We are looking for bright, enthusiastic and ambitious candidates who are interested in research work in experimental biology and biomedicine and pursuing a PhD education.
At present time, five PhD students are working on their research projects at our Department.
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Dmytro Gospodaryov, PhD
Title of Doctorate thesis:
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry (091 Biology)
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Oleh Demianchuk
Title of PhD project: Effects of alpha-ketoglutarate on physiological and biochemical parameters of Drosophila melanogaster
Specialty: 091 Biology (Biochemistry program)
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak |
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Nadia Stefanyshyn
Title of PhD project:
Specialty: 091 Biology (Biochemistry program)
Supervisor: Oleh Lushchak, PhD
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Myroslava Vatashchuk
Title of PhD project:
Specialty: 091 Biology (Biochemistry program)
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak |
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Viktoria Hurza
Title of PhD project:
Specialty: 091 Biology (Biochemistry program)
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak |
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Oksana Pasat
Title of PhD project: Effects of external agents on physiological and biochemical parameters of Paulownia sp.
Specialty: 091 Biology (Biochemistry program)
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Past Doctoral students
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Halyna Semchyshyn, Ph.D., D.Sc.
D.Sc. Thesis: “Molecular mechanisms of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae adaptation to stressful factors” (in Ukrainian). Defense: November 4, 2015, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine).
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Oleh Lushchak, PhD
Title of Doctorate thesis: Interrelation between lifespan, fecundity and metabolism
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
Annotation. Nutrition is an important physiological train for every alive organism. It influences lifespan, metabolism, reproduction, and others. However, these factors together with hormonal regulation affect nutrition to form the network of regulatory mechanisms to form proper response to macronutrient availability. Unbalanced nutrition may cause changes in metabolism to induce the development of complications like obesity, diabetes, or cancer. The aim of the work is to study the molecular mechanisms to regulate nutrition, lifespan, and metabolism in response to diet. Additionally, evolutional aspects of adaptation to an unbalanced diet and the role of TOR and IIS/IGF pathways will be analyzed.
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Maria Bayliak, Ph.D., D.Sc.
D.Sc. Thesis: “Enhancement of the adaptive capacity of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster by using plant extracts, keto acids, and arginine” (in Ukrainian).
Defense: December 11, 2019, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (Ukraine).
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr I. Lushchak
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry (091 Biology)
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
Annotation. The dissertation is devoted to the study of stress-protective and geroprotective properties of plant-derived substances (quercetin and Rhodiola rosea extracts), as well as cellular metabolites, alpha-ketoglutarate and arginine. The common feature of all the substances studied is their ability to affect redox processes. Therefore, we elucidated the role of antioxidant and prooxidant mechanisms of the substances in the modulation of adaptive potential and lifespan of model organisms, yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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Victor Husak, PhD
Title of Doctorate thesis:
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Advisor: Prof., D.Sc. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Olha Strilbytska
PhD thesis: Regulation of physiological and metabolic processes in
Drosophila melanogaster via modulation of signaling net TOR/IS/Myc in intestinal
stem and progenitor cells
Defense: November 6, 2020, Ivan Franko Lviv National University (Ukraine).
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Supervisor: Oleh Lushchak, PhD
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Uliana Semaniuk
Preliminary title of PhD thesis:
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Supervisors: Prof., D.Sci. Volodymyr Lushchak and Oleh Lushchak, PhD
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Oksana Sorochynska
Year of admission: 2015
Title of PhD thesis: Effects of intermittent fasting on energetic metabolism in mice.
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sci. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Oksana Maniuh
Year of admission: 2015
Title of PhD thesis: Effects of intermittent fasting on free radical processes in mice.
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Supervisor: Prof., D.Sci. Volodymyr Lushchak
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Mariia Lylyk
Year of admission: 2015
Title of PhD thesis: Protective effects of alpha-ketoglutarate against toxicity of xenobiotic on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
Specialty: 03.00.04 Biochemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Bayliak
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