Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

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I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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Abbreviation IZAN
Formation 1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Type Scientific institute
Purpose Research in zoology
Location
Parent organization
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Website http://www.izan.kiev.ua

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 of 1930. An outstanding zoologist Ivan Schmalhausen was the first director of the Institute. Currently it consist 14 scientific departaments and laboratories, more than 100 researchers with academic degree works here.

Structure

  • Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics
  • Department of General and applied entomology
  • Department of Taxonomy of Entomophagous Insects and ecological principles of biocontrol
  • Department of Acarology
  • Department of Parasitology
  • Department of Evolutional and genetical systematics
  • Department of Fauna and systematics of vertebrates
  • Department of Populational ecology
  • Department of Evolutionary morphology of vertebrates
  • Department of Cythology and histogenesis
  • Department of Scientific collections
  • Department of Animal monitoring and conservation
  • The Ukrainian bird ringing centre
  • Research Taxonomy Center of Ukraine

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