{"id":1016,"date":"2019-11-07T00:15:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ilya-raskin-lab\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2019-11-07T00:28:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:28:46","slug":"slavko-komarnytsky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/ilya-raskin-lab\/slavko-komarnytsky\/","title":{"rendered":"Slavko Komarnytsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Plant-derived products that affect body metabolism (obesity, diabetes, inflammation).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Production of antibodies and other recombinant proteins; protein trafficking and secretion.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Regulation of gene expression and amplification in the eukaryotic genome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Plant Biology, Rutgers University (NJ), 2004.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">M.S. in Cell Biology, Kyiv Shevchenko University (Ukraine), 1998.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">B.S. in Biology, Kyiv Shevchenko University (Ukraine), 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Research and Professional Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Postdoctoral Associate, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), 2004-2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Graduate Research Assistant, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), 1998-2004.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Junior Research Scientist, Institute of Cell Biology (Kyiv, Ukraine), 1995-1998.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Visiting Scientist, Kew Royal Botanical Gardens (London, England), 1995.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Laboratory Assistant, Kyiv Shevchenko University and Institute of Cell Biology (Kyiv, Ukraine), 1993-1995.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Awards and Honors<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Student Member, Graduate Program Curriculum Planning Committee, 2003-2004.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Hachnasarian Hamo Scholarship Award (Rutgers University), 2003, 2001.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Robert White-Stevens Fellowship (Rutgers University), 2002.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Taras Shevchenko Research Student Award (Ukraine), 1997.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">National Academy of Sciences Student Award (Ukraine), 1997.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Place, XVII Youth Biological Competition (Ukraine), 1990.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Invited Lectures<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Proteins on tap: why slaughter a cow for a glass of milk? Monmouth College (Monmouth, NJ), 2003.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Guttation-based system for recombinant protein production in plants. 65<sup>th<\/sup> North-East ASPB Plant Biology Meeting (Worcester, MA), 2001.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Molecular phylogeny of <i>Solanaceae<\/i> based on ITS rDNA sequences. 8<sup>th<\/sup> European Student Conference (Berlin, Germany), 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>International Conferences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Gordon Research Conference on Agricultural Science (Ventura, CA), 2005.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">10<sup>th<\/sup> IAPTC&amp;B Congress on Plant Biotechnology (Orlando, FL), 2002.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">6<sup>th<\/sup> International Congress on Plant Molecular Biology (Quebec, Canada), 2000.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">ASPP Plant Biology Meeting (Baltimore, ME), 1999.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">18<sup>th<\/sup> International Congress of Genetics (Beijing, China), 1998.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">17<sup>th<\/sup> Congress on In Vitro Biology (Washington, DC), 1997.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 2rem\"><strong>Key Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, D. Govorko, D. Esposito, J. O&#8217;Neal, A. Poulev, I. Raskin. Ikemagenin ameliorates obesity by modulating visceral signaling and glucocorticoid biosynthesis. Submitted, 2008.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Dmitry Govorko, Sithes Logendra, Yanxin Wang, Debora Esposito, <strong>Slavko Komarnytsky<\/strong>, David Ribnicky, Alexander Poulev, William T. Cefalu, and Ilya Raskin. Polyphenolic Compounds from <i>Artemisia dracunculus<\/i> L. Inhibit PEPCK Gene Expression and Gluconeogenesis in an H4IIE Hepatoma Cell Line. AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism, 293(6): E1503-10 (2007)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Christopher Okunji, <strong>Slavko Komarnytsky<\/strong>, Georgie Fear, Alexander Poulev, David M. Ribnicky, Peter I. Awachie, Yoichiro Ito, and Ilya Raskin. Preparative isolation and identification of tyrosinase inhibitors from the seeds of <i>Garcinia kola<\/i> by high-speed counter-current chromatography. J. of Chromatography A, Vol. 1151, No. 1-2, 45-50 (2007)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Georgie Fear, <strong>Slavko Komarnytsky<\/strong> and Ilya Raskin. Protease inhibitors and their peptidomimetic derivatives as potential drugs. Pharmacology &amp; Therapeutics, Vol. 113, No. 2, 354-368 (2007)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, N. I. Borisjuk, N. Yakoby, A. Garvey and I. Raskin. 2005. Co-secretion of proteinase inhibitor enhances stability of antibodies produced by plant roots. Plant Physiol. 141(4): 1185-1193 (2005)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S<\/strong>., Gaume, A., Garvey, A., Borisjuk, N., Raskin, I. Quick and efficient system for antibiotic-free expression of heterologous genes in tobacco roots. Plant Cell Reports, 22: 765-773 (2004)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, Borisjuk, N. Functional analysis of promoter elements in plants. In: Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods (Ed. J. K. Setlow), vol. 23, pp. 113-141 (2003)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Gaume, A., <strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, Borisjuk, N., Raskin, I. Rhizosecretion of recombinant proteins from plant hairy roots. Plant Cell Reports, 21: 1188-1193 (2003)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Ilya Raskin, David M. Ribnicky, <strong>Slavko Komarnytsky<\/strong>, Neboj&#353;a Ili&#263;, Alexander Poulev, Nikolai Borisjuk, Anita Brinker, Diego A. Moreno, Christophe Ripoll, Nir Yakoby, Joseph M. O&#8217;Neal, Teresa Cornwell, Ira Pastor and Bertold Fridlender. Plants and human health in the twenty-first century. Trends in Biotechnology, 20:<i>12<\/i>:522-531, (2002)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S<\/strong>. Restriction mapping of ribosomal RNA genes of genus <i>Nicotiana<\/i>. Biopolymers and the Cell (in Ukrainian) 17(5): 380-387 (2001)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\">Borisjuk, N., Borisjuk, L., <strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, Timeva, S., Hemleben, V., Gleba, Y., Raskin, I. Tobacco ribosomal DNA spacer element stimulates amplification and expression of heterologous genes. Nature Biotechnology, 18: 1303-1306 (2000)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S.<\/strong>, Borisjuk N., Borisjuk L., Alam M., Raskin I. Production of recombinant proteins in the guttation fluid. Plant Physiology, 124: 1-7 (2000)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S<\/strong>. Subrepeats of the intergenic spacer of <i>Nicotiana<\/i> ribosomal DNA. Biopolymers and the Cell (in Ukrainian) 16(2): 108-114 (2000)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S<\/strong>. Restriction mapping of ribosomal DNA repeats of 18 <i>Solanaceae<\/i> species. Biopolymers and the Cell (in Ukrainian) 15(3): 213-218 (1999)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size: 1rem\"><strong>Komarnytsky, S<\/strong>. Comparative analysis of 5.8 S rDNA sequences from higher plants. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (in Ukrainian) 1: 190-193 (1998)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Plant-derived products that affect body metabolism (obesity, diabetes, inflammation). 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