Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Tartu University
23 Riia St. 51010 Tartu
Estonia

1978 - 1989

Kohtla-Järve Secondary School No. 5, Estonia

1989 - 1993    

B. Sc. studies at the Department of Biology, Tartu University, Estonia

1993 - 1995

M. Sc. studies at the Chair of Biochemistry,
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Tartu University, Estonia

1999 - 2003

Ph. D. studies at the Division of Animal Physiology,
Department of Biosciences,
Faculty of Science,
Helsinki University, Finland
Thesis: “Effects of embryological parameters on the success of fresh and frozen embryo transfers”, supervised by Docent Anne-Maria Suikkari, M.D., Ph.D. and Docent Timo Tuuri, Ph.D.

Scientist at the Department of Biochemistry, Division of Chemistry, Uppsala University, Sweden

Head of the IVF laboratory, at the Nõmme Women’s Hospital,Tallinn, Estonia

Scientist at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Department of Biotechnology, Tartu University, Estonia

Signe Altmae, Kadri Haller, Maire Peters, Merli Saare, Outi Hovatta, Anneli Stavreus-Evers, Agne Velthut, Helle Karro, Andres Metspalu, Andres Salumets,
Aromatase gene (CYP19A1) allele variants are essential to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation outcome 
RBMOnline, Volume 17, No 3, September 2008 

Haller K, Sikut A, Karro H, Uibo R, Salumets A.
Circulating anti-follicle-stimulating hormone immunoglobulin A in women: a sperm-prone reaction of mucosal tolerance?
Fertility and Sterility. 2007 Dec 21; [Epub ahead of print].
 
Haller K, Salumets A, Uibo R.
Anti-FSH antibodies associate with poor outcome of ovarian stimulation in IVF.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2008;16(3):350-355. 

Roovere T, Peters M, Horelli-Kuitunen N, Molter-Vaar T, Punab M, Rootsi S, Poolamets O, Salumets A. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of the derivative Y chromosome: a case study of an azoospermic patient. Clin Genet. 2007 Nov;72(5):460-3.

Saare M, Belousova A, Punab M, Peters M, Haller K, Ausmees K, Poolamets O, Karro H, Metspalu A, Salumets A. Androgen receptor gene haplotype is associated with male infertility. Int J Androl. 2007 Jul 25.

Altmae, S., Haller, K., Peters, M., Hovatta, O., Stavreus-Evers, A., Karro, H., Metspalu, A., Salumets, A. Allelic estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) gene variants predict the outcome of ovarian stimulation in in vitro fertilization. Molecular Human Reproduction, May 30, 2007.

Haller, K., Laisk, T., Peters, M., Talving, E., Karits, P., Karro, H., Uibo, R., Salumets, A. (2007) VNTR I/I genotype of insulin gene is associated with the increase of follicle number independent from polycystic ovary syndrome.
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 86(6):726-32.

Haller K, Sarapik A, Talja I, Salumets A, Uibo R. "Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation changes the prevalence of serum autoantibodies in in vitro fertilization patients". 
Am J Reprod Immunol. 2006 Nov;56(5-6):364-70.

Andres Salumets, Anne-Maria Suikkari, Sirpa Mäkinen, Helle Karro, Anu Roos ja Timo Tuuri
“Frozen embryo transfers: implications of clinical and embryological factors on the pregnancy outcome” 
Human Reproduction 2006 21(9): 2368-2374;

S. Altmäe, A. Runina, M. Kuningas, T. Kahre, M. Peters, A. Ehrenberg, H. Karro, A. Salumets, A. Metspalu. Loote reesusstaatuse mitte-invasiivne diagnostika - prenataalse diagnostika uus võimalus Eestis.
Eesti Arst 12/2005: 847-853.

Salumets, A., Horelli-Kuitunen, N., Suikkari, A-M., Metspalu, A. and Tuuri, T. (2004). Elevated incidence of chromosomally chaotic embryos among frozen-thawed preimplantation embryos. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 114, 59-63.

Salumets, A., Hydén-Granskog, C., Mäkinen, S., Suikkari, A-M., Tiitinen, A. and Tuuri, T. (2003). Early cleavage predicts the viability of human embryos in elective single embryo transfer procedures. Human Reproduction, 18, 821-5.

Salumets, A., Tuuri, T., Mäkinen, S., Vilska, S., Husu, L., Tainio, R. and Suikkari, A-M. (2003). The effect of developmental stage of embryos at freezing on the pregnancy outcome of frozen-thawed embryo transfers. Human Reproduction, 1890-5.

Salumets, A., Suikkari, A-M., Möls, T., Söderström-Anttila, V. and Tuuri, T. (2002). Influence of oocytes and spermatozoa on early embryonic development. Fertility and Sterility, 78, 1082-7.

Salumets, A., Hydén-Granskog, C., Suikkari, A-M., Tiitinen, A. and Tuuri, T. (2001). The predictive value of pronuclear morphology of zygotes in the assessment of human embryo quality. Human Reproduction, 16, 2177-81.

Henriksson G., Salumets, A., Divne, C. and Petersson, G. (1997). Studies of cellulose binding by cellobiose dehydrogenase and a comparison with cellobiohydrolase 1. Biochem J., 15, 833-8.