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Voronezh State University » Divisions & Departments » Faculties » Medicine and Biology

General Information A number of leading scientists – M.S. Tsvet, B.M. Kozo-Polyanskiy, I.I. Shmalgauzen, K.K. Sent-Iler, N.I. Dubinin, I.N. Zhuravlev – have worked at the Faculty.
Founded in	1918
Address	1 Universitetskaya pl., Voronezh, 394006, Russia
Telephone/Fax	+7 (473) 220-88-52
E-mail	deanery@bio.vsu.ru
Website	www.bio.vsu.ru
Dean	Professor Tatyana N. Popova, PhD, Dr. habil. in Biology
Departments	Biophysics and Biotechnology Genetics, Cytology and Bioengineering Zoology and Parasitology Ecology and Systematics of Invertebrates Botany and Mycology Biochemistry and Cell Physiology Human and Animal Physiology Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology Soil Studies and Land Resources Management Ecology and Land Resources EFKO Department of Molecular Biotechnology Department of Medical Subjects
International partner institutions	Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany University of Seville, Spain University of Granada, Spain Johns Hopkins University, USA University of Toronto, Canada Nanjing Forestry University (China) National Superior Institute of Agronomic Sciences, Food and the Environment (Dijon, France) Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (China) Slovak University of Agriculture (Nitra, Slovakia) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna, Austria) Wageningen University (Wageningen, the Netherlands) Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany) Tuscia University (Viterbo, Italy)
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Undergraduate courses (BSc)	Biology Soil Sciences Ecology and Nature Management
Doploma degrees (specialist) courses	30.05.01 Medical Biochemistry 30.05.02 Medical Biophysics 30.05.03 Medical Cybernetics
Master’s degree courses (MSc)	Biochemistry Bioecology Biophysics Botany Ecology Ecology and Natural Resources Management Genetics Genetic engineering Histology Medical and Biological Sciences Physiology Psychophysiology Soil Studies Zoology
Post-graduate degree courses (PhD)	Biochemistry Biophysics Botany Ecology Entomology Genetics Phytophysiology and Phytochemistry Soil Sciences Zoology
Study options	Full-time, part-time
Duration	BSc (full-time) – 4 years, BSc (part-time) – 5 years, Diploma degree (specialist) course (full-time) – 5 years, Diploma degree (specialist) course (part-time) – 6 years, MSc – 2 years, PhD – 3 years.
Academic staff	90 academic staff, including 80 doctors and professors
Study facilities/resources	Botanical garden Galichya Gora Nature Reserve Venevitinovo Centre for Biological Research and Education Anatomy Museum Botanical Museum Museum of Soils Usmanskii Pinewood Museum Zoological Museum The Laboratory of Environmental Education
International cooperation in the sphere of education
International students	Undergraduate and postgraduate students from a number of countries including Brazil, Colombia, Chad, Nigeria, Namibia, Syria, Ecuador, Albania, Costa Rica, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Angola, Congo, etc.
Courses taught in English	Planned: Zoology, Ecology, Parasitology, Medical Parasitology, Genetics, Biochemistry
International grant study projects	The Faculty staff have taken part in TASIS, TEMPUS, JFDP, and Soros Foundation programmes and projects
Research
Key areas of research	Biochemistry Biomedicine Biophysics Botany Ecology Fundamental Medicine Genetics Parasitology Physiology Soil Sciences Zoology
Research facilities	Laboratory of Natural Focal and Parasitic Diseases (shared with the Institute of Zoology, Russian Academy of Sciences) Laboratory of Black Soil Region Insects Systematics and Ecology (shared with Institute of Zoology, Russian Academy of Sciences) Laboratory of Biodiversity and Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems Monitoring (shared with Institute of Paleontology, Russian Academy of Sciences) Academic Ecology and the Use of Natural Resources Centre Laboratory of Enzymology and Molecular Biology Biological Membrane Laboratory Histology and Anatomy Laboratory Professor B.M. Kozo-Polyansky Herbarium of Voronezh State University Simulation (virtual) training diagnostic and treatment centre, vivarium
Post-graduate degree courses (PhD)	Biochemistry Soil Sciences Botany Ecology
Laboratories
International cooperation in the sphere of research
International internships / joint research projects	Iran, Iraq, Syria, Vietnam
International grant research projects	A biodiversity project with HeidelbergCement Co, TASIS, TEMPUS