Founded in 2015, following the NASB Presidium Office Decision No. 375 of September 8, 2015.
Director: Cheshik Igor Anatolyevich, PhD MedScs, Assoc. Prof., Director, Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
Purpose: Develop the means and methods contributing to prolongation and improvement of the quality of life under elevated anthropogenic-induced ionizing and non-ionizing radiation conditions.
Objectives:
- investigate biological mechanisms of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the impact of adverse ecological conditions on living organisms;
- study of the behaviour of contaminants and radionuclides in ecosystems and food chains, and their accumulation in the body;
- develop the means and methods to minimize the impact of negative environmental factors on the body;
- coordinate R&D actions in assessing the impact of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation on biota and humans;
- provide radiation safety consultative and certification services for organizations using or about to use the sources of ionizing radiation.
Involvement in scientific and research programmes:
- 2021–2025 State R&D Programme “Natural Resources and Environment” sub-programme 1 “Natural Recourses and their Rational Use”, sub-programme 3 “Radiation and Biological Systems”;
- 2021–2025 State R&D Programme “Convergence – 2025” sub-programme 3 “Interdisciplinary Studies and Newly Emerging Technologies”;
- 2021–2025 State Programme of the Republic of Belarus on Overcoming the Consequences of the Chernobyl NPP Accident;
- The Programme on Joint Actions of the Union State of Russia and Belarus on Human Protection and Recovery of Territories Affected Following the Chernobyl NPP Accident.
Involvement in international projects:
- Coop Project “Development of recovery methods for radionuclide contaminated areas using effective microorganisms (EM) technologies” – in cooperation with ЕМ Research Organization, Japan;
- Coop Project “Optimization of field measurement system and measures in livestock production after a nuclear accident” – in cooperation with the National Radiation Protection Institute (SURO) and the National Veterinary Institute, Prague, Czech Republic;
- Coop Project “Optimization of Procedures for Plant Production in the territory contaminated by a nuclear accident” – in cooperation with the National Radiation Protection Institute (SURO), Prague, Czech Republic;
- 2020–2021 BRFFR М20КИ-026 Project “CD109-regulated mechanical properties of endothelial cells” – in cooperation with Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong University, China;
- 2021–2022 SCST Х21УКРГ-004 Project “Artificial contamination mapping of forest ecosystems in Ukraine and Belarus” – in cooperation with the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine;
- 2020–2022 BRFFR Ф20Р-319 Project “Deep neural networks for automated measurements of low radionuclide activities in samples” – in cooperation with Lomonosov State Moscow University;
- 2019–2021 BRFFR Х19РМ-004 Project “Accumulation and migration of atmospheric radionuclides in peat-bog ecosystems of the mainland subarctic” – in cooperation with N. P. Laverov Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Research of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- 2020–2022 BRFFR Б20Р-427 Project “Mechanical characteristics of exosomes and exomeres defining their relationship with eukaryote cells in normal functioning and pathologies” – in coop with NRC “Kurchatov Institute” – PNPI, Russian Federation.