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[Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics]
PositionHead of Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics
Education and degrees2014: Professor in Zoology 2004: Doctor of Sciences Degree in biology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev. Thesis title: Modern and Neogene mollusks of the order Rissoiformes of the northern part of the Azov-Black Sea Basins (fauna, systematics, morphological aspects of evolution and ecology) 2004: The I. I. Schmalhausen Award Laureate, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine 1998: Senior Research Scientist Title (equivalent to Professor Associated), Ukrainian Supreme Qualification Commission 1991: Candidate Sciences Degree (equal to PhD) in biology, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev. Thesis title: Pectinibranch molluscs of the orders Trochiformes, Littoriniformes, Rissoiformes and Coniformes of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (faunistics, systematics, zoogeography) 1987 – 1990: Post-graduate student, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev 1977 – 1984: Cherkassy Pedagogical University (Cherkassy, Ukraine). Biological Faculty; Diploma in Biology and Chemistry
Professional careerSince 2015: Head of Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev 2008 – 2015: Head of Zoogeography Laboratory at the same Department 2004 – 2008: Leading Research Scientist at the same Department 1994 – 2004: Senior Research Scientist at the same Department 1991 – 1994: Research Scientist at the same Department 1990 – 1991: Junior Research Scientist, Department of Invertebrate, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS of the Ukraine, Kiev
Research interestsSystematics, morphological evolution, phylogeny and ecology of gastropod Molluscs inhabiting the East-Mediterranean and Ponto-Caspian Basin. Also broad interests in gastropod paleontology, biodiversity and biogeography. Currently I’m especially interested in of some Caenogastropoda, mainly rissoids and hydrobiids using mainly morphological and paleontological approaches
ExperienceThe most important field work 2016 – 2017: Organized the Caspian Sea expedition in Kazakhstan (2016, 2017) and Azerbaijan (2017) under the EU Horizon 2020 PRIDE research Program 2016: Organized two Black Sea expeditions for the EU Horizon 2020 PRIDE teams. 1-st: Alberto Gandara, Manuel Perez and Matteo Lattuada (Dnieper-Bug estuary, May); 2-nd: Thomas Wilke, Justine Vandendorp and Arthur Sands (Odessa region, June) October 2008: International Paleontological Expedition to Kerch region (Crimea) with colleagues from the Natural History Museum Vienna (Austria): Dr. Mathias Harzhauser, Dr. Oleg Mandic, and Prof. Martin Zuschin June 2007: Joint Expedition to Crimea (Jurassic in the Planerskoe region) with Dr. Steffen Kiel (University of Leeds, UK) June 2004: Joint Expedition over the Kiev region with Prof. Dwight Taylor (USA) October 2003: International Paleontological Expedition to Kerch region (Crimea) in the frame of joint Paratethys project with Prof. Klaus Bandel (Hamburg University) and Dr. Steffen Kiel (Berlin University) May 2002: International Expedition to South Ukraine in the frame of joint project with Dr. Paul M. Bunje (University of California, Berkeley, USA) 1993, 2004, 2007: Karadag Nature Reserve, Crimea 1989, 2003: Expedition to the Eastern Coast of the Black Sea (Abkhazia) 1989: “Cape Martyan” Black Sea Natural Reserve, Crimea 1987, 1992 – 1995, 2011, 2012: Black Sea Natural Reserve
Some other scientific and teaching accomplishments Participated as lecturer in the Mid-term Review meeting PRIDE (NTE7) – Leiden, The Netherlands (February 2017) 2015 – 2019: Expert in the 4-years PRIDE Project (“Drivers of Pontocaspian Biodiversity Rise & Demise”) funded by the EU Horizon 2020 research and innova¬tion program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie (grant agreement No. 642973) 2012 – 2013: two-years International research project of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Grant No. 08-04-12 (Ó) Since 2014 – Expert in the 4-years research Program of EU Horizon 2020 entitled “PRIDE (Drivers of Pontocaspian Biodiversity Rise and Demise)” Since 2014 – Expert in the 4-years research Program of EU-Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) entitled “PRIDE (Drivers of Pontocaspian Biodiversity Rise and Demise)” March 1997: series of Paleontological lectures at the University of Padova, Italy 1994, 2010: Participation in compiling of 2nd and 3rd editions of “Red Data Book of Ukraine (Animal Kingdom)” Since 1991: Curator of the collections stored at the Department of Invertebrate, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology 1990, 1992: Chief Organizer of All-Ukrainian Young Scientists Conferences “The actual problems of Zoology”, Kiev 1989 – 1996: Chairman of Young Scientists Council, I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology 1989: Designed and maintained the Exhibition of Pliocene Molluscs, Abkhazian Museum of Natural History, Sukhumi, Abkhazia 1985: Designed the Exhibition of Modern fresh-water Molluscs, Cherkassy Museum of Natural History, Cherkassy, Ukraine
Membership of professional/academic organizationsPaleontological Society of Russian Academy of Sciences, since 2002 Unitas Malacologica, since 2001 Ukrainian Paleontological Society, since 1999 Moscow Society of the Nature Investigators, since 1988
Scholarships and Awards2016: two weeks (March-April) of research visit at the Justus Liebig University, Giessen (Germany) within the frame of research Program of EU Horizon 2020 PRIDE (Advisor –Dr. Christian Albrecht). 2010 (October – December): research visit at the Naturalis – National Museum of Natural History of The Netherlands (Leiden); supported by Temminck-fellowship (Advisor – Dr. Frank Wesselingh) October 2006 – January 2007: Mianowski Fund Fellowship at the Geological Museum of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Krakow, Poland) 2006 (February-April): research visit at the Justus Liebig University, Giessen (Germany); supported by DFG (Advisor – Prof. Thomas Wilke) December 2004 – February 2005: research visit at the Geological-Paleontological Institute and Museum Hamburg University (Germany); supported by DFG (Advisor – Prof. Klaus Bandel) 2004 (April-June; September-October): Mianowski Fund Fellowship at the Geological Museum of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Krakow, Poland) 2003 (May-June): guest scientist Fellowship at the Geological-Paleontological Institute and Museum Hamburg University (Germany); supported by DFG (Advisor – Prof. Klaus Bandel) 2002 – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2014: the awards from the Paleontological Society International Research Program – Sepkoski Grants
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I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, 2004-2019 |
