1. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Irkutsk, Russia

3. IRKUTSK

4. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Established at 1923 as the Biological-Geographical Institute later restructured into the Institute of Biology. In 2013 institute celebrated 90 years anniversary.

5. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Today : 5 research groups (laboratories) headed by 5 professors with 21 PosDocs Total number of employers - 50

6. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University The Laboratory of general hydrobiology (Prof. Eugeniy Silov) The Laboratory of aquatic toxicology (Prof. Devard Stom) The Laboratory of experimental biotechnology (Prof. Boris Ogarkov) The Laboratory “Biological systems adaptation” (Prof. Maxim Timofeyev) The Laboratory of Ecology and Lake Baikal studies (Prof. Vadim Tahkteev) Leading scientists

7. The laboratory of general hydrobiology. The main project is long term monitoring on phyto- and zooplankton communities in Lake Baikal. Project started in 1946 year and still goes on with weekly sapling on same sites. Longest (68 years) field monitoring project in aquatic science. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

8. The laboratory of aquatic toxicology Ecotoxicological assessments and toxicity effects to lake Baikal fauna by different waste products from regional industry. The development of biological methods for the cleaning and reparation of fresh-water systems. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

9. The Laboratory “Biological systems adaptation” Focused on comparative study of physiological and biochemical mechanisms of environmental adaptation and stress tolerance in highly specialized endemic species from Lake Baikal and common Palearctic species. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

10. The Laboratory of Ecology and Lake Baikal studies Biology and taxonomy studies of Lake Baikal endemic aquatic flora and fauna and fauna of Baikal region Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

11. The Laboratory of experimental biotechnology. Study for the protection of buildings from biological causes of damage The search for and isolation of biologically active substances from fungi and bacteria Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University

12. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University International projects and collaborations

13. Germany: - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ (Leipzig) - Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics (IZBI), University of Leipzig - Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Bremerhaven - Zoologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel - Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research at Saarbrücken (HIPS) International projects and collaborations

14. USA - University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Environmental Sciences department at Wellesley College - Michigan University - East Tennessee State University France - Université de Savoie Japan - National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba Singapore - Institute of Technology A*STAR, International projects and collaborations

15. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Lake Baikal Biological Station

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17. Institute of Biology at Irkutsk State University Lake Baikal Biological Station

18. Lake Baikal Summer Schools Lake Baikal Biological Station

19. Lake Baikal Summer Schools First started in 2007 than in 2009, 2011 since that time annually

20. Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD language training lectures 2 days expedition ship dredging

21. Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD overnight monitoring individual project defense data analyzing sampling

22. Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014 supported by DAAD

23. Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2014

24. Lake Baikal Summer School of Sciences 2015 Jointly with Université de Savoie University Geneva and UNESCO

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