
Bilotkach Kateryna
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Research Scientist
Education

University of California, Irvine
2009 - 2011Master's Degree Biomedical EngineeringMaster Thesis Research: Genetic and chemical modifications of nanoparticles derived from B. stearothermophilus pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 component. Done at UCI, S. Wang Lab (Nanostructured biomaterials laboratory);Independent Research, Lab Rotation: Development of portable microfluidic system for point of care diagnostics and fast sample (biological fluids) processing. Done at UCI, AB Lee lab (BioMiNT),Lab Rotation. Recombinant collagen alpha III expression… Show more Master Thesis Research: Genetic and chemical modifications of nanoparticles derived from B. stearothermophilus pyruvate dehydrogenase E2 component. Done at UCI, S. Wang Lab (Nanostructured biomaterials laboratory);Independent Research, Lab Rotation: Development of portable microfluidic system for point of care diagnostics and fast sample (biological fluids) processing. Done at UCI, AB Lee lab (BioMiNT),Lab Rotation. Recombinant collagen alpha III expression and protein extraction from cells culture of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Done at UCI, S. Wang Lab (Nanostructured biomaterials laboratory), Show less

The University of Edinburgh
2012 - 2018Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Stem Cell ResearchPhD Thesis: Quest for early hematopoietic stem cell precursors.

National University of Food Technologies
1994 - 1998Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology "Red diploma" ("summa cum laude")Degree Programme in Biotechnology at National University of Food Technologies is a unique course combining studying Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and some applications of Food Biotechnology. The training consists of rigorous preparation in Microbiology, Genetics, Chemical Technology, Chemistry (Organic, Physical, Biochemistry and other), Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Programming, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), etc. The highlight of the programme is an internship at… Show more Degree Programme in Biotechnology at National University of Food Technologies is a unique course combining studying Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology and some applications of Food Biotechnology. The training consists of rigorous preparation in Microbiology, Genetics, Chemical Technology, Chemistry (Organic, Physical, Biochemistry and other), Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Programming, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), etc. The highlight of the programme is an internship at the local pharmaceutical company and the final year project on the design of a fermentation, quality assurance or other unit for the chosen pharmaceutical company. The diploma is awarded after submission of the project and the successful project viva. Show less

National University of Food Technologies
1998 - 1999Specialist Biotechnology "Red diploma" ("summa cum laude")Specialist Thesis Diploma: Production of human recombinant interferon-α2b.Specialist diploma is a former higher education qualification used in former Soviet Union. It was the only first higher-education diploma in the former Soviet Union and required 5 years of university education. This degree was awarded in conjunction with corresponding 4 years BSc degree.

National University of Food Technologies
2000 - 2006Candidate of Sciences (Engineering) BiotechnologyDissertation Thesis Research: Industrial technology development for biological agents cultivation in production of rotaviral antigen.This work was done at Kiev Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education,Virology Department,Kyiv, Ukraine.Candidate of Sciences degree is the first of two academic degrees (Candidate and Doctor of Sciences) awarded in former Soviet Union. Candidate of Sciences is equivalent of a PhD degree.

The University of Edinburgh
2015 - 2018Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK The Postgraduate Certificate in Academic PracticeCore Course: Developing My Approach to Teaching.Elective Courses:- Assessing Students;- Designing Courses;- Research Leadership and Management;- Course Organisation and Management.Practical Experience: Assistant Tutor and Demonstrator for BSc students (2012-2017).

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
2000 - 2002Master's Degree Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralMaster Thesis Research: Study of Tumor necrosis factor alpha role in immune response during viral infections.This work was done at Kiev Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education,Virology Department,Kyiv, Ukraine
Experience

Kievmedpreparat (Arterium Corporation)
Sept 1997 - Dec 1997InternStreptomyces griseus fermentation (industrial scale), and streptomycin purification and concentration unit.

PharmBiotek
Sept 1998 - Jun 1999InternQuality assurance unit of recombinant IFN-α producing facility.

National University of Food Technologies
Sept 2001 - Jul 2006Research AssociateDevelopment of 3D culture system for production of rotaviral antigens.

UC Irvine
Mar 2007 - Jun 2007Laboratory AssistantCalifornia grasslands examination for dominant species abundance and functional diversity.

UC Irvine
Mar 2008 - Jun 2011Genetic and chemical modifications of nanoparticles derived from B. stearothermophilus pyruvate dehydrogenase complex for drug delivery applications.Recombinant collagen alpha III expression in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae.Design of microfluidic devices. Design of a microfluidic chip for mammalian cell encapsulation
Postgraduate Researcher
Sept 2009 - Jun 2011Juniour Specialist
Mar 2008 - Sept 2009

The University of Edinburgh
Sept 2012 - Sept 2017Demonstrate wet-bench techniques, explain theory behind the experiment and oversee undergraduate students. Mark assignments and facilitate discussions. “Mapping early hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) precursors in mouse and chicken embryo”. Cell tracking/labelling experiments: grafting, transplantation, dye injection. Embryo tissue and cells analysis: dissections, histology, cytometry. Directed cell differentiation in culture. HSC transplantations and engraftment assessment in mice.
Teaching Assistant and Tutor
Sept 2012 - Sept 2017Postgraduate Researcher
Sept 2012 - Sept 2017

Newcastle University
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017Postdoctoral Researcher
Newcastle University
Oct 2017 - Jul 2019“Development of targeted therapy for intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 (iAMP21) B-Cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia”. Adaptation of chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) and immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry (IP-MS) protocols for analysis of DYRK1A protein-protein interactions and DYRK1A transcription regulation. MS based proteomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Cell proliferation assays. CRISPR. “Identification of clinically relevant biomarkers and therapeutic targets in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia”. Creation of cell lines overexpressing a gene of interest from transduced lentiviral vector. Cells characterisation: proliferation and apoptosis assays, flow cytometry, qRT-PCR.
Postdoctoral Researcher
May 2018 - Jul 2019Postdoctoral Researcher
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Licenses & Certifications
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Intro to Machine Learning
KaggleNov 2023 - View certificate

Introduction to Network Analysis in Python
DataCampFeb 2023 - View certificate

Intermediate Python
DataCampJan 2023 - View certificate

Understanding Data Science
DataCampDec 2022 - View certificate

Joining Data with pandas
DataCampJul 2023 - View certificate

Cluster Analysis in Python
DataCampAug 2023 - View certificate

Time Series Analysis in Python
DataCampJan 2024 - View certificate

Data Manipulation with pandas
DataCampJan 2023 - View certificate

Introduction to Data Science in Python
DataCampJan 2023 - View certificate

Python for Everybody Specialization
CourseraJan 2022
Volunteer Experience
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Languages
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- ukUkrainian
- frFrench
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