Conference was held on 11th September 2018 in lecture hall AI (Building A, Technická 5, Prague - Dejvice).
Recently, our University has received a number of fellows from all around the world to work at various research positions. The conference aims to bring together the research fellows working at UCT Prague and academic scientists, postdocs and PhD students from UCT and other institutions to discuss the research topics and possible ways of collaboration. The fellows will have the opportunity to present their background and research interests to the academia. The conference will provide an ideal platform for interaction, networking and seeking new collaborations.
Conference Programme
08:45 – 09:15 – Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:15 – 09:30 – Welcome Address
- Prof. Pavel Kotrba, Vice-Rector for Research and Development
09:30 – 12:30 – Morning Session
- Antipov Sergey (ChemJets)
- Chandru Kuhan (ChemJets)
- Browne Michelle (ChemJets)
- Devadas Balamurugan (ChemJets)
- Hosseini Seyedmehdi (ChemJets)
- Kumar Rohitesh (ChemJets)
- Manzanares Lorena (UGMNanoSens)
12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch break & Networking
13:30 – 16:30 – Afternoon Session
- Nikishkin Nicolai (ChemJets)
- Ruphuy Chan Gabriela (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
- Talluri Prasad (ChemJets)
- Tleuova Aiym (ChemJets)
- Tourinho Paula (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
- Urbaniak Magdalena (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
- Wielogorska Ewa (ChemJets)
- Zubov Alexandr (ChemJets)
There are researchers, who will not be able to participate due to their schedule. However, they are still interested in cooperation.
- Ntie Kang Fidele (ChemJets)
- Postnikov Pavel (ChemJets)
- Ashu Tufa Ramato (MARVEL)
Antipov Sergey (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- My last position: Scientist
- Country of my last position: Switzerland
- My former collaborations:
- Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
- University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Cornell University, USA
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
- My scientific highlights:
- Dynamically consistent semiclassical method for mixed “quantum-classical” simulations of nuclear dynamics (J. Chem. Phys. 142, 184102 (2015), J. Chem. Phys. 146, 234104 (2017))
- Formation of molecules in interstellar space through radiative association (Int. Rev. Phys. Chem. 34, 385 (2015))
- My achievements, awards:
- Inga Fischer Hjalmars Award, 2014: for the most outstanding thesis in the field of theoretical chemistry, Swedish Chemical Society, Sweden.
- Visiting Student Fellowship, 2011: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- interaction of molecular systems with electric fields
- polariton chemistry
- semiclassical methods for nuclear dynamics and spectroscopy
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- people with background in
- quantum and classical molecular dynamics
- quantum optics
- cavity quantum electrodynamics
Chandru Kuhan (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
Prebiotic Chemistry, Astrobiology and Organic Geochemistry.
- PhD from: Yokohama National University
- My last position: Research Scientist
- Country of my last position: Japan
- My former collaborations:
- CNRS, Orléans, France,
- IISER, Pune, India,
- City University of New York, US,
- Araya Brain Imaging, Tokyo, Japan,
- ELSI, Tokyo, Japan,
- CAL-TECH/NASA JPL, US
- My scientific highlights:
- Journal paper was featured in news and blogs- the Guardian, UK, Huffington Post, US, NASA Astrobiology, Phys.org, Astrobiology Magazine, Space Daily, Science Daily, Mapping Ignorance, Nature Asia, Asian Scientist.
- My achievements, awards:
- Multiple Grants from Japan (Internal and External) (2013-2017)
- Awarded Monbukagakusho Full Scholarship for postgraduate program by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) - (2010)
- Multiple medal winners at UPM, Malaysia (2005-2008)
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Combinatorial Chemistry
- Scaffolding the Origins or Life
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Computational Chemist
- Rheological Study
- Mass-Spectrometry
- NMR
- Microscopy
Browne Michelle (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD in Electrochemistry and Materials Science (Conferred April 2017) from Lyons and Colavita Research groups in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
- My last position: Research Fellow in Queens University Belfast
- Country of my last position: United Kingdom
- My former collaborations: Brett Group in University College London, Nicolosi Group in Trinity College Dublin, Duesberg Group in Trinity College Dublin.
- My scientific highlights:
- Joint PI/Co-wrote a successful Soleil Synchrotron proposal with Prof Colavita in Trinity College Dublin. (estimated cost €120, 000)
- Work highlighted in Silicon Republic’s ‘10 major Irish breakthroughs of the year so far worth celebrating’ in 2016 and
‘10 Irish breakthroughs of 2016 worthy of some serious praise’ - Research has attracted various media attention From Silicon Republic, Newstalk and more. Also featured in the ‘What if’ campaign by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and was
highlighted in the arrivals hall in Dublin Airport. - Academic Representative for the Royal Society of Chemistry Electrochemistry group (April 2018 – April 2021).
- My achievements, awards:
- Recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry/ Electrochemistry group Sheelagh-Campbell award 2016.
- Finalist in the UKSAF Young Surface Analyst competition 2016, University College Dublin, Ireland, July 2016.
- Awarded the L’Oréal poster prize at the 67th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium, National University Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland, June 2015.
- Finalist in the Dorgan Prize, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, April 2015.
- Awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Electrochemistry Group Darryl Dawson poster prize at Electrochem, University of Loughborough, UK, September 2014.
- Awarded the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) poster award at
- São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Electrochemistry, Energy Conversion and Storage (SPASECS), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 2013.
- Awarded a Scholarship to attend São Paulo School of Advanced Sciences on Electrochemistry, Energy Conversion and Storage (SPASECS) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2013. Only awardee from Ireland and one of 40 internationally. (~5000 euro)
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Fabricating electrodes from 3D printing technologies for electrochemical energy applications e.g. water splitting, fuel cells, supercapacitors etc.
- Producing electrodes with 2D materials for electrochemical energy applications.
- Characterisation of these aforementioned electrodes using various techniques e.g. XPS, SEM, Raman Spectroscopy etc.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- DFT modelling of electrochemical energy systems
Devadas Balamurugan (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan.
- The scientific specialization including multidisciplinary areas of chemistry and materials science that cover the frontiers of nanotechnology, materials chemistry and electrochemistry at National Taipei University of Technology. Most significantly, my research offers alternative solutions to global problems in Energy demands, health management, chemical sensing and analysis. The main research interest was in the field of electrochemical energy storage and conversion such as hydrogen evolution reaction and super capacitors. I am extremely interested on the field of electro-catalysis by developing and investigating electro-catalysts. Specifically, the chemical and electrochemical synthesis of 2-dimensional nanomaterials such as graphene. I am also experienced in preparing one-dimensional nanostructures such as multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with abundant functional groups. All these nanomaterials were then used in the development of highly sensitive and selective electrochemical sensing of glucose, dopamine, and uric acid, and drugs. I have acquired substantial experience in operating both electrochemical techniques (cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry, square wave voltammetry, and amperometry), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), rotating disk electrode (RDE) and optical techniques (UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy). I am also experienced in conducting Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) for analyzing surface morphology of nanomaterials.
- My last position: Post Doctoral Research Associate.
- Country of my last position - Taiwan
- My former collaborations
- Alagappa University, India.
- Madurai Kamaraj University, India.
- My scientific highlights:
- Electrochemical synthesis, Electrochemical sensor, Energy devices: Hydrogen Fuel cells, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER), Super capacitors.
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Electrochemical synthesis of organic molecule, electrochemical oxidation of hypervalent Iodine compounds. I am extremely interested on prototype Hydrogen Fuel cells construction.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Organic molecule analysis, hydrogen fuel cells laboratory.
Hosseini Seyedmehdi (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Semnan University, Iran
- My last position: PhD candidate/Technical inspector at National Iranian Oil Company
- Country of my last position: Iran
- My former collaborations:
- Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran (BSc)
- Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran (MSc)
- Semnan University, Semnan, Iran (PhD)
- Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czechia (Researcher)
- National Iranian Oil Company, Bushehr, Iran (Technical
Inspector)
- My scientific highlights:
- Background in Al nanocomposite foams, severe plastic deformation & thermomechanical processing methods, coating & surface engineering, corrosion science
- Publication of 10 ISI and 2 conference papers
- Referee/reviewer, J of Materials Science & Engineering A, J of Materials & Design
- Supervision consultant of 2 MSc students at Semnan University
- My achievements, awards:
- Research scholarship awarded by Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of Iran, Feb 2015.
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT:
- Intermetallic compounds; Quasicrystalline alloys; Powder metallurgy processes; Corrosion behaviour
Type of collaborations I am looking for:
- Collaborations in the research area of synthesis of MAX and MXene phases
Kumar Rohitesh (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Griffith University, Australia
- My last position: Casual Research Fellow at Griffith Institute of Drug Discovery (GRIDD) and Purification technician at LEO Pharma, Australia
- Country of my last position: Australia
- My former collaborations:
- Collaborated with University of the South Pacific (Fiji) on Natural products chemistry projects
- My scientific highlights:
- Having worked in a pharmaceutical industry with manufacturing team had given me the exposure and experience in the GMP environment. Also working in research institutes had developed my skills in natural products chemistry isolation and purification using various chromatographic techniques and also elucidation of natural product structures using mass spectroscopy (MS) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Working in this field had given me the chance to attend number of conferences for oral and poster presentations and have also resulted in publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals.
- My achievements, awards:
- Greg Urwin Award in 2012 for my internship at Griffith Institute of Drug Discovery (GRIDD) (formerly Eskitis Institute) at Griffith University for 6 months.
- Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS) and Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUPRS) 2013-2016
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- My current research interests revolves around natural products chemistry. The major work at UCT involves bioprospecting of plants with therapeutic potentials. Apart from this I am also interested in identification of new and unique natural products from plant and marine sources.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- I am interested in collaborating with Universities and research groups working in the area of natural products chemistry.
Manzanares Lorena (H2020-MSCA-IF, UGMNanoSens)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM), Spain - My last position: PhD fellow
- Country of my last position: Spain
- My former collaborations:
- FFUP & ISEP, Porto, Portugal
- Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
- Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
- My scientific highlights:
- Building a bridge between different disciplines that resulted in
the full development of biosensors for real-life applications
(food control). - Overcoming the lack of true application that had been a major limitation in the biosensing field.
- Exploiting many different methods and instrumentations both issued from the molecular biology domain and from the electrochemistry and surface sciences.
- Building a bridge between different disciplines that resulted in
- My achievements, awards:
- Marie Curie MSCA-IF 2018-2020
- Marie Curie IRSES Visiting researcher fellowship 2015
- Royal National Academy of Pharmacy FAES FARMA Prize 2012
- UCM PhD fellowship 2011
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Materials science and fluorescent biosensors are the two main fields I’m familiarizing myself with at UCT. My research interests are the development of simple and sensitive biosensors that can someday reach the market for molecular diagnostics and food control.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Computational chemistry for the study of biomolecule-nanomaterial interactions.
Nikishkin Nicolai (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Twente University, Netherlands
- My last position: Asystent Naukowy (PostDoc)
- Country of my last position: Poland, Warsaw University
- My former collaborations:
- Twente University
- Forschung Centrum Julich
- Bhabha Nuclear Research Center
- Warsaw University
- LG Chem
- My scientific highlights:
- During my PhD study at Twente University I have designed and assessed novel pyrazine-based extractants for f-block metal separation. Mainly, pyrazine-based water soluble ligands for selective actinide stripping back from organic phase. The newly created synthetic methodology also allowed synthesis of novel phosphine ligands for transition metal catalysis, specifically Ru and Rh – catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.
- During my postdoctoral stay at Warsaw University in the Supramolecular Chemistry Lab I systematically explored various means of introducing constitutional dynamics into robust frameworks of MOFs. In parallel I explored methods for post-synthetic MOFs functionalization. As a result we have successfully prepared the missing parent compound of an important family of MOFs – the unsubstituted (Al)MIL-101 – thermodynamically metastable material which is impossible to synthesize by direct methods.
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Supramolecular Chemistry, novel calixarene and pillararene synthesis and functionalization, development of novel supramolecular platforms for various applications.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- collaboration with nanoscientists involved in nanoparticle synthesis and functionalization.
Ruphuy Chan Gabriela (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal
- Research Interests: Biomaterials, nanocomposites, tissue engineering, pharmaceutical engineering
- My former collaborations:
- 2017 Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic - 2012 – 2016 PhD candidate
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal - 2008 – 2012 Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Costa Rica
- 2017 Postdoctoral researcher
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Development of amorphous solid dispersions by spray drying and development of microparticle-embedded scaffolds.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- People working on: drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, in-vitro cell tests, in-vivo tests.
Talluri Prasad (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India
- My last position: Assistant Professor
- Country of my last position: University of Gondar, Ethiopia
- My former collaborations: Sakku group of companies, India
- My scientific highlights:
- Isolated a new novel bacterial sps Myroides gitamensis from slaughter house soil sample
- Scientific reviewer for mega research project proposals
for the year 2017 at Gondar University. - Project fellow in “Studies on immunomodulators from
seaweeds of Bay of Bengal at Visakhapatnam Coast”
- My achievements, awards:
- UGC – Project fellowship sponsored by University Grants Commission, India.
- Merit cum Means Scholarship awarded by GITAM University.
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- The aim in our lab is to develop the process, in which the membrane separation is connected with fermentation/bioprocess to continuously separate the product from fermentation broth. In frame of a long standing research in the field of mechanically agitated fermenters design, the necessity rises to combine the fermentation process with a continuous separation of the product. For the future completion of the methodology of industrial fermenters design, it is necessary to broaden this research topic, including membrane separation experimental study.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Screening and characterization of butanol-tolerant microorganisms
- Genetic engineering in biobutanol production and tolerance
- Membrane technology (New type of Membrane designs)
- Downstream processing especially separation of butanol form the fermentation broth
- Hydrodynamics and Oxygen Transfer studies in diferent bioreactors
Tleuova Aiym (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Kazakh National Research Technical University named after K.I.Satpayev, Republic of Kazakhstan
- My last position: Senior lecturer, M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
- Country of my last position: Republic of Kazakhstan
- My former collaborations
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP
- Max-Plank Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
- My scientific highlights
- Study of microencapsulation (lubricants, biocides) using
Pickering emulsions. - Study of spontaneous emulsification mechanism.
- Study of interface by mean of interfacial tension measurements and dilational rheology.
- Synthesis of silver, gold and copper nanoparticles for bactericidal coatings.
- Study of microencapsulation (lubricants, biocides) using
- My achievements, awards:
- 2018 – Entered the TOP-50 of the General rating of professors and teaching staff of higher education institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the National rating of 2018, conducted by the Independent Accreditation and Rating Agency.
- 2016 – The best poster - 21st Symposium on surfactants in solution Jinan, China, June 5-11, 2016.
- 2015 – Certificate of Reviewer at the journal Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (IF 2,752), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2015 – Certificate of Reviewer at the journal Advances in Colloid and Interface Science (IF 7,776), Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2012 – The best report at International scientific-practical conference «Colloids and Nanotechnologies in Industry 2012”, Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 2012
- 2011 – III-degree Diploma at The Republic diplomas (projects) competition
- 2010 – The 2nd place at Student’s 3rd Republic Olympiad among the Universities in the specialty “Chemical Technology of Inorganic Substances”
- 2009 – The best report at the 12th Students scientific conference dedicated to Kazakhstan Republic President’s message to Kazakhstan people named “From crisis to renewal”
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Development of biopolymer latex green technology of the creation of functionalized micro- and nanocapsules for use in the agroindustry, particularly, plant protection products microencapsulation.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Microencapsulation of pesticides, Emulsion characterization, release of microcapsules ingredients
Tourinho Paula (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: University of Aveiro, Portugal
- My last position: Post-doctoral fellow at University of Aveiro,
Portugal - My former collaborators:
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom
- My scientific highlights:
- Toxicokinetics of Ag in the terrestrial isopod Porcellionides pruinosus exposed to Ag NPs and AgNO3 via soil and food (Ecotoxicology, 25: 267-278)
- Metal-based nanoparticles in soil: fate, behavior and effects on soil invertebrates (Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 31: 1679–1692)
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Ecotoxicity of silver nanoparticles and microplastic fibers on aquatic and terrestrial organisms
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Microscopy analysis to characterize nanoparticles and microplastics in environmental samples and to detect microplastics in biological samples
Urbaniak Magdalena (CHEMFELLS4UCTP)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: University of Lodz, Poland
- My last position: Associate Professor at European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Country of my last position: Poland
- My former collaborations:
- Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz, Lodz, Poland,
- Laboratory of Soil Science and Geoecology of the Department of Physical Geography Faculty of Geography, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland,
- Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation National Research Institute in Pulawy, Pulawy, Poland
- Trace Analysis Laboratory of Cracow University of Technology, Krakow, Poland,
- Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Gdansk, Poland
- International Hydrological Program of UNESCO (UNESCO IHP), Paris, France
- Institute of Agroenvironmental and Forest Biology (IBAF) National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
- New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, USA
- The Polish Embassy in Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Ministry of Water and Energy of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Natural Resources Management Institute for Eastern Africa (Yeha), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources (EIWR), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Bahir Dar Fishery and Aquatic Research Center (BFALRC), Bahir Dar Fishery and Aquatic Lifes Research Center, Bahir, Dar, Ethiopia
- Organization for Rehabilitation and Development of Amhara (ORDA), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- My scientific highlights:
- My scientific interest is centred on the use of biotechnology to reduce pollution of the environment, with a particular emphasis on priority hazardous substances in the field of water policy, which include, among others, PCDDs/PCDFs and PCBs.
- I began my scientific career investigating the spatial distribution of the aforementioned toxic compounds in reservoirs located in Central Poland, culminating in the doctoral dissertation. The next outcomes of my research helped to identify the migration paths of priority hazardous substances in river basins and the possibility of reducing their concentrations in the environment.
- From 2008 to 2012, I participated to an aid project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Ethiopia. Major achievements were a series of publications on the identification of risks arising from the presence of PCDDs/PCDFs and dl-PCBs in the environment and the implementation of advanced but low-cost solutions to improve the quality of the ecosystem and people's lives.
- The obtained knowledge and experience became the basis for further challenges aimed at developing efficient and environmentally-friendly methods for the elimination of xenobiotics based on the use of biotechnology and taking into account range of biological, chemical and physical parameters. On the whole I managed integrating technical solutions and biological processes, including inter alia bio- and phytoremediation processes.
- My achievements, awards:
- Recipient of the Kosciuszko Fellowship Award, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany;
- Recipient of the research project SONATA of the National Science Centre dedicated to young scientists (up to 5 years after PhD)
- Recipient of the research project IUVENTUS PLUS of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education dedicated to young, outstanding researchers;
- Supervisor of the Student Research Grant at University of Lodz “Plant Secondary Metabolites as stimulators of bacterial degradation of 2,4-D and MCPA”
- Contribution to the UNESCO IHP Programme (Demonstration Site of the UNESCO IHP Ecohydrology Programme).
- Contribution to the EU Life + program: “Ecohydrologic rehabilitation of Arturowek recreational reservoirs (in Lodz) as a model approach to rehabilitation of urban reservoirs (EH-REK)” LIFE08 ENV/PL/000517”.
- Five scientific research expeditions to Ethiopia in the framework of the Polish Aid Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Author of over 60 articles published in peer revived journals
- Over 200 citations (ISI Web of Science)
- Editor of two books
- Promoter of several Master’s Thesis at ULO
- Supervisor of 13 trainees from Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mongolia
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Acquiring new knowledge on the role of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) in the microbial degradation of structurally related xenobiotics: assessing changes in the microbial community composition, assessing the presence and expression of degradative genes, assessing the degradation efficiency of the studied xenobiotics.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Collaborations in the research area of environmental microbiology and genetics (including bioinformatics) and chromatography (chromatographic analysis of organic compounds such phenoxy acid herbicides (2,4-D and MCPA), synthetic hormone (EE2), and PSMs).
Wielogorska Ewa (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Queen’s University Belfast, The United Kingdom
- My last position – Research Fellow
- Country of my last position – The United Kingdom
- My scientific highlights:
- development, validation and application of fast and rugged biomarker based qualitative/semi-quantitative methods successfully applied in the field of food adulteration
- characterisation and assessment of cold plasma technology for application in environmental and food decontamination
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Broad field of mass spectrometry, with special focus of analytical performance of different mass analysers and ionisation sources in different types of analysis applied in clinical, environmental or food safety area as well as verification of acquired data quality through different validation approaches.
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- I am looking for various collaborators, mainly from food industry sector, to facilitate further development of fast and economic MS based tools to improve food quality and deter food fraud in order to protect both consumers and the food sector competitiveness. I am also looking forward to cooperate with producers of novel protein sources and promoting alternative farming practices to support the development process with high quality scientific data.
Zubov Alexandr (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic
- My last position: Postdoctoral fellow at Technical University of Denmark
- My former collaborations: BASF, Synthos, Lyondell Basell, University of Cambridge, RWTH Aachen, University of Hamburg
- My scientific highlights:
- Model development as part of successful pilot scale implementation of online control of a complex industrial polymerization process
- Model-based design and optimization of biosensors
- Development of automatized tools for thermodynamic data validation
- Achievements, awards:
- 2010 – 2013: Votoček Fellowship for excellent results during PhD studies
- 2009: Unipetrol Award for MSc Thesis, Josef Hlávka Award for best students and graduates, The Rector’s Award for excellent grades during studies
- 2007: The Dean’s Award for excellent grades during studies
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Process systems engineering, mathematical modelling, reaction engineering, polymerization processses
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- Model-based optimization of industrial processes
Ntie Kang Fidele (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: University of Douala, Cameroon (Conferred January 2014)
- My last position: Senior Researcher
- Country of my last position: Germany
- My former collaborations:
- Martin-Luther University, Germany
- University of Buea, Cameroon
- University of Cambridge, UK
- University of Freiburg, Germany
- University of Botswana, Botswana
- University of Nsukka, Nigeria
- Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
- My scientific highlights:
- Development of natural product databases from constituents of African medicinal plants (J. Chem. Inf. Model. 54, 2433 (2014), J. Nat. Prod. 80, 2067 (2017), Plos ONE. 8, e78085 (2013))
- Identification of bioactive natural products by virtual screening and bio-assays (Plos ONE. 10, e0121099. (2015), Molecules, 23, 416 (2018))
- Computer-aided drug design of inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis targets (Mol. BioSyst. 10, 223 (2014), Mol. Inf. 34, 292 (2015)).
- Co-wrote a successful German-African collaborative project proposal on the sustainable use of African medicinal plants with Prof. Peter Imming in Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany. (estimated cost € 800, 000)
- My achievements, awards:
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship Award, 2015: Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany
- Commonwealth Professional Fellowship Award, 2014: Lhasa Ltd, Leeds, UK
- German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) Fellowship Award, 2011: Martin-Luther University, Halle, Germany
- ICS-UNIDO Research Fellowship Award, 2008: ICS-UNIDO, Trieste, Italy
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Computer-based design of new steroid receptor ligands
- Molecular modeling of plant-based secondary metabolites
- Biosynthetic pathways in medicinal plants
Type of collaborations I am looking for
- people with background in
- bioinformatics for genome based analysis
- oncology based assays
- screening medicinal plant extracts and isolates
Postnikov Pavel (ChemJets)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russian Federation (2011)
- My last position: Associate Prof.
- Country of my last position Russian Federation
- My former collaborations
- University of Minnesota Duluth
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia
- University of Nantes
- My scientific highlights
- The research project is focused on the implementation of highly active cationic organic species for the development of new methods for the organic chemistry and materials science.
- My achievements, awards:
- Prize of the Administration of Tomsk region in the sphere of science and education, 2012
- Best associate prof. in Tomsk Polytechnic University, 2013
- Scholarship of President of Russian Federation for young scientists, 2016
- Laureate of Parliament of Tomsk region in the field of science, 2017
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Green and sustainable chemistry: (reactivity of diazonium salts and polyvalent iodine); solid surface chemical grafting; surface chemistry; design of new hybrid materials; smart materials; sensors.
Ashu Tufa Ramato (H2020-MSCA-IF, project MARVEL)
Scientific specialization & research interest and experience before UCT
- PhD from: Erasmus Mundus joint doctorate fellowship, EUDIME; University of Calabria (Italy), University of Twente (The Netherlands), University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (Czech Republic)
- My last position: University of Calabria/Institute of Membrane Technology
- Country of my last position: Italy
Scientific specialization & research interest at UCT
- Ramato is doing an research on the future of sustainable energy. He is working on the Horizon 2020-funded project entitled Novel Material and Process Design for Reverse Electrodyalysis-Water Electrolysis Energy System (MARVEL) which targets on tackling energy challenges of society through the development of advanced materials and technologies for clean energy and hydrogen production using water. The major aim is developing novel materials and processes to advance renewable hydrogen production. The fellow actively participates in a high-quality research and training in the emerging areas of renewable energy research through multidisciplinary investigation approaches and intersectoral mobility. Successful implementation of MARVEL will not only contribute towards a secure and sustainable energy for the society but also lays a strong scientific and technical base for European science and technology, foster the competitiveness and growth of EU economy.
