13 May 2026 a one-time meeting of the specialized scientific council was held at the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences RSVR 001, during which the public defense of the dissertation took place KYRYCHENKA Svyatoslav Oleksiyovych on the subject: "Identification of resistance genes to Potyvirus yituberosi and Globodera rostochiensis in potato varieties and lines". The work was submitted for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the specialty 202 Protection and quarantine of plants from the field of knowledge 20 "Agrarian sciences and food".
Scientific leaders:
KOZUB Natalia Oleksandrivna, doctor of biological sciences, senior researcher, head of the laboratory of ecological plant genetics and biotechnology of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences.
BONDAR Tetyana Ivanovna, candidate of biological sciences, head of the nematology laboratory of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences.
Chairman of the board:
Anna Nikolaevna TKALENKO, doctor of agricultural sciences, senior researcher, deputy director of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences.
Reviewer:
Galina Mykhailivna LISOVA, candidate of biological sciences, senior researcher, head of the laboratory of immunity of agricultural plants to diseases of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences
Reviewer:
SHITA Oksana Vasylivna, candidate of agricultural sciences, head of the pesticide application technology laboratory of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences
Official opponent:
ANTONYUK Maksym Zinoviovych, doctor of biological sciences, senior researcher, head of the biology department of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"
Official opponent:
Victoria Oleksandrivna ZVIGUN, candidate of biological sciences, senior researcher, head of the laboratory of virus ecology and biosafety named after Boyka of the Agroecology and Biosafety Department of the Institute of Agroecology and Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences.
During the defense, the winner presented the main results of the conducted research, highlighted the scientific novelty of the work and the practical significance of the obtained results. During the scientific discussion, council members, reviewers and opponents noted the relevance of the thesis topic, its theoretical validity and practical value for the agricultural sector.
During the discussion, the winner provided comprehensive answers to the questions of the meeting participants and demonstrated a high level of preparation and a deep understanding of the issues under investigation.
According to the results of open voting, the members of the one-time specialized scientific council unanimously decided on the award KYRYCHENK Svyatoslav Oleksiyovych pdegree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty 202 Protection and quarantine of plants.
The team of the Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Sciences sincerely congratulates Sviatoslav Kyrychenka and his scientific supervisors Natalia Kozub and Tetiana BONDAR with a successful defense of the dissertation and wishes for further scientific achievements, professional development and new scientific achievements.
