Institute of Molecular Genetics Russian Academy of Sciences

A BRIEF HISTORY OF IMG

Created in 1978 on the basis of the Biological Department of the I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy which existed from 1962

Directors:
From 1978 to 1988 - prof. M.A. Mokulsky From 1988 to 2006 - E.D. Sverdlov, academician of RAS From 2006 . to present S.V. Kostrov, corresponding member of RAS

Scientific personnel:
Academicians 3 Corresponding member 1 Doctors of science 22 Candidates of science - 62

Structure of IMG
Direction
Director: prof. S.V. Kostrov, corresponding member of RAS Deputy directors:
Academician N.F. Myasoedov Prof. V.Z. Tarantul Prof. B.O. Glotov

Research departments:
Dep. of Molecular Genetics of the Cell Dep. of Molecular Basis of Biotechnology and Protein Engineering Dep. of Molecular Basis of Human Genetics Dep. of Chemistry of Phsiologically Active Compounds Dep. of Molecular Genetics of Virusess and Cells Lab. of Molecular Diagnostics Lab. of Molecular Biophysics Lab. of Bioinformatics Shared center Center for cell and gene technology Research and Education Center Genomics, biotechnology and medicine Sponsorship Fund The future of molecular genetics

Basic and applied research at IMG

structural and functional analysis of genomes, their instability, evolution, and pathologic alternations molecular mechanisms of control over expression of genetic material at different levels molecular genetic basis of biotechnological processes physiologically active substances, including isotopelabeled ones, to be used in molecular biology, molecular genetics, and medicine coding and transmission of information in molecular genetic systems; construction of data banks and methods of computer-aided analysis of molecular biological information

Biothechnology in IMG
Enzyme preparate for the selective hydrolysis of the connective tissue in the raw meat.

The method of enzyme digestion of lactose, which simplifies the processing of dairy products.
Veterinary probiotic Romakol for the prevention and treatment of intestinal diseases of farm animals. Original peptides (Semax and Selank), which formed the basis of new drugs "Semax - 0.1% solution" and "Semax - 1% solution", "Selank-0.15% solution." These drugs have already entered into clinical practice. The technology of more than 250 of tritium-labeled physiologically active substances. The method of limb ischemia gene therapy based on

Research and Education Center

Genomics, Biotechnology and Medicine in IMG
Established in 2005 for students of D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia. Teaching staff: 14-16 persons (Professors and Doctors of Sciences).
The number of students: 28-36.

Programme

Molecular biology of DNA basis of biothechnology 4 h Bioinformatics in molecular genetics and biothechnology 2 h Intracellular signaling 4 h Molecular diagnostics 2 h Molecular mechanisms of transcription 2 h Molecular mechanisms of transcription regulation 2 h Chromatine structure 2 h Transgenic plants in biotechnology 2 h Transgenic animals in biotechnology 4 h Medical and ethnic genomics 4 h Isotopically labeled bioactive compounds and biothechnology 4h Yeasts and their application in biotechnology 2 h Protein engineering 26 h

Total 60 hours