Brief Biography:
Dr. Shichkin has got his MS (1981) in Biology from Nizhny Novgorod State University (Russia), PhD (1986) and DSc (1991) in Immunology from Institute of Immunology (Moscow). He then improved his expertise in Immunology in the USA (1998-2003) at the National Cancer Institute – NIH, University of Cincinnati and John Hopkins University. He held academic research positions as a Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist and Laboratory Chief. He is now a Professor of Immunology, Head of the Immunology Department and Director of Research Centre of Immunology and Biomedical Technologies at the University “Ukraine” in Kyiv (Ukraine). He is an author more 80 publications in fields of immunobiology, hybridoma technology and cancer immunology.
Academic positions:
2013 (October)-present, Director of Research Centre of Immunology and Biomedical Technologies, Open International University of Human Development “Ukraine” (University "Ukraine"), Kiev, Ukraine
2012-present, Head of the Immunology Department, Faculty of Biomedical Technologies, University "Ukraine", Kiev, Ukraine
2012-2013, QA Director, Department of Biology, Enamine, Ltd., Kiev, Ukraine
2008-present, Professor of Immunology, Faculty of Biomedical Technologies, University “Ukraine”, Kiev, Ukraine
2005-2008, Professor of Immunology, Department of Biology, National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Kiev, Ukraine
2006-2007, Head, Department of Innovations and Project Management, Pharmaceutical Corporation “Arterium”, Kiev, Ukraine
2004-2005, Head, Laboratory Department, Medical Centre “Eurolab”, Kiev, Ukraine
2002-2003, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
2000-2001, Postdoctoral Assistant, Division of Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical School, Cincinnati, OH, USA
1999-2000, Visiting Scientist, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoregulation, NIH/National Cancer Institute-FCRDC, Frederick, MD, USA
1996-2003, Principal Investigator, Research Institute of Blood Pathology and Transfusion Medicine, Lviv, Ukraine
1992-1996, Laboratory Chief, Lviv Biotechnological Center, Lviv, Ukraine
1990-1992, Senior Scientist, Institute of Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
1986-1990, Visiting Scientist, Institute of Immunology, Moscow, Russia
1982-1985, Ph.D. Student, Institute of Immunology, Moscow, Russia
1981-1982, Pre-doctoral Trainee, Institute of Immunology, Moscow, Russia
Research interests:
Immunobiology of stem cells with emphasis on intrathymic stem cells and their application for a regenerative medicine, Cancer immunobiology and Cancer immunodiagnostics and immunotherapy with emphasis on role of cytokines and T-cells, Development and characterization of monoclonal antibodies and cytokines.
Any other information:
PI and WP5 Leader in a research project "Development of Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Thymic Regeneration" (THYMISTEM) of FP-7 Health-2013 Innovation-1 program 1.4-1"Controlling differentiation and proliferation in human stem cells intended for therapeutic use", Deputy of Coordinator for THYMISTEM consortium.
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