TreeBioTEC

    TreeBioTEC

    The ERA Chair in Tree Bioengineering (TreeBioTEC) was established at the University of Tartu in 2025 with the prestigious European Research Area (ERA) ERA Chair grant awarded to Institute of Bioengineering to establish a research group working on tree bioengineering & tree biology.
    ERA Chair Holder professor Yrjö Eero Helariutta will lead the process and now we have opened a call for Research Leader / PI of the New Team.

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    TreeBioTEC Welcomes Jarkko Tapani Salojärvi as a Research Leader (PI) of the Project

    We are pleased to announce that Jarkko Tapani Salojärvi has joined the University of Tartu’s Institute of Bioengineering as a Research Leader (PI) of the TreeBioTEC project as of 3 March 2026. Dr. Salojärvi brings extensive international experience in plant genomics, computational biology, and forest biotechnology. His scientific background spans functional genomics, evolutionary biology, and population genomics, with strong expertise…

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    Prof. Yrjö Eero Helariutta Delivered His Inaugural Lecture at the University of Tartu

    On 10 February 2026, ERA Chair Prof. Yrjö Eero Helariutta, a leading figure in plant developmental biology worldwide, delivered his inaugural lecture at the University of Tartu Assembly Hall (Ülikooli 18). Titled “From Tree Biology to Dendroengineering”, the lecture introduced Prof. Helariutta’s scientific vision and outlined the molecular and developmental biology foundations that support the TreeBioTEC project’s mission. The event…

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    Upcoming Inaugural Lecture by ERA Chair Prof. Yrjö Eero Helariutta

    The TreeBioTEC project is pleased to announce the upcoming inaugural lecture of ERA Chair Prof. Yrjö Eero Helariutta, a leading figure in plant developmental biology worldwide. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 at 16:15 in the University of Tartu Assembly Hall (Ülikooli 18).Full details are available in the official University of Tartu announcement:https://ut.ee/en/news/professor-yrjo-helariutta-presents-potential-tree-biology-dendroengineering-his-inaugural. Titled “From Tree…

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    Yrjö Eero Helariutta

    ERA-Chair Holder

    Professor of dendroengineering at Institute of Bioengineering

    University of Tartu

    yrjo.helariutta@helsinki.fi

    Ilona Faustova

    Director of Institute of Bioengineering

    University of Tartu

    Programme Director of Science&Technology and Bioengineering

    Ilona.faustova@ut.ee

    Hannes Kollist

    Coordinator of TreeBioTEC project

    Professor of molecular plant biology at Institute of Bioengineering

    University of Tartu

    Hannes.kollist@ut.ee

    www.plantsignalresearch.com

    Tõnu Esko

    Vice Rector for Development

    University of Tartu

    tonu.esko@ut.ee