The academic staff of the Institute of Clinical Medicine is leading around 30 different scientific projects. The research is in tight connection with the research of other institutes of the Faculty of Medicine, especially the Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine.
Here you may find the lead research areas of the Institute of Clinical Medicine.
Period: 2026-2030
Contact: Associate Professor Annika Reintam Blaser
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Project`s name: Determinants of the clinical, genetic, and hemodynamic profile of cardiac conduction disorders in disease development and prognosis. New treatment options - cardiac conduction system pacing
Period: 2026-2030
Contact: Research Fellow Silver Heinsar
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Project`s name: Determinants in the course and prognosis of coronary artery disease – an integrated clinical and genetic-metabolomic approach study
Period: 2024-2028
Contact: Associate Professor Priit Kampus
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Project`s name: Establishment of Estonian Cancer Center for initiating, managing, executing, and coordinating activities in cancer research and care
Period: 2024-2027
Contact: Associate Professor Sander Pajusalu
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Project's name: Oligogenic inheritance in genetic diseases
Period: 2022-2026
Contact: Associate Professor Sander Pajusalu
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Project`s name: Multiomics approach in discovery of new rare diseases
Period: 2024-2028
Contact: Professor Katrin Õunap
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Project`s name: Rare Diseases Partnership
Period: 2024-2027
Contact: Professor Katrin Õunap
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Project's name: IMPROVing lifElong health and development for children and adults born very PRETERM – observational studies to enhance randomised trials for comparative effectiveness research
Period: 2025-2028
Contact: Heili Varendi
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Project's name: Exposomic determinants of increasingly common childhood chronic illnesses
Period: 2022-2026
Contact: Professor Vallo Tillmann
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Project's name: Unveiling early links between idiopathic polyneuropathy and Parkinson's disease
Period: 2025-2029
Contact: Professor Pille Taba
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Project´s name: Clinical, Molecular and Genetic Profiling of Young-Onset Ischemic Stroke
Period: 2023-2027
Contact: Professor Janika Kõrv
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Project`s name: Pediatric Stroke: Risk Factors, Neurodevelopmental Outcome and Quality of Life: Prognostic Factors for Outcome, Including Brain Plasticity
Period:2023-2027
Contact: Associate Professor Pilvi Ilves
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Project's name: Improving the diagnosis and treatment options for recurrent vaginal infections
Period: 2025-2026
Contact: Research Fellow Merli Saare
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Project`s name: Unravelling Molecular Aspects of Endometrial Aging
Period: 2026-2027
Contact: Research Fellow Marina Loid
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Project`s name: Cross-sectoral alliance as the key for innovation-driven business success of Estonian and Greek reproductive healthcare
Period: 2023-2026
Contact: Professor Andres Salumets
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Project`s name: Prediction and prevention of late effects in AYA cancer survivors
Period: 2025-2030
Contact: Professor Andres Salumets
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Project`s name: Induced pluripotent stem cells in modeling polycystic ovarian syndrome: Unveiling pathogenesis, cellular communication, and therapeutic potential through a focus on multi-lineage differentiation potential and extracellular vesicle profiling
Period: 2025-2027
Contact: Professor Andres Salumets
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Period: 2022-2026
Contact: Professor Jaak Kals
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