I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

The I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Інститут зоології ім. І. І. Шмальгаузена Національної академії наук України) is leading institution in Ukraine specialized in general zoology. It was officially founded on August 1, 1930 in the building of St.Olga Female Gymnasium.

I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
AbbreviationSIZK
Formation1930 (1930)
TypeScientific institute
PurposeResearch in zoology
Location
Parent organization
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Websitehttp://www.izan.kiev.ua

Evolutionary biologist Ivan Schmalhausen was the first director of the Institute.

Among the scientists of Institute were Aleksandr Markevich, Mykola Szczerbak, Vladislav Monchenko, Boris Balinsky, Sergey Paramonov, Leo Sheljuzhko and many others.

Institute consists of 9 scientific departments, with about 100 scientists with academic degree work here.

Structure
  • Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics
  • Department of Entomology and Collection Management
  • Department of Taxonomy of Entomophagous Insects and Ecological Principles of Biocontrol
  • Department of Acarology
  • Department of Parasitology
  • Department of Evolutionary and Genetical Systematics
  • Department of Fauna and Systematics of Vertebrates
  • Department of Evolutionary morphology of vertebrates
  • Department of Animal Monitoring and Conservation



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