Department of Biomedicine

 

The department of Biomedicine conducts research in biomedical fields and educates students at all levels. The main research fields are associated with human biology and diseases and range from the inflammatory and allergic diseases, reproductive biology and medicine, cancer and coronary heart disease. In our studies we use molecular biology, genomics, epigenomics, and other omics based technologies, experimental animal models, and nanotechnologies. The department is responsible for the teaching of human biology and human genetics to students at the Medical Faculty. In addition, we teach in MSc program in biomedicine and doctoral students.

Molecular Pathology Research Group

Laboratory of Precision and Nanomedicine

RNA Biology Research Group

Chair of Human Genetics

Chair of Human Biology

Portree akadeemik Pärt Petersonist

Pärt Peterson was elected as member of the Academy of Sciences in biomedicine

Töö viirusega laboris

Vaccine created by University of Tartu researchers to prevent a dangerous tropical disease received approval

Doctoral defence: Ling Yan "Stress-associated immune mechanisms of schizophrenia: the importance of region-specific microglia-neurovascular interaction"

On December 15th Ling Yan will defend a thesis "Stress-associated immune mechanisms of schizophrenia: the importance of region-specific microglia-neurovascular interaction".