About us

The history of the department dates back to more than 200 years and is closely connected with the history of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

We devote all our leisure time to favorite hobbies and enjoy yourself enormously. It is a satisfaction to know that there are a lot of enthusiastic people, gifted individuals among department staff. But the main interest for our teachers is a science because they contribute to scientific work most of their time. Writing monographs, text-books, manuscripts, abstracts, dissertations and preparation to conferences and lectures are time-sapping activities requiring consumption of mental activity and time. Despite of the difficulty and responsibility of their job all teachers work disinterestedly and enthusiastically.
Already for several years medical and bioorganic chemistry department takes the lead among the humanities, biomedical and hygienic departments according the results of rating evaluation of scientific and pedagogical activity: in 2015 – 2016 a.y. department got second place, in 2018 – 2019 a.y. – third place and in 2020 – 2021a.y. – third place.
PharmD, prof. Syrova G.O. is a fellow of Academic council of KhNMU and ERITIC of KhNMU, existing member of International Academy of Ecology (IAE), academician of IAE from 14^th of July, 2016. Moreover Ganna Olegivna is an academician of the division of chemistry, chemical technology and pharmacy SO «National Academy of Higher Education Sciences of Ukraine» from 25^th of June, 2019, honored Doctor of Science of the University “Lviv Stavropigion” (19.03.2018).
Ass. prof. Makarov V.O. is an existing member of International Academy of Ecology (IAE) from 21.05.2015. Ass. professors Tishakova T.S. and Levashova O.L. are existing member of Association of Preventive and Anti-Aging Medicine, Ukraine. Ass. prof. Lukianova L.V. were twice the juror of second stage of All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad on discipline “Medical chemistry”, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv (6 – 7 April, 2017 and 4 – 5 April 2019).
Ass. prof. Kozub S.M. actively prepares students for participation in the competition of research works of students-members of the Junior Academy of Sciences (JAS). From 2106 up to now Kozub S.M prepared 26 pupils. JAS is one of the most complex elements of educational activities, as its activities connect all its elements – youth, adults, research and educational process. The sections of the competition for the defense of scientific works cover almost all scientific fields – technical, exact, human and social sciences.
The student scientific circle (SSC) at the medical and bioorganic chemistry department was organized to attract the most gifted, creative, interested and hardworking students to science. There are students’ scientific laboratories at the department. The results of student research work are heard at the annual student conferences of young scientists and students. The department is actively working to prepare participants of Olympiads in chemistry. Much attention is paid to the interdisciplinary links between chemistry and other disciplines.

The department trains students in educational and professional programs:
1) “Medicine”, “Dentistry”, “Pediatrics” of the second master’s level of higher education.
2) “Laboratory diagnostics”, “Nursing” of first (bachelor’s) level.
Students study the following educational components: “Medical Chemistry”, “Bioorganic Chemistry”, “Medical and Bioorganic Chemistry”, “Analytical Chemistry”. “Medical Chemistry” (bioinorganic, bioorganic, physical and colloidal chemistry).
At the training of students department staff uses modern teaching methods:
– electronic information (multimedia presentations, videos, guidelines);
– control (tests, situational tasks to assess practical skills);
– scientific (students are involved in the scientific work of the department and participate at student conferences which held at the department, at the university and abroad).
In 2021, distance learning technologies have been introduced into the educational process at the department: electronic versions of methodical instructions for each topic in medical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, medical and bioorganic chemistry (Ukrainian and English) and in analytical chemistry (Ukrainian language) have been developed; videos of laboratory works and lectures were prepared; control tools (test tasks, individual tasks) and additional materials (tables and diagrams) were developed. On the basis of these materials, the teachers of the department developed and accredited distance courses “Medical Chemistry”, “Bioorganic Chemistry”, “Medical and Bioorganic Chemistry”, “Analytical Chemistry” which are hosted in the Moodle system of KhNMU. These courses allow each student to get full information and master practical skills.
Students take practical training on practical classes in disciplines, an integral part of which are laboratory works on each topic.
In cooperation with the Bogomolets National Medical University and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 4 republican textbooks in three languages (including one in English) were created.
Teachers of the department developed and published 18 textbooks, 7 of them in English; 2 textbooks were published on the recommendation of the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.
All laboratory-practical classes for students of all specialties are provided with guidelines for independent classroom and extracurricular work – 192 (Ukrainian, English). These guidelines are made in electronic form and presented in the form of Power Point presentations, providing qualitative learning process in distance learning.
Every practical class students have the opportunity to perform laboratory work. In the conditions of distance learning these works are studied simulation using video films (240), created by teachers of the department.

The research interests of the department are largely related to the study of fundamental problems in chemistry – determining the modern trends of synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds, molecular modeling of molecules of organic compounds and determining their biological activity using modern methods. Research of the department is devoted to special chemical-pharmaceutical substantiation of pharmacological properties of compositions containing nitrogen-containing organic compounds and adjuvants (caffeine, lycopid), quantum-chemical and experimental substantiation of creation of new domestic anti-inflammatory and analgesic pharmaceutical compositions based on nitrogen-containing organic compounds of different chemical structure.

Membership in international organizations
Department members prof. G. О. Syrova, ass. prof. V. М. Petiunina, ass. prof. V. О. Makarov, ass. prof. L. V. Lukianova, ass. prof. S. М. Kozub, ass. prof. Т. S. Tishakova, ass. prof. О. L. Levashova, senior teacher О. V. Savelieva, senior teacher O. O. Zavada, ass. N. М. Chalenko, ass. O.S. Kalinenko, ass. О. V. Prysiazhnyi are members of the International Union of Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology «IUPHAR»