In 1986 she graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Vinnytsya Mykola Ostrovskyi State Pedagogical Institute in a specialty "English and German Languages" and subsequently started to work as a lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya; since 2000 - as a senior lecturer; since 2012 - as an associate professor of the department. During 2001-2016 years Sophia Ivanivna was a head of the Latin Language and Fundamentals of Medical Terminology Course; member of the Methodological Council for Work with Foreign Students, the Methodological Council for General Theoretical Disciplines, the Methodological Council of the Pharmacy Faculty. During 2011-2016 years she was a Deputy Head of the Department for Work with Foreign Students. Since 01.09.2023 – Acting Head of the Department. Since 29.02.24 she is the Head of the Latin Language and Medical Terminology Department of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya.
In 2007 the rectorate recommended S.I. Tykholaz to study as a postgraduate student at Mychailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University
Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, specialty 13.00.04 "Theory and Method of Professional Education". 19.04.2011 she defended her PhD dissertation “Pedagogical Conditions for the Development of Professional Orientation of Medical Universities Students ". In 2013 S.I. Tykholaz was assigned the academic title of Associate Professor of the Foreign Languages Department.
During 2010-2014 years she was responsible for research work of the department "Preparation of medical university students for foreign language professional communication".
Sophia Tykholaz participated in the work of the specialized Academic Council D 05.053.01 at M. Kotsiubynskyi VSPU as an official opponent (2012).
She is a member of the Academic Council of the University, the Academic Council of Medical Faculties, the Academic Council of Dental and Pharmaceutical Faculties, a member of the Methodological Council for Work with Foreign Students.

Advanced training:
Vinnytsia Order "Badge of Honor" Pirogov Medical Institute, cycle "Fundamentals of Programming and Application of Computers" (86 hours), 1997;
Vinnytsia Order "Badge of Honor" Pirogov Medical Institute. Permanent seminar of teachers, 11.17.1993 – 03.23.1994;
Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv), Department of Latin language, Department of General and Medical Psychology and Pedagogy, cycle “Latin Language”, 1998;
Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv), Department of General and Medical Psychology and Pedagogy, cycle “Pedagogical Seminar. Higher Medical Education and the Bologna Process”, 2005;
Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, internship at the Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages in the discipline “Latin Language”, 2016;
Foreign scientific and pedagogical internship “Theoretical foundations of teaching in modern conditions”, organized by ISMA University, Riga, Latvia, (6 ECTS / 180 hours), 05.10-26.11.2021.
S.I. Tykholaz participates in annual conferences of the International Association of Teachers of English (IATEFL Ukraine) and she is a member of it.
She actively takes part in seminars-meetings of Latin department heads of medical higher education institutions of Ukraine, meetings of the core department of Latin and fundamentals of medical terminology of Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv), Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University. S.I. Tykholaz was a jury member in the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad in Latin (Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy (Poltava), Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.
She teaches Ukrainian and foreign freshmen of medical, dental and pharmaceutical faculties on Latin language and medical terminology.
The course of Latin language and medical terminology for English-speaking foreign students of medical, dental and pharmaceutical faculties was successfully developed and published by Sophia Tykholaz.
Annually she prepares students including English-speaking ones to participate in the Student scientific circle, Student scientific conference and the first round of the All-Ukrainian Olympiad in the discipline.
She was a reviewer of three Sample programs of the discipline "Latin Language and Fundamentals of Medical Terminology" for the first- and second-year students of the medical faculty of Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv) (2016); two Curriculums of the discipline "Latin Language" for the Pharmacy Faculty of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (2016); at the request of the State Institution "Central Methodological Office for Higher Medical Education of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine" - two Manuals on Latin language of Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv) (2015, 2016); a number of textbooks, including national ones.
She is an author (co-author) of more than 150 publications (about 70 scientific and 80 educational and methodological ones), including monographs, Methodological recommendations for university lecturers and postgraduates; 20 scientific articles; 35 teaching and methodological manuals, including seven individual manuals on Latin language and medical terminology for English-speaking foreign students of medical, dental and pharmaceutical faculties.

Scientific interests: Linguistic didactics. Methodology of teaching Latin language and medical terminology. Professional orientation and professional speech competence of future physicians and pharmacists. Etymological, structural and semantic features of English medical terms.

Education: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Foreign Languages.
Specialty: Classical Philology.
Qualification: Philologist - Classicist, Teacher of Classical Languages.
Advanced training:
Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv); Departments of Latin, General and Medical Psychology and Pedagogy; 2003, 2010;
Vinnytsia National Agrarian University; Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages; 2014;
Advanced course through the open online course platform Prometheus; 2021;
Program for advanced training of scientific and pedagogical workers of medical education institutions on the topic "Modern teaching technologies in higher medical educational institutions based on psychological, pedagogical and moral and ethical aspects"; Ivano-Frankivsk Academy of Ivan Zlatoustyi; 2021;
Scientific and pedagogical internship "Development of teacher’s analytical skills for optimizing educational process in today's conditions" (NGO "Center for Transpersonal Psychology" with the information support of the Biology Faculty of Ivan Franko Lviv National University; 2021.

Total number of scientific publications: 32.
Total number of educational and methodological publications: 73.

Scientific interests: applied terminology, methodology of teaching Latin, linguoculturology.

Education: Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University (2011);
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (2014).
Specialty: «Ukrainian Language and Literature, English and Foreign Literature».
Qualification: Teacher of Ukrainian Language and Literature, English Language and Foreign Literature;
PhD of Philological Sciences.

Advanced training:
Prometheus platform of mass open online courses "Educational Tools of Critical Thinking" (2020), 60 hours; "Media Literacy for Educators" (2020), 60 hours; "Critical Thinking for Educators" (2020), 30 hours;
XIX International Scientific Internship Program “Nobel Laureates: Studying Experience and Professional Achievements for Forming a Successful Personality and Transforming of the World”, which took place in Dubai, Oslo, Stockholm, New York, Rome, Burgas, Jerusalem and Beijing. January 2 – February 17, 2024. 6 ECTS credits / 180 hours. International certificate № 19 016 / February 17, 2024.

Total number of scientific publications: 23.
Total number of educational and methodological publications: 7.

Scientific interests: dissertation defense, 10.01.01 – Ukrainian literature, the topic of the dissertation: “Folklore of Stepan Rudanskyi creativity” (2014).

Education: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Faculty of Foreign Languages, 1990.
Specialty: Classical Philology.
Qualification: Philologist. Teacher of Classical (Latin and Ancient Greek) Languages.

Advanced training:
Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv). Advanced Training Faculty of Teaching Staff. Department of Latin, Department of General and Medical Psychology and Pedagogy, 1998, 2004;
Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University. Department of Foreign Philology with Latin discipline, 2010;
Vinnytsia National Agrarian University. Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages with the Latin discipline, 2014;
Platform of mass open online courses Prometheus “Educational Tools for Critical Thinking”, 2021;
Advanced training courses from LLC "Academy of Digital Development". “Google Digital Tools for Higher, Professional Pre-Higher Education Institutions”, 2021;
XII International Advanced Training Program for Heads of Educational and Scientific Institutions, as well as Pedagogical and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers “Together with Outstanding Leaders of Today: Values, Experience, Knowledge, Competencies and Technologies for the Formation of a Successful Personality and Transformation of the World Around Us”. International Historical Biographical Institute (Dubai - New York – Rome - Burgas – Jerusalem – Beijing), 2023 (whfpdubai.com).

Total number of scientific publications: 49
Total number of educational and methodological publications: 76
Scientific interests: Grammatical semantics of Latin and ancient Greek, comparative historical linguistics, applied terminology, methodology of teaching classical languages.

Senior Lecturer
Education: Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Philology, 1992.
Specialty: Russian language and literature, English language.
Qualification: Teacher of Russian language and literature, English language.

Advanced training:
Faculty of Advanced Training of Teachers. Latin language. "Higher Medical Education and the Bologna Process". Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv), 2008;
Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages of Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, the course "Latin language", 2014;
"Educational tools of critical thinking" through the platform of mass open online courses Prometheus, 2021;
Advanced training courses from LLC "Academy of Digital Development". “Google Digital Tools for Higher, Professional Pre-Higher Education Institutions”, 2021;
Continuous professional development (167.5 hours), approved by the Academic Council of VNMU, protocol No. 8, 02.25.2021;
XII International Advanced Training Program for Heads of Educational and Scientific Institutions, as well as Pedagogical and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers “Together with Outstanding Leaders of Today: Values, Experience, Knowledge, Competencies and Technologies for the Formation of a Successful Personality and Transformation of the World Around Us”. International Historical Biographical Institute (Dubai - New York – Rome - Burgas – Jerusalem – Beijing), 2023.

Total number of scientific publications: 36
Total number of educational and methodological publications: 39

Scientific interests: Analytics of the medical term. Current issues of linguodynamics. Innovative approaches in teaching Latin and medical terminology.

Education: Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, 2007
Specialty: "Pedagogy and Methodology of Secondary Education. Language and Literature (English)".
Qualification: Teacher of English language and Foreign Literature.

Advanced training:
Platform of mass open online courses Prometheus: "Educational Tools of Critical Thinking", 2021, "Media Literacy for Educators", 2021, "Critical Thinking for Educators", 2021;
XIX International Scientific Internship Program “Nobel Laureates: Studying Experience and Professional Achievements for Forming a Successful Personality and Transforming of the World”, which took place in Dubai, Oslo, Stockholm, New York, Rome, Burgas, Jerusalem and Beijing. January 2 – February 17, 2024. 6 ECTS credits / 180 hours. February 17, 2024.

Total number of scientific publications – 27.

Scientific interests: methodology of teaching Latin and medical terminology, innovative teaching methods.

Education: Nizhniy Novgorod State Institute of Foreign Languages
named after Mykola Dobrolyubov (1993).
Specialty: "English and German languages".
Qualification: lecturer of English and German languages;
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences;
Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages.
Advanced scientific training: “Nobel Laureates: Studying Experience and Professional Achievements for the Formation of a Successful Personality and Transformation of the World Around Us” - International Historical Biographical Institute UAE (Dubai - New York – Rome – Burgas - Jerusalem – Beijing) (6 credits / 180 hours), 2022.
Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Department of Foreign Languages and Teaching Methods (5 credits/150 hours), 2020.
Innovative educational technologies: European Union experience and its implementation to the training of educators - Slovak Republic: Danubius (2 credits / 60 hours), 2016.
Scientific publications: 61, including 1 monograph, 2 collective monographs, 3 articles registered in scientometric databases such as: SCOPUS and Web of Science.
The total number of educational and methodological publications: 14.
Google Scholar Profile: 236 citations, h-index – 5 and i10-index – 1.
Main research interests: the problem of developing communicative foreign language culture of future medical professionals using interactive teaching methods.