Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Irkutsk, Russia

IRKUTSK

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Established at 1923 as the Biological-Geographical Institute later restructured into the Institute of Biology.

In 2013 institute celebrated 90 years anniversary.

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Today : 5 research groups (laboratories) headed by 5 professors with 21 PosDocs Total number of employers - 50

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

The Laboratory of general hydrobiology (Prof. Eugeniy Silov)The Laboratory of aquatic toxicology (Prof. Devard Stom)The Laboratory of experimental biotechnology (Prof. Boris Ogarkov)The Laboratory “Biological systems adaptation” (Prof. Maxim Timofeyev)The Laboratory of Ecology and Lake Baikal studies (Prof. Vadim Tahkteev)

Leading scientists

The laboratory of general hydrobiology.

The main project is long term monitoring on phyto- and zooplankton communities in Lake Baikal. Project started in 1946 year and still goes on with weekly sapling on same sites. Longest (68 years) field monitoring project in aquatic science.

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

The laboratory of aquatic toxicology

Ecotoxicological assessments and toxicity effects to lake Baikal fauna by different waste products from regional industry. The development of biological methods for the cleaning and reparation of fresh-water systems.

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

The Laboratory “Biological systems adaptation”

Focused on comparative study of physiological and biochemical mechanisms of environmental adaptation and stress tolerance in highly specialized endemic species from Lake Baikal and common Palearctic species.

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

The Laboratory of Ecology and Lake Baikal studies

Biology and taxonomy studies of Lake Baikal endemic aquatic flora and fauna and fauna of Baikal region

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

The Laboratory of experimental biotechnology.

Study for the protection of buildings from biological causes of damage The search for and isolation of biologically active substances from fungi and bacteria

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

International projects and collaborations

Germany:

- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (Leipzig)- Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics (IZBI), University of Leipzig- Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven

- Zoologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel - Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research at Saarbrücken (HIPS)

International projects and collaborations

USA- University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Environmental Sciences department at Wellesley College- Michigan University - East Tennessee State University

France - Université de SavoieJapan - National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences , TsukubaSingapore - Institute of Technology A*STAR,

International projects and collaborations

Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Lake Baikal Biological Station

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Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

Lake Baikal Biological Station

Lake Baikal Summer Schools

Lake Baikal Biological Station

Lake Baikal Summer Schools

First started in 2007

than in 2009, 2011 since that time annually

Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD

language training lectures

2 days expedition ship dredging

Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD

overnight monitoring

individual project defense

data analyzing

sampling

Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD

Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014

Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2015

Jointly with

Université de SavoieUniversity Geneva

and

UNESCO

Thank you !