A. Positions and Honors.
Positions and Employment
| 1983-1994 |
Group Leader, Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of
Sciences |
| 1994 |
Senior Research Associate, University of Durham, Durham, U.K. |
| 1995-1996 |
Senior Research Associate, University of York, U.K. |
| 1997 |
Senior Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1998-2001 |
Research Assistant Professor and Visiting Lecturer, University of
Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2001 |
Director of Research & Development, Sentek Group, Inc., Pittsburgh,
PA |
| 2002 |
Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
PA |
| 2002 -2009 |
Assistant Professor, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY |
| 2009 - |
Associate Professor, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY |
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2010 - |
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Analytical Chemistry |
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
| 2002 |
Member, American Chemical Society |
| 2004 |
Member, Protein Society |
| 2006 |
Member, Spectroscopic Society of Pittsburgh |
| 2006 |
Organized symposium Laser Spectroscopy for Life Sciences at 2006
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Binghamton,
NY. |
| 2007 |
Organized symposium Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases at
PITTCON 2007,
Chicago, IL |
|
2007 |
Organized symposium Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases at PITTCON 2007, Chicago, IL |
|
2008 |
Organized symposium Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases at
PITTCON 2008, New Orleans |
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2009 |
Organized symposium Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases at
PITTCON 2009, Chicago, IL |
|
2010 |
Organized symposium New Spectroscopic Approaches to Protein Structure – Understanding Amyloid Fibrils at PITTCON 2010, Orlando, FL |
|
2010 |
2010 Organized symposium Forensic Analysis: From the Lab to the Crime
Scene at PITTCON 2010, Orlando, FL |
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2010 |
2010 Organizing (co-chair) 2nd International Conference on Vibrational
Optical Activity and Bio-Medical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy. Albany, NY. August
5-7 |
Honors
| 1980 |
Diploma of Master of Science with honors, MIPT, Moscow, Russian
Federation |
| 1992 |
Soros Research Award |
| 1994 |
Science and Engineering Research Council Fellowship, U.K. |
| 1995 |
Royal Society Fellowship, U.K. |
| 2003 |
Research Innovation Award, Research Corporation |
|
2007 |
Commendation for Excellence in Technical Communications. Laser Focus World magazine |
|
2008 |
College of Art and Sciences Dean’s Award for Outstanding
Achievements in Teaching |
B. Press release and news stories featuring Dr. Lednev research activity
- Amyloid fibers refold spontaneously under mild conditions. News & Analysis. Future Med. Chem. 2010, 2(4) 550-551, at
http://www.future-science.com/doi/pdf/10.4155/fmc.10.23
- Easy amyloid refolding. Highlights in Chemical Biology, the Royal Society of Chemistry.
February 19, 2010, by Frances Galvin at http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/cb/Volume/2010/03/easy_amyloid.asp
- Tools for Amyloids. Cover story. Chemical & Engineering News (by Celia H. Arnaud, June 15, 2009, Volume 87, Number 24, pp. 10-14)
- Non-destructive spit test. SpectroscopyNOW.com, March 1, 2010, at
http://www.spectroscopynow.com/coi/cda/detail.cda?id=23147&type=Feature&chId=6&page=1
- Species in a snap: Raman analysis of blood. News story. (by Erika Gebel, Anal. Chem., 2009, 81, 7862).
- Blood will tel. News story. Biophotonics (by Hank Hogan, Nov/Dec 2009, 16-17).
- Raman Spectroscopy: As Seen in CSI? News story. October 11, 2009:
http://calvinus.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/raman-spectroscopy-as-seen-in-csi/
C. Patents
- Polymerized crystalline colloidal array comprising photochromic azobenzene
for photochemically controlled photonic crystal diffraction. US Patent
6 589 452, 2003.
- Carbohydrate sensors using an intelligent polymerized crystalline
colloidal array. U.S. Pat. Appl. Publ. (2003), 25 pp., Cont.-in-part
of U.S. Pat. Appl. 2001 26,946. CODEN: USXXCO US 2003027240 A1 20030206
CAN 138:133446 AN 2003:97910 CAPLUS
D. Research Support
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Ongoing Research Support
1R01AG033719 Lednev (PI) $1,074,000 4/15/2010-4/14/2015 NIA-NIH
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Structural Characterization of Amyloid Fibrils Using Deep UV Resonance
Raman Spectroscopy. The major goal of this project is to develop and apply the Raman
spectrum – protein structure relationship for the amyloid fibril core. |
|
2009-DN-BX-K186 Lednev (PI) $374,395 11/01/2009-10/31/2011 |
Department of Justice
Application of Raman Spectroscopy for an Easy-to-Use, on-Field, Rapid,
Nondestructive, Confirmatory Identification of Body Fluids. The major goal of this project is to develop and evaluate a new method
for body fluid identification under controlled laboratory conditions. |
|
xxxxx-new-xxxxxx Lednev (co-PI) $189,258 (goes to Lednev lab) 2010-2013 |
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Novel protein folding pathways for protein salvage. The major goal of this project is to develop novel functional materials
based on temperature –resistant proteins. |
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0809525 Lednev (PI) $372,000 08/01/08-07/31/11 |
National Science Foundation
Folding of Genetically Engineered beta-Sheet Forming Fibrillogenic
Polypeptides. The major goal of this project is to further understand the nucleation
and seeding mechanism of fibril formation. |
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0822493 Lednev (co-PI) $124,000 06/01/08-05/31/10 |
National Science Foundation
Residue Analysis of Alkaloids. The major goal of this project is to further develop and apply Raman
microspectroscopy for archaeological purposes.
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Completed Research Support
RI1229 Lednev (PI) 12/08/03-12/07/08 |
Research Corporation Innovation Award
Structural Rearrangements of Human S100A12 Protein on Metal Ion Binding:
Real Time Kinetic Study. The major goal of this project is to understand the folding of human
S100A12 caused by metal binding. |
|
1078825 Lednev (PI) 05/01/09-04/30/10 |
Faculty Research Award Program, University at Albany, SUNY
On-Field, Nondestructive Identification of Traces of Body Fluids Using
Raman Spectroscopy. |
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1054910 Lednev (PI) 04/15/06-04/14/07 |
Faculty Research Award Program, University at Albany, SUNY
Novel methodology for Wastewater Characterization Based on Deep
Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy. |
E. Research Group
Current graduate students
1. Jackie Washington
2. Aliaksandra Sikirzhytskaya
3. Ludmila Popova
4. Elena Ryzhikova
5. Justin Bueno
6. Greg McLaughlin
7. Dmitry Kurouski
8. Joseph Handen
9. Vitali Sikirzhytski
10. William Lauro
11. Megan Ralbovsky
Current undergraduate research assistants
Omar Alloush, Aliea Afnan, Lauren Hakker, Andrew Gentile
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Former research assistants at UAlbany
1. Kelly Virkler, Ph.D. 2009
2. Ming Xu, Ph.D. 2008
3. Victor Shashilov, Ph.D. 2007 (Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation)
4. Luke Nally, M.S. 2009
5. Wei He, M.S. 2007
6. Vladimir Ermolenkov, Postdoc 2002-04
7. Laura Fredriksen, undergrad. research
8. Rexhouse, Michael, undergrad. research
9. Nichols, Julianne, undergraduate research (Honor College)
10. Taylor, Jennifer, undergraduate research
11. Delgado, Evan undergraduate research (Honor College) |
E. Invited talks and seminars
- Department of Chemistry, York University, Toronto, Canada, April 2008
- Invited talk at symposium Novel Biospectroscopy for Amyloid Diseases, Pittcon 2008, New Orleans, March 2008
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans March 2008
- Invited talk at Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award Symposium, Pittcon 2008, New Orleans March 2008
- Platform Talk at 16th International Biophysics Congress and Biophysical Society 52nd Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA February 2008
- Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, January 2008
- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY November 2007
- XI International School for Junior Scientists and Students on Optics, Laser Physics & Biophysics, Saratov, Russia, September 2007. Invited Internet lecture
- International Symposium, Topical Problems of Biophotonics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, August 2007
- International Conference on Laser Applications in Life Sciences, LALS 2007, Moscow, Russia, June 2007
- Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, April 2007
- Department of Physics, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany NY, April 2007
- Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, April 2007
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana IL, March 2007
- Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL, March
2007
- Pittcon 2007, Chicago, Illinois, February 2007
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA,
February 2007
- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, August 2006
- Pittcon 2006, Orlando, Florida, March 12-17, 2006
- IX International School for Junior Scientists and Students on Optics,
Laser Physics & Biophysics, Saratov, Russia, September 2005.
- Research Needs for Wastewater Sensor Development and Scoping Study
Workshop, Water Environment Research Foundation, Cincinnati OH, August
2005.
- GE Global Research, Niskayuna NY, July 2005
- 31st Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry
and Spectroscopy Societies, Portland, Oregon, October 2004.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, January 2002.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, February 2001.
- National Institute for Materials and Chemical Research, Tsukuba,
Japan, August 2000.
- 8th International Conference on Laser Applications in Life Sciences,
Tokyo, Japan, August 2000.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba, Japan, August 2000.
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, March 2000.
- Pittcon 2000, New Orleans, March 2000.
- 25th Annual Conference of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry
and Spectroscopy Societies, Austin, Texas, October 1998.
- International Meeting of Physical Chemistry "Intra- and Inter-Molecular
Photoprocesses of Conjugated Molecules", Riccione, Italy, July
14-18, 1996.
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