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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    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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    Guest Lecture by Dr Hiroyuki Iida on Plant Barrier Regeneration

    On 12 November 2025, Dr Hiroyuki Iida (University of Helsinki) delivered a guest lecture at the Institute of Bioengineering, University of Tartu, within the framework of TreeBioTEC activities.The lecture focused on how plants monitor and maintain barrier integrity, highlighting gas diffusion as a key signalling mechanism in mature roots. Recent high-impact research on barrier tissue regeneration was presented.The event contributed…

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    Media Interview with Prof. Chung-Jui (CJ) Tsai in ERR Novaator

    Following her visit to the University of Tartu, Prof. Chung-Jui (CJ) Tsai was featured in an interview published on 13 October 2025 in ERR Novaator, Estonia’s leading science communication portal. The interview was organised by TreeBioTEC Coordinator Prof. Hannes Kollist and introduced both Prof. Tsai’s pioneering research in forest biotechnology and the TreeBioTEC ERA Chair project, funded by the European…

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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