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1.3.3 North-Western State Medical University named
after I.I. Mechnikov
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I.
Mechnikov (NWSMU) was founded on October 12, 2011 as a
result of the merger of the two oldest educational medical
institutions in Russia - St. Petersburg Medical Academy of
Postgraduate Education and St. Petersburg State Medical
Academy named after I. I.I. Mechnikov. The founder of the
University is the Ministry of Health of the Russian
Federation.
The activity of the University is based on close cooperation
and coordination of educational, clinical and research
activities - this allows training competent specialists who have modern knowledge and are
able to apply it in practice.
Research work at the University is carried out in accordance with current trends in the
development of biomedical sciences, at the same time considerable attention is paid to
research in the field of health protection and sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the
population.
The structure of the university includes Department of pharmacology and pharmacy, central
research laboratory, science research institute of medical mycology named after P.N. Kashkin
and preclinical and clinical trials Department.
The priority areas of activity of the central research laboratory are the following:
§ Molecular genetic research – some of them are not carried out on the territory of St.
Petersburg and even in Russia;
§ Determination of substances by high performance liquid chromatography method –
using unique methods for St. Petersburg and Russia;
§ Immunological methods for determining biologically active agents;
§ Morphological research using the electron microscopy method;
§ Cultivation and studying cell cultures;
§ Range of manual biochemical methods.
The priority areas of activity of the preclinical and clinical trials Department are the
following:
§ Documents preparation for accreditation;
§ Negotiation of contracts on science and on clinical trials of medications and medical
products;
§ Preparation of documents for the Research Center for received medications, medical
equipment;
§ Accounting of funds received under contracts;
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