Kovalenko Zoia Ivanivna: Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor.
Graduated with honours from Kharkiv Institute of Pharmacy (1985).
Career path: Pharmacist-prescriber of the Central Regional Pharmacy No. 128, Kyiv (1985-1986);
Postgraduate student of the Department of Organic Chemistry, Kharkiv Institute of Pharmacy (1986-1989);
Assistant of the Department of Organic Chemistry (1989-1996);
Associate Professor of the Department of Organic Chemistry (1996-2010);
Deputy Dean of the Faculty for Training of Foreign Citizens (pre-university training) (2009-2015);
Head of the Department of Fundamental and Language Training (2010-2023);
Associate Professor of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry (from 01.09.2023 to the present).
PhD thesis on “Synthesis, physicochemical and biological properties of 4-acetyl- and 4-(1′,5′- diphenylpyrazolinyl-3′)oxanilic acids” (1990), speciality 15.00.02 – pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacognosy.
Areas of research: search for biologically active substances in a number of derivatives of nitrogen-containing heterocycles, synthesis of organic substances, food technologies, development and implementation of methodological materials for pre-university training of foreign citizens and stateless persons for admission to educational institutions of Ukraine, etc.
Scientific and methodological achievements: author of more than 100 publications, including: 8 copyright certificates, 2 patents, textbooks, manuals, articles, abstracts, methodological developments, etc.
Awards:
Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Education and Science (2001);
Honorary title “Excellence in Education of Ukraine” (2005);
Petro Mohyla Badge (2008);
Certificate of Honour of the Executive Committee of the Kharkiv City Council (2011);
Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (2016, 2021);
Certificate of Honour of the National University of Pharmacy (2010, 2020, 2021);
Acknowledgement of the pharmaceutical community (2020);
Honorary title “Honoured Lecturer of the National University of Pharmacy” (2020).