In September, work will start on the international projects of the digitalised bioengineering research centre and the personalised medicine research centre, for which University of Tartu researchers have received the largest-ever research funding in …

CCHT has been preparing a Personalised Medicine project since last year, in the framework of the Competence Centre programme supported via Enterprise Estonia. The project focuses on the development of applications using integrated genome- and other health …

Kristi Jõesalu will defend her doctoral thesis titled "Dynamics and tensions of remembrance in post-Soviet Estonia: Late socialism in the making“ on 5 May at 14:15. Supervisor: Associate Professor Ene Kõresaar Opponents: Dr Ana Luleva, Bulgarian Academy …

Researchers of the University of Tartu analysed the data from the eight months of 2020 about nearly 32,000 people, including those who had been tested positive for coronavirus during that period and those who had not. The initial results of the analysis …

Institute of Genomics was established to promote greater synergy between genomic-based research, teaching and other scientific fields. This allows more effective collaboration with different research centres and universities and greater recognition among …

A new study in Nature Communications proposes a method to extend polygenic scores, the estimate of genetic risk factors and a cornerstone of the personalised medicine revolution, to individuals with multiple ancestral origins. The study was led by Dr …

The new Genetics and Personalised Medicine Clinic was opened at the University of Tartu Hospital, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary diseases, the clinical application of modern genetic diagnostics and the prevention and early detection …

Research Estonia 11.02.2020 The ERA Chair project, recently started in the Genome Institute at University of Tartu, is about to take Estonia’s personalised medicine another step further. Dr Jon Anders Eriksson from King’s College London, who will be …

Emerging personalised medicine initiatives have the perspective to cut healthcare costs and improve the overall health of the population. Taking into account the individual's molecular characteristics complemented by environmental and lifestyle factors, …

Stenbock House, 15 December 2014. At today’s cabinet meeting the government decided to support the proposal of the Minister of Health and Labour to initiate a pilot project for implementing personalised medicine in health care from 2015–2018 and gave the …

The National Institute for Health Development has completed its forward-looking project "Implementation of Personalised Medicine in Estonia" and developed together with University of Tartu researchers the IT infrastructure for personalised medicine, …

Over the next six years, a consortium led by the University of Tartu and Tartu University Hospital will establish a personalised medicine research and development centre of international excellence in Estonia. The project is supported by the European …

On 14 June at 14:00 Jana Tuusov will defend her doctoral thesis “Deaths caused by alcohol, psychotropic and other substances in Estonia: evidence based on forensic autopsies” . Supervisors:  Professor Marika Väli, University of Tartu Associate Professor …

Admission to the innovative Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (EACH) master’s degree programme created to meet labour market needs will be open until 11 January 2017. According to Ivo Leito, professor of analytical chemistry and the programme director of …

The Estonain Research Council is starting 13 new research projects in order to find solutions caused by the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic. A total of 2.14 million euros has been allocated to the new projects. The applied research and experimental development …

Meelis Roos received his bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from the University of Tartu in 1997 and 1999, respectively. His master’s thesis “ Integrating Notarization and Time-Stamping “ was the world’s first scalable blockchain-based …

According to the universities’ reputation survey conducted by Kantar Emor this spring among Estonian residents aged 15–60, people of all age groups consider the University of Tartu to be Estonia’s most reputable higher education institution. Respondents …

Estonian Research Council supports projects that seek solutions to problems caused by the spread of coronavirus and to mitigate its consequences. A total of 2.1 million euros is distributed and the projects must be completed by the end of 2021. The call …

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