Biology and medical technology
The history of the department begins with the formation of the university.Until 1930, the teaching of biology was carried out in two departments: animal biology and plant biology, in which professors V.A.Kazantsev, A.F.Bensman, V.A.Meer, V.I.Mishchenko, as well as teachers from other universities in Krasnodar.As a result of the merger of these departments in 1930, the Department of Biology of the Kuban Medical Institute was formed, which was headed for three years by A.N.Bartenev.Since April 1933, the department was headed by associate professor Yu.A.Dinnik.During this period, teachers E.L. came to the department.Glikin and N.R.Dinnik, who taught biology during the evacuation of the institute (1941–1943).Since 1943, the heads of the department were F.M.Zadirko (1943–1944), Y.V.Vinnichenko (1944–1948), E.L.Glikina (1948–1953), professor A.S.Kosmochevsky (1953–1954).
In 1956–1958, the department was headed by Professor V.V.Barbarin, who was able to intensify the scientific work of staff and students, improve the educational process, and improve the material resources of the department.
From 1958 to 1964, the department was headed by Professor V.I.Kurchatov.Under the leadership of V.I.Kurchatova conducted scientific research to study the epidemiology of parasitic diseases in the Krasnodar region.
During 1965–1968, the duties of the head of the department were performed by candidates of biological sciences E.L.Glikin and V.M.Sysoev.During this period, graduates of the Medical Institute V.M. began teaching at the department.Lyubarets, V.I.Golubtsov, A.S.Volodin.In 1968, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor N.E. was elected head of the Department of Biology through a competition.Kovalev, who previously headed the Department of Biology at the Dagestan Medical Institute.The famous parasitologist-helminthologist Nikolai Emelyanovich Kovalev organized research on the epidemiology of helminth infections in the Krasnodar Territory.
In the period 1988-2017, the work of the department was led by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor V. I. Golubtsov.During this period, the main scientific direction of the department was formed - population and medical genetics, genetics of multifactorial diseases, as well as other medical and biological areas that were integrated into the research process of Kuban State Medical University.Under the leadership of V.I.Golubtsov defended a number of doctoral and candidate dissertations.
In 2017, the department was headed by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor I.I.Pavlyuchenko, graduate of the Kuban Medical Institute in 1980 with a degree in General Medicine.The main directions of his scientific activity are the study of general biological problems of “oxidative stress”, maladaptation, environmentally caused pathology at the cellular, tissue and organismal level.The department provides postgraduate training in medical and laboratory genetics to residents studying in the specialty “Genetics” and “Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics”, as well as retraining of geneticists and doctors of other specialties.Teachers of the department constantly carry out career guidance work among the youth of the city and region, annually take part in the work of the regional commission at the Unified State Exam, and on the jury of city and regional biological Olympiads.At the Department of Biology with a course in medical genetics, together with the departments of fundamental and clinical disciplines of the university, within the framework of the comprehensive research topic of the department “Comprehensive biochemical and molecular genetic assessment of predisposition to the most common multifactorial diseases” (No. AAAA-A20-120071690056-7), the development and implementation of multi-vector program of medical genetic research.This direction is carried out on the basis of the molecular genetic laboratory of the department, which is equipped with the necessary modern equipment and serves as the basis for mastering the necessary practical skills in the field of medical genetics for graduate students and residents of the Department of Biology with a course in medical genetics and related departments of the university.As part of environmental medicine, since 2018, the department has organized a laboratory for conducting aeropalynological studies of the air environment of Krasnodar, equipped with modern high-tech equipment.During the period of the laboratory's work, the following results were obtained: a new approach to monitoring the region was introduced, related to the technical features of the pollen trap;the monitoring station is included in the interactive world map of monitoring stations of the European Association of Allergy and Immunology;close cooperation has been established with the Department of Higher Plants of Moscow State University and JSC "ALLERGOTOP" and the JSC website provides up-to-date information on dusting in Krasnodar during the season in the public domain;received grant support for the project by the Innovation Promotion Fund within the framework of the Umnik program;students and young scientists are involved in the activities of the laboratory, who master the methods of aerobiology and present their results at scientific and practical conferences and symposiums;The directions of this project are included in the curriculum of the module “Topical Issues of Ecology” for students of the Faculty of Preventive Medicine.Many areas of the department are carried out in close cooperation with the fundamental and clinical departments of the university and in collaboration with Kuban State University.