INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY IN MASS MEDIA

Six researchers of the Institute of Zoology, Moldova State University, have been distinguished by the Academy of Sciences of Moldova during 2024 for their considerable contribution to the development of fundamental and applied research in such fields as zoology, parasitology and aquatic ecology: Vladimir Țurcan, Dr., Assoc.Prof., leading scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Terrestrial Vertebrates – Academic Merit Diploma; Svetlana Bacal, Dr.Hab., Assoc.Prof., leading scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Entomology – Academic Merit Diploma; Ștefan Rusu, Dr.Hab., Assoc.Prof. – ...

The Institute of Zoology hosted lectures for students from three third-year groups, the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Moldova State University (MSU), on November 22 and 29, 2024. The lectures have had the following topics: - importance of interdisciplinary research; - testing the antioxidant, anti-proliferative activity, and selectivity of synthetic substances; - testing the toxicity of synthetic substances; - chemistry – chemical methods used in molecular studies, molecular biology – introduction to modern methods of molecular analysis. Considering the importance of ...

Yesterday, on 27 November 2024, the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC) handed the diplomas of doctor habilitat and doctor, according to decisions of the Governing board of ANACEC from 24 May 2024. Thus, the diplomas of doctor habilitat were issued to: - Mrs. Svetlana Bacal, leading scientific researcher, Laboratory of Entomology of the Institute of Zoology, who on 11 March 2024 publicly defended the thesis „ Saproxylic Coleoptera (Insecta) from the Republic of Moldova: taxonomy, ecology, zoogeography and importance”, speciality 165.04. Entomology ...