Biography

Education

Graduate School
Taras Shevchenko National Univ (1981), Biology
Graduate School
Taras Shevchenko National Univ (1981), Biochemistry
Graduate School
National Academy of Sciences (1985), Enzymology
Graduate School
National Academy of Sciences (1985), Chemistry

Research Interest

  • Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of the Eye and Adnexa
  • Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics of Lipids
  • Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics of the Tear Film and Meibum
  • Drug Discovery
  • Enzymology
  • Genomics and Metabolomics of the Eye and Adnexa
  • Meibomian Gland Studies

Publications

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Honors & Awards

  • Current NIH award
    R01EY027349 (2017-2026)
  • NIH R01 research awards (recent)
    R01EY019480; R01EY024324 (2010-2021)
  • The Royal Society of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
    Overseas Fellow (2010)
  • National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine
    Senior Research Fellow, Bioorganic Chemistry (1997)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) (2005)
  • International Society for Eye Research (ISER) (2014)
  • The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2022)