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Binh Ho Duy will defend his doctoral thesis titled „Osteogenesis imperfecta in Vietnam“ on 15 June 2017 at 14:00.

Aleksei Rakitin will defend his doctoral thesis titled „Metabolic effects of acute and chronic treatment with valproic acid in people with epilepsy“ on 3 April 2017 at 14:00. Supervisors: Associate Professor Sulev Haldre (UT Institute of Clinical Medicine) Professor Sulev Kõks (UT Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine)

Georgi Nellis will defend his doctoral thesis titled "The use of excipients in medicines administered to neonates in Europe" on 6 March 2017 at 13:00. Location: Ravila 19-1006 Supervisors: Professor Irja Lutsar, Associate Professor Tuuli Metsvaht Opponent: Catherine Tuleu (PhD), Reader in Pharmaceutics, Director, Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, UCL School of Pharmacy, London - UK.

Liidia Kiisk will defend her doctoral thesis titled „Long-term nutritional study: anthropometrical and clinico-laboratory assessments in renal replacement therapy patients after intensive nutritional counselling“ on 27 January 2017 at 14:00. Location: Ravila 19-1006

The Head of the Institute professor Joel Starkopf appointed Associate Professor Jana Jaal from the beginning of January 2017 as the Head of the Department of Hematology and Oncology. From year 2000 until 2016 the Head of the Department of Hematology and Oncology was professor Hele Everaus. The senate of the University awarded the title of Professor emerita to Hele Everaus in year 2016.

From the 2nd of January the Institute of Clinical Medicine has a new department - Department of Clinical Genetics. The Head of the Department is professor Katrin Õunap.

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a neoplastic disease of bone marrow and accounts for approximately 13% of all hematologic cancers. In Estonia the survival of MM is only 30 months whereas in the US it is considerably higher. This difference is mainly explained by different access to anti-myeloma agents in the US and Europe. On 9 September, experts of the subject from Estonia, the US and elsewhere will meet at the University of Tartu to discuss the latest developments of the disease and increase research cooperation with the US to improve the survival of MM patients in Estonia.

Under the leadership of the University of Tartu medical researchers, a 958,804 euro grant was received in tight competition from the European Commission to develop medical education in Vietnam in cooperation of four European and four Vietnamese medical universities. European researchers will support creating the first doctoral programme of medicine which is also supported by the government of Vietnam.

The senate of the university awarded the title of Associate Professor emerita to Kadri Matt. The decision is effective as of 1st of June 2016. Kadri Matt worked at the university as an Associate Professor from 1990 until 2014, after that until today she holds the position of a Lecturer. See also the list of associate professors emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine.

The senate of the university awarded the title of Professor emerita to Hele Everaus. The decision is effective as of 1st of September 2016. Hele Everaus has been working at the university for more than 30 years, including 22 years as a Professor, 6 years as an Associate Professor and 5 years as a Vice Rector for Development. From year 2000, Hele Everaus has been leading the Department of Hematology and Oncology - at the University of Tartu and at the Tartu University Hospital.

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The senate of the university has elected three professors: Professor of Neurology – Pille Taba Professor of Surgical Diseases – Peep Talving Professor of Clinical Psychopharmacology – Eduard Maron The professors' contracts begin from the 1st of September 2016.