Address of the Department: 

Faculty of Biology, Shampansky Lane, 2, Odesa, 65058

Ph. (0482) 68-11-02

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Head of Department

Sabina Chebotar

Doctor of sciences in biology, full professor, leading researcher, corresponding member of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Scientific secretary of Department

Svitlana Bilokon, candidate of sciences in biology,

associate professorEmployees of the Department

Staff teachers:

• Tetiana Alieksieieva, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Oleksandr Budniak, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Oleksandr Zaporoshchenko, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Oleksandr Sechnyak, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Andrii Sorokyn, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Nataliia Fedorko, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor
• Snizhana Chernadchuk, candidate of sciences in biology, associate professor

Research-accessory staff:

• Zoia Myros, rank I specialist
• Natalia Streltsova, rank I specialist
• Nataliia Motruk, senior assistant
• Alla Teslenko, head of the laboratory

Specialization of the Department: The genetic mechanisms of ontogenetic and phylogenetic adaptation, biochemistry, laboratory diagnostics

Main directions of scientific activity of the Department

• Dynamics of the genetic structure of experimental and natural Drosophilidae populations
• Monitoring of  environmental factors  mutagenic effects  on model objects and agricultural crops;
• Ecological and genetic aspects of adaptation and genetic polymorphism of living systems.
• Molecular genetic analysis of genetic and biochemical diversity of living systems.
• Biochemistry of stress and adaptation.
• Assessment of the status of vitamins in the living organism under the influence of various physiological, pathological and extreme factors.
• Energy status of living organisms under different environmental conditions.
• Peculiarities of metabolically active substances functioning  in living organisms during gerontogenesis.
• The functioning of metabolomes in the norm and in the simulation of pathological states of the body.

Partners of the Department of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Genetics

• Plant breeding and genetics institute - National center of seed and Cultivar Investigation, City of Odesa, Ukraine
• NSC "Institute of viticulture and wine making named after V. E. Tairov" National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, City of Odesa, Ukraine
• Odesa National Medical University, Research Institute of molecular genetics and cellular medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, City of Odesa,
• Ukraine
• Ivan Franko Lviv National University, City of Lviv, Ukraine
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology, City of Kyiv, Ukraine
• V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, School of Biology, Department of Genetics and Cytology, City of Kharkiv, Ukraine
• Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, City of Kyiv, Ukraine
• The Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, City of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, City of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Ukrainian Institute for Plant Variety Examination, City of Kyiv,
• Institute оf Irrigated Agriculture оf National Academy of Agrarian Sciences, m. Kherson, Ukraine
• The Odesa production association "Biostimulyator", City of Odesa, Ukraine
• Physical and chemical institute of name A.V. Bogatsky NAN of Ukraine, City of Odesa, Ukraine
• The Filatov institute of eye diseases and tissue therapy of the National Academy of medical sciences of Ukraine”, City of Odesa, Ukraine

Graduates of the Department of genetics and molecular biology are working in Plant Breeding and Genetics Institute, The Institute for winegrowing and winemaking named after V. E. Tairov and other research institutions and laboratories in various fields of activity (clinical, histological, immuno-virology, laboratories of private networks, such as "Synevo», «EUROLAB "etc.), and in various medical institutions: maternity homes, hospitals, sanitary and epidemiological stations. Our education allows you to be an employee in such institutions as the WWF, "Germedteh", "Simesta Waal", SGS UKRAINE FOREIGN ENTERPRISE and others.