C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
Name: Elena V. Zagariya
E. mail: amz717 at nwu.edu
Visa Status: J-2 visa with US Job permit till 1997
Green Card - expecting in March 1996
Date/place of birth: April 6, 1969, Kiev, Ukraine
Marital status: Married:
Spouse - Alexander M. Zagariya, Ph.D.,
Daughter Olga (born Jan. 29, 1991)
Residence: 374 Inland Drive, #2B,
Wheeling, Illinois 60090, USA
Phone/FAX: (708) 520-0948
Education and Positions:
1995 Pass Exams for attending Graduate School
in Biology
1993 - 1994 Research Technician,
Molecular Geriatrics Corp.,
101 Waukegan Road, Suite #970,
Lake Bluff, IL 60044, USA
1994 B. Sc. degree in Biology,
Department of General and Molecular Genetics, Kiev University,
(Kiev, Ukraine)
GRE exam (Chicago, Illinois)
1993 TOEFFL exam (Birmingham, Alabama)
1990-1992 Research assistant and technician,
Ukraine National Hospital #11,
Ukraine Health Program,
Kiev, Ukraine
1986-1990 B. Sc. degree in Economics,
Kiev National Institute of Economy,
(Kiev, Ukraine)
1986-1988 Kiev School of Nursing (Kiev, Ukraine)
Certificate (Summa Cum Laude)
Laboratory skills:
-Mammalian Cell Culture,
-Immunochemical staining,
-Immunofluorescent microscopy,
-Differentiation of Human Neuroblastoma Cells,
-DNA isolation,
-Gel electrophoresis,
-Northern electroblotting,
-Blood analysis (hematocrit),
-pipettors,
-autoclaves,
-spectrophotometers,
-solution and growth media preparation,
-Basic molecular biology techniques
Computer skills:
-Macintosh, IBM AT(PC) and DOS operating systems
-Windows 95 (and Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 6.22)
-All facets of the Internet (i.e. Gopher, Network, Usenet, E. mail)
-Microsoft Word 5.1 and 6.0
-Drawing programs - Aldus superpaint and Cricket graph.
Honors:
1990 - Kiev University young scientists competition, 2 prize
1991 - Kiev Hospital #11 young scientists competition
Presentations and publications:
1. National Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology,
October 21-26, 1995 at the Moscone Center and Marriott Hotel in San
Francisco, California
2. E. Zagariya, G. Berdyshev. Frequency of human longevity in the
Ukraine. Cytology and Genetics, V.23, N4, p.29-32, 1990
3. Participation in the International Symposium: Plant Biotechnology
and Genetic Engineering, October 3-6, 1994, Kiev, Ukraine
4. S. Khrapunov, E. Zagariya, A. Dragan, A. Sivolob, and A. Zagariya
Mechanisms of stabilizing nucleosome structure. Study of
dissociation of histone octamer from DNA. In preparation. 1996
5. Differentiation of neurites growth during Alzheimer Disease.
The American Society for Cell Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA,
December 11-15, 1993
6. Participation in the Symposia for Cancer Biology, May 14-17, 1990,
Kiev, Ukraine
References:
1. Karim Mehrazar, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
Clinical Coordinator,
Indiana University, Northwest,
Clinical Laboratory Science Program,
3400 Broadway,
Gary, Indiana 46408-1197
Tel.: (219) 980-6923
FAX: (219) 980-6649
2. Leonid A. Sitailo, Ph.D.,
Research Associate,
Department of Medicine,
Loyola University, Chicago,
Bldg. 54, Room 101,
2160 South First Avenue,
Maywood, IL 60153,
Tel.: (708) 343-7200, ext. 5915
FAX.: (708) 216-2792
3. Patrizia LoPresti, MD,
Instructor,
Department of Pediatrics, MC 4068,
5841 South Maryland Avenue,
University of Chicago, WCHC - 486,
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Tel.: (312) 702-6441
FAX: (312) 702-9234
4. Lester I. Binder, Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Molecular, Structural and Cellular Biology,
Northwestern University, School of Medicine,
Evanston, IL 60208
Tel.: (312) 503-0823
FAX (312) 503-7912
5. Gennady D. Berdyshev, M.D., Ph.D.,
Professor, Chair,
Department of General and Molecular Genetics,
Kiev University,
Dobrokhotova Street 4, Room 70,
Kiev - 252142, Ukraine
Tel.: 9011-7044-444-0761
6. Korneev Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.,
Senior Research Scientist,
ERGO Science Corporation,
100 First Avenue,
Charleston, MA 02129
Tel.: (617) 241-8900
FAX : (617) 241-8822
7. Tamara Diachkovskaya, Ph.D.,
Senior Research Associate,
Kiev University,
Dobrokhotova Street 4, Room 70,
Kiev - 252142, Ukraine
If I sound right for you, I am best reached by
E. mail: amz717 at nwu.edu
