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Resume
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love, but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.
Khalil Gibran
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A research faculty position in a multidisciplinary chemistry department with adequate time and funding to supervise research of undergraduate or/and
graduate students
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A leading research position in a computational group of a governmental institution specializing in development of novel pharmaceuticals, biomedical products or/and
biomaterials
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Computational studies (atomistic simulations) of
biologically relevant systems and phenomena |
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Cheminformatics, QSAR/QSPR modeling in drug discovery,
life and material sciences |
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Computer-aided design of virtual combinatorial libraries
of novel drugs and polymers
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
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Proficient in ab initio, molecular dynamics
and molecular mechanics computer simulations and
applications of machine-learning algorithms: decision
trees, artificial neural networks (ANN) and polynomial
neural networks (PNN) |
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Experienced in utilization of corresponding
state-of-art commercial and free-distributed simulation
packages such as Gaussian, Cerius2, Materials Studio,
Molecular Operating Environment (MOE), MacroModel,
HyperChem, CHARMM, DL-POLY, MDynaMix, WEKA
on Unix, Linux, SGI, Windows and MacOS platforms |
Experimental Physics and Physical Chemistry
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Knowledge of and practical experience in IR
spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X-ray diffraction
methods |
Management
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Acted as a manager on the multidisciplinary
project related to synthesis, characterization and
computational modeling of biodegradable polymers |
Teaching
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Principles of molecular modeling |
Languages: Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, English and
literate in French
EDUCATION
| Doctor of Philosophy -
Chemistry |
2000-2003 |
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Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Advisor: Prof. P.G. Kusalik |
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| Master of Science -
Chemistry |
1998-2000 |
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Dalhousie
University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Advisor: Prof. P.G. Kusalik |
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| Master of Science
(Bachelor of Science integrated) - Biophysics |
1976-1981 |
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V.
Karazin Kharkov National University, School of
Radiophysics, Department of Molecular Biophysics,
Kharkov, Ukraine |
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EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED EXPERIENCE
| Visiting Research Investigator |
2017-2017 |
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College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
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| Post-doctoral Research Associate |
2005-2007 |
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New Jersey Center for Biomaterials /
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ,
USA |
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| Graduate Assistant |
1998-2003 |
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Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, NS, Canada |
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| Senior Research Associate |
1997-2001 |
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Special Engineering Bureau of B. Verkin
Institute for Low Temperature Physics and
Engineering (ILTPE), Kharkov, Ukraine |
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| Senior Research Associate |
1996-1997 |
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Department of Molecular Modeling, I. Mechnikov
Scientific Research Institute for Microbiology and
Immunology, Kharkov, Ukraine |
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| Junior Research Associate |
1989-1996 |
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Department of Molecular Biophysics, ILTPE,
Kharkov, Ukraine |
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| Engineer / Research Assistant |
1981-1989 |
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Department of Molecular Biophysics, ILTPE,
Kharkov, Ukraine |
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ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
| Teaching |
2009-2010, 1998-2003 |
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General chemistry
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Department of Physics and Chemistry, Mount
Saint Vincent University & Department of
Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS,
Canada
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Multidisciplinary problem solving sessions |
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Dalhousie Integrated Science Program (DISP),
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada |
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Mentorship |
2005-2008 |
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Principles of molecular modeling
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New Jersey Center for Biomaterials (graduate
students) / Department of Biomedical Engineering
(undergraduate students on Senior Design
Projects), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Acting Manager |
2007-2008 |
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New Jersey Center for Biomaterials (a project
on synthesis, characterization, and computational
modeling of combinatorial library of
polymethacrylates), Rutgers University,
Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Reviewing manuscripts |
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Journals: Australian Journal for Chemistry,
Polymer
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PRESENTED AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
| 2007 |
16-th Canadian Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry
(St. John’s, NL, Canada) |
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90-th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition
(Winnipeg, MN, Canada) |
| 2006 |
8-th Symposium on Biomaterials Science (New
Brunswick, NJ, USA) |
| 2006 |
6-th Canadian Computational Chemistry Conference,
(Vancouver, BC, Canada) |
| 2006 |
89-th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition
(Halifax, NS, Canada) |
| 2006 |
Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting
(Pittsburgh, PA, USA) |
| 2004 |
15-th Canadian Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry
(Québec, Canada) |
| 2000 |
16-th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics
(Halifax, NS, Canada) |
| 1996 |
NATO ASI Summer School on Crystal Engineering (Digby,
NS, Canada) |
| 1996 |
7-th College on Biophysics: Structure and Function of
Biopolymers (Trieste, Italy) |
| 1996 |
12-th Conference in Coordinational and Supramolecular
Chemistry (Chishinau, Moldova) |
| 1995 |
International Conference in Microbiology and
Immunology (Kharkov, Ukraine) |
| 1994 |
International Conference on Powder Diffraction and
Crystal Chemistry (St. Petersburg, Russia) |
| 1988 |
International Conference in Cryobiology and
Cryomedicine (Kharkov, USSR) |
ACHIEVEMENTS, GRANTS, AWARDS
| 2007 |
Invited speaker at the 90th Canadian
Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, May 26-30,
2007
(Winnipeg, MN, Canada) |
| 2001 |
Invited visitor in Division of Physical
Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory of Stockholm
University
(Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 1997 |
The academic rank of Senior Research Associate
in Biophysics was awarded and certified by
Higher Certifying Board of the Ukraine |
| 1997 |
Ukrainian State Foundation for Fundamental
Investigations – long term research grant
(Principal Investigator) |
| 1996 |
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
– travel grant to participate in NATO ASI
Summer School on Crystal Engineering (Digby, NS, Canada) |
| 1996 |
International Center for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP) – travel award to attend the 7-th College
on Biophysics: Structure and Function of Biopolymers
(Trieste, Italy) |
| 1994 |
International Science Foundation (ISF) – long
term research grant (U2J000) |
| 1993 |
International Science Foundation (ISF) – long
term research grant (U2J200) |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Since 2004 – member of
American Chemical Society
Since 1999 – member of
Chemical Institute of Canada
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