An important milestone in the academic life of the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology with a Course in Medical Biology has been achieved: Yelizaveta Antonivna Stroi, a PhD candidate at the Department, has successfully defended her dissertation and received her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) diploma.
Her dissertation, entitled “The Pathogenetic Significance of Long Non-Coding RNA Gene Polymorphisms in the Development of Malignant Tumours of the Urinary System,” was completed in the field of study 222, Medicine.
The research was supervised by Olha Anatoliivna Obukhova, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology with a Course in Medical Biology at Sumy State University, and Yuliia Vasylivna Moskalenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Oncology and Radiology at Sumy State University.
The dissertation was defended before a one-time specialised academic council.
The Chair of the Council was V. V. Kachkovska, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Associate Professor at the Department of Internal and Family Medicine at Sumy State University.
The reviewers were:
- O. Vynnychenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Oncology and Radiology at Sumy State University;
- V. Yazykov, Candidate of Medical Sciences and Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Surgery, Traumatology, Orthopaedics and Phthisiology at Sumy State University.
The official opponents of the dissertation were:
- A. Voilenko, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor and urologist in the Research and Clinical Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Oncosurgery at the Oncosurgery Clinic of the National Cancer Institute, a state non-profit enterprise under the Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
- M. Kamyshnyi, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology at I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University.
During the defence, Yelizaveta Antonivna presented the findings of her research, demonstrated the relevance and scientific novelty of the study, explained its practical significance, and successfully answered questions from the members of the specialised academic council.
Following the successful defence, Yelizaveta Antonivna was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medicine (field of study 222). Receiving her PhD diploma marks an important achievement in her dedicated research career and a significant milestone in her professional development.
The Department’s staff warmly congratulates Yelizaveta Stroi on successfully defending her dissertation and receiving her Doctor of Philosophy degree! We wish her continued scientific success, professional growth, new research ideas, successful implementation of research projects, and many more achievements in advancing Ukrainian science!
