MICROBIOLOGY, VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
Address: Yu. Slovatskiy str., 2, Ternopil, 46001
Tel: (0352) 250539
Head of the Department – MD, Professor S.I. Klymnyuk.
Department staff: 2 Professors, 5 Associate Professors, 1 senior instructor, 5
Assistant Professors, 3 laboratory assistants.
Professor S.I. Klymnyuk , Professor I.O.Sytnyk, Associate Professor N.I.Tkachuk (front row)
Associate Professor M.S.Tworko, Associate Professor O.V.Pokryshko, Associate Professor
L.B.Romanyuk, Assistant Professor M.O.Vynnychuk, Assistant Professor V.P.Borak, senior
instructor G.R.Malyarchuk, Associate Professor T.I.Pyatkovskyy, Assistant Professor O.B.Kuchmak
(second row)
The Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology was founded in
1957. In 1957-1963 the chair was headed by the Candidate of Medical Sciences,
Assist. Professor H.V. Vasylenko, in 1963-1994 – by M.D., Prof. I.O.Sytnyk. In 1994
M.D., Prof. S.I. Klymnyuk headed the Department.
Associate Professor Hanna Hrygorivna Vasylenko
Professor Ivan Oleksandrovych Sytnyk
Professor Serhiy Ivanovych Klymnyuk
Since the 1st of September 1957 the classes were conducted by the Head of the
Department H. H. Vasylenko (1903-1963), Assistant Professor I. O. Sytnyk, senior
laboratory assistant E. M. Kovanova. Assistant Professor Y. Y. Nohachevskyy (1957-
1963) came to the Department in November 1957. At different times at the
Department worked: Assistant Professor A. M. Kalynchuk (1961-1969), Associate
Professor V. T. Shuhailo (1958-1961), Associate Professor S. O. Payevskyy (19631964), Assistant Professor L. H. Feshchenko, (1964-1979), Assistant Professor A. A.
Valkovtsiy(1965-1974), the first postgraduate student M. S. Tworko (1965), Assistant
Professor S. O. Kalashnik (1966-1988), Assistant Professor N. I. Ilyina (1970-1979),
senior instructor H. R. Malyarchuk (1971), Professor S. I. Klymnyuk (1976),
Associate Professor N. I. Tkachuk (1980), Assistant Professor I. M. Malanchyn (
1991-1998), postgraduate student O. V. Boychak (1998), Associate Professor O. V.
Pokryshko, Assistant Professor A. P. Dudnyk, Assistant Professor H. A. Popovych. A
qualified senior laboratory assistant H. P. Starostenko (1924-1988) had been working
at the Department for over 20 years.
On 10.03.2012 the Department staff is: Professor S. I. Klymnyuk (Doctor of
Medicine), Professor I. O. Sytnyk (Doctor of Medicine), Associate Professor M. S.
Tworko (Candidate of Medicine), N. I. Tkachuk (Candidate of Medicine), Associate
Professor O. V. Pokryshko (Candidate of Medicine), Associate Professor
T. I.
Pyatkovskyy (Candidate of Medicine), Associate Professor L. B. Romanyuk
(Candidate of Medicine), senior instructor H. R. Malyarchuk (Candidate of Biology),
Assistant Professor V. P. Borak (Candidate of Medicine), Assistant Professor O. B.
Kuchmak, Assistant Professor T. O. Bryhidyr, Assistant Professor M. O. Vynnychuk,
Assistant Professor C. O. Hospodarska, senior laboratory assistant N. B. Chornobay,
laboratory assistants N. V. Sobko, N. M. Sobko.
At present the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology is
located on Yu. Slovatskiy Street, 2. It is a part of the scientific-educational Institute
of medical and biological problems and occupies 5 rooms for students. It also has the
laboratory for microbiological and parasitological researches, which is equipped with
modern equipment for educational, diagnostic and scientific researches. The technical
base of the Department is improved on the regular basis.
Teaching work at the Department
The students of the three Faculties including Medical (the 2nd -3rd year),
Pharmaceutical and Dentistry study at the Department. The students of the
Educational-Scientific Institute of Nursing study microbiology with the fundamental
virology, immunology and microbiological diagnostics. Teaching is conducted in
three languages: Ukrainian, Russian and English. The methodical instructions for
practical lessons and students’ self-training materials are regularly renovated.
Educational films “Experimental Infection”, “Infection of Chicken Embryos”,
“Staphylococci Lethal Toxin” and other were made. The textbooks for higher
medical educational establishments “Microbiology, Virology, Immunology”,
“Medical Biology”, “Practical Microbiology”, “Immunology”, methodical manual
“The main microorganisms – causative agents of human diseases”, “Causative
Agents of Virus Hepatitis”, “Adenovirus, Herpes-viruses”, “Immunology” were
published. The educational and test program on CD “Microbiology, Virology,
Immunology” was completed. The texts of lecture materials in English and the
guidelines for students were published as well. Methodical instructions for practical
classes are regularly renovated, improved and published.
Associate Professor H. H. Vasylenko conducts practical class
Assistant Professor I.O.Sytnyk conducts practical class
Professor S.I. Klymnyuk conducts practical class
Discussion with foreign students
Practical class at Microbiology Department
Lecture
Educational-methodical achievements:
Textbooks:
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I.O.Sytnyk, prof. S.I.Klymnyuk, ass. prof. M.S.Tworko “Microbiology,
Virology, Immunology”, for Higher Educational Medical Establishments of the
I-II levels of accreditation (1999);
I.O.Sytnyk, prof. S.I.Klymnyuk, ass. prof. M.S.Tworko “Microbiology,
Virology, Immunology”, for Higher Educational Medical Establishments of the
I-II levels of accreditation (2009);
Medical Microbiology, Virology and Immunology. Edited by V.P.Shyrobokov,
for Higher Educational Medical Establishments of the III-IV levels of
accreditation (2010);
Manuals:
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S.I.Klymnyuk, I.O.Sytnyk, M.S.Tworko, V.P.Shyrobokov ”Practical
Microbiology”, textbook for the students of the Higher Educational Medical
Establishments of the IV level of accreditation (2004);
Multimedia CD “Microbiology, Virology, Immunology” (2000);
K.A.Posohova, S.I.Klymnyuk “Microbiological Fundamentals of the Rational
Antibiotical Therapy”(1998);
M.S.Tworko”Immunology” (lectures for the students of the Medical
Faculty)(1998)
Methodological Materials:
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Methodological instructions “General Microbiology”(2004);
Methodological instructions “Infection and Immunity”(2004);
Methodological instructions “Special Bacteriology”(2004);
Methodological instructions “Special Virology”(2004);
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“Primary Microorganisms- Human Diseases Agents”(1995);
25 videofilms in Microbiology are prepared (2000-2006).
The Department took part in the typical syllabus preparation in Microbiology,
Virology and Immunology according to the standards of the credit-module
system and the Bologna declaration (2005).
Scientific work at the Department
Scientific interests of the Department staff
·The problem of human microbiocenosis function under normal and
pathological conditions are studied;
·Methods of disbacteriosis correction are developed;
·Microbiological aspects of treatment of the patients with “diabetic
foot”;
·Investigation of staphylococcus infection, bacterial antibiotic resistance
and bacterial antagonism;
·Detection
of
the
Staphylococcal
carrying
and
pathogenic
microorganisms of the Genus Enterobacteriaceae
At the Department 5 Doctor’s theses and above 30 Candidate’s theses were
defended, 1 monograph was published, 10 author certificates and patents were
received
Abstracts of the theses
Inventors’ certificates, patents
The main scientific achievements of the Department staff
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Microbiologic aspects of radiation disease and carriage of bacteria were
investigated.
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Leucotoxins of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms were studied; an
express-method of gas gangrene laboratory diagnosis and the method of
making gas bacillus antitoxin was developed.
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Immunologic reactions in simultaneous applying of human measles and
parotitis vaccines as well as different schemes of abdominal typhoid
immunization were assessed.
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Microbiological and immunological aspects in electro-surgical operations of
the digestive system were determined.
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Effects of bile and bile acids on antimicrobial activity of antibiotics and
nitrofuranic remedies were established.
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Method of examination of bacteria susceptibility to antibiotics was developed.
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Capsule for taking material from the digestive tract was created.
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Methods of examination of the bile ducts infection were developed.
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Influence of electrohydrolysis effect on yeasts for receiving fodder protein was
investigated.
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Various aspects of the skin microbial ecology were studied, probiotics for
correction of disbacteriosis were proposed.
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Burn wound microbiocenosis was investigated and its correction with Abacterin developed.
International scientific conference “Probiotics of the XXI century. Biology. Medicine. Practice.”
(2004)
Meeting of the Heads of Microbiological Departments (2003)
Scientific-practical conference “Environment and health” (2010)
Study course at the Vienna University clinic Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien (Austria)
The Central scientific-research institute of epidemiology of Russian Federation Consumer
Inspectorate, in Moscow scientific-research institute of epidemiology and microbiology named by
G.N.Gabrychevskyy
Microbiological and parasitological laboratory
Working with microbiologic analyzer Vitek 2
Scientific-practical conference “Current problems of microorganisms ecology” dedicated to 80th
anniversary of Professor I.O.Sytnyk. Meeting of Heads of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology
Departments of higher medical (pharmaceutical) educational institutions
Social-educational work at the Department
Patronage assistance to village
Student evenings
Graduation party
Meeting with prospective actors (leader – People’s Artist of Ukraine V.A.Chimyak)
Visiting drama theatre
Trip to the caves in Mlynky village