NSCMB FEB RAS – Russia’s unique research center for marine biology

Abstract

The A. V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, subsequently reorganized into the A. V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (NSCMB FEB RAS), was founded more than 50 years ago to explore the biological diversity in the Far Eastern seas of Russia. Over the years of its activity, it has turned into a modern, world-class scientific center thanks to efforts undertaken by the academicians A. V. Zhirmunsky, V. L. Kasyanov, O. G. Kussakin and many other outstanding researchers. The NSCMB FEB RAS conducts studies of biota in vast areas of the world’s oceans, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, with a variety of experiments set up using unique equipment. The Primorsky Aquarium, a branch of the NSCMB FEB RAS, plays a major role in these studies. The staff of the NSCMB FEB RAS carry out extensive scientific, educational, and popularization activities in order to increase schoolchildren’s interest in science. Today, the NSCMB FEB RAS is a unique research facility that has gained great authority in Russia and abroad. It addresses a vast range of topics including biological diversity and ecology, molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, developmental biology, pharmacology, and medicine on all levels of living matter organization.