CURRICULUM VITAE
Surname Petrenko |
First name(s) Alexander Yu. |
Rank:
Head of Biochemistry Department of Institute for Problems of Cryobiology & Cryomedicine, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukrain |
Affiliation and official address:
Department of Experimental Cryomedicine Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine 23, Pereyaslavskaya str., 61015, Kharkov, Ukraine Tel.: +38(057) 772-01-35 FAX: +38(057) 772-00-84 e-mail: cryo@online.kharkov.ua |
Date and place of birth: March 7, 1954 |
Citizenship: Ukrainian |
Education (degrees, dates, universities):
M.Sc. (Biochemistry] - 1976 - Kharkov University, Ukraine Ph.D.-Candidate Biol. Nauk - (Cryobiology} - 1984 - Institute for Probl. Cryobiology and Cryomedicine, Kharkov, Ukraine D.Sc.- Doctor Biol. Nauk - (Biochemistry. Cryobiology}- 1993 - Institute for Problems Cryobiology & Cryomedicine, Kharkov, Ukraine Ph.D. THESIS TITLE: Ionic Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation in Rat Liver Mitochondria after Freeze-Thaw Procedure D.Sc. THESIS TITLE: Energetic State and Xenobiotic Metabolism in Isolated Hepatocyte |
Career/Employment (employers, positions and dates):
1998-present- Head of Biochemistry Department of Institute for Probl. Cryobiol. & Cryomed., Kharkov, Ukraine 1995-1998 Chief Scientist of Institute for Probl. Cryobiol. & Cryomed., Kharkov, Ukraine 1994-1995 - Professor of Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Kharkov State University, Kharkov, Ukraine 1989-1994 - Senior Scientist of Institute for Probl. Cryobiol. & Cryomed., Kharkov, Ukraine 1992 - Visiting Scientist of Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada 1977-1989 - Scientist of Institute for Probl. Cryobiol. & Cryomed., Kharkov, Ukraine 1982-1984 - Visiting Scientist of Dept. Bioenergetics, Moscow University 1977-1984 - Junior Scientist of Dept. Biochemistry, Kharkov University |
Specialization (specify):
* Stem Cell Research * Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Bioenergetics, Ionic Transport * Development of Strategies for Organ Preservation and Transplantation * Development of Artificial Liver |
Honours, Awards, Fellowships, Membership of Professional Societies:
The Society for Cryobiology The New York Academy of Sciences Ukrainian Biochemistry Society |
Publications and Conferences:
More than 100 Publications including Patents, Refereed Articles; Abstracts and Reports at Symposiums, Conferences and Congresses (see ) |