The fields of research at the School of Biology are diverse and depend on scientific interests of the departments.
Department of Biochemistry
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of signal transduction,
Biochemistry of stress and adaptation,
Biochemistry of extracellular matrix,
Bioinformatics,
Medicine biochemistry
Department of Genetics and cytology
human, animal and plant genetics,
radiobiology
cell culture methods
genetic analysis of behavior traits,
mechanisms of gene expression regulation
Department of Molecular biology and Biotechnology
molecular biology and biochemistry of aging,
biotechnology of yeasts and one-celled algae
cyto-ecology (cellular aspects of stress)
theoretical molecular biology
Department of Human and Animal physiology
physiology of aging and gerontology,
immunophysiology,
psychophysiology,
new educational technologies in the field of physiology
mechanisms of cell sensitivity to external factors |
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Department of Plant and Microorganisms physiology and biochemistry
plant growth and development control,
plant tissues and cell cultures morphogenesis in vitro
mechanisms of plant-microbes interactions,
environmental effects on plant growth and development
biological nitrogen fixation
Department of Botany and Plant ecology
floristics,
taxonomy, ecology, geography of algae, lichens, higher plants,
bioindication, algotechnology,
methods for biological waste water purification,
biodiversity preservation,
development of regional ecological network
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Department of Mycology and phytoimmunology
biodiversity, ecology and systematic of fungi,
plant pathology, plant resistance to fungal diseases,
medical and veterinary mycology,
industrial mycology and protection from biodestructors,
mushrooms cultivation, biotechnology of fungi
Department of Zoology and animal ecology
systematics and phylogeny animals
parasitology,
hydrobiology,
entomology, teriology, herpentology, ornithology,
ecology and sea biology of Arctic and Antarctica |
Student research society takes an active part in the organization of Ukrainian and Kharkov biological tournaments, student olimpiads, conferences, scientific works competitions.
Every year the Student research society of the School of Biology organizes International scientific conference of young scientists “BIOLOGY: FROM MOLECULE TO BIOSPHERE”
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