An innovative platform for Estonia-Norway research-based teaching in bioinformatics and gene editing

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: &quot;Roboto Condensed&quot;"><span style="font-size: 10pt"><span style="background-color: #FFFFFF">The project “An innovative platform for Estonia-Norway research-based teaching in bioinformatics and gene editing” will develop tools for teaching two cutting-edge technologies needed in almost all fields of Life Sciences. The project will be coordinated by TalTech and will have as partner NMBU. Group leaders are plant scientist experts in one of these technologies with teaching experience at universities. During the project, material for lectures and practical work in the laboratories will be developed. These tools will be tested in two 10 days long intensive courses for MSc and PhD students. During the courses, students will benefit from interaction with another culture in a different educational atmosphere. The tools developed will be presented at the end of the project in a seminar in TalTech with PhD students presenting their work. A special emphasis will be given to gene editing technologies, including science policy, since this topic is of interest to different stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

The donor partner’s contribution was from the scientific (professional) point of view very important, since the expertise in RNA sequencing explained from basics till the most updated level is missing at both universities. The cooperation between the partners will continue and new applications for a cooperation are looked for example for another joint pedagogical project, but mainly for research projects including other universities (HE, NordForsk).

Project partners

• Norwegian University of Life Sciences Donor project partner· Norway