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PLANT SIGNAL RESEARCH GROUP
The focus of our research is to understand the interactions between plants and environment on a molecular level.
We develop state-of-the art systems for plant phenotyping.
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Meet The Team

Hannes Kollist
Professor of molecular plant biology
I am fascinated in researching mechanisms by which guard cells integrate information from outside as well as inside the leaf to adjust plant gas exchange. I am also excited in developing technologies that allow studying plant behavior in various growth conditions.

Dmitry Yarmolinsky
Associate Professor
I have done a long way from my PhD studies of thyroid cancer, research of plant sulfur metabolism to our current project on identification of new stomatal regulators. I am interested in roles of stomatal signaling in plant adaptation to ever-changing environmental conditions.
Heikko Rämma
Engineer

Bahtjor Rasulov
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I have headed the construction of over 10 unique gas-exchange systems for the study of physiological and biochemical processes in higher plants. Within past 11 years, my research interests include the study of the mechanisms of biochemical regulation of photosynthesis and secondary metabolism.



Olena Zamora
I am involved in the project that is aimed at the identification of new components in O3/ROS-induced stomatal closure. In addition, I am interested in studying roles of plant hormones in adaptation of stomatal aperture to environmental conditions.
Koit Aasumets
I am studying the mechanisms of human mitochondrial genome (nucleoids) maintenance in dynamic mitochondrial network. This includes studying the physical connections between ER-mitochondria that seem to an important role in these processes.
Chung-Yueh Yeh
I enjoy doing everything with plants.

Roman Leinus
I have a long-term experience in the development of the scientific instrumentation. To me is a big challenge to find solutions, and get accurate measurement data in all conditions.


Irina Rasulova
Ebe Merilo
I take care that all plants would be happy and dishes + glassware would shine.
My research focus is on stomatal regulation of model plants and crops. The interplay between water loss and leaf cooling which both depend on stomatal conductance is risingly important in terms of grain yield as well.

Pirko Jalakas
ALUMNI

Liina Jakobson
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I work at the Estonian Crop Research Institute as a researcher in plant genetics. My favourite topics are marker-assisted selection in crop breeding and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of crop plants. Among many other species our institute works with cereals such as wheat and barley, Solanum plants such as potato and tomato and also with legumes and rapeseed.

Karin SL Johansson
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My research is focused on plant water economy and the effects of global climate change on plants on different scales, from the molecular to the ecosystem level. Particularly, I am interested in plant responses to elevated CO2 concentration. Recently I have also become interested in the genetic regulation of cuticle formation, which is an important process for drought resistance in plants.