Postdoctoral projects (PUTJD)
First name | Surname | Project title | Institution |
Merle | Muru | Coastal Change: modelling submerged landscapes and prehistoric human colonisation of the southern North Sea basin | University of Tartu |
Sirgi | Saar | Genetic diversity effects on competition, plant-plant recognition and their feedback on ecosystem properties | University of Tartu |
Maksim | Ošeka | Photocatalytic Site-Selective C(sp3)-H Amination in Continuous Flow | Tallinn University of Technology |
Heiki | Erikson | Determination of temperature and pH effects for oxygen reduction reaction | University of Tartu |
Kaido | Lätt | Singular fractional integro-differential equations | University of Tartu |
Aigar | Niglas | Emission of greenhouse gases from rewetted cut-away peatland and its dependence on vegetation type | University of Tartu |
Kristjan | Pilt | A new optical sensor development for online monitoring of cerebrospinal fluid pulsations in neonatal hydrocephalus | Tallinn University of Technology |
Sander | Pajusalu | Near-coding DNA variations as the causal factors for rare genetic disorders | University of Tartu |
Mart | Kals | The role of rare and low frequency variants in coronary artery disease and their effects on life-course health events | University of Tartu |
Maria | Tamm | The effects of mental fatigue on physical performance: the role of perception of effort | University of Tartu |
Tiia | Drenkhan | Biocontrol efficiency in forestry modified by fungal viruses | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
Krista | Lepik | The work pace of memory institutions’ professionals in the context of acceleration of social time | University of Tartu |
Sven-Erik | Soosaar | Proto-European substrate in the vocabulary of Southern Finnic languages | Institute of the Estonian Language |
Mari-Liis | Madisson | Semiotic perspective on the analysis of strategic conspiracy narratives | University of Tartu |
Start-up projects (PSG)
First name | Surname | Project title | Institution |
Velle | Toll | Pollution tracks in clouds help to understand anthropogenic impacts on Earth’s climate | University of Tartu |
Santa | Veikšina | Frizzled receptor systems – lightening the black box with fluorescence methods. | University of Tartu |
Kaspar | Valgepea | Large-scale systems-level quantification of gas-fermenting acetogen genotype-phenotype relationships | University of Tartu |
Angeliki Eirini | Chounta | Combining Machine-learning and Learning Analytics to provide personalized scaffolding for computer-supported learning activities | University of Tartu |
Charlie | Stark | Quantitative sensing of intramolecular electric fields by DNA-intercalating organometallic two-photon probes | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics |
Olli-Pekka Aukusti | Smolander | Identification of genomic factors affecting wood formation – a genomics approach | Tallinn University of Technology |
Carlos | Perez Carmona | Towards a global mapping of adaptive landscapes: the role of functional traits and redundancy on species adaptation and ecosystem functioning. | University of Tartu |
Villem | Aruoja | Response of algal communities to toxicants with different modes of action | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics |
Ivar | Kruusenberg | Metal Oxide-based Catalyst Materials from Recycled Li-ion Batteries for Metal-air Battery and Fuel Cell Applications | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics |
Margus | Leppik | The biological function of pseudouridines in eukaryotic mRNA | University of Tartu |
Juha Matti | Linnanto | Energy transfer in the photosynthetic unit of green sulphur bacterium | University of Tartu |
Nadežda | Kongi | New metal–organic coordination network based materials as multifunctional electrocatalysts for energy conversion and storage | University of Tartu |
Piret | Pikma | Analysis of novel model surfaces for molecular technology | University of Tartu |
Alar | Konist | Effects of activation conditions on preparation of porous carbon from oil shale | Tallinn University of Technology |
Andrii | Chub | DC-DC Converters with Ultra-Wide Regulation Range and Post-Fault Operation Capability | Tallinn University of Technology |
Sofiya | Aydinyan | Additive manufacturing of super-strong and lightweight ceramics for next generation high temperature compounds | Tallinn University of Technology |
Taavi | Lehto | Development of novel antisense oligonucleotides for RNA-targeted splice switching therapy for chronic inflammation | University of Tartu |
Aleksandr | Peet | Expanding the profile of continuous glucose monitoring usage in clinical practise | University of Tartu |
Janek | Vilisaar | Retinal periphlebitis as a prognostic and subphenotype marker in multiple sclerosis | University of Tartu |
Klari | Noormets | Drug resistant epilepsy in childhood: prevalence, stricture and etiology in Estonia | University of Tartu |
Kerli | Mõtus | Cow culling and mortality in modern high-yielding dairy herds – a multidisciplinary approach | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
Karmen | Toros | Effective participatory discourse: Experiences of participants’ engagement in the context of child protection assessment practices | Tallinn University |
Pirko | Tõugu | Autobiographical memory as a multilayered construct: development beyond early childhood and a tool for learning | University of Tartu |
Geda | Paulsen | Redefining Estonian parts of speech: a corpus-driven approach | Institute of the Estonian Language |
Team projects (PRG)
First name | Surname | Project title | Institution |
Kristjan | Kannike | Multi-Messenger Astronomy as a Probe of New Physics | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics |
Tanel | Tenson | Elucidating protein synthesis-related processes underlying heterogeneity of bacterial populations during infection | University of Tartu |
Hannes | Kollist | Unlocking the potential of guard cell CO2 signaling for designing drought-tolerant plants | University of Tartu |
Jörg | Dr Pieper | Functionally relevant protein structure and dynamics studied by neutron scattering | University of Tartu |
Anneli | Kruve-Viil | Synthesis in charged droplets | University of Tartu |
Asko | Uri | Modular construction of organic materials with novel biomedical and luminescent properties | University of Tartu |
Mart | Loog | Synthetic multisite phosphorylation circuits for cell factories | University of Tartu |
Siim | Veski | Tracking the time-lags of species response to environmental change using palaeo-proxy data and modelling (TrackLag) | Tallinn University of Technology |
Ülo | Niinemets | Increasing contribution of cryptogams to primary productivity of ecosystems in warmer and more humid climates | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
Tomi Sebastian | Koivisto | Gauge gravity: unification, extensions and phenomenology | University of Tartu |
Kalle | Kirsimäe | Rise of the Phosphorous: tracing the nutrient dynamics during the oxygenation of the Earth | University of Tartu |
Gunnar | Nurk | Novel sulphur-tolerant fuel electrodes for reversible solid oxide cell | University of Tartu |
Tiit | Kutser | From micro to global scale – solving scientific problems with remote sensing | University of Tartu |
Ülo | Mander | Impact of climate warming and land use dynamics on greenhouse gas fluxes in wetlands from local to global scale | University of Tartu |
Riina | Aav | Adaptable supramolecular chirality sensors | Tallinn University of Technology |
Jaak | Truu | Oil-degrading microbiome of the Baltic Sea | University of Tartu |
Christian | Veelken | Study of Higgs boson production in the decay channel to tau leptons | National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics |
Yury | Orlovskiy | Spectroscopy of entangled states of clusters of rare-earth impurity ions for quantum computing | University of Tartu |
Vitali | Sõritski | Molecularly imprinted polymers as sensing materials for medical diagnostics and environmental monitoring | Tallinn University of Technology |
Targo | Kalamees | Moisture safety of interior insulation, constructional moisture and thermally efficient building envelope | Tallinn University of Technology |
Muhammad Mahtab | Alam | Closed-loop communication system to support highly responsive neuromuscular assistive stimulation | Tallinn University of Technology |
Artu | Ellmann | Development of an iterative approach for near-coast marine geoid modelling by using re-tracked satellite altimetry, in-situ and modelled data | Tallinn University of Technology |
Pärt | Peterson | Central immune tolerance | University of Tartu |
Allen | Kaasik | Mitochondrial dysfunction in axonal damage | University of Tartu |
Jaan | Eha | Functional, metabolomics and genetic profiling of the arterial atherosclerosis. Scientific elaboration of novel risk assessment algorithms to the clinical practice. | University of Tartu |
Katrin | Õunap | The diagnostics and prevalence of rare congenital myopathies and neurometabolic disorders. | University of Tartu |
Kaia | Palm | Immunity regulation on transcriptional level links metabolic syndrome and perturbed neural function | Protobios OÜ |
Neeme | Tõnisson | Evaluation of genetic variants potentially linked to actionable health risks | University of Tartu |
Tanel | Kaart | The Genetic Structure and Its Changes in the Estonian Dairy Breeds Over the Recent Decades | Estonian University of Life Sciences |
Tiit | Tammaru | Understanding the Vicious Circles of Segregation. A Geographic Perspective | University of Tartu |
Hannes | Palang | Landscape approach to rurbanity | Tallinn University |
Margit | Keller | Reshaping Estonian energy, mobility and telecommunications systems on the verge of the Second Deep Transition | University of Tartu |
Anneli | Kaasa | Up-to-date measures of culture at the country and regional level | University of Tartu |
Helle | Metslang | Pragmatics overwrites grammar: subjectivity and intersubjectivity in different registers and genres of Estonian | University of Tartu |
Marten | Seppel | Breaking the Ground for Reorganisation. Politico-economic Reason and Advocacy for Change in the Early Modern Baltic Region | University of Tartu |
Igor | Pilshchikov | Around the World and Back Again: A Global Typology of the Reception of Estonian Semiotics | Tallinn University |
Endla | Lõhkivi | Philosophical analysis of interdisciplinary research practices | University of Tartu |
Kalevi | Kull | Semiotic fitting as a mechanism of biocultural diversity: instability and sustainability in novel environments | University of Tartu |