There are two dissertation councils at the PSCBR RAS for the defense of dissertations for the scientific degrees of Candidate of Sciences and of Doctor of Science:
Dissertation Council 24.1.232.01 for the defense of dissertations in specialties 1.5.2. Biophysics (biological sciences), 1.5.3. Molecular Biology (Biological Sciences), and 1.5.22. Cell biology (biological sciences)
Dissertation Council 24.1.232.02 for the defense of dissertations in specialties 1.5.4 Biochemistry (biological sciences), 1.5.6 Biotechnology (biological sciences), and 1.5.11 Microbiology (biological sciences).
Detailed information about regulatory materials related to the defense of dissertations can be obtained on the website: http://vak.minobrnauki.gov.ru
To accept documents for consideration by the Dissertation Councils of the PSCBR RAS from third-party applicants (not employees of the PSCBR RAS), it is necessary to go through the pre-defense procedure at a scientific council of any of the PSCBR RAS institutes according to the subject of the dissertation.