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5. Section of Biological and Medical Sciences
| II. Life and Chemical Sciences | |
| Name: | Section of Biological and Medical Sciences |
| Description: | The aim of research in this section is to increase knowledge about processes in living organisms, from the molecular and cellular levels to the whole organism. Biophysical research is oriented toward studies of DNA - protein interaction and the effect of environmental factors on organisms. In molecular genetics and cell biology, signalling pathways which trigger target reactions and the responses of the target genes to these signals are investigated; special attention is paid to cell mechanisms of immune responses. Studies of microbial genomes and processes lead to modern technologies for preparing metabolites with defined biological effects. Research in mammalian and human physiology and pathophysiology is centered on cardiovascular physiology, neurosciences, physiology of reproduction and embryology, aimed at creating theoretical bases of preventive medicine. In entomology, insects are studied both as common pests, but also as model objects, as in the case of the silk moth. Research in experimental botany is oriented toward genetics, physiology and pathophysiology, as well as modern plant biotechnologies. The section is comprised of seven institutes having a total of 1195 employees, of whom 580 are graduate research workers. |
| Institutions: | Institute of Biophysics of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Biotechnology of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Physiology of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Experimental Medicine of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CAS, v. v. i. Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, v. v. i. |
