Last week, the Department of Microbiology, Virology, and Biotechnology at Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University held the XIX International Summer School "Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and Biomedicine." This scientific event, held annually since 2005, aims to provide high-quality education, promote cutting-edge science, and support the development of young scientists, even amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine. The Summer School serves as a platform where Ukrainian students, graduate students, and young scientists from various countries can interact and listen to lectures from leading scientists worldwide on a wide range of topics in modern biology, biotechnology, and biomedicine.

From June 20 to July 12, 2022, at the Microbiology, Virology and Biotechnology Department of the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University the XVII International Summer School for young scientists, postgraduates and masters in molecular biology, biotechnology and biomedicine was held.

On February 16, 2021, the Faculty of Biology hosted a thematic event "Night at the Museum" dedicated to the International Charles Darwin Day. Director of museum Ph.D. V.O. Lobkov told students of Odessa schools about valuable collections and scientific research carried out in the museum.

On September 10, 2020, as a result of secret voting by the labor collective of Biology Faculty, the candidate of biological sciences, associate professor of the Department of Hydrobiology and General Ecology, Veniamin Veniaminovich Zamorov, born in 1963, was elected to the post of Dean of the Biology Faculty.

In the framework of the project "Erasmus +. Key Action 1 – Mobility for learners and staf – Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility», direction internationalization of education, associate professors of microbiology, virology and biotechnology Rusakova M.Yu. and Zinchenko O.Yu. received a grant for a business trip to the University of Umeå, Sweden, in October 2020. 1st year graduate student Valeria Zymovets received a grant to study during the autumn semester of the 2020/2021 academic year.

The following international projects are continued at the Faculty of Biology of ONU:

“High Five” Education Internationalization Project, coordinated by Umeå University, Sweden. The main goal of the project is the integration of Ukraine into the European educational space.
Рroject duration: January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020.

An astrophysical conference is held annually at ONU. This year it was the sixth Gamow international conference “New Trends in Astrophysics, Cosmology and Radioastronomy after Gamow”, which was jointly held with the nineteenth Gamow summer school “Astronomy and beyond: Astrophysics, Cosmology, Gravitation, Cosmomicrophysics, Radioastronomy and Astrobiology", August 11-18 in Odesa.

From 10 to 22 june 2019 year Odesa Mechnikov National University, Danylo Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Vinograds’kyj Society of Microbiologists of Ukraine and Odesa Society of Biologists and Biotechnologists hold  ХІІ International School-Conference “Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology”. Main thematically direction - Molecular Microbiology.

 At the 153rd anniversary of the ONU, the Rectorate, the Trade Union and the Culture Center announce the Review-competition of creative teams and individual performers among students and staff of the I.I. Mechnikov ONU Department.

The seminar "Maintenance of fish and marine mammals under artificial conditions" took place in the building of the Faculty of Biology at Shampansky lane from June 16 to 18, 2017. The seminar was attended by both professional biologists, aquarium and dolphin workers (Odessa Dolphinarium "Nemo"), as well as fans representing the club movement: the club of lovers of iridescent skinny "SKLIK" - Ukraine, "Killi Club de France (KCF)" - France , "Skandinavisk Killi Selskab (SKS)" - Sweden.

"Molecular microbiology and biotechnology"

The holiday will be held on May 20-21 in the Botanical Garden of Odessa National University at Franzuskii Boulevard 48/50. There are an exhibition of paintings, master classes, a school of young gardeners in the program

We are waiting for you from 10 to 18.00

The open lectures on Week of plants will be helb on the 15 – 19-th of May at the Biology Faculty in the room 82 (Champagne lane 2). Everyone is welcome