Grant nr/No	Järeldoktor/   Postdoctor	Partner- asutus/ Partner institution	Juhendaja/   Supervisor	Valdkond/ Research field	Projekti pealkiri/ Project title
1	MJD1	Vincent Perrier	TÜ	Tõnu Meidla	LT, KE	Biodiversity   changes across the Ordovician and Silurian environmental crises
2	MJD2	Katja   Gehenn	TTÜ	Peep   Palumaa	KE	New   MS-based approaches for studies of conformation and aggregation of   amyloidogenic peptides
3	MJD3	Hugo   Reinert	TLÜ	Hannes   Palang	ÜK	Sacred   Others in a Changing Landscape – Environmental Change and Animal Practice in   the Norwegian Arctic
4	MJD4	Triin   Reitalu	TTÜ	Siim   Veski	KE,   LT	Unraveling   the history of plant diversity patterns by means of pollen analyses: an   interdisciplinary approach
5	MJD5	Athanasios   Giannitsis	TTÜ	Mart   Min	LT	Development   of a Microfluidic lab-on-chip for bioimpedance measurements on droplet-based   bioreactors
6	MJD7	Sandra   Zetterström Fernaeus	TLÜ	Tiit   Land	KE	Studies   of the neurotoxic mechanisms of mutated versions of APP related to Familial   Alzheimer’s Disease
7	MJD10	Anna   Volkova	TTÜ	Andres   Siirde	LT	Small-scale   cogeneration plants in Estonian towns
8	MJD12	Mats Hansen	TÜ	Ursel Soomets	KE	Design and   mitochondrial transport of novel antioxidant molecules
9	MJD14	Astrid   Kännaste	EMÜ	Ülo   Niinemets	KE	Plant   defense reaction triggered by abiotic and chemical stressors
10	MJD17	Andres   Marandi	TTÜ	Rein   Vaikmäe	LT	Geochemical   evolution of groundwater in Cambrian-Vendian aquifer system in Estonia
11	MJD18	Ulrike   Rohn	TÜ	Halliki   Harro-Loit	ÜK	Economic   and cultural implications of Social Network Sites – A case study of Estonia   and Germany
12	MJD22	Toomas Kirt	TÜ	Talis   Bachmann	LT	Computational   Modelling of the Binding Problem
13	MJD23	Mart Anton	TTÜ	Maarja   Kruusmaa	LT	Mechanical   design and locomotion of an underwater vehicle
14	MJD25	Matthieu Chillaud	TÜ	Eiki   Berg	ÜK	Controlling   Frontiers and Mapping the field of European ‘Freedom, Justice and Security’
15	MJD28	Sonia   Sousa	TLÜ	Peeter   Normak	ÜK	Activity   patterns in informal virtual learning communities
16	MJD30	Hena   Ramay	TTÜ	Marko   Vendelin	KE	Systematic   examination of arrhythmogenic calcium release in cardiac myocytes
17	MJD31	Eve   Avel	TLÜ	Margus   Pensa	KE,   LT	Testate   amoebae and water-table level fluctuation in NE-Estonian bogs
18	MJD32	Bulent   Cavas	TÜ	Miia   Rannikmäe	ÜK	Modelling   Teacher Needs for Competence and Confidence in conducting Inquiry Based   Science Activities
19	MJD34	Minkee Kim	TÜ	Miia   Rannikmäe	ÜK	How   industrial site visits influence students’ career aspiration in S&T,   scientific literacy, and relevance of science education: A structural   equation model of the ew aims of science education
20	MJD35	Michal Cagalinec	TÜ	Allen   Kaasik	TU	Mitochondrial   Dynamics in Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases
21	MJD37	Tiina   Kirsipuu	TTÜ	Peep   Palumaa	KE	High-throughput   screening of inhibitors of Aβ peptide aggregation
22	MJD38	Satish   Narayana Srirama	TÜ	Eero   Vainikko	LT	Scientific   Computing on the Cloud
23	MJD39	Yanina   Timasheva	TÜ	Maris   Laan	KE	Genetic   variation in human growth hormone / chorionic somatomammotropin genes and   susceptibility to cardiovascular disease
24	MJD42	Janis   Zakis	TTÜ	Juhan   Laugis; Dmitri Vinnikov	LT	Research   and Development of Bi-Directional Power Converters for Energy Storage   Applications
25	MJD43	Ringa   Raudla	TTÜ	Wolfgang   Johannes Max Drechsler	ÜK	Evolution   of Fiscal Governance Institutions in Estonia from 1994 to 2009
26	MJD44	Rene   Mõttus	TÜ	Ian   J. Deary	TU	Predictors   and mechanisms of successful cognitive ageing
27	MJD47	Jodi   Price	TÜ	Meelis   Pärtel	KE	The   generality of assembly rules in herbaceous vegetation: a macroecological   approach
28	MJD48	Liisi   Keedus	TÜ	Vello   Andres Pettai	ÜK	The   Making of the Scientific Imagination: Debates on American Political Science,   1945-1965
29	MJD51	Anu   Kisand	TTÜ	Atko   Heinsalu	KE	Application   of sediment pore water fluorescence index in paleolimnological studies of a   large shallow lake
30	MJD52	Andi   Hektor	KBFI	Alexandre   Nikitenko	LT	Data   mining in the CMS experiment at CERN
31	MJD53	Meelis   Kadaja	TÜ	Elaine   Fuchs	KE	Deciphering   the mechanisms governing stem cell maintenance in skin
32	MJD54	Chong-Geng   Ma	TÜ	Mikhail   Brik	LT	Ab   initio and semi-empirical modelling of optical properties of materials doped   with rare-earth and transition metal ions
33	MJD56	Malgorzata   E. Arlet	TÜ	Raivo   Mänd	KE	Socio-ecological   determinants of demographic rates in a group-living, free-ranging primate
34	MJD57	Jaana   Salujõe	TTÜ	Siim   Veski	KE	Do   cladoceran remains in lake sediment record climate and environmental change?
35	MJD60	Maria   Mälksoo	TÜ	Andres   Ilmar Kasekamp	ÜK	The   Power Politics of Memory in Eastern Europe: Securitising the Legacy of   Communism in the Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia
36	MJD62	Letizia   Tedesco	TTÜ	Urmas   Raudsepp	KE	The   role and contribution of sea ice biogeochemistry to the Baltic Sea ecosystem   state: a modelling study
37	MJD64	Dana-Maria   Copolovici	TÜ	Ülo   Langel	KE	Design,   Synthesis and Applications of New Chimeric CPPs for Intracellular Delivery of   Nucleic Acids and Drugs
38	MJD65	Mukesh   Chandra	KBFI	Raivo Stern	LT	Magnetic   studies on doped dielectric oxides (ZrO2 and TiO2) for spintronic   applications
39	MJD67	Angela   Ivask	KBFI	Kenneth   A. Bradley	KE,   TU	High   throughput bacterial screening for the characterization of toxicity of   nanosized particles and materials
40	MJD70	Terje   Loogus	TÜ	Peeter   Torop	ÜK	Translatability   of culture – an integrated semiotic-functional approach
41	MJD71	Lili   Milani	TÜ	Andres   Metspalu	KE	In-depth   genetic and epigenetic analysis of the cytochrome P450 system by   next-generation sequencing
42	MJD72	Merilin   Miljan	TÜ	Helle   Metslang	ÜK	Case-marking   in Estonian: rethinking case-marking
43	MJD77	Mikko   Leinonen	TÜ	Daniel   Cohnitz	ÜK	Rudolf   Carnap’s logical and ontological pluralism – a case study
44	MJD80	Jaanus   Karo	TTÜ	Marko   Vendelin	KE	The   theoretical study of mitochondrial energetic metabolism
45	MJD84	Igor   Pilshchikov	TLÜ	Rein   Raud	ÜK	Juri   Lotman’s Structural Methods and Semiotics of Culture on a Global Scale: Their   Historical Background, International Context and Recent Developments
46	MJD93	Margit   Kõiv	TÜ	Yves   Comeau	KE	Treatment   of fish farm sludge using sludge drying reed beds and phosphorus removal from   percolate using reactive filter media
47	MJD94	Kajar   Köster	EMÜ	Jukka   Pumpanen	KE	Carbon   turnover on disturbed areas
48	MJD96	Anastassia   Zabrodskaja	TÜ	Martin   Ehala	ÜK	Transfer   of morphosyntactic patterns in the Estonian-Russian contact setting
49	MJD99	Gemma   Atkinson	TÜ	Tanel   Tenson	KE	Origin   and functional evolution of ribosome-associated environmental response   enzymes
50	MJD103	Liisa   Metsamaa	TÜ	Samuel   Purkis	KE	Develop   remote sensing tools for a monitoring and spatial planning of shallow coastal   water environments
51	MJD104	Annekatrin   Kaivapalu	TLÜ	Scott   Jarvis	ÜK	Symmetry   of the cross-linguistic influence in the acquisition of closely related   languages
52	MJD105	Anu   Ploom	TTÜ	Margus   Lopp	LT	Structure-reactivity   relationships in reactions at atoms of the third period elements
53	MJD107	Hendrik   Voll	TTÜ	Graig   Spolek	LT,   KE	Investigation   of Grey Water Irrigation and Energy Demand for Greenroofs
54	MJD108	Katre   Talviste	TÜ	Jüri   Talvet	ÜK	Translations   of French Poetry into Estonian: their Creation and Functions in the Context   of Estonian Literature
55	MJD110	Kristjan   Tabri	TTÜ	Tiit   Koppel	LT,   KE	Coupled   approach for numerical modelling of accidents in maritime transportation
56	MJD111	Francesco   Orsi	TÜ	Margit   Sutrop	ÜK	Understanding   Normative Cognition: Autonomy, Unity and Generality
57	MJD113	Tsipe   Aavik	TÜ	Regula   Billeter	KE	Assessing   the effectiveness of connectivity measures on gene flow and genetic diversity   of wildflowers in agricultural landscapes – a landscape genetic approach
58	MJD115	Eve   Kaurilind	TÜ	Jaakko   Kangasjärvi	KE	Regulatory   mechanisms of plant abiotic stress responses
59	MJD120	Vinay   Choubey	TÜ	Allen   Kaasik	TU	Multiple   Roles Of Alpha-Synuclein In Origin of Mitochondrial Dysfunction And Neuronal   Death
60	MJD121	Marina   Toompuu	TTÜ	Erkki   Truve	KE	Studies   on function of human RNase L inhibitor (RLI)
61	MJD122	Lea   Hallik	EMÜ	Ülo   Niinemets	KE	Influence   of multiple co-occurring environmental stresses and the combination of   structural and physiological traits on plant response to light availability
62	MJD129	Jaak   Tomberg	KIRMUS	Virve   Sarapik	ÜK	On   the Contemporary Convergence of Realism and Science Fiction
63	MJD134	Triin   Hallap	EMÜ	Ülle   Jaakma	TU	Effect   of colloid formulation Androcoll-B on bull semen survival and quality
64	MJD135	Lorenzo   Pecoraro	EMÜ	Tiiu   Kull	KE	Mycorrhizal   strategies in green orchids: diversity and functional aspects
65	MJD140	Kristjan   Kannike	KBFI	Riccardo   Barbieri	LT	Properties   of Dark Matter
66	MJD144	Lauri   Peil	TÜ	Juri   Rappsilber	KE,   LT	Ribosome   dynamics analysed by advanced mass spectrometry
67	MJD146	Jakub   Novak	TÜ	Rein   Ahas	ÜK,   KE	Individual   daily mobility and transforming spatial structure of post-socialist   metropolitan regions
68	MJD147	Toomas   Silla	TÜ	Mathijs   Voorhoeve	KE	New   Mutations in Old Genes: Discovering Cancer-Related Variations in Non-Coding   Ultra-Conserved Genes
69	MJD161	Triinu   Remmel	EMÜ	Ülo   Niinemets	KE	Trade-offs   in plant defense against herbivores
70	MJD164	Mithu   Guha	TÜ	Pärt   Peterson	TU	What   Regulates the Autoimmune Regulator?
71	MJD166	Eduard   Aleksanyan	TÜ	Marco   Kirm	LT	Development   of novel scintillators based on thin nanocrystalline films
72	MJD167	Alexandr   Popov	TÜ	Ilmo   Sildos	LT	Rare-earth   ions doped nanoparticles for fluorescent medical diagnostics
73	MJD173	Helen   Tammert	TÜ	Lise   Øvreås	KE	The   distribution and biodiversity of Flavobacterium genus in the salinity   gradient and different productivity regions
74	MJD198	Nasir   Sohail	TÜ	Valdis   Laan	LT	Study   of the flatness (homological) properties of S-posets in connection with the   amalgamation of partially ordered monoids
75	MJD201	Alar   Just	TTÜ	Birgit   Östman	LT	Structural   fire performance of timber structures
76	MJD213	Naidu   Revathi	TTÜ	Olga   Volobujeva	LT	Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4   thin films for solar cells
77	MJD219	Sergey   Omelkov	TÜ	Marco   Kirm	LT	Electronic   excitations and their dynamics in functional fluoride and oxide based   materials
78	MJD228	Fernando   Rodriguez-Castaneda	TÜ	Mart   Ustav	TU	Identification   of the mammalian chromatin host factor involved in the segregation of the   human papillomavirus genome
79	MJD235	Sheila   Gamut Oyao	TÜ	Miia   Rannikmäe	ÜK	Promoting   multi-faceted approach to teaching and assessment for interdisciplinary   science education incorporating cross-curricular topics
80	MJD236	Katrin   Kepp	TÜ	Sonia   Davila	KE,   TU	Analysis   of genetic variation in p65 binding sites in a rheumatoid arthritis cohort of   European descent
81	MJD239	Vimala   Huchaiah	TÜ	Raivo   Uibo	LT	Development   of research and diagnostic toolsa for ZNT8, a new autoantigenic target in   type I diabetes
82	MJD241	Giuseppe   Buono	TÜ	Tõnu   Meidla	LT	Paleoecological   and Isotopic investigation on the Ordovician-Silurian of Estonia: a key to   understand the dynamic of ecosystems
83	MJD242	Imre   Mäger	TÜ	Matthew   Wood	KE	Targeted   exosomes for the delivery of splice-switching oligonucleotides (SSOs) to   muscle and brain
84	MJD247	Reyna   María Pérez Tiscareño	TÜ	Mati   Abel	LT	On   Gelfand Mazur algebras
85	MJD252	Elin   Org	TÜ	Aldons   J Lusis	TU	The   role of TMAO in cardiovascular diseases
86	MJD257	Arvo   Tullus	TÜ	Anu   Sõber	KE	Growth   dynamics of deciduous trees under changing climatic conditions: physiological   causes and implications for forest management
87	MJD258	Virve   Sõber	TÜ	Satu   Ramula	KE	The   role of floral herbivores in plant-pollinator interactions: a population   level approach
88	MJD259	Pauli   Heikkilä	TÜ	Olaf   Mertelsmann	ÜK	Foreign   policy of exile Estonians, 1944-1972
89	MJD262	Juha   Matti Linnanto	TÜ	Arvi   Freiberg	LT	Time   Evolution of Electronic Excitation in Photosynthetic Complexes
90	MJD266	Alla   Piirsoo	Protobios OÜ	Kaia   Palm	TU	Study   on mechanisms of chemotactic migration and differentiation potency of adipose   derived mesenchymal stem-like cells
91	MJD270	Irina   Nikolkina	TTÜ	Tarmo   Soomere	LT,   KE	Statistics   of extreme wave conditions and events for Estonian coastal waters
92	MJD272	Elmo   Tempel	KBFI	Martti   Raidal	LT	Dark   Matter search using astrophysical sources
93	MJD280	Diana   Santalova	TÜ	Tõnu   Kollo	LT	Multivariate   regression models in application for transport flows analysis and forecasting
94	MJD284	Tõnis   Org	TÜ	Hanna   Mikkola	TU	Mechanisms   of Scl/Tal1 dependent gene activation and repression during mesoderm   diversification
95	MJD285	Merit   Nigol	TTÜ	Rein   Kuusik	LT	Reuse   of power plant ashes: development of continuous processes for abatement of   emissions of acidic gases (SO2 and CO2) and PCC production
96	MJD298	Antonio   Racioppi	KBFI	Martti   Raidal	LT	Stückelberg   Z’ and scalar dark matter
97	MJD305	Qiaoying   Zhang	TÜ	Kristjan   Zobel	KE	The   adaptive value of kin recognition in herbaceous plant communities with   contrasting species richness
98	MJD309	Andis   Kalvans	TÜ	Tiit   Hang	LT	Studies   of the dynamics of SE sector of last Scandinavian Ice Sheet by image analysis   approach applied in relief analysis
99	MJD310	Luis   Estrada-Gonzalez	TÜ	Daniel   Cohnitz	ÜK	Logical   pluralism: Agreement, disagreement, and the possibility of communication
100	MJD320	Nele   Muttik	TÜ	Horton   Newsom	LT	Mineralogical   and isotopic evidence for the nature of the aqueous and hydrothermal   processes affecting the martian meteorites: Insight for early environments on   Mars
101	MJD321	Karin   Kogermann	TÜ	Tanel   Tenson	KE	Effects   of macrolide antibiotics on bacterial physiology- cell filamentation
102	MJD322	Josep   Soler-Carbonell	TÜ	Martin   Ehala	ÜK	The   role and perception of English as a ‘global’ language in academic research   and higher education. Questions, policies and effects for “medium-sized”   language communities
103	MJD323	Triin   Vahisalu	TÜ	Hannes   Kollist	KE	Molecular   mechanisms of plant guard cell regulation in response to ozone
104	MJD327	Charly   France Alexandre Mayeux	TÜ	Peeter   Burk	LT	Alkali   metal ion affinities in the gas phase
105	MJD334	Maris   Berzins	TÜ	Tiit   Tammaru	ÜK	Domains   of Interethnic Contact in Latvia
106	MJD338	Jana   Temelova	TÜ	Tiit   Tammaru	ÜK,   KE	Social   aspects of neighbourhood change in pre-1989 city space: The Case of Estonian   and Czech Cities
107	MJD340	Evely   Leetma	TÜ	Tom   Lyche	LT	Smoothing   problems
108	MJD341	Mari   Palgi	TTÜ	Tõnis   Timmusk	TU,   KE	Molecular   studies of bHLH transcription factor daughterless and its mammalian homologue   TCF4 in Drosophila
109	MJD347	Lars   Fredrik Stöcker	TLÜ	Karsten   Brüggemann	ÜK	A   gradual transition: Perestroika, opposition, secession and transformation in   Estonia in the light of the border-crossing elite networks from the mid-1980s   to the early 1990s
110	MJD362	Larissa   Kus	TLÜ	Raivo   Vetik	ÜK	The   impact of power reversal, social changes, and division between ethnic groups   on intergroup relations and subjective well-being
111	MJD376	Jaanis   Juhanson	TÜ	Sara   Hallin	KE	Spatial   patterns of denitrifying microorganisms for improved mitigation strategies   for nitrous oxide emissions from arable land
112	MJD387	Luca   Marzola	TÜ	Stefan   Groote	LT	Exploring   new Physics through Astro-Particle Physics
113	MJD391	Oleksandr   Husev	TTÜ	Dmitri   Vinnikov	LT	Research,   design and implementation of qZS-derived DC/DC and multilevel DC/AC   converters
114	MJD398	Anna   Katarzyna Jasinska	TÜ	Arne   Sellin	KE	Structure-function   relationships of the water transport pathway of deciduous trees in light of   global climate change: Effects of increasing atmospheric humidity
115	MJD407	Petra   Tonarová	TTÜ	Olle   Hints	KE,   LT	Diversification   and biogeography of Silurian jawed polychaetes
116	MJD409	Martins   Kaprans	TÜ	Eva-Clarita   Pettai	ÜK	Stability   and dynamics of post-communist remembering: memory politics and agency in   Eastern Europe
117	MJD428	Kuno   Kooser	TÜ	Edwin   Kukk	LT	Vacuum-ultraviolet   spectroscopy for homogeneous molecular clusters and mixed biomolecule-solvent   clusters
118	MJD433	Larissa   Roots	TÜ	Timon   Rabczuk	LT	Multiscale   Methods for Fracture
119	MJD435	Christian   Spethmann	KBFI	Emidio   Gabrielli	LT	Researching   physics within and beyond the Standard Model
120	MJD437	Alexandr   Svetlicinii	TTÜ	Tanel   Kerikmäe	ÜK	Transplantation   of the EU competition rules and standards in a small market economy: case of   Estonia from regional, EU and international perspective
121	MJD438	Tiina   Tosens	EMÜ	Ülo   Niinemets	KE	Towards   better understanding of mesophyll conductance: the third major player in the   process of photosynthesis
122	MJD447	Oleg   Janson	KBFI	Alexander   Tsirlin	LT	Microscopic   modeling of magnetic materials using DFT+U and hybrid functionals
123	MJD450	Aet   Annist	TLÜ	Hannes   Palang	ÜK	Mapping   the migratory careers of transnational Estonians
124	MJD455	Julija   Gusca	TTÜ	Andres   Siirde	LT	Integrated   Assessment Analysis of Greenhouse Gases Emissions of Estonian Energy   Production Sector
125	MJD457	Helin   Räägel	TÜ	Marino   Zerial	TU	Identification   of the role and function of polarity-generating and actin-modulating proteins   in the formation of the peculiar hepatocytic polarity
126	MJD458	Uwe   Sperling	TÜ	Valter   Lang	ÜK	Research   in metalwork of Bronze Age Estonia – archaeometric and experimental methods   applied
127	MJD459	Sebastian   Fiedler	TLÜ	David   Ribeiro Lamas	ÜK	The   development and re-instrumentation of learning activity in the context of   creative work: potentials for systemic intervention into educational practise

Valdkonnad

• KE – Bio- ja keskkonnateadused
• ÜK – Ühiskonnateadused ja kultuur
• TU – Terviseuuringud
• LT – Loodusteadused ja tehnika

Partnerasutused

• TÜ – Tartu Ülikool
• TTÜ – Tallinna Tehnikaülikool
• TLÜ – Tallinna Ülikool
• EMÜ – Eesti Maaülikool
• KBFI – Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut
• KIRMUS – Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum