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Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesDean's Office, Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesJakobi 2, r 116-121 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of History and ArchaeologyJakobi 2 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Estonian and General LinguisticsJakobi 2, IV korrus 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Philosophy and SemioticsJakobi 2, III korrus, ruumid 302-337 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Cultural ResearchÜlikooli 16 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Foreign Languages and CulturesLossi 3 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of Theology and Religious StudiesÜlikooli 18 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Viljandi Culture AcademyPosti 1 71004 Viljandi linn, Viljandimaa EST0Professors emeriti, Faculty of Arts and Humanities0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Arts and Humanities0Faculty of Social SciencesDean's Office, Faculty of Social SciencesLossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of EducationJakobi 5 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Johan Skytte Institute of Political StudiesLossi 36, ruum 301 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of Economics and Business AdministrationNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of PsychologyNäituse 2 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0School of LawNäituse 20 - 324 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Social StudiesLossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Narva CollegeRaekoja plats 2 20307 Narva linn, Ida-Virumaa EST0Pärnu CollegeRingi 35 80012 Pärnu linn, Pärnu linn, Pärnumaa EST0Professors emeriti, Faculty of Social Sciences0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Social Sciences0Faculty of MedicineDean's Office, Faculty of MedicineRavila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Biomedicine and Translational MedicineBiomeedikum, Ravila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of PharmacyNooruse 1 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of DentistryL. Puusepa 1a 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Clinical MedicineL. Puusepa 8 50406 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Family Medicine and Public HealthRavila 19 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Sport Sciences and PhysiotherapyUjula 4 51008 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTProfessors emeriti, Faculty of Medicine0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Medicine0Faculty of Science and TechnologyDean's Office, Faculty of Science and TechnologyVanemuise 46 - 208 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Computer ScienceNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of GenomicsRiia 23b/2 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTEstonian Marine Institute0Institute of PhysicsInstitute of ChemistryRavila 14a 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Mathematics and StatisticsNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Institute of Molecular and Cell BiologyRiia 23, 23b - 134 51010 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTTartu ObservatoryObservatooriumi 1 61602 Tõravere alevik, Nõo vald, Tartumaa EST0Institute of TechnologyNooruse 1 50411 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTInstitute of Ecology and Earth SciencesJ. Liivi tn 2 50409 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa ESTProfessors emeriti, Faculty of Science and Technology0Associate Professors emeriti, Faculty of Science and Technology0Institute of BioengineeringArea of Academic SecretaryHuman Resources OfficeUppsala 6, Lossi 36 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Area of Head of FinanceFinance Office0Area of Director of AdministrationInformation Technology Office0Administrative OfficeÜlikooli 17 (III korrus) 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Estates Office0Marketing and Communication OfficeÜlikooli 18, ruumid 102, 104, 209, 210 50090 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Area of Vice Rector for Academic AffairsOffice of Academic AffairsUniversity of Tartu Youth AcademyUppsala 10 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Student Union OfficeÜlikooli 18b 51005 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Centre for Learning and TeachingArea of Vice Rector for ResearchUniversity of Tartu LibraryW. Struve 1 50091 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Grant OfficeArea of Vice Rector for DevelopmentCentre for Entrepreneurship and InnovationNarva mnt 18 51009 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical GardenVanemuise 46 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0International Cooperation and Protocol Office0University of Tartu MuseumLossi 25 51003 Tartu linn, Tartu linn, Tartumaa EST0Area of RectorRector's Strategy OfficeInternal Audit Office
Reseach of the Department of Microbiology
30.12.2021
The main focus of the research
- Neonatal infections: virulence markers of causative agents, optimization of neonatal sepsis treatment and prevention regimens; pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and modeling of antibiotic therapy, clinical trials
- HIV infection in Estonia: prevalence in populations, viral resistance markers, the relationship between the virus and the host, co-infections, human and viral genetic factors influencing HIV infection
- Human microbiome from birth to death and its link to health: microbial communities in the gastrointestinal and reproductive tract, mouth and skin; their disorders in various infectious and non-infectious diseases
- Biotechnological solutions for health: development of novel probiotics and synbiotics in laboratory and clinical trials
- Antibiotic resistance: prevalence of resistance, factors influencing the development of resistance, prevention of the development of resistance, rational use of antibiotics
- Monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases: epidemiological changes over time, modeling
Grants
- European Commission Horizon2020: conect4children- COllaborative Network for European Clinical Trials For Children (Professor Irja Lutsar, MMVBS18106R, 01.05.2018–30.04.2025)
- European Commission: Delivering a Unified Research Alliance of Biomedical and public health Laboratories against Epidemics (Professor Irja Lutsar, MMVBS23022, 01.02.2023–31.01.2027)
Webpage of the project - European Commission Horizon2020: Boosting the One Health Research Excellence and Management Capacity of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Professor Irja Lutsar, MMVBS23128R, 01.01-2023–31.12.2025) Webpage of the project
- European Commission: SARS-coV2 variants Evaluation in pRegnancy and paeDIatrics cohorts (Professor Irja Lutsar, MMVBS23269R, 01.05.2023–31.10.2025)
Current most important cooperation
In Estonia – various institutions and clinics of Tartu University Hospital (men's clinic, women's clinic, surgery clinic, children's clinic, dermatology clinic, internal clinic, dental clinic, ear clinic, joint laboratory, infection control service), UT BSMI Department of Biochemistry, UT Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, UT Estonian Gene Bank, UT Chair of Social Policy in the field of social sciences, UT Institute of Physics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn University, East Tallinn Central Hospital, West Tallinn Central Hospital, North Estonian Regional Hospital, Institute for Health Development, Estonian University of Life Sciences.
Internationally – Cargill Europe (Belgium); Probi AB (Sweden); University of Turku (Finland); Karolinska Institutet (Sweden); University of Granada (Spain); University Colleage of London, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London (UK); Penta Foundation (Italy); c4c Network; The BARN and enilabAMR network includes clinics in many European countries as part of an international drug resistance study.
Entrepreneurship – Synlab Eesti OÜ, Tere AS, Tervisetehnoloogiate Arenduskeskus AS, BioCC OÜ, Food and Fermentation Technology Development Center, Perfect Cosmetics OÜ, Andre Juustufarm OÜ.