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| Elulookirjeldus (CV) | ||
| 1. | Eesnimi | Mait |
| 2. | Perekonnanimi | Metspalu |
| 3. | Töökoht | Eesti Biokeskus |
| 4. | Ametikoht | Teadur |
| 5. | Sünniaeg | 24.08.1975 (päev.kuu.aasta) |
| 6. | Haridus | magister |
| 7. | Teenistuskäik | Tartu Ülikool, bakalaureus, Loodusgeograafia ja maastiku ökoloogia, 1999 Tartu Ülikool, magister, Molekulaarbioloogia, 2001 Eesti Biokeskuse teadur alates 2005 |
| 8. | Teaduskraad | BA MSc |
| 9. | Teaduskraadi välja andnud asutus, aasta |
TÜ, 1999 TÜ, 2001 |
| 10. | Tunnustused | Bakalaureusetöö "Sümbiontne lämmastiku fikseerimine Alnus-Frankia sümbioosis". Juhendajad: Prof. Ülo Mander ja van. tead. Krista Lõhmus. pälvis Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia preemia. |
| 11. | Teadusorganisatsiooniline ja –administratiivne tegevus |
Administreerin EBK EU grante GENEMILL ja GENERA Eesti Inimesegeneetika ühingu liige |
| 12. | Juhendamisel kaitstud väitekirjad |
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| 13. | Teadustöö põhisuunad | Tänapäevaste inimpopulatsioonide geneetilise varieeruvuse uurimine selgitamaks anatoomiliselt moodsa inimese fülogeneesi ja fülogeogeograafiat. Põhiline rõhk on mitokondriaalse DNA varieeruvuse uurimisel (Lõuna) Aasias, mis on muuhulgas osutunud ülioluliseks mõistmaks Euraasia asustamist kaasaegse inimese poolt. |
| 14. | Jooksvad grandid | |
| 15. | Teaduspublikatsioonid |
Metspalu M, Kivisild T, Metspalu E, Parik J, Hudjashov G, Kaldma K, Serk P, Karmin M, Behar DM, Gilbert MT, Endicott P, Mastana S, Papiha SS, Skorecki K, Torroni A, Villems R (2004) Most of the extant mtDNA boundaries in South and Southwest Asia were likely shaped during the initial settlement of Eurasia by anatomically modern humans. BMC Genetics 5:26 Kivisild T, Rootsi S, Metspalu M, Mastana S, Kaldma K, Parik J, Metspalu E, Adojaan M, Tolk H-V, Stepanov V, Gölge M, Usanga E, Papiha SS, Cinnioglu C, King R, Cavalli-Sforza L, Underhill PA, Villems R (2003) The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists both in Indian tribal and caste populations. Am J Hum Genet 72:313-332 Kivisild T, Rootsi S, Metspalu M, Metspalu E, Parik J, Kaldma K, Usanga E, Mastana S, Papiha S, Villems R (2003) The Genetics of Language and Farming Spread in India. In: Bellwood P, Renfrew C (eds) Examining the farming/language dispersal hypothesis. The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, pp 215-222 Kivisild T, Papiha SS, Rootsi S, Parik J, Kaldma K, Reidla M, Laos S, Metspalu M, Pielberg G, Adojaan M, Metspalu E, Mastana SS, Wang Y, Gölge M, Demirtas H, Schnekenberg E, Stefano GF, Geberhiwot T, Claustres M, Villems R (2000) An Indian Ancestry: a key for understanding human diversity in Europe and beyond. In: Renfrew C, Boyle K (eds) Archaeogenetics: DNA and the population prehistory of Europe. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge, Cambridge, pp 267-279 Kivisild T, Bamshad MJ, Kaldma K, Metspalu M, Metspalu E, Reidla M, Laos S, Parik J, Watkins WS, Dixon ME, Papiha SS, Mastana SS, Mir MR, Ferak V, Villems R (1999) Deep common ancestry of Indian and western-Eurasian mitochondrial DNA lineages. Curr Biol 9:1331-1334 Kivisild T, Kaldma K, Metspalu M, Parik J, Papiha SS, Villems R (1999) The place of the Indian mitochondrial DNA variants in the global network of maternal lineages and the peopling of the Old World. In: Papiha SS, Deka R, Chakraborty R (eds) Genomic Diversity. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp 135-152 |
viimati muudetud: 19.10.2005
| Curriculum Vitae (CV) | ||
| 1. | First Name | Mait |
| 2. | Surname | Metspalu |
| 3. | Institution | Estonian Biocentre |
| 4. | Position | Scientist |
| 5. | Date of birth | 24.08.1975 (day.month.year) |
| 6. | Education | MSc |
| 7. | Research and professional experience |
BA in Physical geography and Landscape ecology, University of Tartu, 1999 MSc in Molecular biology, University of Tartu, 2001 Scientist at the Estonian Biocentre since 2005 |
| 8. | Academic degree | BA MSc |
| 9. | Dates and sites of earning the degrees |
University of Tartu, 1999 University of Tartu, 2001 |
| 10. | Honours/awards | BA in landscape ecology and physical geography, Tartu University. "Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Alnus-Frankia symbiosis". supervisors: Prof. Ülo Mander and sen. sci. Krista Lõhmus. The work was awarded a prize by the Estonian Academy of Sciences. |
| 11. | Research-administrative experience |
Project manager for EBC EU grants GENEMILL and GENERA member of the Estonian Society for Human Genetics |
| 12. | Supervised dissertations | |
| 13. | Current research program | Investigating the genetic variation of extant human populations in order to reconstruct phylogeny and understand phylogeography. The main emphasis has been on studying the variation of mtDNA in South Asia, which among other things, has proven invaluable in terms of understanding the peopling Eurasia by modern humans. |
| 14. | Current grant funding | |
| 15. | List of most important publications |
Metspalu M, Kivisild T, Metspalu E, Parik J, Hudjashov G, Kaldma K, Serk P, Karmin M, Behar DM, Gilbert MT, Endicott P, Mastana S, Papiha SS, Skorecki K, Torroni A, Villems R (2004) Most of the extant mtDNA boundaries in South and Southwest Asia were likely shaped during the initial settlement of Eurasia by anatomically modern humans. BMC Genetics 5:26 Kivisild T, Rootsi S, Metspalu M, Mastana S, Kaldma K, Parik J, Metspalu E, Adojaan M, Tolk H-V, Stepanov V, Gölge M, Usanga E, Papiha SS, Cinnioglu C, King R, Cavalli-Sforza L, Underhill PA, Villems R (2003) The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists both in Indian tribal and caste populations. Am J Hum Genet 72:313-332 Kivisild T, Rootsi S, Metspalu M, Metspalu E, Parik J, Kaldma K, Usanga E, Mastana S, Papiha S, Villems R (2003) The Genetics of Language and Farming Spread in India. In: Bellwood P, Renfrew C (eds) Examining the farming/language dispersal hypothesis. The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, pp 215-222 Kivisild T, Papiha SS, Rootsi S, Parik J, Kaldma K, Reidla M, Laos S, Metspalu M, Pielberg G, Adojaan M, Metspalu E, Mastana SS, Wang Y, Gölge M, Demirtas H, Schnekenberg E, Stefano GF, Geberhiwot T, Claustres M, Villems R (2000) An Indian Ancestry: a key for understanding human diversity in Europe and beyond. In: Renfrew C, Boyle K (eds) Archaeogenetics: DNA and the population prehistory of Europe. McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research University of Cambridge, Cambridge, pp 267-279 Kivisild T, Bamshad MJ, Kaldma K, Metspalu M, Metspalu E, Reidla M, Laos S, Parik J, Watkins WS, Dixon ME, Papiha SS, Mastana SS, Mir MR, Ferak V, Villems R (1999) Deep common ancestry of Indian and western-Eurasian mitochondrial DNA lineages. Curr Biol 9:1331-1334 Kivisild T, Kaldma K, Metspalu M, Parik J, Papiha SS, Villems R (1999) The place of the Indian mitochondrial DNA variants in the global network of maternal lineages and the peopling of the Old World. In: Papiha SS, Deka R, Chakraborty R (eds) Genomic Diversity. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp 135-152 |
last updated: 19.10.2005
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