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October 26, 2021
Publication Grant Recipient Yana Sindarovska’s Article Published in Plants Journal
Long-term Potato Virus X (PVX)-Based Transient Expression of Recombinant GFP Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana Culture in Vitro Nowadays, the global...
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October 25, 2021
Yevheniy Denis – Early stage studies regarding cellular ageing and how senescent cells contribute to the ageing of neighboring cells
Our laboratory is organized as part of the D.F. Chebotarev State Institute of Gerontology NAMS of Ukraine....
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October 18, 2021
Publication Grant Recipient Yulia Goshovska’s Article Published in Life Journal
Induction of Glutathione Synthesis Provides Cardioprotection Regulating NO, AMPK and PPARa Signaling in Ischemic Rat Hearts Cardiovascular disorders accompany many...
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September 27, 2021
Publication Grant Recipient Ruslana Chyzhma’s Article Published in MDPI Diagnostics
A possible approach to early non-invasive diagnosis of ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer (OC) has one of the highest incidence rates...
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September 22, 2021
Publication Grant Winner Margarita Marchuk’s Article Published in MPDI Brain Sciences
Sarcotubular Myopathy Due to Novel TRIM32 Mutation in Association with Multiple Sclerosis We describe a novel mutation in TRIM32 gene...
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September 14, 2021
Publication Grant Recipient Maksym Pogorielov’s Article Published in MDPI Biomedicines
Complementary Effect of Non-Persistent Silver Nano-Architectures and Chlorhexidine on Infected Wound Healing Surgical site infection (SSI) substantially contributes each year...
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August 30, 2021
Antonina Kapustian – Muropeptides of Postbiotic Origin as an Immunological Functional Food Ingredient
The immune status of the population has greatly decreased due to anthropogenic pressure, social factors, widespread use of antibiotics, hormonal,...
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August 25, 2021
Alla Skoreiko – Eliminating Potato Wart Disease in Ukraine
Creating and supporting collection of potato variety diiferentiators to potato wart pathotypes in culture in vitro Potato wart causative agent...
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August 20, 2021
Olha Yaroshko – Using PCR Analysis for Identification of Genes of Interest in Plants
Improving the properties of commercially important crops I am a young scientist from the Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic...
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July 19, 2021
GMP-Bioreactor for Environmentally Friendly Decomposition of Organic Waste
Team members: Oleksandr Tashyrev, Vira Hovorukha, Olesia Havryliuk, Galyna Gladka, Iryna Bida, Yanina Danko Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms’ Biology, Zabolotny Institute...
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Spotlights
July 19, 2021
GMP-Bioreactor for Environmentally Friendly Decomposition of Organic Waste
Team members: Oleksandr Tashyrev, Vira Hovorukha, Olesia Havryliuk, Galyna Gladka, Iryna Bida, Yanina Danko Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms’ Biology, Zabolotny Institute...
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April 20, 2021
Sumy State University: Developing Biomaterials That Improve Life
Biomaterials are artificial or natural materials used to replace or restore function to body tissue and are continuously or intermittently...
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April 12, 2021
Spring has Sprung at IMBG – Part 1: Deschampsia Antarctica
Spring has sprung! And to welcome the new season, Ukraine's Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IMBG) took its social...
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December 15, 2020
iCardy – A Ukrainian Startup Dedicated to Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases
iCardy - detecting atrial fibrillation in real-time Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in more...
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December 11, 2020
GIST Innovates Ukraine Holds Demo Day of Early Stage Science and Tech Startups
GIST Innovates Ukraine What better way to highlight the fantastic ideas coming out of the Ukrainian science and technology innovation...
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November 19, 2020
Sikorsky Challenge Startup Competition 2020 Winners Announced
Nov. 3-13, 2020 Held annually since 2012, the Sikorsky Challenge Startup Competition has been a leading platform for showcasing innovations...
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November 9, 2020
Valentyn Frechka: The Ukrainian Student Transforming Fallen Leaves Into Paper
Photo: Facebook - Valentyn Frechka Several years ago, Valentyn Frechka, then a high school student and member of the Junior...
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August 31, 2020
Explogen: Engineering Dream Microorganisms in Ukraine
"We teach bacteria and yeast to do what they naturally can't" EXPLOGEN is a small biotech company launched in Lviv in...
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August 27, 2020
The Ukrainian SpaceBox Start-Up: A Conveyor for Biological Research in Space
Ukrainian researchers are creating an accessible platform for biological experiments in space that can accelerate basic and applied cosmo-biological research...
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August 13, 2020
Nanobot Medical – The Ukrainian Scientific Storytelling Company Revealing the Beauty of Science
Nanobot Medical Animation Studio In 2010 Ukrainian data scientist Yuriy Svidinenko made a video of a DNA repair nanorobot for...
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Spotlight
July 19, 2021
GMP-Bioreactor for Environmentally Friendly Decomposition of Organic Waste
Team members: Oleksandr Tashyrev, Vira Hovorukha, Olesia Havryliuk, Galyna Gladka, Iryna Bida, Yanina Danko Department of Extremophilic Microorganisms’ Biology, Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Nаtional Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Environment pollution by man-made organic waste is one of the most urgent problems nowadays. Solid and liquid organic waste produced in megacities and suburban areas is the greatest threat. Despite some achievements in the direction of their degradation and bioremediation, the number of landfills is constantly growing all over the world. Biodegradable organic waste of plant and animal origin (food, etc.) and toxic...
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Programs
Awards for Emerging Biotech Leaders
In November 2018 the US-Ukraine Foundation honored 24 Emerging Biotech Leaders at an awards ceremony in Kyiv.
Equipment & Supplies Sourcing Assistance
Ukrainian laboratories lack the modern equipment to take their research to the next level - read about their needs.
Trade Shows and Exhibits
The US-Ukraine Foundation Biotech Initiative was at the BIO International Convention in Philadelphia this June.
Travel Grants
We provide travel support, on a competitive basis, to Ukrainian researchers.
