I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology

I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Abbreviation	IZAN
Formation	1930; 88 years ago (1930)
Type	Scientific institute
Purpose	Research in zoology
Location	Kiev, Ukraine
Parent organization	National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Website	http://www.izan.kiev.ua

The I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Інститут зоології ім. І. І. Шмальгаузена Національної академії наук України) is leading institution in Ukraine specialized in general zoology. It was officially founded on August 1, 1930 in the building of St.Olga Female Gymnasium.

Evolutionary biologist Ivan Schmalhausen was the first director of the Institute.

Among scientists of Institute were Aleksandr Markevich, Vladislav Monchenko, Boris Balinsky, Sergey Paramonov and many others.

Institute consists of 14 scientific departaments and laboratories, more than 100 researchers with academic degree works here.