Department of Parasitology

General direction of investigations:

Fauna, systematics and phylogeny of parasites of terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates, helminth life cycles, place and role of various groups of vertebrates and invertebrates in helminth transmission in ecosystems.

Separate directions:

Fauna of helminths of vertebrates (birds, wild and domestic mammals, fishes) of Ukraine.
Systematics and phylogeny of cestodes.
Systematics and phylogeny of nematodes.
Paratenic parasitism.
Participation of amphibians and reptiles in helminths of vertebrates transmission.
Terrestrial mollusks and arthropods as helminths of vertebrates intermediate hosts.
Helminth communities of wild and domestic horses in Ukraine; seasonal and age-specific changes, means of control.
Peculiarities of interactions in "fish-parasite" system under anthropogenic influence in Ukraine; fish parasites control.
Fine structure of some groups of parasites (cestodes, Microsporidia).

Research Staff:

Vitaliy A. Kharchenko - DrSci., Dr. Hab., Leading Researcher, Head of the Department

Nematodes of the orders Rhabditida and Strongylida; parasites of wild and domestic vertebrates, their control.

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Vadim V. Kornyushin, Prof., DrSci. - Principal Researcher

Fauna, systematics and phylogeny of Cestoda

E-mail: vadikorn[et]izan.kiev.ua

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Olga I. Lisitsina - PhD, Senior Researcher

Acanthocephala of terrestrial vertebrates

E-mail: olisitsyna[et]izan.kiev.ua

Yuriy I. Kuzmin - DSc, Leading Researcher

Nematodes of the family Rhabdiasidae; parasitic nematodes of amphibians, reptiles and other terrestrial vertebrates

Tetyana A. Kuzmina - PhD, Leading Researcher

Parasites and parasitoses of wild and domestic ungulates; biological and integrated control of parasites

Kateryna A. Slivinska - PhD, Senior Researcher

Parasites and parasitoses of horses

Oksana B. Geben - PhD, Senior Researcher

Cestodes of birds

E-mail: oksana1greben[et]gmail.com

Olena Kudlai - PhD, Junior Researcher

Participation of fresh-water molluscs in transmission of trematodes

E-mail: alena[et]izan.kiev.ua

Yaroslav Syrota - PhD, Junior Researcher

Helminth of waterfowl

E-mail: goobar4.699@gmail.com

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Oleksandr M. Malega - Junior Researcher

Parasites of game animals

Ivanna G. Dmytrieva - post-graduate student

Parasite communities of amphibians

Olena O. Sokolova - Engineer

Volunteers of the Department

Eleonora N. Korol - PhD

Mollusca as intermediate hosts of helminths

Ruslan V. Salamatin - Dr. Hab.

Castodes of birds; cestode fine structure

Yegor Yakovlev - PhD, Junior Researcher

Biology of Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) from families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae

Working Group on Fish Parasites and Parasitises

Oleksandr A. Losiev - PhD, Senior Researcher

Yuliya S. Ivasiuk - PhD, Junior Researcher

Valentyna M. Lysenko - Engineer

I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, 2004-2022