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Elulookirjeldus (CV)
1.Eesnimi Merike
2.Perekonnanimi Merimaa
3.Töökoht TÜ Molekulaar- ja Rakubioloogia Instituut
4.Ametikoht Teadur
5.Sünniaeg 15.06.1977 (päev.kuu.aasta)
6.Haridus Tartu Ülikool, 1999, põhikooli loodusteaduste õpetaja,
Tartu Ülikool, 2000, B.Sc molekulaarbioloogia ja geneetika erialal
Tartu Ülikool, 2002, M.Sc mikrobioloogia erialal
7.Teenistuskäik 2000-2002 TÜ MRI geneetika õppetooli magistrant,
alates 2003 TÜ MRI geneetika õppetooli doktorant,
alates 2003 TÜ MRI geneetika õppetooli teadur
8.Teaduskraad M.Sc (mikrobioloogia)
9.Teaduskraadi välja
andnud asutus, aasta
Tartu Ülikool, 2002
10.Tunnustused
11.Teadusorganisatsiooniline
ja –administratiivne
tegevus
Eesti Mikrobioloogide Ühenduse liige
12.Juhendamisel kaitstud
väitekirjad
13.Teadustöö põhisuunad Kataboolsete geenide võrdlev uurimine fenooli -ja p-kresooli lagundavates bakteritüvedes
14.Jooksvad grandid
15.Teaduspublikatsioonid

E. Heinaru, M. Merimaa, S. Viggor, M. Lehiste, I. Leito, J. Truu, A. Heinaru (2005) Biodegradation efficiency of functionally important populations selected for bioaugmentation in phenol- and oil-polluted area. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 51, 363-373.

M. Merimaa, E. Heinaru, M. Lehiste, S. Viggor, A. Heinaru (2003). Genetic and physiological characterisation of phenol- and p-cresol-degrading bacteria selected for bioaugmentation in oil- and phenol-polluted area. Proc. Kalmar ECO-TECH'03., 441-450.

S. Viggor, E. Heinaru, J. Loponen, M. Merimaa, T. Tenno, A. Heinaru (2002). Biodegradation of dimethylphenols by bacteria with different ring-cleavage pathways of phenolic compounds. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 1, 19-26.

E. Heinaru, S. Viggor, E. Vedler, J. Truu, M. Merimaa, A. Heinaru (2001). Reversible accumulation of p-hydroxybenzoate and catechol determines the sequential decomposition of phenolic compounds in mixed substrate cultivations in pseudomonads. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 37, 78-89

S. Viggor, E. Heinaru, M. Merimaa, T. Tenno, A. Heinaru (2001). Degradation of phenolic compounds by bacteria isolated from river water continuously polluted with leachate of oil shale semicoke ash heaps. Proc. 5th Finnish Conference of Environmental Sciences,p. 191-194.

viimati muudetud: 10.10.2005

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
1.First Name Merike
2.Surname Merimaa
3.Institution Tartu University, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
4.Position Researcher
5.Date of birth 15.06.1977 (day.month.year)
6.Education University of Tartu, 1999, teacher of natural science,
University of Tartu, 2000, B.Sc in molecularbiology and genetics
University of Tartu, 2002, M.Sc in microbiology
7.Research and
professional experience
University of Tartu, 2000-2002, M.Sc student,
University of Tartu, since 2003 PhD Student
University of Tartu, since 2003 researcher in department of genetics
8.Academic degree M.Sc (Microbiology)
9.Dates and sites of
earning the degrees
University of Tartu, 2002
10.Honours/awards
11.Research-administrative
experience
Member of Estonian Society for Microbiology
12.Supervised dissertations
13.Current research program Diversity of catabolic genes in phenol -and p-cresol degrading bacteria
14.Current grant funding
15.List of most important publications

E. Heinaru, M. Merimaa, S. Viggor, M. Lehiste, I. Leito, J. Truu, A. Heinaru (2005) Biodegradation efficiency of functionally important populations selected for bioaugmentation in phenol- and oil-polluted area. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 51, 363-373.

M. Merimaa, E. Heinaru, M. Lehiste, S. Viggor, A. Heinaru (2003). Genetic and physiological characterisation of phenol- and p-cresol-degrading bacteria selected for bioaugmentation in oil- and phenol-polluted area. Proc. Kalmar ECO-TECH'03., 441-450.

S. Viggor, E. Heinaru, J. Loponen, M. Merimaa, T. Tenno, A. Heinaru (2002). Biodegradation of dimethylphenols by bacteria with different ring-cleavage pathways of phenolic compounds. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 1, 19-26.

E. Heinaru, S. Viggor, E. Vedler, J. Truu, M. Merimaa, A. Heinaru (2001). Reversible accumulation of p-hydroxybenzoate and catechol determines the sequential decomposition of phenolic compounds in mixed substrate cultivations in pseudomonads. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol., 37, 78-89

S. Viggor, E. Heinaru, M. Merimaa, T. Tenno, A. Heinaru (2001). Degradation of phenolic compounds by bacteria isolated from river water continuously polluted with leachate of oil shale semicoke ash heaps. Proc. 5th Finnish Conference of Environmental Sciences,p. 191-194.

last updated: 10.10.2005

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