International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University

The Chair of Immunology was established on August 26, 1997 (Order No. 37-O dated on 26.08.97 based on the recommendation of the Institute Council) and is the only one in the Republic of Belarus that trains students of medical and biological profile in fundamental, clinical, laboratory and research problems of immunology.

Main research directions:

• Study of the environmental factor impact on biological system functioning (human and animal immune systems, immunocompetent cells, microorganisms):
• immunodeficiency mechanism formation under the influence of various environmental factors;
• method development to evaluate the immunotropic effect of biologically active compounds on the functional activity of immunocompetent cells;
• immunopathogenetic mechanisms of autoimmune diseases development;
• development, optimization and new research method development that can be used to study environmental factor impact on biological system functioning.
• development of biotechnological constructs using multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells for the treatment of socially significant human diseases (in vitro and  in vivo studies)

Implementation of research projects:

• functional characteristics of memory T-cells in Parkinson’s disease, state registration number 20191464 (MO grant),
• investigate the immunomodulatory properties of polysaccharides of basidial fungi, state registration number 20191414 (grant of the Ministry of Defense),
• “Biocompatibility of multicomponent allogeneic cell cultures with decellularized liver scaffold (experimental study)”, BRFFI contract no. M19ARM-016
• development of innovative targeted anti-HIV agents (separate project of the Ministry of Defense, State registration No.: 20191188.