BIOGRAPHY:
Prof. Valentina Divocha is currently working at the Lugansk State Medical University, Rubezhnoye, Ukraine, she is the supervisor of the nine research programs in virology and biochemistry. In 1967 she graduated from I. I. Mechnikov Odessa State University, Faculty of Biology (Department of Virology) and in 1973 continued her postgraduate study at Odessa Institute of Virology and Epidemiology (specialty virology). In 1974 she received her candidate degree with the thesis "Interaction of Coxsackie B viruses with sensitive cell cultures and their antigenic relationships." she was awarded her doctoral degree with the thesis entitled "Biological basis antiproteinase therapy of influenza" In 2009. She has scientific experience for 35 years. She has more than 190 scientific publications, 3 monographs, textbook "Virology" (2012), 10 patents and 4 innovations. She is a member of some international organizations such as Ministry of Health of Ukraine and also honored many awards. She is also an editorial board member of national and international journals.