Chair of molecular technology

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Projects

The researchers of the chair have a long-term experience of participating in international cooperation projects and networks:

European Union framework programs

European Union cooperation networks

Industrial agreements

We are also active in applying for domestic financial instruments:

Estonian Research Agency

Other national knowledge-intensive research programs

News

Lisette's Bachelor's Thesis Defence

We are happy to share that Lisette Pihor, a bachelor's student in our research group, has successfully defended her bachelor's thesis titled "Feature Selection for Evaluating Acute Toxicity with Neural Networks" on 12 June 2025 at the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu. Lisette...

Yehudit Morozovsky defended her bachelor's thesis

On June 2, 2025, Yehudit Morozovsky defended her bachelor’s thesis. The thesis focused on the development of new potential AlkBH5 inhibitor using different computational methods. AlkBH5 is a mammalian demethylase responsible for removal of m6A (N6-methyladenosine) modification in RNA. The multiple r...

Predictive Modeling of Pesticides Reproductive Toxicity in Earthworms Using Interpretable Machine-Learning Techniques on Imbalanced Data

Earthworms play an important role in maintaining soil fertility and in the formation and maintenance of water and aeration systems. This makes the earthworm a key indicator organism in soil ecosystems. This in turn makes the reproductive toxicity of chemical compounds (e.g. pesticides) to earthworms...

Adelle Altnurme's bachelor's thesis was awarded 1st prize in the field of natural sciences at the 2024 national student research paper competition. Supervisors Mare Oja and Uko Maran received a letter of appreciation for their supervision.

Adelle Altnurme's bachelor's thesis, "Experimental determination of octanol-water distribution coefficients of poorly soluble drug substances and comparison with predicted values", was awarded the 1st prize in the 2024 national student research competition in the field of natural sciences, for stude...

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If you are interested in obtaining a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, please contact the academic and research staff of the chair. In the case of interest in consultation, training and cooperation within the above research directions, please contact:

Associate Professor Uko Maran

Professor emeritus Mati Karelson

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Chair of Molecular Technology

Institute of Chemistry

University of Tartu

Ravila 14a,

Tartu, 50411
+372 737 5254
uko.maran@ut.ee

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