Work Experience
Postdoctoral researcher
2026 - PresentMedema group, Bioinformatics group, Wageningen University & Research
- Search for biosynthetic gene clusters in marine sponges and seaweed for downstream heterologous expression
- Marine microbiome metagenomics
PhD Candidate
2022 - 2026Medema group & Detmer sipkema lab, Bioinformatics group & Molecular ecology group, Wageningen University & Research
- Performed large-scale metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses
- Executed functional annotation and targeted marine bacteria from marine sponges
- Searched for novel biosynthetic gene clusters with unconventional techniques within undercharacterized phyla (Acidobacteriota)
- Supervised 2 Msc and 1 BSc students for both: computational and molecular laboratory techniques
- Communicated work in 8 cross-disciplinary international conferences
Technical Support Specialist
May 2021 - Oct 2021Information System Development
- The position was focused on replicating and addressing bug cases within testing servers. Proficiency in SQL, familiarity with LIMS, and a basic understanding of networking were requirements. Additionally, the role entailed compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Laboratory Technician
May 2020 - Dec 2020Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
- During my work in the Lab, I was mainly responsible for: Genomics data analysis, phylogenetics, BGC mining, Software development and Manuscript writing
Teaching Experience
Practical Computing for Biologists - Teaching Assistant
Fall 2024Wageningen University & Research
- Assisted with providing practical advice for students during the assignments
Research methods in microbiology - Teaching Assistant
Winter 2024Wageningen University & Research
- Developed course materials for computational part of the course
- Assisted with teaching and practicals for the part of the course
- Graded assignments and provided detailed feedback
Practical Computing for Biologists - Teaching Assistant
Fall 2023Wageningen University & Research
- Assisted with providing practical advice for students during the assignments
Education
M.Sc. in Genetics and Biotechnology
Sep 2019 - Dec 2020Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Thesis: Genome of S.cyanogenus S136: secondary metabolism potential
- Performed biosynthetic gene cluster mining in S.cyanogenus S136 genome
- Developed software to support the analysis
B.Sc. in Biology
2015 - 2019Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Thesis: Genetical control of morphogenesis in S.cyanogenus S136
- Performed heterologous expression of selected gene clusters
- Analysed phylogeny of rodlins and chaplins in Streptomycetaceae
Awards & Honors
Invited speaker
2025Summer School for Natural Products research 2025
Grant
202019th European Conference on Computational Biology participation grant, Barcelona, Spain
Top 3 projects
2020Data Engineering and Security winter school (DES 2020), project was rated within the top 3 (no specific places within the top 3), Lviv, Ukraine
1st place
20194th Advanced in silico Drug design workshop/hackaton 2019, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Technical Skills
Programming
Python, R, Bash
Bioinformatics techniques
BGC mining (antismash), Phylogenomics, Large-scale metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
Data Analysis
Statistical analysis (in R and Python), Workflow management (Nextflow), Machine learning (Random Forest), Data cleaning and exploration
Laboratory
E.coli and Streptomyces cultivation, Marine bacteria isolation, Heterologous expression, (q)PCR