Microbiology, Virology and Immunology Department

Address: 2, Yu. Slovatskyy str., Ternopil, 46001
Tel: (0352) 250539

Head of the department – MD, Prof. S.I. Klymnyuk.

Teaching staff: 2 professors, 5 associate professors, 1 senior teacher, 5 assistansts professors, 3 laboratory assistants.

Professor S.I. Klymnyuk , professor I.O.Sytnyk, associate professor N.I.Tkachuk (first line)

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 teacher G.R.Malyarchuk, associate professor T.I.Pyatkovskyy, assistant professor O.B.Kuchmak (second line)

The department of Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology was organized in 1957. In 1957-1963 the chair was headed by Candidate of Medical Sciences, Ass. 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 Ganna Grygorivna Vasylenko       Professor Ivan Oleksandrovych Sytnyk                Professor Serhiy Ivanovych Klymnyuk

Since the 1^st of September 1957 the classes were initiated by the Head of the department G.G.Vasylenko (1903-1963), assistant professor I.O.Sytnyk,  senior laboratory assistant E.M.Kovanova. Assistant professor Y.Y.Nogachevskyy (1957-1963) was enrolled to the department in November 1957. At different times the staff of the department was: assistant professor A.M.Kalinchuk (1961-1969), associate professor V.T.Shugailo (1958-1961), associate professor S.O.Payevskyy(1963-1964), assistant professor L.G.Feshchenko, (1964-1979), assistant professor A.A.Valkovtsy(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 teacher G.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.Dudnik, assistant professor G.A.Popovych. A qualified senior laboratory assistant G.P.Starostenko (1924-1988) had been working at the Department for over 20 years.

On 10.03.2012 the Department’s staff is: professor S.I. Klymnyuk (Doctor of Medicine), professor I.O.Sytnyk (Doctor of Medicine), associate professor M.S.Tworko (PhD), associate professor  T.I.Pyatkovskyy (PhD), senior teacher G.R.Malyarchuk (PhD), assistant professor V.P.Borak (PhD), assistant professor O.B.Kuchmak, assistant professor T.O.Brygidyr, assistant professor M.O.Vynnychuk, assistant professor C.O.Gospodarska, senior laboratory assistant N.B.Chornobay, laboratory assistants N.V.Sobko, N.M.Sobko.

At present time the department of Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology is located on the 2 Ya.Slovatskyy Street. It is included into the scientific-educational Institute of medical-biological problems and occupies 5 workrooms for students practical classes. It also has the laboratory for microbiological and parasitological examinations, which is fit out with modern equipment for educational, diagnostics and scientific examinations. The technical base of the department has been improved on the regular basis.

Teaching process at the department

The students of the three Faculties including Medical (the 2-3rd years of study), Pharmaceutical and Stomatological study at the department.The students of the listed above Faculties, as well as the students of the Educational-Scientific Institute of Nursing, are taught the Microbiology whith the Fundamental Virology, Immunology and the Microbiological Diagnostics. The texts of 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 have been created. 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” have been published. The educational and test program on CD “Microbiology, Virology, Immunology” have been completed. The texts of the lectures in English and the guidelines for students have been published as well. Methodical instructions for practical classes have been regularly renovated, improved and published.

Associate professor G. G. Vasylenko delivers practical class

Assistant professor I.O.Sytnyk delivers practical class

Professor S.I. Klymnyuk delivers practical class

Discussion with foreign students

Practical class in Microbiology department

Lecture

Educational-methodical achievements:

Textbooks:

• 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:

• 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:

• Methodological instructions “General Microbiology”(2004);
• Methodological instructions “Infection and Immunity”(2004);
• Methodological instructions “Special Bacteriology”(2004);
• Methodological instructions “Special Virology”(2004);
• “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 Boulogne declaration (2005).

Scientific work of the department

Scientific interests of the teaching staff

· Studying the problem of human microbiocenosis function within the norm and in pathological condition;

· means of dysbacteriosis correction;

· some microbiological aspects of treatment patients with the “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 chair 5 doctor’s theses and above 30 candidate’s theses have been defended, 1 monography have been published, 10 author certificate and patents have been received

Abstracts of the theses

Inventors certificates, patents

The main scientific achievements of the department

• Microbiologic aspects of radiation disease and carriage of bacteria have been investigated.
• Leucotoxins of aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms have been studied, an express-method of gas gangrene laboratory diagnosis and the method of making gas bacillus antitoxin have been developed.
• Immunologic reactions in simultaneous applying of human measles and parotitis vaccines as well as different schemes of abdominal typhoid immunization have been assessed.
• Microbiological and immunological aspects in electro-surgical operations of the digestive system have been determined.
• Effects of bile and bile acids on antimicrobial activity of antibiotics and nitrofuranic remedies have been established.
• Method of examination of bacteria susceptibility to antibiotics has been developed.
• Capsule for taking material from the digestive tract has been created.
• Methods of examination of the bile ducts infection have been developed.
• Influence of electrohydrolysis effect on yeasts for receiving fodder protein has been investigated.
• Various aspects of the skin microbial ecology have been studied, probiotics for correction of dysbacteriosis have been proposed.

• Burn wound microbiocenosis has been investigated and its correction with A-bacterin developed.

International scientific conference “Probiotics of the XXI century. Biology. Medicine. Practice.” (2004)

Meeting of the heads of microbiological depertments (2003)

Scientific-practical conference “Environment and health” (2010)

Study course in the Vienna University clinic Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien (Austria)

Working tour to 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 parasitologic laboratory

Working with microbiologic analyzer Vitek 2

Scientific-practical conference “Current problems of microorganisms ecology” dedicated to eighties anniversary of professor I.O.Sytnyk. Meeting of heads of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology departments of higher medical (pharmaceutical) educational institutions

Social-educational work of the department

Patronage assistance to village

Students evenings

Graduation party

Meeting with prospective actors (leader – People’s Artist of Ukraine V.A.Chimyak)

Visiting drama theatre

Trip to caves of Mlynky village