Accumulation Of Colicin M Protein and Its Biological Activity in Transgenic Lettuce and Mizuna Plants
Shcherbak N, Prochaska H, Lystvan K, Prokhorova Y, Giritch A, Kuchuk M. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, 1271757
Role: Author
Kateryna Listovan
Ph.D.
Languages for professional communication:
English, Polish
Description of the field of scientific research:
Kateryna is a Senior Research Scientist at the Department of Genetic Engineering at the Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. She studies the production of native (secondary metabolites) and heterologous (recombinant proteins) compounds in intact and genetically modified plants and their cultures in vitro.
List of duties:
Obtaining and analyzing genetically modified plants with improved traits, production of medicinal and pharmaceutical secondary metabolites of plants.
Professional experience:
2002– 2003 – teaching assistant in Zhytomyr State Pedagogical University;
2003 – 2006 – PhD student in Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering;
2006 – 2012 – Senior Engineer in Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering;
2012 – 2014 – Junior Researcher in Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering;
2014 – 2021 – Research Scientist in Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering;
2021 – present – Senior Research Scientist in Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic.
In addition, she is a member of THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY and a reviewer for numerous publications in various journals, including the Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (ACS), Preparative Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Taylor & Francis), Plants (MDPI), etc.