Lecturers and Tutors
Prof. Paul Coffer, Department of Immunology, University Medical Center, Lundlaan 6 3584 EA Utrecht, The Netherlands, P.J.Coffer@umcutrecht.nl, Tel: +31-30-2507674
Scientific interest: molecular mechanisms regulating hematopoietic cell proliferation, survival and differentiation
Prof. Chris Danpure, Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, c.danpure@ucl.ac.uk, Tel: [+44]-(0)20-7679-7936.
Scientific interest: elucidating the molecular and cellular bases of human hereditary diseases, cellular metabolism, mammalian evolution.
Prof. Valeriy Filonenko, Head, Department of Cell Signaling, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 150 Zabolotnogo St., Kyiv 143, Ukraine, filonenko@imbg.org.ua, Tel: +380-44- 5226100.
Scientific interest: Regulation of CoA homeostasis and cellular metabolism; regulation of cell growth via S6 kinase pathway; development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Prof. Dirk Jager, Director Medizinische Onkologie, Nationales Centrum fur Tumorerkrankungen Otto-Meyerhof-Zentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 350, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany, Dirk.Jaeger@med.uni-heidelberg.de, Tel: +49-6221 567228
Scientific interest: molecular aspects of malignant growth, tumor-specific antigens, translational research and the development of novel anti-cancer treatments
Prof. Mike O’Hare, Department of Surgery, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, m.o’hare@ucl.ac.uk, Tel: +44 20 7679 9387
Scientific interest: cell biology of normal and malignant breast cells, proteome and transcriptome analysis, generation of novel cell lines from normal and diseased human tissues.
Prof. George Panayotou, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”, Department of Molecular Oncology, Al. Fleming 34, 16672 Vari, Greece, g.panayotou@fleming.gr, Tel: +49-6221 567228
Scientific interest: Regulation of cellular proliferation, differentiation and function in multicellular organisms via receptor protein-tyrosine kinases; formation of specific receptor complexes and the role of conserved functional domains and post-translational modifications.
Prof. Anne Ridley, Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton Group, Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, anne.ridley@kcl.ac.uk, 44-207- 8365454
Scientific interest: Cell migration and wound healing in health and disease; signal transduction by Rho family GTPases; cytoskeletal remodelling and changes in cell adhesion during cell migration.
Dr. Gerd Ritter, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York Branch at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue Box 32, New York, NY 10021, USA, ritterg@mskcc.org, Tel: 001-646-888-2200
Scientific interest: Molecular aspects of cellular functions in normal and cancer cells; identification and characterization of novel tumor-associated antigens; development of novel anti-cancer vaccines and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Prof. Svitlana Sydorenko, Signal Transductions Laboratory, R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, 45 Vasylkivska St., Kyiv 03022, Ukraine.svetasid@onconet.kiev.ua Tel: 00380-44-2597085
Scientific interest: Immune response and immunomodulation in health and disease, signal transduction, protein kinase, generation of diagnostic and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies
Dr. Geraint Thomas, Department of Physiology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, G.Thomas@ucl.ac.uk, Tel: 44-207-6796098
Scientific interest: Cell signalling mechanisms including protein kinases, phospholipid kinases, phosphlipases and GTP-binding proteins. general biochemistry and molecular cell biology.
Prof. Ivan Vorobjev, Department of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia, ivorobjev@mail.ru, Tel: 007-095-939-2084
Scientific interest: microtubules and their role in animal cells including microinjection technique, data analysis under fluorescent microscope and quantitative approaches to the time-lapse digital images.
Dr. Alexander Zhyvoloup, Research Leader, Biology group, PIramed Pharma, 957 Buckingham Av. Slough,Berkshire SL1 4NL, UK, Alexander.Zhyvoloup@piramed.com, Tel: +44 1753 285823
Scientific interest: Regulation of cell grwoth and proliferation via PI3K and mTOR pathway, energy metabolism, development of PI3K specific inhibitors
Dr. Ramziya Kiyamova, Head of Cancer Immunology Group, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 150 Zabolotnogo St., Kyiv 143, Ukraine, r.g.kiyamova@imbg.org.ua, Tel: +380-44- 526 2016.
Scientific interest: Identification and characterization of novel tumor-associated antigens; regulation of phosphate transport via the family of phosphate transporters, including NaPi2b; development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Dr. Olena Gorbenko, Head, Therapeutic antibody group, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 150 Zabolotnogo St., Kyiv 143, Ukraine, o.m.gorbenko@imbg.org.ua, Tel: +380-44- 526 2016.
Scientific interest: Regulation of tumor suppressor PTEN; elucidation of PTEN function in lipid and energy metabolism; development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies to activated forms of receptor tyrosine kinases.
Dr. Serhiy Palchevskyy, Head, Tumor suppressor group, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 150 Zabolotnogo St., Kyiv 143, Ukraine, s.s.palchevskyy@imbg.org.ua, Tel: +380-44- 526 2016.
Scientific interest: Regulation of cellular functions by tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC1/2) in normal and cancer cells;







