[The priority trends in fundamental biomedical research].

Priority trends should primarily include wide-scale aimed epidemiological investigation of the population health in different regions of Ukraine, determination of risk factors. This is genetic monitoring of the population, creation of national and regional registers of hereditary and congenital abnormalities. Progress in all medical domains will be promoted by investigations on the molecular and genetic levels. This is evidenced by world experience, achievements of th A. A. Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (Acad. Sci., Ukraine), Institute of Gerontology, Institute of Endocrinology, Institute of Occupational Health developing. New apparatus, materials and drugs, technology methods for medicine are developing in many Institutes of physico-technical and chemical specialties (Acad. Sci., Ukraine). This creates new possibilities in the diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of diseases.