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CURRICULUM VITAE

Surname: Nikolchenko
First name: Andrew

SCIENTIFIC DEGREES:

2002 - Honours Diploma (engineer-programmer) Kharkov National University of Radioelectronics, Kharkov, Ukraine (Diploma N 020101)
1999 - "Candidate of Biological Sciences" (PhD) speciality: Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, Scientific Council on Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, Kharkov, Ukraine [PhD diploma N 003674]. Cand. Biol. Sci. Dissertation (PhD thesis): "Investigation of low temperature influence on the alpha-2- globulin group proteins and transaminases of human donor blood." (Kharkov, Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
1993 - Honours Diploma (Diploma N 004372) (Human and Animals Physiologist), Kharkov National University, Kharkov, Ukraine [equivalent of M.Sci.].

EDUCATION:

2001-2002 - Kharkov National University of Radioelectronics, Computer Science Faculty, Department of Software of Automatic Systems. Speciality: engineer-programmer.
1993-1996 - "Aspirantura" (PhD course) in the Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry of the Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
1988-1993 - Kharkov National University (Ukraine), Biological Faculty, Department of Human and Animals Physiology. (Speciality: Human and Animals Physiologist; Lecturer of Biology and Chemistry).

CAREER / EMPLOYMENT:

2005 - present time - Senior Scientist, Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
2002-2004 - Scientist, Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
2000-2002 - Yong Scientist, Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
1996 - 1999 - Engineer (Lab-Assistant), Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
1993 - 1996 - "Aspirantura" (PhD course), investigation of structure-functional properties of human blood proteins. Department of Cool Adaptation Biochemistry (Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

1. Cryobiochemistry of blood plasma proteins, protein-cryoprotectors interaction, genetic markers of human blood.
2. Protein stability and interactions, protein-solvent interactions, solvent effects on protein stability, low-temperature effects on protein stability.
3. Investigation of the cord blood plasma composition and of its stimulation influence on the adult human organism under its transfusion. The safe keeping of cord blood plasma and erythrocytes after low-temperature storage and after lyophilization of cord blood plasma. Plasma lyophilization, which allows obtaining a dry substance of cord blood plasma (basic research).
4. Purification of a low-molecular fraction from animals cord blood and investigation of the biological activity of the fraction. 5. Development of software, which models behavior of various biological objects under different experimental conditions, processing of biological experimental data.
6. Developing software for treatment of some science biological investigation. Web programming and design.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Biophysics techniques
- Fluorescent spectrophotometry
- Analytical ultracentrifugation
- UV spectroscopy
- Densimetry
- Cryopreservation techniques with application of cryoprotectants and different cooling rates
Biochemistry techniques
- Electrophoresis in SDS-PAGE gel
- Protein chromatography
- Spectophotometry
- ultra filtration technique

Computers:
OS: Microsoft Windows 3.1/95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Linux (Red Hat/Mandrake ), MS DOS
Development Tools:
Borland C++ Builder 5/6
HomeSite 2/3/4.5/5
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4/MX
CorelDRAW7/8/9/10/11
Adobe Photoshop 6/7
Adobe Illustrator 10
Macromedia Flash 5/MX
DBMS and Data Access Tools:
MySQL, Paradox
Internet Technologies:
Apache http Server, HTTP, SMTP, TCP/IP
Programming languages C++ (C++Builder), JavaScript, HTML, XML, PHP, SQL

Languages
Russian/Ukrainian: (the first language)
English: fluent

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:
	Member of the Ukrainian Cryobiology Society. Member of the UNESKO Chair in Cryobiology.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS:

1. The project "Using of low-temperatures for purification of biological active low-molecular components from animals cord blood with the aim of the getting a wound-healing substances" Duration: from 2005.
2. Elaboration of official web-site of Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Duration: 2004.
3. Elaboration of the cord blood plasma lyophilization drug and investigation of its biological activity on the human and animals. Duration: 2004.
4. Estimate of low-temperature influence on the membrane erythrocyte Ca-ATPase. Duration: from 1999-2002.
5. Investigation of molecular mechanisms of cool cell stabilization under unpenetrative cryoprotectants action and low-temperature. Elaboration of the "without washing" technology of erythrocyte cryopreservation. (2.2.6.85). Duration: from 1998-2003.
6. The program: "The safety of the population of the gene pool (1.1.1.), the project: "Creation of the low temperature bank of cells and tissues of the human for investigation of ecological factors' influence on the gene pool of the population of Ukraine" (01.01.01./061-92). Principal investigator Nikolchenko A. Duration: 1992-1996

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
	Enthusiastic and innovative scientist, and I would like to participate in the moving new areas of computer research. I have an interest and some experience in elaboration of computer models of different biological objects and would like to work in this field. Sociable, honest, able to assimilate similar specialities (any biological and biochemical fields). Contact e-mail: sovransky@yahoo.com