Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology named after S.V. Stoyanovskyy
The vice-rector (vice-president) for science and educational work Ihor Dvulyk of the Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine, learned about our project from our website. After contacting our project partner Dimitrij Leporskij, he expressed a strong interest and deeply valued the opportunities for implementing alternative methods in the training of veterinary medicine professionals as outlined in our project.
Ihor Dvulyk proposed the transition of two departments: the Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
The agreements with both departments were signed on 20th April 2025. At the Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology named after S.V. Stoyanovskyy, so far 238 frogs and 186 white mice have been used and killed for the training of students per year. The experiments involved studying physiological properties on frog’s muscles, nerves and hearts as well as studying the blood system and conditioned reflexes in white mice. This will be stopped from 1st September 2025.
The departments received from DAAE a laptop, a multi-media projector and several simulation programs and films, and further discs from InterNICHE.
From left to right: Associate Professor of the department Rostyslav Vasiv (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology), Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Vasyl Hunchak, Deputy Rector of the University Ivan Parubchak, Head of the Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology Iryna Kovalchuk, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Yuriy Stronskyi.
Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Vasyl Hunchak (left) and Head of the Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology Iryna Kovalchuk (right) are signing the respecting agreements.
At the Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology, the computer programme ‘Virtual Pathophysiology’ funded by Doctors Against Animal Experiments is now used instead of using and killing animals in experiments.