Microbiology

Yevhen Tarasov, MD, EuSpLM is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course on Microbiology and Virology at Odesa National Medical University. Yevhen Tarasov received his MD in 2018 and got specialization in Medical Laboratory Science in 2019 with residency at The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the National Acadeny if Medical Science of Ukraine. He then joined the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course on Microbiology and Virology at Odesa National Medical University, Odesa, Ukraine as an assistant professor. His research interests include epidemiology and diagnostics of autoimmune diseases and allergy. He is a group leader of work group on Ukrainian adaptation of the the International Consensus on Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Patterns (ICAP). Hanna Shevchuk, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of Study at the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course in Microbiology and Virology at Odessa National Medical University (ONMedU), Ukraine. She also serves as a visiting lecturer at the International European University, Malta Campus. As. Prof. Shevchuk received her Master’s degree in Microbiology and Virology from Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in 2005 and earned her PhD in Biological Sciences (specialty: molecular genetics) from the Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2012. Her academic journey includes positions ranging from laboratory assistant to researcher and faculty member at leading Ukrainian research institutes and universities. Her research interests focus on molecular genetics, microbiology, immunology, virology, epidemiology and innovative pedagogical practices in medical education. As. Prof. Shevchuk is an active member of the Society of Microbiologists of Ukraine named after S.M. Vynogradskyi, the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine and the Association of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine of Ukraine. She has participated in international internships and seminars dedicated to modern challenges in higher medical education and is the author and co-author of scientific publications in microbiology, immunology, and pedagogy. As. Prof. Shevchuk is recognized for her contributions to the development of educational programs and the implementation of advanced teaching methods, aiming to enhance the quality of training for specialists in medicine. In 2024, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor at Odessa National Medical University.