Headed by
Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Prof., Corresponding Member of the NAAS of Ukraine,
Anton P. GERILOVYCH
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-4172
HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department was established as the one of Long-Term Storage of Biological Objects at Low Temperatures in 1999. Learn more about…
The first Head of the Department was Prof. Antonina M. Kompaniets (until 2000). In 2000–2001, the Department was led by Prof. Oleksandr S. Snurnikov. From 2001 to 2022, it was headed by Dr. Igor P.Vysekantsev. In 2008, the Department was reorganized into the Department of Long-Term Storage of Biological Objects at Low Temperatures and Cryomicrobiology, and in 2016 it received its current name — the Department of Cryomicrobiology.
The Department includes the Laboratory of Microbiology, headed by Dr. Valentyna P. Martsenyuk, and being responsible for conducting a wide range of microbiological studies and supporting the Department’s research projects.
Main research areas
Development of protocols for lyophilization, cryopreservation, and long‑term low‑temperature storage of microorganisms, biologically active substances, and cell cultures.
Studies on the effects of low temperatures on the microbiological characteristics of collection strains of microorganisms.
Development of functional microbiological products for use in medicine, veterinary medicine, the food industry, and agriculture.
Conducting microbiological research in the fields of medicine, veterinary medicine, the food industry, phytopathology, and environmental microbiology.
Research expertise and achievements
- Cryopreservation protocols have been developed for collection strains of bacteria, fungi (including yeasts), and viruses (including bacteriophages).
- The therapeutic effectiveness of probiotics immobilized on enterosorbents and in gel carriers has been studied, and cryopreservation techniques for these preparations have been established.
- Two technologies have been developed and registered with the Department of Innovation and Technology Transfer of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine:
“Technology for the production and storage of a product for the treatment of intestinal infections”, state registration No. 0618U000073;
“Technology for wound treatment”, state registration No. 0618U000074.
Department Scientific Staff
Valentyna P. Martsenyuk, Ph.D. (Biology), Senior Researcher
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3051-952X
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603347160
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Valentyna-Martsenyuk
Hanna Ananyina – senior scientist, PhD (medicine)
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=25229836800
https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=epwmdIEAAAAJ&hl=uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-3159
Eduard O. Nardid, PhD (medicine), Scientific fellow
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1047-6665
Liliya G. Abrafikova, PhD (medicine), Senior scientist
https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?hl=uk&user=j6fKGW8AAAAJ
Lyudmila Stepanyuk, Junior scientist
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-8791
Patents of Ukraine
- Patent No. 37995. Method of storage and transportation of biomaterial. Publ. 01/15/2004.
- Patent No. 8660. Method of increasing the proliferative activity of microorganisms. Publ. 08/15/2005.
- Patent No. 43203. Method of cryopreservation of transplanted pig embryo kidney cells. Publ. 08/10/2009.
- Patent No. 92678. Method of increasing the resistance of cells to freezing and thawing. Publ. 07/26/2010.
- Patent No. 56674. Method of preserving Bifidobacterium bifidum LVA-3 culture. Publ. 01/25/2011.
- Patent No. 58224. Method of adapting adhesive cells to growth in a serum-free medium. Publ. 03/11/2011.
- Patent No. 72110. Method for determining the viability of microbial cells immobilized on carriers. Publ. 08/10/2012.
- Patent No. 76130. Method for correcting intestinal dysbiosis. Publ. 12/25/2012.
- Patent No. 76142. Method for correcting dysbiosis. Publ. 12/25/2012.
- Patent No. 88598. Method for treating intestinal infections. Publ. 03/25/2014.
- Patent No. 95176. Means for treating acute intestinal infections. Publ. 12/10/2014.
- Patent 116072. Method for treating wounds. Publ. 01/25/2018.
- Patent 130957. Method of cryopreservation of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Publ. 10.01.2019.
- Patent №140828 Method of freeze-drying of biological raw materials. Publ. 10.03.2020
- Patent №147042. Method of cryopreservation of immobilized yeast cells Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Publ.07.04.2021.
