Department of Medical and Biological Physics and Informatics

Responsible staff:

Chalyy K.O., Dr. Sci. (Phys. &Math.), Professor;

Krivenko I.P., Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy), Assosiated Professor;

Zaitseva E.V., Cand. Sci. (Phys. &Math.), Assosiated Professor, elena_zaitseva@hotmail.com

The scientific work of the staff of the Department of Medical and Biological Physics and Informatics is related to the study of a number of modern problems of physics, biophysics and pedagogy. Among them are statistical theory of ordering in open systems of different nature, physics of critical and metastable states, methods of physics of phase transitions in the problem of cell-to-cell interaction (synaptic transmission of information), biophysical aspects of the interaction of electromagnetic and ultrasonic radiation with biological objects, biophysics of muscle contraction and excitability of membrane structures, quantum-mechanical resonance methods for the study of biological objects, problems of diffusion of toxic substances into the environment, methods of the theory of probability and mathematical statistics in solving of biomedical problems, modern pedagogical aspects of teaching physics, biophysics, computer technology and medical informatics, development of innovative teaching technologies, informatical training of students, cloud services for education, distance learning, information technologies in medicine and pharmacy, computer-aided educational measurements, current problems of continuous professional education etc.

Cumulative Hirsch index of the department staff is 38 according to the Scopus scientific database and 70 according to Google Scholar database (according to 2019 data).

According to the results of 2019, the department took the second place among the departments of the NMU by the cumulative Hirsch index according to the Scopus scientific database and the third place among the theoretical departments of the NMU according to the results of the rating of the NMU departments according to the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine N 652 dated August 22, 2018 “Some Issues of State Certification of Higher Education Institutions in the Field of their Scientific (Scientific and Technical) Activities”.