Welcome to the website of ITEB RAS
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics
Russian Academy of Sciences

ITEB RAS is one of Russia 's premier scientific research institutions. Composed of 26 laboratories and science centers, ITEB RAS makes important discoveries that save and improve human lives.Scientific staff of ITEB RAS is comprised of 330 researchers, including 1 academician, 2 corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 45 doctors of science and 166 PhD's, organized into 8 scientific groups.

ITEB RAS also maintains a Research Training Center, where the next generation of talented young scientists is being groomed. Presently, approximately 48 post-graduates and 26 graduates are participating in various scientific training programs.

ITEB RAS is a successor of the Institute of Biophysics, which was founded in 1952.ITEB RAS traces its roots to 1919 with the creation of People's Commissariat of Health. It was the nation's first scientific organization studying biological processes and it remains the national leader in this field. Many scientific research institutes populating the science town of Pushino, are offshoots of ITEB RAS.

Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences mission is the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Discovered new class of anti-tumor agents (avermectins) belonging to micro-cyclical lactones. These new agents suppress tumor growth and inhibit development of resistance to drug treatments. Doctor of Biological Sciences U.N. Korystov (click here fore more information)