BSL laboratories in Maarjamõisa field
1. Biomedicum, third floor BSL2 laboratory
- Ravila 19, third floor, right wing, room 3028
- Contact: Allen Kaasik (allen.kaasik@ut.ee)
- It is equipped with a class II laminar hood, Co2 incubator, centrifuge, vacuum aspiration system.
The autoclave is localized nearby.
- The Estonian Health Board's license currently covers:
- the work with lentiviral vectors,
- AAV vectors,
- patient fibroblasts and blood,
- immortalized cell lines
2. Biomedicum, first floor BSL2 laboratory
- Ravila 19, first floor, left wing, room 1034
- Contact: Kai Kisand (kai.kisand@ut.ee)
- The laboratory is specifically for blood samples including the blood samples containing SARS-CoV-2
3. SIME BSL2 laboratory
- Ravila 14b, first floor. rooms 121 and 122
- Contact: Ana Rebane (ana.rebane@ut.ee)
- The Estonian Health Board's license currently covers:
- to work Herpes Simplex Virus HSV1,
- with Rhinoviruses RV1B and RV A16.
4. SIME ABSL3 laboratory
- Ravila 14b, Laboratory Animal Centre second. floor, rooms 234 and 222
- Contact: Mario Plaas (mario.plaas@ut.ee)
- The Estonian Health Board's license currently covers:
- to work with adenoviral vectors Ad8 and Ad9,
- with lentiviral vectors in vivo.
5. SIME ABSL2 laboratory
- Ravila 14B, first floor, the laboratory has separate entry and is run by Institute of Technology.
- Contact: Liane Viru (liane.viru@ut.ee)
- They offer wide range of BSL2 and BSL3 level services from cell culture to animal work.
- More information is available in their homepage.
6. TÜTI BSL2 laboratory
- Nooruse 1, fifth floor
- Contact: Kaido Kurrikoff (kaido.kurrikoff@ut.ee)
- The Estonian Health Board's license currently covers:
- to work with SAR-Cov2 and many other pathogens
Moodle course of working in BSL laboratory
Aim of the course:
- give a general overview of laboratory biosafety,
- introduce the requirements of BSL laboratories and pathogens that require the use of BSL laboratories,
- give the attendees the theoretical and practical knowledge of how to work in BSL2 labs.
The course is also a prerequisite to getting approval from the Estonian Health Board to work independently in BSL2 labs
Structure of the course:
- Legislation Individual work
- General Principles
- Specific pathogens
- Self-education
Testing quiz
2 EAP, certification
Practical training in BSL2 lab