Molecular anthropology group consists of researchers and students from the Estonian Biocentre and the Department of Evolutionary Biology, IMCB of Tartu University. And there is a constant flow of undergraduate students who receive their first experimental  work skills in our laboratory.

In addition, we enjoy ongoing extensive collaboration with a number of groups in many countries.
Many students and young researchers from different labs have spent and are currently spending extended periods here in Tartu, resulting in publishing collaborative papers. Many senior visitors come for shorter periods, often repeatedly.

Related to the Molecular Anthropology group, the Advisory Board of the Estonian Biocentre involves Professor Colin Renfrew from Cambridge and Professor Antonio Torroni from Pavia.


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papers cited in  Pubmed database.

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Staff members Current affiliation e-mail addresses
Toomas Kivisild PhD, senior researcher, EBC Toomas.Kivisild @ ebc.ee
Ene Metspalu PhD, senior researcher, IMCB Ene.Metspalu @ ebc.ee
Jüri Parik MSci, senior lecturer, IMCB Juri.Parik @ ebc.ee
Maere Reidla PhD, senior researcher, IMCB Maere.Reidla @ ebc.ee
Siiri Rootsi reseach scientist, EBC Siiri.Rootsi @ ebc.ee
Kristiina Tambets PhD, researcher, EBC  Kristiina.Tambets @ ebc.ee
Helle-Viivi Tolk MSci, reseach scientist, EBC htolk @ ebc.ee
Richard Villems MD, PhD, Professor, IMCB; Director, EBC Richard.Villems @ ebc.ee
Ille Hilpus Senior Lab. Assistent, IMCB Ille.Hilpus @ ebc.ee
Jaan Lind Senior Technician, EBC Jaan.Lind @ mail.ee

PhD students Current affiliation e-mail addresses
Maarja Adojaan MSci, FIT Biotech Oyj Plc.,Tartu, Estonia maarja @ ropka.ut.ee
Eva-Liis Loogväli MSci, IMCB evall @ ut.ee
Mait Metspalu MSci, IMCB mait @ ebc.ee
Erwan Pennarun MSci, IMCB erwan @ ebc.ee
Urmas Roostalu MSci, IMCB ur @ ut.ee

MSc students Current affiliation e-mail addresses
Jana Eensalu BSci, IMCB janae @ ut.ee
Hela Help BSci, IMCB hela @ ut.ee
Monika Karmin BSci, IMCB monikaka @ ut.ee
Kedy Kivirand BSci, IMCB Kedy.Kivirand @ mail.ee
Erika Tamm BSci, IMCB erikat @ ut.ee

Guest researchers
(past and present)
Home institution of a guest scientist during the visiting period e-mail addresses
Zuzana Koledova Comenius University
Bratislava, Slovakia
 
Marian Baldoviè Comenius University
Bratislava, Slovakia
 
Carolina Ornelas Human Genetics Laboratory - Center of Macaronesian Studies, University of Madeira Campus of Penteada,
Funchal, Portugal
carolina @ ebc.ee
Alexandra Rosa Human Genetics Laboratory - Center of Macaronesian Studies, University of Madeira Campus of Penteada,
Funchal, Portugal
arosa @ ebc.ee
Andrey Pshenitshnov Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences,
Moscow,
Russia
a.sp82 @ mail.ru
Oleg Balanovsky Research centre for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences,
Moscow, Russia
balanovska @ mtu.net.ru
Rita Khusainova Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Ufa, Russia
ikutuev @ mail.ru
Ildus Kutuev Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Ufa, Russia
ikutuev @ mail.ru
Larisa Damba Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, Russia
Larissad @ inbox.ru,
damba @ bionet.nsc.ru
Marijana Pericic Institute for Anthropological Research,
Zagreb, Croatia
mpericic @ inantro.hr
Lovorka Barac Lauc Institute for Anthropological Research,
Zagreb, Croatia
lovorka @ inantro.hr
Svjetlana Cvjetan Institute for Anthropological Research,
Zagreb, Croatia
suncesvitlo @ yahoo.com
Marina Bermisheva Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Ufa Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Ufa, Russia
marina_ber @ omen.ru
Marina Golubenko Institute of Medical Genetics, Tomsk Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tomsk, Russia m_goloubenko @ yahoo.com
Marina Gubina (Kazakovtseva) Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,
marina @ bionet.nsc.ru
mgubina1967 @ inbox.ru
Vladimir Orekhov Vavilov Institute of General Genetics,
Moscow, Russia
 
Monica Grobei Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology "Nicolae Simionescu"
Bucharest, Romania
monicagrobei @ yahoo.com
Daniel Dion Institute and Museum of Anthropology, University of Zuerich,
Zürich Switzerland
DanielDion @ access.unizh.ch
Sergey Zhadanov Institute of Genetics and Cytology, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences,
Novosibirsk, Russia
szhadanov @ mail.ru
Galina Denisova Genetic Laboratory, Institute of Biological Problems of the North,
Magadan, Russia
 
Phillip Endicott Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre,
Department of Zoology,
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
phillip.endicott @ zoo.ox.ac.uk
M. Thomas P. Gilbert Department of Zoology,
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom (previous)
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Arizona

Tucson, United States (present)
 mtpg @ email.arizona.edu
Doron M. Behar Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion and Rambam Medical Center,
Haifa, Israel
 
Chrystelle Richard Laboratoire d´Etude du Polymorphisme de l´ADN, Faculté de Médecine,
Nantes, France
richardchrystelle @ yahoo.com
Erwan Pennarun Laboratoire d´Etude du Polymorphisme de l´ADN, Faculté de Médecine,
Nantes, France
erwan @ ebc.ee
Sardana Fedorova

Department of molecular genetics
Yakut Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia),
Yakutsk, Russia
 

sardaanafedorova @ mail.ru
Vladislava Gusar Kharkov Clinical Genetic and Prenatal Diagnostics Center,
Kharkov, Ukraine
v_gusar @ yahoo.com
Liana Pliss Biomedical Research and Study Centre,
Riga, Latvia
liana_ @ navigator.lv

Former Members Current affiliation e-mail addresses
Katrin Kaldma FIT Biotech Oyj Plc.,
Tartu, Estonia
 
Sirle Laos The Mucin Biology Group,
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Göteborg University,
Gothenburg, Sweden
sirle.laos @ medkem.gu.se
Gerli Pielberg Division for Disease Genetics,
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
Uppsala University,
Uppsala,
Sweden
 gerli.pielberg @ bmc.uu.se
Kaie Pill Chair of Genomics and Proteomics,
Institute of Gene Techology,

Faculty of Science,
Tallinn University of Technology,,

Tallinn, Estonia
 
Taavi Päll Chair of Molecular Biology,
Institute of Gene Techology,

Faculty of Science,
Tallinn University of Technology,

Tallinn, Estonia
taavi @ kbfi.ee
Piia Serk Department of Chemistry and Biology,
Forensic Service Center,
Estonian Police
,
Tallinn, Estonia