NATURAL SCIENCE FACULTIES

FACULTY OF BIOLOGY AND SOIL

105 Bolshaya Sadovaya St., Rostov-on-Don, Russia 344006

E-mail: nd@bio.rnd.runnet.ru

Tel. 64-35-77.

Training is provided in the following specializations: biology, soil studies.

Academic specializations: botanics, plant protection, zoology, biochemistry, microbiolo-gy, physiology of men and animals, ecology and environmental policy, genetics, soil studies, agrochemistry.

Master’s Degrees are available in the following specializations: ecology, physiology of men and animals, genetics, zoology of vertebrals, zoology of non-vertebrals, physio-logy of plants, botanics, biochemistry, micro-biology and virus studies, methods of teaching biology, geography and cartography of soils, chemistry of soils, ecology of soils, agrochemistry of soils.

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANICS

Tel. 65-95-00.

Department’s main areas of research:

Studies of regional flora and vegetation, regional anthropogenic diagnostics, study of the living forms of plants; physiological and cytological factors influencing the growth of plants, resistance of crops to fungoid and virus diseases, pathogenic species of fungus.

PARSHIN V.G. Induced resistance of plants to phytopathogenesis Chair - PONOMARENKO, Alexandr Vladimirovich, D.S. in Biology, Prof.

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

Tel. 65-95-31.

Department’s main areas of research:

Fauna of the Northern Caucasus and the Lower Don river region, its protection and rational use.

PONOMARENKO A. V. Entomological fauna, ecosystem of insects. Protection of plants from harmful insects.

MINORANSKIY V.A., D.S. in Agriculture, Prof. Fauna and ecosystem of arthropod and plant protection from pests. Environmental protection.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN and ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

Tel. 64-82-22.

Department’s main areas of research:

Systemic mechanisms, responsible for the peculiarities of individual’s psycho-physiology. Mechanisms of hemispherial interactions. Valeology.

KURAYEV G.A. Neuronal mechanisms, responsible for the peculiarities of individual’s psychophysiology. Mechanisms of hemispherial interactions; indices and algorithms for the diagnostics of the condition and interconnection of living systems in a human organism; interconnection of living systems in a human organism.

CHORAYAN O.G., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Psychophysiological analysis of mechanisms for the formation and development of creative activity, analysis of children’s abilities and aptitudes for the definition of talents,promoting children’s professional orientation and optimising their intellectual development.

MENDZHERITSKY A.M., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Diagnostics of the individual resistance of the organism towards adequate and inadequate strains, based on the immune condition of the organism. .

ALEINIKOVA T.V., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Psychophysiology, psychoanalysis, physiology of vision.

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY and MICROBIOLOGY

Tel. 65-95-07.

Department’s main areas of research:

Molecular mechanisms of control of metabolic processes in normal and pathological conditions of the organism.

LUKASH A I. Toxic impact of hydrogen on human organism; methods for adequate and long-term diagnostics of individual resistance of the human organism.

BONDARENKO T.I., D.S. in Biology, Prof. The role of peptides in correction of organisms individual resistance under the influence of extreme environmental factors.

SHUGALEY V.S., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Mechanism of human resistance to extreme environmental factors,based on adapthogen protection.

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Tel. 65-95-35.

Department’s main areas of research:

Methodology of ecological expertise of agricultural and industrial enterprizes, including those under design, with the purpose of improving the ecological situation.

VALKOV V.F. Ecology of soil and ecology of crops.

KURAZHSKOVSKY Y.N., D .S. in Biology, Prof. Fundamental laws of ecology and human ecology.

DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS

Tel. 65-95-07.

Department’s main areas of research:

Genetic mechanisms, metabolism regulation under oxidative stress.

GUSKOV Y.P., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Genetic mechanisms, metabolism regulation under oxidative stress.

DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE and AGROCHEMISTRY

Tel. 65-95-52.

Department’s main areas of research: Development of the theoretical bases of genesis, geography, ecological and economic principies for the rational use of soil resources in the Lower Don river region.

SADIMENKO P.A. Development of the theoretical basis and methods for the rational use of soil resources in the Lower Don river region.

KRYSHTSHENKO V.S., D.S. in Biology, Prof. Relationship between soil humus and granulometric composition of soil, ecological and economic evaluation of soil resources.

BEZUGLOVA O.S. D.S. in Biology, Prof. Soil humus study.