Artur Lind
Artur Lind (1927-1989) was an Estonian molecular biologist, who is also considered the founder of this field in Estonia. He studied protein biosynthesis, molecular biology methods, the structure of ribonucleic acid, methods for determining the sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid, oncogenes, and the structure and function of the ribosome, including being the first to isolate low-molecular-weight ribonucleic acid (5S-RNA) from eukaryotic ribosomes. Many of today’s Estonian top scientists in the filed have worked and studied under him, such as Richard Villems, Mart Saarma, Mart Ustav, Toivo Maimets and Andres Metspalu.
To honor Artur Lind’s significant contribution to Estonian science, the Estonian Genome Foundation established the Artur Lind Scholarship Fund in 2001. The purpose of this fund is to support the academic activities of students and researchers in Estonia in the fields of genetics and biotechnology through targeted scholarships.
Apply for the scholarship!
After a brief hiatus, the Institute of Genomics of University of Tartu, in collaboration with the Estonian Genome Foundation, is pleased to once again invite all doctoral students studying in Estonia, whose work is related to biomedicine, biotechnology, genomics, molecular biology, and adjacent fields, to apply for the scholarship. The scholarship will be ceremonially handed over at the Gene Forum conference.
The award fund of the scholarship is
5000 €
Important information about the scholarship
To apply for the scholarship, please submit the following:
- 3 to 5-minute short video on hte topic “Genetic science and me 10 years from now”
- Candidate’s CV
- Letter of recommendation from supervisor
Please send the link to the video along with additional documentation via e-mail to kaisa.lankots@ut.ee
- The purpose of the fund is to recognize doctoral students studying in Estonian universities whose research topic is related to biomedicine, biotechnology, genomics, molecular biology and adjacent fields
- The application deadline is September 1, 2024
- This year’s prize fund of the scholarship is €5,000.
- The scholarship committee has the right to divide the scholarship fund into several smaller scholarships if necessary, in the event that among the applications received, more than one applicant stands out.
- If the scholarship competition does not receive applications of sufficient level and justification, the scholarship committee has the right not to award the scholarship that year.