Call 2017

The call for personal research funding applications in 2017 opened on 1 April 2017 and closed at 17:00 hours Estonian time on 5 May 2017.

Postdoctoral projects (PUTJD)

PUT no First name Surname Project title Institution
PUTJD700 Jaanis Lodjak Trade-off between
growth and somatic
maintenance - role of
insulin-like growth
factor 1		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD702 Johann Langemets Geometry of the unit ball
of a Banach space and
the connections to
diameter two properties		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD705 Kadriann Tamm Valorization of Estonian
Phosporite as a high-
quality product		 Tallinn
University of
Technology
PUTJD707 Uku Haljasorg Determining the role of
the chromatin-
remodeling cohesin
complex in the
establishment of central
tolerance		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD708 Maris Hindrikson Development and
application of Y
chromosome markers for
paternal studies of canids		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD715 Kuno Kasak Wetlands restoration and
assessing its impact on
greenhouse gas
emissions using eddy
covariance techniques		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD719 Martin Ligi Study of suspended
particles characteristics
in rivers regions of
freshwater influence,
using in-situ and satellite
data		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD726 Triin Laisk-Podar Identification and
characterisation of the
genetic contribution to
miscarriage using large-
scale biobank data		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD732 Rasmus Talviste The effect of plasma
modification on the
macro- and microscopic
properties of wood surfaces		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD742 Emlyn
David
Qivitoq		 Witt In-BIM Learning Tallinn
University of
Technology
PUTJD746 Margaret Lyngdoh Tradition and Vernacular
Discourses in the
Context of Local
Christianities in
Northeastern India		 University of
Tartu
PUTJD749 Irina Osadchuk Dimeric metal-
porphyrins as
controllable and
switchable catalysts in
oxidation reactions		 Tallinn
University of
Technology
PUTJD760 Birgit Poopuu The Politics of Peace
and Conflict Knowledge:
Syria and the Diverse
Landscape of Local
Knowledge/Experience		 University of
Tartu

Start-up projects (PSG)

PUT no First name Surname Project title Institution
PSG7 Arvo Tullus The role of above- and belowground competition in the growth and metabolic responses of deciduous trees to climate change University of Tartu
PSG10 Kersti Kangro WFD reporting enhancement and improved Earth Observation applications through better characterisation of absorption properties in lakes University of Tartu
PSG11 Indrek Reile Quantitative detection of cancer biomarkers in urine by hyperpolarized NMR National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
PSG22 Victor Alari Interplay between waves and seasonal ice cover: observational and modelling study in the Baltic Sea Tallinn University of Technology
PSG32 Alo Laas Modelling lake carbon fluxes from high-frequency gas exchange measurements Estonian University of Life Sciences
PSG38 Pablo David Scodeller Reprogramming protumoral macrophages to restore antitumor immunity. Disruption of microRNA guided by a new CD206 binding peptide University of Tartu
PSG48 Elo-Hanna Seljamaa Performative negotiations of belonging in contemporary Estonia University of Tartu
PSG59 Hedi Peterson Computational analysis and learning from biological data (OmicNet) University of Tartu
PSG61 Vesal Vojdani High-Assurance Software Development With Sound Interactive Static Analysis University of Tartu
PSG70 Martin Timusk New aerogel-like oxide foam materials University of Tartu
PSG87 Arto Pulk Memory formation through translation regulation of RNA granules in mammalian neurons University of Tartu
PSG114 Ago-Erik Riet Mathematical foundations of permutation codes University of Tartu
PSG136 Rein Drenkhan Massive invasions of forest pathogens to Northern Europe: early detection of new pathogens, determination of the pathways and modes of their arrival and search of the possibilities of their obstruction Estonian University of Life Sciences
PSG137 Ants Kallaste Additive Manufacturing of Electrical Machines Tallinn University of Technology
PSG142 Lauri Kütt Synthesis of output current waveforms of power electronic converters for increasing the hosting capacity of renewable energy sources in the distribution networks Tallinn University of Technology
PSG147 Karin Kauer Stability of soil organic matter Estonian University of Life Sciences

Team projects (PRG)

PUT no First name Surname Project title Institution
PRG4 Raivo Stern Emerging Novel Phases in Strongly Frustrated Quantum Magnets (ENIQMA) National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
PRG11 Ivari Kaljurand Novel laser desorption/ionization high-resolution mass-spectrometric approaches for direct analysis of complex mixtures. University of Tartu
PRG29 Lembi Lõugas Foreign vs local in Medieval and Modern Age foodways in the eastern Baltic: tracing the changing food consumption through provenance analyses Tallinn University
PRG34 Kristiina Ross Identity and power relations as reflected in the literary Estonian of the 16th–18th centuries Institute of the Estonian Language
PRG49 Helger Lipmaa Cryptographic protocols and coding theory University of Tartu
PRG57 Viljar Jaks Elucidating the role of extracellular matrix in liver tissue repair and pathologies University of Tartu
PRG71 Allan Puur Contemporary demographic developments in Estonia: In search of pathways towards a more sustainable society Tallinn University
PRG83 Kristjan Tabri Numerical simulation of the FSI for the dynamic loads and response of ships Tallinn University of Technology
PRG111 Mikhail Brik Interrelations between the properties of impurities and hosts in novel optical materials: fundamental and applied aspects University of Tartu
PRG124 Karin Sein Protection of consumer rights in the Digital Single Market - contractual aspects University of Tartu
PRG184 Lili Azin Milani Role of Rare and Common Genetic Variants in Adverse Drug Reactions University of Tartu
PRG198 Mart Ustav Development and validation of high-throughput cellular assay systems for identification of drug targets and inhibitors of Human papillomavirus cellular entry and replication, and establishment of preclinical animal model for testing efficiency of HPV drugs in vivo. University of Tartu
PRG230 Tambet Teesalu Homing peptides for targeted delivery of compounds across the blood-brain barrier University of Tartu
PRG243 Mait Metspalu Natural selection and migrations in shaping human genetic diversity in East European Plain. An ancient DNA study University of Tartu