Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IMBG) of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) was founded in 1973. It is one of the leading institutions in life science research in Ukraine of high level research potential and excellent results of investigations, especially in molecular biomedicine area. Currently, IMBG staff includes 318 employees, among them there are 238 researchers (31 DSci, 131 PhD), who work in 14 research departments.
The IMBG research activity is concentrated on the modern trends of molecular biology and genetics. The main scientific interests of our scientists are: structural and functional genomics; proteomics and protein engineering; molecular and cellular biotechnology; bioinformatics, computational modeling and design.
The IMBG research is supported on the level of NASU, on national and international levels. We participated actively in several National and State R&I programs, among them: “Urgent Measures for Liquidation of the Chernobyl Disaster Consequences and Social Protection of Population”, “Protection of Population from the Most Widely Spread Infectious Diseases”, “National Program for AIDS Prevention”, “Health of the Nation”, “Gene and Analytical Biotechnologies”, “Introduction and Application of Grid Technologies”, “Elaboration and Creation of Sensor Science-Intensive Products”, “Implementation and application of grid-technologies”, “Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials”, “Elaboration of Novel Technologies of Inventing National Medical Preparations for Human Health Protection and Meeting the Requirements of Veterinary Medicine” etc.
During 50 years IMBG achievements of the IMBG scientists were awarded State Prizes of USSR and Ukraine in Science and Technology, Prizes of the Verkhovna Rada for young scientists, Prizes of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists, Personal Prizes of NAS of Ukraine, Prizes of the President of Ukraine designated for young scientists, and special Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for the essential scientific contribution to gene engineering and therapy, creation and application of new biotechnologies and medicines.
The Institute is very active in international cooperation. For many years IMBG scientists collaborate successfully with their foreign colleagues from Germany, France, USA, Great Britain, Poland, Italy, Greece, Japan and other - about 35 countries in total. Since the 5th EU Framework program, IMBG coordinated and/or was involved in 10 EU-funded projects, among them: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/294932 COMBIOM (FP7), https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/951887 BIONANOSENS (H2020), https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/958491 Waste2Fresh (H2020), https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101160053 SURE-AMR (Horizon Europe).
Also IMBG had such international grants as CRDF, CNRS, NATO, STCU, SCOPES, etc.
The scientists of IMBG teach in leading higher educational institutions of Ukraine: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, National University of Food Technologies, Bogomolets National Medical University, National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", P. L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education etc.
IMBG has PhD and Master Degree Programs. Since 2016, IMBG has the License of the Ministry for Education and Science of Ukraine allowing it to provide 4-year PhD course in Biology for 50 graduate students. Department of PhD in Biology, dealing with this PhD Program, was created. In 2021, the Master Degree Program Department on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology was established in IMBG, jointly with the Kyiv Academic University, which becomes part of the Ukrainian Global University initiative https://uglobal.university/. This makes the Institute a kind of a research University and allows it to encourage students, early-stage researchers and young scientists in scientific investigations and to prepare human resource potential for further development of IMBG. In addition, IMBG scientists also work as professors and lecturers at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Bogomolets National Medical University, Faculties of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, such as Institute of High Technologies, Institute of Biology and Medicine, and others.
The Council of Young Investigators supported by the IMBG Scientific Council conducts the young scientists conferences for international and Ukrainian participants on the modern aspects of molecular biology and genetics.
The Institute publishes: "Biopolymers and Cell", "The Bulletin of Vavylov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine" and "Factors in Experimental Evolution of Organisms".
The Institute is a co-founder of a scientific journal "Ukrainica Bioorganica Acta" .
IMBG website www.imbg.org.ua is active since 2001 and is permanently updated.