoral theses "Osteoarthritis pathogenesis: an immunological passage through synovium-synovial fluid axis".
- 17.10.2022 Mohammad Mehedi Hasan defended his doctoral thesis "Characterization of follicular fluid derived extracellular vesicles and their contribution to periconception environment".
- 17.10.2022 seminar by Professor Gregory Lavieu (University of Paris, France) "Cellular and Molecular characterization of Extracellular Vesicle Uptake and Delivery".
- 28.09.2022 Aleksandr Bregin defended his doctoral thesis "Alterations of emotional behaviour induced by the genetic invalidation of the limbic system associated membrane protein (Lsamp) – potential implications for neuropsychiatric disorders".
- 28.09.2022 seminar by Dr Līga Zvejniece (Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga, Latvia) "Sigma-1 receptor: the intracellular target of neurodegenerative drugs".
- 26.-27.08.2022 International Anatomy Olympiad "Anatomy Cinema".
- 14.06.2022 Jana Tuusov defended her theses "Deaths caused by alcohol, psychotropic and other substances in Estonia: evidence based on forensic autopsies".
- 08.06.2022 seminar by Research Fellow Jaanika Kronberg (Institute of Genomics) "Understanding the exposome".
- 06.06.2022 Kasun Madhuranga Godakumara Godagedara defended his theses "Extracellular vesicle mediated embryo-maternal communication – a tool for evaluating functional competency of pre-implantation embryos".
- 11.05.2022 seminar by Associate Prof. Kaido Kurrikoff (Institute of Technology) "Production and clinical use of therapeutic proteins".
- 13.04.2022 seminar by Associate Prof. Vinay Choubey (Department of Pharmacology) "A novel role of Keap1/PGAM5 complex: ROS sensor for inducing mitophagy".
- 30.03.2022 Akbar Zeb defended his thesis "The novel mechanisms of Parkin-dependent mitophagy".
- 09.03.2022 seminar by Associate Prof. Kalle Kilk (Department of Biochemistry) "Comorbidities and metabolic biomarkers".
- 03.03.2022 guest lecture by Prof. Allan-Hermann Pool (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) "Mapping the cellular basis of biological motivations: dissection of thirst and pain".
- 02.03.2022 lecture by Prof. Richard Lea (University of Nottingham, Great Britain) "Environmental influences on fertility and reproductive function: of man and man’s best friend!".
- 01.03.2022 Dissanayake Rallage Keerthie Chulanga Dissanayake defended his doctoral thesis "Preimplantation embryo-derived extracellular vesicles: potential as an embryo quality marker and their role during the embryo-maternal communication".
- 09.02.2022 virtual seminar by Prof. Li Tian "Immune-Psychiatry: microglia and cytokines in affective and cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia".
- 28.01.2022 Risto Vaikjärv defended his theses "Etiopathogenetic aspects of peritonsillar abscess".
- 12.01.2022 virtual seminar by Dr. Ingrid Reppo "Pharmacology of GLP-1 receptor agonists- more potential targets than expected?”.
- 08.12.2021 virtual seminar by Research Rellow Aili Tagoma "Innate immune system activation in children from GDM mothers during the first 5-years of life".
- 12.11.2021 Tuuli Sedman defended her theses "New avenues for GLP-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of diabetes".
- 10.11.2021 virtual seminar by Associate Prof. Mari-Anne Philips "NEGR1 as an example of shared genetics of psychiatric disorders and obesity".
- 05.11.2021 Georgi Džaparidze defended his theses "Quantification and evaluation of the diagnostic significance of adenocarcinoma-associated microenvironmental changes in the prostate using modern digital pathology solutions".
- 27.10.2021 virtual seminar by Associate Prof. Kristi Huik "SARS-CoV-2 sequencing: one of the pillars to an effective COVID-19 response".
- 08.09.2021 virtual seminar by Prof. Maris Laan "Added value of exome sequencing in andrology clinic in diagnostics and beyond".
- 27.–28.08.2021 International Anatomy Olympiad "Anatomy Cruise".
- 25.08.2021 guest seminar by Prof. D. Stephen Charnock-Jones (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK) "Bacteria and viruses in the placenta".
- 24.08.2021 Kadri Seppa defended her theses "The neuroprotective effect of GLP1 receptor agonist liraglutide in a rat model of Wolfram syndrome".
- 24.08.2021 Triin Kikas defended her theses "Single nucleotide variants affecting placental gene expression and pregnancy outcome".
- 15.06.2021 Lille Kurvits defended her theses "Parkinson’s disease as a multisystem disorder: whole transcriptome study in Parkinson’s disease patients’ skin and blood".
- 09.06.2021 virtual seminar by Associate Prof. Triin Laisk (Estonian Genome Centre) "Genetics of pernicious anemia".
- 12.05.2021 virtual seminar by Prof. Kai Kisand "Immune responses to SARS-CoV2 and its vaccine".
- 14.04.2021 virtual seminar by Associate Prof. Pablo Scodeller (Laboratory of Precision and Nanomedicine) "Attacking breast cancer by eliminating its malicious macrophages".
- 19.03.2021 Liisa Leppik defended her theses "Alterations in metabolomic profile of lipids, amino acids and biogenic amines in the early course of schizophrenia spectrum disorders".
- 10.03.2021 virtual seminar by Associate Prof. Mario Plaas (Laboratory Animal Center) "Treatment options in Wolfram Syndrome preclinical models".
- 18.02.2021 virtual seminar by Prof. Ana Rebane (RNA Biology Research Group) "The function and therapeutic potential of microRNAs in chronic inflammatory diseases".
- 29.01.2021 Prakash Lingasamy defended his theses "Development of multitargeted tumor penetrating peptides".
- 14.12.2020 Teele Kasepalu defended her theses "Effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning on organ damage and acylcarnitines’ metabolism in vascular surgery".
- 3.–4.12.2020 symposium "Extracellular Vesicles in PathoPhysiology: New advances in the development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in health and disease".
- 30.11–02.12.2020 Winter School "Basics to Work With Extracellular Vesicles".
- 23.11.2020 Liisi Raam defended her theses "Molecular alterations in the pathogenesis of two chronic dermatoses – vitiligo and psoriasis".
- 12.11.2020 Helen Vaher defended her theses "MicroRNAs in the regulation of keratinocyte responses in psoriasis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis".
- 12.11.2020 virtual seminar by Prof. Charlotte Menne Bonefeld (Department of Immunology and Microbiology, the University of Copenhagen and LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center) "The role of local memory in allergic contact dermatitis".
- 04.11.2020 seminar by Prof. Alireza Fazeli "Extracellular vesicles: Universal language of life”.
- 09.10.2020 seminar "Research on SARS-CoV-2/COVID19". Prof. Irja Lutsar: "Sars-CoV-2 in Estonia"; Prof. Tambet Teesalu: "Cellular receptors of SARS-CoV-2: involvement of C-end Rule/Neuropilin pathway"; Research Prof. Kai Kisand: "T cells and interferons in COVID19"; Prof. Pärt Peterson: "Longitudinal analysis of antibody response and inflammation markers in COVID-19 patients".
- 25.09.2020 Mari Urb defended her theses "DNA methylation in the predisposition, expression and abstinence of cocaine addiction".
- 28.-29.08.2020 International Anatomy Olympiad "Anatomy Theatre".
- 27.08.2020 Epp Kaleviste defended her theses "Genetic variants revealing the role of STAT1/STAT3 signaling cytokines in immune protection and pathology".
- 22.05.2020 Kadri Toome defended her theses "Homing peptides for targeting of brain diseases".
- 22.05.2020 Roman Balõtšev defended his theses "Interaction between the immune and metabolic systems in different stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders".
- 13.05.2020 Helen Zirnask defended her theses "Luteinizing hormone (LH) receptor expression in the penis and its possible role in pathogenesis of erectile disturbances".
- 12.05.2020 Hardo Lilleväli defended his theses "Hyperphenylalaninaemias and neurophysiological disorders associated with the condition".
- 02.04.2020 Madis Rahu defended his theses "Structure and blood supply of the postero-superior part of the shoulder joint capsule with implementation of surgical treatment after anterior traumatic dislocation".
- 11.03.20202 seminar by Prof. Raivo Uibo "Diabetes "tsunami" - challenge for immunological investigations".
- 03.03.2020 Natalia Lobanovskaya defended her theses "The role of PSA-NCAM in the survival of retinal ganglion cells".
- 19.02.2020 seminar by Prof. Pärt Peterson "Immune system and aging".
- 30.01.2020 Julia Maslovskaja defended her theses "The importance of DNA binding and DNA breaks for AIRE-mediated transcriptional activation".
- 15.12.2019 seminar by Dr. Jüri Reimand (Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada) "Discovery of cancer biomarkers among non-coding RNA genes".
- 02–05.12.2019 Winter School "Basics to Work with Extracellular Vesicles".
- 03.12.2019 guest seminar by Associate Prof. Malene Møller Jørgensen (Aalborg University, Denmark) "Potentials and Capabilities of the Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Array – in health and disease".
- 29–30.11.2019 Science Day for doctoral students and their supervisors.
- 27.11.2019 seminar by Dr. Taru Tukiainen (University of Helsinki, Finnish Academy of Sciences) "X chromosome inactivation – from cells to population and phenotypes".
- 22.10.2019 Pilleriin Soodla defended her theses "Newly HIV infected people in Estonia: estimation of incidence and transmitted drug resistance".
- 11.10.2019 guest seminar by Dr. Augustas Pivoriūnas (Department of Stem Cell Biology at State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania) "Extracellular vesicles as a new mode of intercellular communication and potent novel therapeutic tools against neurodegenerative diseases".
- 27.09.2019 Kattri-Liis Eskla defended her theses "Therapeutic strategies for ischemia reperfusion injury".
- 27.09.2019 guest seminar by Francisco Otero-Ferrer (University Institute of Sustainable Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) "Seahorses: Unusual and strange parents".
- 26.09.2019 seminar by Dr. Daniel Tennant (Hypoxia and Metabolism Group, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, UK) "Investigation into hypoxia-induced changes in metabolism – lessons from genetic models".
- 23.08.2019 seminar by Osborne Almeida (Department of Stress Neurobiology and Neurogenetics, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Germany) "Stress and the brain: life without stress would be like... no more summers!".
- 22.08.2019 Katyayani Singh defended her theses "Neuropsychiatric endophenotypes ‒ focusing on IgLON adhesion molecules in the mouse brain'".
- 18.06.2019 Aigar Ottas defended his theses "The metabolomic profiling of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and atherosclerosis".
- 18.06.2019 seminar by Andrea Armirotti (Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy) "Lipidomics and biology: challenges and opportunities".
- 13.06.2019 seminar by James Ord "Fins of our fathers: how daddy fish influence their offspring in unexpected ways".
- 11.06.2019 Ene-Ly Jõgeda defended her theses "The influence of coinfections and host genetic factor on the susceptibility to HIV infection among people who inject drugs".
- 11.06.2019 seminar by Prof. Antonio Caruz (University de Jaén, Spain), "Human genetics and susceptibility to infectious diseases".
- 31.05.2019 Rando Porosk defended his theses "The role of oxidative stress in Wolfram syndrome 1 and hypothermia".
- May 2019 International Anatomy Olympiad "Anatomy Park".
- 28–29.05.2019 summer school "Autoimmunity: Basic and Clinical (ABC6)".
- 28.05.2019 seminar by Dr. Mathias Mericskay (University Paris-Sud, INSERM) “NAD homeostasis and signalling in heart failure”.
- 21–24.05.2019, Summer school “Basics to Work With Extracellular Vesicles“.
- 20.05.2019 TransGeno ERA Symposium "Extracellular Vesicles: Nano-Containers Full of Messages".
- 02.05.2019 seminar by Prof. Karl Bechter (Ulm University, Germany) "Update on the mild encephalitis hypothesis of severe mental disorders - with a look on the role of CSF flow".
- 18.04.2019 Hedi Hunt defended her doctoral thesis "Precision targeting of intraperitoneal tumors with peptide-guided nanocarriers".
- 18.04.2019 seminar by Prof. Pirjo Laakkonen (University of Helsinki, Finland) "Peptide-based targeting of brain neoplasms".
- 17.04.2019 seminar by Associate Professor Sebastia Canovas (University of Murcia, Spain) "Epigenetic cost of Assisted Reproductive Technologies".
- 07.03.2019 guest seminar by Prof. Margus Pedaste (Head of the Centre of Educational Technology, Professor of Educational Technology, Institute of Education) "Vision of (more) personalized learning using educational technology".
- 05.03.2019 guest seminar by Assistant Professor Sourav Bhattacharjee (School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Dublin, Ireland) "Zeta potential measurements: implications and challenges".
- 06.02.2019 seminar by Deanna Wolfson (Department of Physics and Technology at The Arctic University of Norway) "Techniques, challenges, and applications of super-resolution microscopy".
- 10.–13.12.2018, the course of confocal microscopy.
- 04.12.2018 Xuan Dung Ho defended his doctoral thesis "Characterization of the genomic profile of osteosarcoma".
- 30.11.2018 Kärt Kriisa defended her doctoral thesis "Profile of acylcarnitines, inflammation and oxidative stress in first-episode psychosis before and after antipsychotic treatment".
- 30.11.2018 Maarja Toots defended her doctoral thesis "Pharmacological challenge in rodent models of Wolfram syndrome with emphasis on diabetic phenotype".
- 30.11.2018, seminar by Associate Prof. Margit Mahlapuu (University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden) "STK25 - a critical determinant in type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis".
- 26.11.2018 Olga Tšuiko defended her doctoral thesis "Unravelling chromosomal instability in mammalian preimplantation embryos using single-cell genomics".
- 26.11.2018 seminar by Prof. Joyce Harper (University College London, UK) "Reproductive Science – what does the future hold?".
- 20.11.2018 seminar by Prof. Graham Anderson (University of Birmingham, UK) "How does the thymus control T-cell tolerance".
- 20.11.2018 Rudolf Bichele defended his doctoral thesis "TNF superfamily and AIRE at the crossroads of thymic differentiation and host protection against Candida albicans infection".
- 15.11.2018 Veiko Vengerfeldt defended his doctoral thesis "Apical periodontitis: prevalence and etiopathogenetic aspects".
- 22.10.2018 seminar by Prof. Dr. Geert Bultynck’i (Department Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven) "Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins as calcium-signaling modulators: from molecular mechanisms towards novel therapeutic strategies".
- 26.09.2018 seminar by Prof. Maija Dambrova (Faculty of Pharmacy, Riga Stradins University) "Novel cardiometabolic drug candidate methyl-GBB: discovery and mechanisms of action".
- 23.09.2018 Alina Altpere defended her doctoral thesis "Targeting of mechanisms of elevated anxiety in female Wfs1-deficient mice".
- 21–23.09.2018 conference “The Management of Infertility”, at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu. Read more.
- 12.09.2018 seminar by Dr. Diego Bohorquez (University of Duke, USA) "How your brain makes sense of food in the gut".
- 24.08.2018 seminar by Prof. Luis Puelles (University of Murcia, Spain) "An introduction to the prosomeric model".
- 23.08.2018 Triin Tekko defended her doctoral thesis "Neurodevelopmental approach in the study of the function of Wfs1 and Lsamp, potential targets in the regulation of emotional behaviour".
- 22.05.2018 Laura Kasak defended her doctoral thesis "Genome structural variation modulating the placenta and pregnancy maintenance".
- 8–11.05.2018 course „Epigenomic Regulation“ for PhD and master students, teachers, residents and medical practitioner. The topics of the lectures vary from new technologies to the role of epigenetic mechanisms in cell differentiation and disease processes. Read more.
- 27.04.2018 seminar by Prof. Anne Agur (University of Toronto, Canada) "Peripheral sensory nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation: An alternative pain management strategy".
- 25.04.2018 Elle Põldoja defended her doctoral thesis "Structure and blood supply of the superior part of the shoulder joint capsule".
- 16.04.2018 Piia Jõgi defended her doctoral thesis "Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pertussis in Estonia".
- 16.03.2018 seminar by Prof. Ting-Fen Tsai (National Yang Ming University) "CISD2 mediates lifespan in mammals".
- 27.02.2018 seminar by Prof. Poul Hyttel (Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen) "Life experiences from four decades with embryos".
- 02.02.2018 seminar "Host-microorganism interactions". Nanna Fyhrquist (Karolinska Instititute) "Host-microorganism interaction in atopic dermatitis" and Elin Org (Estonian Genome Centre Research Centre, Institute of Genomics), "Gut microbiota influence on metabolism and cardiometabolic phenotypes".
- 23.01.2018 seminar by Associate Prof. Jarek Mäestu "Influence of physical activity/load to health and performance related factors".
- 19.12.2017 Mario Saare defended his doctoral thesis "The influence of AIRE on gene expression – studies of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in cell culture systems".
- 11.12.2017 seminar by Prof. James E. Gern "Rhinoviruses, bacteria and you".
- 28.11.2017 symposium Extracellular Vesicles: Small Bags with Potential Impact in Health and Disease. Read more.