UNESCO CHAIR IN CRYOBIOLOGY

Headed by ACADEMICIAN OF NAS OF UKRAINE, MD, PROF. Anatoliy M. GOLTSEV

ACTIVITY AREAS

The scientific direction of the Chair is the development of modern and improvement of existing technologies for cryopreservation of biological objects of various levels of organization and their long-term storage at a low-temperature bank of biological objects, which is an integral part of the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the NAS of Ukraine, in compliance with the requirements set by the European Association of Tissue Banks. Special attention is paid to the establishing of cryobanks of organs, tissues and cells of animals and humans, the gene pool of rare and endangered species of plants and animals, and the development of new medical and biological products.
One of the priorities of the Chair is the comprehensive exchange of scientific and technical information for the implementation of the acquired knowledge and experience in practical medicine to improve the population’s health and increase the quality of life.
The Chair constantly promotes the improvement of the professional level of its members, providing them internships in leading scientific and research centers in Europe and funding their participation in international scientific conferences, symposia, congresses, schools.

HISTORY OF ESTABLISHING

The Chair was founded in 1998. Now it is headed by Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, MD, Prof. Anatoliy M. Goltsev and coordinated by the  foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prof.  Barry J.  FULLER (Great Britain). The activities of the Chair in Cryobiology are based on the UNESCO principles, supported by the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Committee for UNESCO Affairs in Ukraine. The Chair  is financially supported by the IMET2000 Foundation.>>>to find more

 Its  main goal is to support international standards and national fundamental research in the field of cryobiology and cryomedicine. Scientific ties between the Chair and leading research biological and medical centers of the world support regular exchange of specialists, to promote the dissemination of knowledge in cryobiology and cryomedicine. The Chair  mainly involves young scientists and specialists from various fields of biology, medicine and related sciences, which allows for unique interdisciplinary research.

DEPARTMENT STAFF

	Anatoliy GOLTSEV,  Chair Holder Prof., MD,  Academician of the NAS of Ukraine IPCC of the NAS of Ukraine
	Barry J. FULLER, Chair Co-holder Prof. in Surgical Sciences,  Division of Surgery & Interventional Sciences UCL Medical School,  UK
	Estefania Paredes ROSENDO, Associated Professor of the Chair  Prof. in   Ecology and Animal Biology, University of Vigo,  Spain
	John G. BAUST,  Professor of the Chair  Prof.  of Biological Sciences,  State University of New York at Binghamton, USA
	Colin J. GREEN,   Emeritus Professor of the Chair  B Vet Med, PhD, DSc (Med), FRCVS, FRC Path, FRCS England(Hon) Prof., International Medical Education Trust, MD, Foreign Member of NAS of Ukraine UK
	Oleksandr  PETRENKO, Professor of the Chair Prof., DSc in Biology,  Head of the  Department, IPCC of the NAS of Ukraine
	Pavel MERICKA, Professor of the Chair Responsible person of the Tissue Establishment at Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, MD, Czech Republic
	Locksley McGANN,  Professor of the Chair Emeritus Professor University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada
	Olga I.  GORDIYENKO,  Professor of the Chair Prof. , DSc in Physics & Mathematics,  Head of Department,  IPCC of the NAS of Ukraine
	Roland  А. FLECK,  Professor of the Chair Prof., Director of the Center for Ultrastructure Imaging King’s College, UK
	Shannon N. TESSIER,  Associated Professor of the Chair Assistant Professor, PhD,  Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
	Yevheniia  SMOLYANINOVA PhD in Biology, Senior Researcher,  IPCC of the NAS of Ukraine

• Report on the Chair activities  in 2024.
• Renewal of the agreement of the UNESCO Chair in Cryobiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
• To the 70th anniversary of Ukraine’s membership in UNESCO. UNESCO Chair in Cryobiology: history, experience, results, prospects

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