ANATOMY 1 Name of the Department: Department ... - Biomeedikum

APPENDIX I-VIII
Curriculum Vitae of the staff
PHYSIOLOGY
VASAR, EERO Date of birth: 17.09.1954Gender: maleCitizenship: EstoniaAddress: 27 Hurda Street,
51005 Tartu, EstoniaEducational history: 1973-1979 - Student, Medical Faculty, University of Tartu
1979-1983 - Ph.D. student, Departments of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of TartuAcademic
degrees (with year and university): Doctor of Medical Sciences, 5/02/1992: "Role of
cholecystokinin receptors in the regulation of behaviour and in the action of haloperidol and
diazepam", University of Tartu1992 - Professor of Physiology, University of TartuEmployment and
professional experience: 1983-1991 - Head, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Institute of General
and Molecular Pathology, University of Tartu.1991-up to now- Professor and Head, Department of
Physiology, University of Tartu. Administrative experience: Vice Dean of Research and Development,
Medical Faculty, University of Tartu, 2000Honours and awards:Membership in academic and
scientific societies: 1991 - up to now - a president of the Estonian Physiological Society1991 - a
member of the Estonian Pharmacological Society1992 - a member of the Estonian Society of
Biological Psychiatry1994 - a member of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society1996 - a
member of the Estonian Science Award Committee1996 – a council member of the Federation of
European Physiological Societies1997 - a member of the Estonian Science Competence Board1998 -
a member of the European College of NeuropsychopharmacologyCurrent research program and
grants: 1999-2002 - The research grant from the Estonian Science Foundation “Generation and
characterization of brain-specific CCKB knockout mouse: new model for investigating the role of
cholecystokinin in the central nervous system”. 1999-2001 - James S. McDonnel Foundation Grant
(U.S.A.) “Neuropeptide receptor signal transduction as a target for drug development for the treatment
of cognitive disorders”Supervision of dissertations: Andres Soosaar, Ph.D. degree in 1989Jaanus
Harro, Ph.D. degree in 1990Aavo Lang, Ph.D. degree in 1995Sulev Kõks - Ph.D.degree in 1999Vallo
Volke - Ph.D. degree in 1999Publications: more than 250 full and short scientific papers
TEESALU, SELMA Date of birth: 15.Dec. 1930Gender: FemaleCitizenship: EstoniaAddress: Sõpruse
pst. 3-13,Tartu 50605, EstoniaEducational history: 1954 Medical Faculty of Tartu UniversityAcademic
degrees (with year and university): Ph.D 1965 University of TartuM.D 1975 Universty of TartuEmployment
and professional experience: 1953 Department of Physiology Universty of Tartu
1967 Assist. Prof.1977-1995 Prof.1995 Prof. EmeritusAdministrative experience: noneHonours and
awards: medal of the Faculty of Medicine, Universty of Tartu 1996Membership in academic and scientific
societies: Estonian physiologiacal Society; Estonian Society of Osteoporosis; Estonian Society
of Nutritional SciensiesCurrent research program and grants: Investigation of OsteoporosisSupervision
of dissertations: Ph.D Meeli Roosalu, 1984Publications: 162
KINGISEPP, PEET-HENN 2. Date of birth: 10 December 19363. Gender: male4. Citizenship: Estonian5.
Address: Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine University of Tartu, Ravila 19, Tartu
50411 ESTONIA6. Educational history: 1954-1961 University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine7. Academic
degrees: PhD 1973 Regulation of external respiration during intermittent and continuous
physical exercise8. Employment and professional experience: 1963-1970 researcher at the laboratory
of biophysics, University of Tartu,1970-73 PhD student at the Dept. of Physiology, 1973-75 assistant
at the Dept. of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1975-78 sen. lecturer at the Dept. of Physiology,
from 1980 associate professor at the Dept. of Physiology9. Administrative experience: Participation
in EU Tempus Programme Project S_JEP-12402-9710. Honors/awards: medal of the Faculty
of Medicine, University of Tartu 199711. Membership in academic and scientific societies: member
of Executive Committe of Estonian Society of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics and
member of the Estonian Physiological Society12. Current research program and grant: Studies on
respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, automatization of lung function studies.Target financed
project - Investigation of external respiration and circulation in children and adults TARFS
0417Estonian Science Foundation grant No 4363 Lung function studies in Estonian schoolchildren
Studies on dynamic and static lung parameters and diffusing capacity in adults13. Supervision of dissertations
Jana Kivastik Lung function in Estonian Schoolchildren: relationship with anthropometric indices
and respiratory symptoms, reference values for dynamic spirometry Tartu 200014.
Publications: 139 publications
SOOSAAR, ANDRES Date of birth: July 2, 1961Gender: maleCitizenship: EstoniaAddress: Biomeedikum,
Dept. Physiology, University of Tartu, 19 Ravila Street, Tartu 50411, EstoniaEducational history:
University of Tartu, Medical School, MD, 19851985-88 - Postgraduate Student, Departments of
Pharmacology and Physiology, University of TartuAcademic degrees (with year and university): Can-
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