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[Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics]
Position:Senior Research Scientist, Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics Department
Scientific interestsSystematics, evolution, zoogeography, ecology and conservation of terrestrial molluscs; zoological nomenclature; management of zoological scientific collections; biodiversity inventory and monitoring; protected area science; development of red lists.
Education and qualification1992–2002 – School No. 200, Kyiv. 2002–2007 – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (=Kyiv State University), Faculty of Biology (now “Institute of Biology”), Department of Zoology. Bachelor’s degree (2006, Biology) and Specialist degree (~MS, 2007, Zoology); qualification: Biology Specialist, Invertebrate Zoologist, Biology Teacher. 2007–2010 – Postgraduate course in I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv. 2011 – Candidate of Sciences (=PhD; Biological Sciences, specialty: Zoology). Thesis: “Terrestrial molluscs (Gastropoda) of the Ukrainian forest–steppe zone”. 2025 – Doctor of Science (Biological Sciences, specialty: Zoology). Thesis: “Terrestrial molluscs of the East European Plain and Crimean Mountains: systematics, evolution, faunogenesis”.
Professional career2007–2008 – Kyiv Zoo, Section of aquaterrariums and vivarium, Group of herpetology, worker by the care of especially dangerous animals. 2007–2010 – I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv), Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics, postgraduate student. 2010–2014 – same department, junior research scientist. 2014–2018 – same department, research scientist. 2018–curent time – same department, senior research scientist.
Achievements2010-2012 – Scholarship of NAS of Ukraine for the young scientists. 2011 – Commendation of Department of General Biology NAS of Ukraine “For the significant work and considerable contribution to development of national biological science”. 2012-2014 – Scholarship of President of Ukraine for the young scientists. 2013 – Prize of NAS of Ukraine for the young scientists for the series of works “Terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine: distribution, state of populations, conservation”. 2015 – Grant from The Rufford Foundation, project "Conservation of terrestrial molluscs in Ukraine". 2016 – Second grant from The Rufford Foundation, project "Conservation of terrestrial molluscs in Ukrainan grasslands". 2017 (September-December) – DAAD Scholarship, research stays in Zoological Museum of Hamburg University (Malacology Department of Prof. B. Hausdorf) 2017-2018 – Grant from NAS Ukraine, winning in the competition of scientific works of young scientists, project “Terrestrial molluscs of the Red Book of Ukraine: current state of populations and question of adding new species” 2020 – I.I. Schmalhausen Prize of NAS Ukraine for the series of works “Caraboid beetles and terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine and adjacent territories, their biocenotic and practical importance” (together with A.V. Putchkov). 2024 – Personal grant under the "Talents for Ukraine" program of the KSE Foundation.
Professional and environmental activities2002–2007 – Member of the nature conservation student squad of Kyiv University. 2013–2020 – Member of the Scientific-technical council of Polesian Nature Reserve. 2017–curent time – Member of the Mollusc Specialist Group of IUCN Species Survival Commission. 2018–curent time – Expert of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group.
Peer reviewer in: “Scientific Reports”, "Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society", “Cretaceous Research”, “Bioinvasions Records”, “Molluscan Research”, "Journal of Conchology", "Acta Zoologica Bulgarica", "Revista de Biologia Tropical", "Folia Biologica", "Folia Malacologica", “Palaeontologia Electronica”, "Zoodiversity", "Geologichnyi Zhurnal", "Studia Biologica", etc.
Skills in languages:Ukrainian (native), Russian (fluent), English (upper intermediate).
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I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, 2004-2026 |
