Scientific papers in Biological Sciences approved and selected for round 2 of Ukrainian Students Scientific Papers Contest
This year Biology Faculty, ZNU has been selected to host Ukrainian Students Scientific Papers Contest in Biological Sciences. Applications for experimental papers from undergraduate students across Ukrainian higher education institutions were accepted till January 20, 2012.
Students of Biology Faculty have actively participated in selection procedure. A range of research papers has been approved for round 2 on December 23, 2011.
This time our students have presented their experimental projects which cover a larger spectrum of scientific directions compared to previous years:
— Chemical sciences (approved: 3 out of 5 projects)
— Biological sciences (approved: 3 out of 8 projects)
— Ecology and Ecological Safety (approved: 2 out of 5 projects)
— Life Safety (approved: 1 of 1 projects)
— Preventive Medicine (approved: 1 of 1 projects).
Contest Committee is composed of 10 doctors and professors from the departments of Biology Faculty.
Head jury: Ludmila Omelianchyk – Doctor of Pharmacy, professor. Jury panel: Vitaliy Yeshchenko - D.Med.Sc., professor; Valentina Bovt – D.Sc. in Biology, professor; Valeriy Domnich - D.Sc. in Biology, professor; Nadia Kolisnyk -D.Sc. in Biology, professor; Victor Liakh - D.Sc. in Biology, professor; Olexander Frolov – D.Med.Sc., professor; Olexander Brazhko - D.Sc. in Biology, professor; Tetiana Silina - D.Med.Sc., professor; Olexander Rylskyi - D.Sc. in Biology, professor.
With regard to scientific papers evaluation criteria the Contest Committee has reviewed and approved of the following research projects:
1. Chemical Sciences
- Anastasia Golubenko: “Ionization constants of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic substances ”/ Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Pharmacy, associate professor Tamara Panasenko;2. Biological sciences
— Karina Denysuk: “Development of short-time methods for hard-cheese saltiness assessment”/ Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Chemistry, associate professor Natalia Lashko;
— Daria Korniyenko: “Alternative emission sources of atomic absorption spectrometers at determining cuprum in food products”/Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Chemistry, senior lecturer Nina Sinayeva.
— Olga Golovach: “Specifics of fodder reserve and hoofed mammals’ impact on grass vegetation (on example of Azov-Syvash National Natural Park)”/ Scientific adviser: D.Sc. in Biology, professor Valeriy Domnich;3. Ecology and Ecological Safety
—- Yulia Chernikova: “State of animals’ pancreatic islets in various types of diabetes”/Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Natalia Grigorova;
— Victoria Yarantseva: “Biochemical, anatomic and morphologic structure features of photosynthetic apparatus of oil flax chlorophyll mutants”/Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Iryna Poliakova.
— Nadia Gura: “Effect of soil pollution with heavy metals to the development of plants-bioindicators”/Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Olexander Korzh;4. Life Safety
— Kristina Krupey: “Bioindication of watercourses by means of biotic indices and their modifications”/ Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Kostiantyn Dombrovskyi.
— Anastasia Skokova: ”Development of household appliance for rapid assessment of general toxic level of water aiming at ensuring its safe treatment”/ Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Grygoriy Chausovskyi.5. Preventive Medicine
— Kateryna Plotnikova: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Grygoriy Chausovskyi.“Development of bioadaptation strategy for overweight and obesity prevention”/Scientific adviser: Ph.D. in Biology, associate professor Grygoriy Chausovskyi.
We do hope students of Biology, participating in the Contest 2011/2012 will successfully defend their experimental projects at the upcoming rounds.
Faculty of Biology