Organizations Attached to the Department of Biological Sciences

Founded 2007

Director Geberal: Corr. Mem. Mikhail Ye. NIKIFOROV, tel.: +375 (17) 284-22-75
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Tatiana V. VOLKOVA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-10-36

Field of Activities: Assessment and monitoring of animal biodiversity in Belarus. Study of mechanisms of functioning and structural organization of communities. Ecology, demography and population dynamics, rational use of game species. Study of endo- and ectoparasites, parasite cenosis, carriers of transmissible deseases. Aerospace and ground-based environmental monitoring of lands, digital surveying, geodynamical reseach and development of geographical informational systems, digital microscopy and morphometry of biosystem, chemical contamination monitoring and quality assessment of the lands and waters. Scientific support of creation, functioning and development of system of especially protected areas (EPA) and national ecological network. Development of management plans of EPA. Scientific support of ecological tourism. Inventory and scientific background for denaturalization and sustainable use of peatlands. Processing and utilization of organic waste products with the help of vermitechnologies

Subdivisions: laboratories of aquatic invertebrates; hydroecology; terrestrial invertebrates; ichthyology; ornithology; teriology; parasitilogy; сhemical and analytical testing; instrumental diagnostics of natural systems and objects; sectors of animal monitoring and cadastre; game-keeping and resources of game animals; international cooperation and coordination of environmental convention; vermitechnologies

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.08 Zoology; 03.00.09 Entomology; 03.00.18 Hydrobiology; 03.00.19 Parasitology; 03.00.16 Ecologу

Production and Services: identification of animal species in Belarus; piscicultural and biological substantiation; developing of game-keeping projects; check accounting of game and harvest animals population; ecological risk assessment; ecological assessment of superficial water condition; determination of resistant organic pollutants in water and soil, remote sensing methods, geodesic works; project planning of EPA announcing and reorganization, developing of EPA management plans, plans of rare and endangered species management and protection; programs and schemes of ecotourism development, working out and arrangement of routes; examination of ecological, piscicultural and game-keeping projects; development of organic waste products processing and utilization technologies

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF FOREST 71 Proletarskaya Street, Gomel BY-246001, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (232) 74-73-73. E-mail: forinstnanb@gmail.com WWW Home Page: http://www.forinst.basnet.by

Founded 1930

Director: Cand.Agr.Sc. Aleksandr I. KOVALEVICH, tel.: +375 (232) 74-14-23
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Agr.Sc. Ivan V. BORDOK, tel.: +375 (232) 74-53-89

Field of Activities: Development of techniques for artificial forest reproduction as well as methods for increase in forest productivity and ecological sustainability, harmonious multipurpose forest exploitation, forest biodiversity conservation, rehabilitation of radiation-contaminated forest areas and forest management

Subdivisions: laboratories of silvics and forest management; forest breeding and forest seed production; reforestation, forest conservation and protection problems; forest genetics, forest food and medicinal resources; problems of soil science and rehabilitation of lands disturbed by man-made activities; Dvinskaya, Korenevskaya and Zhornovskaya experimental forest bases

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 06.03.03 Silvics and silviculture, forest fires and extirpation of wildfire

Production and Services: preparation and examination of forestry and ecology normative legal documents; survey of radiation-contaminated soils, forest products, forest food and medicinal products as well as technical-grade raw materials and fodder; publishing

State Scientific Institution THE V.F.KUPREVICH INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 27 Akademichnaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-18-53. E-mail: exp-bot@biobel.bas-net.by WWW Home Page: http://botany-institute.bas-net.by

Founded 1931

Acting Director: Cand.Biol.Sc. Aleksandr V. PUGACHEVSKII, tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-54
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Tamara F. SOSNOVSKAYA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-53

Field of Activities: Protection and an efficient use of biological resources; technologies of conservation providing reproduction of vegetative resources; technologies of monitoring and forecasting of a condition of environment; development of adaptive methods of agriculture

Subdivisions: departments of flora and herbarium; vegetation and plant resources; ecological physiology; laboratories of flora and plant systematic; mycology; productivity and stability of plant communities; geobotany and vegetation mapping; plant growth and plant development; plant ecology; pathogenesis physiology and decease resistance of plants; mineral food and photosynthesis; water exchange; sectors of vegetation monitoring; vegetation cadastre; metabolism and functions of plant's proteins

Innovation Infrastructure: Branch Office of the Republican Centre for Technology Transfer

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.05 Botany; 03.00.12 Plant physiology and biochemistry; 03.00.24 Micology

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 03.00.05 Botany; 03.00.12 Plant physiology and biochemistry

Production and Services: monitoring, certification, appraisal of vegetative objects; scientific principles of reproduction, efficient use and flora protection; methods of environmental monitoring, forecast and prevention of emergency; research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms of formation for plant productivity and plant resistance; rendering of services in and around plant cultivation; services connected with forestry (taxation); output of agrochemical products; ecological appraisal of economy influence to vegetation of adjacent territories; mycology appraisal (species identification of edible and poisonous mushrooms); diagnostic of mold fungi in living, municipal and industrial premises; identification of pathogenic fungi in cultivated and wild plants; identification of soil microflora (species of fungi) for farms; certification of plantation and other vegetation; development of feasibility reports for creation (transformation) of especially protected natural arias; development of codes of the routine for estimation of economy influence to vegetation of adjacent territories; scientific ecological tourism

State Scientific Institution THE CENTRAL BOTANICAL GARDEN 2-v Surganov Street, Minsk BY-220012, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-14-83. E-mail: office@cbg.org.by WWW Home Page: http://cbg.org.by

Founded 1932

Director: Dr.Biol.Sc.Vladimir V. TITOK, tel.: +375 (17) 284-14-84
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Lyudmila V. GONCHAROVA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-14-83

Field of Activities: Effective utilization, protection and renewal of resources, flora, identification of physiological and biochemical patterns and mechanisms of formation of sustainability and productivity of plants, the creation of scientific bases of introduction, protection, selection and management processes of acclimatization and the biological productivity of economically useful plants, based on traditional and modern methods of biotechnology and genetic engineering, biological monitoring, ecology, botany, industrial, green building and phytodesign, the use of plant resources in industry, agriculture, medicine, solving the problems of biological security of biological methods, technologies and process documentation to obtain new materials and modified forms of biological forms

Subdivisions: divisions of biochemistry and biotechnology of plants; garden management and landscape construction; laboratories of plant resources biodiversity; introduction and breeding of ornamental plants; introduction of woody plants; ecological plant physiology; clonal reproduction of plants; applied biochemistry; cellular biotechnology; chemistry of plants; plant protection; introduction and technology of berry plants; greenhouse plants; sectors of herbarium; ornamental horticulture; landscape architecture and phytodesign; "Greenhouse Exposure"; information- enlightenment work; implementation; experimental-industrial sector "Zhuravinka"

Innovation Infrastructure: Branch Office of the Republican Centre for Technology Transfer

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.01.04 Biochemistry; 03.01.05 Physiology and biochemistry of plants; 03.02.01 Botany; 03.02.14 Ecology; 03.02.14 Biological Resources

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 03.01.04 Biochemistry; 03.01.05 Physiology and biochemistry of plants; 03.02.01 Botany; 03.02.14 Ecology; 03.02.14 Biological Resources

Production and Services: laboratory research of biologically active substances of introduced plants, consulting services in the frames of activity profile of the institution, realization of seedlings of ornamental plants, excursion service, design works on a phytodesign, educational activity

Founded 2007

Head: Vladimir I. FILIMONOV, tel.: +375 (17) 306-37-40

Field of Activities: Provision and participation in the complex scientific research in the polar regions of the Earth in order to assess and monitor the environment, the use of high-latitude regions of the planet in the long-term political, economic and scientific interests of the Republic of Belarus. The organization and execution of expeditionary logistics tinning works of national polar expeditions, interaction with organizations in other countries, conducting the study the Earth's polar and international agencies operating in the Antarctic Treaty

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS AND CELL ENGINEERING 27 Akademicheskaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-23-59. E-mail: ibce@ibp.org.by WWW Home Page: http://ibp.org.by

Founded 1973

Director: Cand.Biol.Sc. Lyudmila V. DUBOVSKAYA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-15-68
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Elena V. SKORINCO (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-23-57

Field of Activities: Molecular-membrane biophysics, cell and tissue engineering, proteomics and genomics process of vital activity as the basis of progressive technologies for agriculture and practical medicine creation. Development of the express-methods of human disease diagnostics. Development of effective biotechnological ways of receiving of medicines (medical preparation) and means of agricultural plants protection

Subdivisions: llaboratories of molecular biology of cell; biophysics and biochemistry of plant cell; biophysics and cell engineering; applied biophysics and biochemistry of cell; medical biophysics; proteomics

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.02 Biophysics; 03.00.04 Biochemistry; 03.00.12 Physiology and biochemistry of plants

Production and Services: methods of human and animals disease diagnostics; technology of obtaining stem cells population with definite stable morphological and functional properties; technology of Spirulina biomass growing; adaptive technologies of spring and winter wheat growing for agriculture; protective and stimulative mixtures for pre-sowing seed treatment and cutting establishment; method of determination of plant stress resistance; methods and devices for detection of seeds vitality; MALDI-TоF-mass-spectrometry; determining macro- and micronutrients by atomic emission spectrophotometry

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND CYTOLOGY 27 Akademicheskaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-19-17. E-mail: office@igc.bas-net.by WWW Home Page: http://gens.by

Founded 1965

Director: Corr. Mem. Aleksandr V. KILCHEVSKY, tel.: +375 (17) 294-93-03
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Elena A. SYCHEVA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-19-44

Field of Activities: Study of structural and functional organization and variability of genomes of plants, animals, microorganisms and humans; study of genetic regulation of life processes of living organisms; development of problems of genetic and cell engineering; creation of effective DNA-based technologies for agriculture, health care, environmental control; study of biosafety problems

Subdivisions: laboratories of molecular genetics; ecological genetics and biotechnology; human genetics; cytoplasmic inheritance; plants genetics and cell engineering; genetic safety; animal genetics; microorganism genetics; genetic process simulation; chromosomal engineering of plants; phytoimmunity genetics; potato genetics; National Biosafety Co-ordination Centre; Centre for DNA biotechnology

Innovation Infrastructure: Branch Office of the Republican Centre for Technology Transfer

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.15 Genetics; 03.00.26 Molecular genetics; 03.00.23 Biotechnology

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 03.00.15 Genetics

Production and Services: analysis of food raw materials and foodstuffs for GMOs; DNA certification of agricultural crops; DNA labeling of agricultural plants and animals for economically valuable traits; DNA diagnosis of hereditary diseases of human; DNA identification of wild animals and microorganisms; development and examination of a legal base in the field of biosafety; seminars and consultations on safety issues of genetic engineering activity

THE NATIONAL CO-ORDINATION BIOSAFETY CENTRE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS 27 Akademicheskaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-16-91. E-mail: Biosafety.BY@gmail.com WWW Home Page: http://biosafety.org.by

Founded 1998

Head: Dr.Biol.Sc. Sergei E. DROMASHKO, tel.: +375 (17) 284-02-97, 264-61-20

Field of Activities: collecting, analysis and systematisation of information concerning biosafety legislation and scientific research, field trials, import/export and commercial use of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) and products consisting or containing living GEOs in Belarus; establishment the National Biosafety Data Base; providing relevant ministries and other republican authorities, mass communication media with biosafety information; exchange of information with biosafety focal points of other countries, international organisations; organising the scientific expertise of safety (risk assessment) of GEOs or products consisting or containing living GEOs, which trials or commercial use are intended in Belarus; advisory service on development of biosafety legislation and guidelines, good laboratory practice for genetic engineering laboratories; advisory service in bilateral, regional and international agreements concerning biosafety

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY 2 Academician V.F.Kuprevich Street, Minsk BY-220141, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 264-47-66. E-mail: microbio@mbio.bas-net.by WWW Home Page: http://mbio.bas-net.by

Founded 1975

Director: Corr. Mem. Emily I. KOLOMIETS (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 202-99-46
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Biol.Sc. Irina N. ANANEVA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 264-47-18

Field of Activities: Physiological-biochemical and genetic aspects of microbial application in biotechnological processes, elaboration of biotechnologies for various industries, agriculture, medicine and environmental protection

Subdivisions: laboratories of biological control agents; enzymes; nucleic compounds biotechnology; lactic acid and bifid bacteria; experimental mycology; interactions between soil microorganisms and higher plants; xenobiotic degradation and bioremediation of natural and industrial media; Microbial collection; biotechnological center; biodeterioration group; patent-licensing and marketing group

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.07 Microbiology

Production and Services: biological preparations for animal husbandry, plant culture, medicine, food industry, soil and water remediation; application consulting, development of test batches of preparations; microbiological examination of construction sites, natural and industrial materials exposed to biodeterioration; elaboration of recovery recommendation