Head: Marko Vendelin, phone +372 620 4169 http://sysbio.ioc.ee/

(A separate unit of IoC since August 1, 2007.)

The main aim of the laboratory is to study regulation of intracellular processes and understand functional influences of intracellular interactions. For this, a mixture of experimental and theoretical approaches are used.

Specific scientific interests, projects

• Intracellular compartmentation and diffusion restrictions, influence on bioenergetics
• How the fine structure of mitochondrion is influencing the dynamics of oxidative phosphorylation?
• Regulation of energy transfer in different types of cells
• Metabolic stability of heart muscle cells
• Interaction between mechanics and energetics of the heart