23 September, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Piret van der Sman, "Occurrence and Characterization of Potato-Infecting Viruses and Their Strains in Estonia"

Supervisor: Dr. Merike Sõmera, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

Co-supervisor: Prof. emer. Lilian Järvekülg, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

Opponents: 

• Dr. Adrian Fox, Plant Health Divison, Fera Science Ltd, York, United Kingdom
• Prof Kaire Loit, Chair of Plant Health, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia