Toivo Maimets#
| Membership Number: | 2277 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Main Country of Residence: | ESTONIA |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2004 |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2008 Director, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Unversity of Tartu, (Estonia)
- since 1992 Professor of Cell Biology, Unversity of Tartu, (Estonia)
- 2001–2007 Director, National Centre of Excellence for Gene and Environmental Technologies, Unversity of Tartu, (Estonia)
- 2006–2007 Visiting Professor, University of Newcastle, (United Kingdom)
- 2003–2005 Minister of Education and Research, Republic of Estonia, (Estonia)
- 1999–2003 Director, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Tartu, (Estonia)
- 1995–1998 Vice-rector for Research and Development, University of Tartu, (Estonia)
- 1993–1995 Dean, Faculty of Biology and Geography, University of Tartu, (Estonia)
- 1986–1992 Secretary for Science Estonian Biocentre, (Estonia)
- 1985–1989 post-doc and Research Scientist, Marie Curie Cancer Research Institute, (United Kingdom)
- 1978–1986 technician and research scientist, University of Tartu, (Estonia)
Fields of Scholarship
- Cell biology
- Cancer
- Stem cells
- Bioethics
- Characterization of intracellular signal transduction pathways responsible for cell cycle regulation, DNA damage control and tumorigenesis
- Molecular mechanisms governing cell developmental potency
- Methods for screening low-molecular-weight compounds
- Mechanisms of AHR-dependent regulation of cell pluripotency
- Development of miRNA replacement therapy methods
Honours and Awards
- Member, Research, Innovation and Science Policy Expert (RISE) High-level Group, (European Commission, Brussels)
- Member, European Research and Innovation Area Board (ERIAB, Brussels)
- Member, Estonian Research Council Governing Board
- Estonian Biotechnology Association, Member of the Board
- European Medicines Agency, Committee of Advanced Therapies (London), member
- European Molecular Biology Conference (Heidelberg), president(2010)
- Tartu City Council, member
- Tartu University Centre of Ethics, Chairman of the Board (2009)
- Academia Europea, Member
- European Association for Cancer Research, Member
- American Association for Cancer Research, Member
