Mart Saarma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mart Saarma

Estonian molecular biologist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1949

Place of Birth: Tartu, Livonia Governorate, Sweden

Profession: molecular biologist

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mart Saarma (born 29 June 1949 in Tartu) is an Estonian molecular biologist, member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.
He is the third child of the professors of the medical department of Tartu University – Jüri Saarma (psychiatrist) and Valve Erika Saarma (gastroenterologist).
He has worked both in Moscow, Helsinki and Basel.
His main research is dedicated to plant viruses and virus resistance, the development of the nervous system and the mechanisms of the death of nerve cells and the possibilities to use nerve growth factors in case of treating neurodegenerative diseases.