FIRA LIUDMYLA STEPANIVNA

EDUCATION

Professor, 2005.

DSc, Biology (Biochemistry) Institute of Animal Biology of the NAAS of Ukraine, Ukraine, 2003.

DSc thesis: Metabolic Disorders in Rats Affected by Sodium Nitrite, Tetrachloromethane and low Doses of Radiation, and Ways to Сorrect them.

PhD, Biology (Biochemistry), Institute of Animal Biology, Ukraine, 1988.

PhD thesis: The Activity of Certain Membrane-dependent Enzymes in Burn Disease in Guinea Pigs.

MD (Biology. Biochemistry), University Diploma, Ivan Franko Lviv State University, Ukraine, 1976.

MD (Pharmacy), University Diploma, National University of Pharmacy, Ukraine, 2006.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE

  • toxic liver damage by xenobiotics of different origin;
  • peculiarities of metabolic disorders in the body in experimental oncogenesis of the colon;
  • mechanisms of development of cardiopathies in experiment;
  • search for new medicines with antioxidant properties based on plant raw materials;
  • pharmacological study of herbal preparations with hepato- and cardioprotective properties.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY, FELLOWSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Member of the Ukrainian Biochemical Society;
  • Editorial Board Member of the Scientific Journal "Pharmaceutical Review" (Ukraine);
  • Editorial Board Member of the Scientific Journal "Medical and Clinical Chemistry" (Ukraine);
  • Editorial Board Member of the Scientific Journal "International Journal of Medicine and Medical Research" (Ukraine).