Department of Immunology

Spokespersons

• Raivo Uibo – general aspects of immunology (particularly medical immunology), international cooperation in the field of immunology, mechanisms of autoimmune diseases (especially organ-specific autoimmune diseases) and and other immune system disorders, laboratory diagnostics.
• Koit Reimand – classical and new methods for the detection of autoantibodies and their clinical application.
• Ivo Laidmäe – use of fibrin matrix made from salmon blood in biotechnology.

Participation in Estonian and international scientific organizations

Most of the staff with higher education in the department are members of the Estonian Society of Immunologists and Allergologists.

In addition

• Raivo Uibo is the member of the Academician of Estonian Academy of Sciences, co-editor of the Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, member of the editorial board of Eesti Arst.
• Ivo Laidmäe is the member of the Estonian Academic Society of Pharmacology.

Internationally:

• Raivo Uibo is member of All-European Academies (ALLEA) member of Research Ethics and Integrity Council, delegate of Biomedical Alliance in Europe and member of the working group of IVD, founding member of Euroscience, honorary member of Scandinavcian Society for Immunology, member of FOCIS, member of Henry Kunkel Society, member of EASD and Immunology of Diabetes Society, IAP Advisory Group, BMC Immunology Associate Editor and others.