Dr.

Igor Kostenyuk 174 Morning Dew Court, Winter Haven, FL 33884

(863) 318-9844

e-mail: ik11bfb8a@westpost.net Highlights of Qualifications * Extensive experience in research and management in biological sciences, in particular in molecular biology & biotechnology * Broad experience of work both in academic environment and private company * Laboratory and project management (short/long term) * Used to work independently with minimal supervision, at the same time feel mys elf comfortable while working a s team member * Interdisciplinary academic and applied scientific research/applications * In-depth knowledge in broad basics of life sciences/medicine + detailed knowle dge of cutting edge molecular techniques (including safety and in-lab applicatio ns of radioactive materials) * Hands-on experience in RNA/DNA handling (extraction, purification, quantificat ion, storage, cDNA 1st strand synthesis, gel separation-imaging etc.); nucleic a cid blot hybridization (radioactive/non-radioactive), differential display, conv entional and real-time PCR; HPLC, GC, GC-MS, TLC, light microscopy (cytology, hi stology) , electron microscopy (some); DNA Microarray analysis; in vitro cell an d tissue culture, aseptic techniques, Immunoassay/ELISA; spectrophotometry, cyto-photometry * Specialties: Very good communication skills, flexibility at everyday tasks as well as in acquiring new techniques and new areas of activities (ranging from se tting up a single newly designed experiment to negotiating and setting a contrac t with a Vendor or collaborating Company). Instructed/taught a number of student s and postdoctoral scientists * Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAS, BoxPro, GenePro, O utlook Express. * Database: PubMed, GenBank, Biosis, Current Contents etc. * Fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian. Authorized to live & work in USA. No vi sa support required. * Positively open to acquiring new knowledge, methods, applications, analytical approaches Scientific Research/Accomplishments * Conducted scientific research for academic biological laboratories and private companies, worked as a leading scientist and project coordinator for a number o f projects including worldwide plant screening joint project with American Cyana mid in mid 90s. Published over 43 research articles in internationally recognize d journals, authored and co-authored 8 patents in biotechnology area. * Back in early 90s with given very limited resources established from scratch contemporary laboratory and plant extraction facility that have been presented t o American Cyanamid (NJ, USA) and received high mark from the company. The menti oned above laboratory has become an essential part of large worldwide joint proj ect between American Cyanamid (USA) and International Institute of Cell Biology (Kiev, Ukraine). * During employment with Kumho Petrochemical Ltd. Developed original method for highly reliable induction of in vitro blooming of Asian commercial orchid variet ies. Based on cutting edge techniques and applications in physiology, in vitro c ulture and molecular biology this method was patented in USA, South Korea and Ja pan. * In addition, while working for Kumho Life and Environmental Science Laboratory (KLESL, Kwangju-City, South Korea) consulted and helped company's biotech profe ssionals to set up cell and tissue culture laboratory, greenhouse and served as Safety Officer to biotech units. * Recently initiated a Project aiming construction of needle-free automated inje ction system for research in plant pathology (that is beyond my job duties but r eally needed for academic and applied research). Contacted dozens of companies-m anufacturers of similar systems for humans and animals and partnered with Pulse

NeedleFree Systems, Inc. (8210 Marshall Drive, Lenexa, Kansas 66214). Convinced Company management to invest their own resources into the Project and send their professionals to our Research Station for joint experimentation on site. Prepar ing a grant ptoposal on the subject. * In research group I am a Manager to I have re-organized the process of critica l laboratory information storage, processing and delivery to every single Resear cher as well as Budget management, ordering system, and spending-tracking practi ces. * Positively open to learn new applications, approaches and technologies. Relevant Experience Scientific Research Management and Coordination * 10+ years total Scientific Research Manager and Coordinator experience * Multiple project management (planning, budgeting, grant proposal writing) * Inter- and intra-lab coordination of scientific research, database management, progress report writing and research article submission * Established contacts with industry and lead joint projects, work through diffi culties and circumstances to bring project to its successful completion * Possess broad experience in a variety of scientific areas - from neurobiology, histology, immunology to cell biology, molecular biology and biotechnology * Currently - Lead and Coordinator of essential part in registration process of commercial prospective agricultural material * Supervise Biotech Greenhouse licensed for holding genetic engineering material s (was given the highest mark by recent by recent inspection for meeting toughes t UF and EPA rules and regulations for handling genetically modified biomaterial s) * Planning, budgeting, ordering supplies, receiving bids on expensive equipment and services, negotiating contracts - on my everyday work list * Used to work with people of different cultural backgrounds, on several occasio ns was called (even outside lab and Institution) to negotiate and to help resolv e conflicts * Maintain strong positive attitude toward all staff members and achieving scien tific and commercial goal * Knowledge of every laboratory member's scientific project, discussing problems and working out solution(s) with every single scientist on board Teaching/Instructing Taught, trained and led postgraduate students, research associates in their rese arch projects, RA work, special applications and complex scientific instrumental research. Education Ph.D. in cell biology and genetics l Institute for Cell Biology, Nat. Acad. Sci., Kiev, Ukraine M.Sci. in cytology, histology and anatomy sity, Kiev, Ukraine Internationa Kiev State Univer

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