Sunday 4 September 2016

Igor Dzhura has Comprehensive Medical Knowledge

Igor Dzhura holds a great deal of experience in the medical field. He spent over 10 years in clinical research, which has greatly enhanced his medical knowledge. Drug recovery, ion channels regulation, cancer research, biochemistry, and microbiology are the fields in which he has expertise. His research skills include basic molecular biology methods, Glucose stimulated insulin secretion assay, ELISA assay, primary cell culture, bacterial and mammals cell culture, flowcytometry, electrophysiology, and biostatistics. He has managed external collaborations and CRO’s, and designed and implemented comprehensive assay protocols.

Igor Dzhura has been involved in numerous medical studies, and worked with various prominent medical professionals and researchers. He has always been interested in learning something new about medical diseases and their effective treatment options. This attitude of him helped him a lot in establishing a successful career in the medical field. He keeps himself updated with the newest, most advanced treatments and technologies so that his patients get the best. He is a self-motivated professional with great research, troubleshooting and problem solving skills. He is dependable and motivational in a team environment.


Presently, Igor Dzhura is employed at ReproSource, Inc in Woburn, MA. Working since 2015, he serves as a Scientist/Medical Technologist in the Department of Immunology. His duties are developing and validating new assays for flow cytometry, management assay NKA, IMX, FOXP3 and T-RIP, and working under CLIA and CAP.

Igor Dzhura worked with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN for 8 years. He served the position of a Research Associate, and did regulation of cardiac calcium by CAMKII (electrophysiology, cell culture, transfection, PCR, cardiomyocytes isolation, animal husbandry, PCR, etc.). From 1998 to 2000, he worked with the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology in Kyiv, Ukraine. At this institute, he studied T-type (Cav3.2) channels: regulation, properties, pharmacology (electrophysiology, RNA/DNA isolation, cell culture, etc.).

Monday 22 August 2016

Igor Dzhura is Educated from National Kiev University

Igor Dzhura is a medical professional who has worked for SUNY Department of Medicine & Joslin Diabetes Center, Syracuse NY. In his two years at this center, he served the position of a Senior Research Associate. He was involved in various duties such as Modulators of β-cell glucose signaling in Diabetes using following methods: e-phys, calcium imaging, isolation of islets of Langerhans and β-cells from mice/rat pancreas, ELISA assay, Glucose stimulated insulin secretion assay, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot.  He also did study of calcium signaling in pancreatic β-cells, investigated the localization and characterization of specific proteins. In this research using fluorescent and confocal microscopy, siRNA/shRNA lentiviral transduction, creating genetically encoding biosensors.


Igor Dzhura completed his education from National Kiev University, Kyiv, Ukraine. He did Master’s of Science (Major in Biophysics) and Bachelor degree (Major in Biology/Chemistry. He worked with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN for 8 years. He was responsible for regulation of cardiac calcium channel by CAMKII (electrophysiology, cell culture, transfection, PCR, cardiomyocytes isolation, animal husbandry, PCR, etc.). Prior to joining this center, he served as a Research Associate at the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine. At this institute, he studied T-type (Cav3.2) channels: regulation, properties, pharmacology (electrophysiology, RNA/DNA isolation, cell culture, etc.).

Igor Dzhura likes playing soccer and running. He indulges in these activities when he is free from work. According to him, participation in physical activities is important to keep the body fit and healthy. Sports are considered as the best activities to participate in when it comes to health and fitness. When you play sports, not only legs, but other muscle groups such as shoulders, back, arms, etc. also function contributing towards overall fitness. It is not about you should play sports for 2-3 hours a day. Just take out 30-45 minutes for sports, and you will see good results in a few days.

Thursday 4 August 2016

Igor Dzhura Explains Why Sports Are Necessary

Igor Dzhura is a highly experienced, skilled medical professional who holds a master’s of science degree from National Kiev University. He has comprehensive knowledge of different medical research areas, and has been involved in numerous projects. He has strong troubleshooting, problem solving, and interpersonal skills, which helped him accomplish the research projects efficiently. In his over 10 years of experience, he has successfully designed, optimized, and implemented assay protocols and managed external collaborations and CROs. From 2010 to 2014, Igor worked for Navartis/NIBR as a Scientist II in Cambridge, MA. He fulfilled all his responsibilities to the best of his abilities, and as a result, he was awarded with SPOT Award.


In addition to work, Igor Dzhura also likes participating in a variety of sports such as soccer and running. He believes that sports are the important parts of everyone’s life; they help in developing certain set of life skills. Sports can teach you how to collaborate with your team mates to achieve the common goals and objectives. Sports are fun activities, which allow people enjoy their time with their friends and family. Both morning and evening times are good, and you can choose as per your own preferences.

Busy routine work and tight project deadlines stress the body and mind. Thus, it is necessary to indulge in some kind of physical activities that relieve your day-long stress plus revive your energy. Sports are considered as the best stress relievers making participants feel good. Igor Dzhura says that sports provide lots of health benefits such as improved cardiovascular health, controlled body weight, improved stamina and strength, toned muscles, etc. So, it is advisable to include sports in your daily schedule to stay active throughout the day.

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Igor Dzhura has worked for Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Igor Dzhura has rich career in the medical sector, including Research Associate at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN from 2000 to 2008. At this medical center, he was involved in the regulation of cardiac calcium channel by CAMKII (electrophysiology, cell culture, transfection, PCR, cardiomyocytes isolation, animal husbandry, PCR, etc. Prior to this center, he worked with Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, Kyiv, Ukraine for two years. At this institute, he studied T-type (Cav3.2) channels: regulation, properties, pharmacology (electrophysiology, RNA/DNA isolation, cell culture, etc.). 


After working with Bogomoletz for 8 years, Igor Dzhura earned promotion to a senior level position (Senior Research Associate) at SUNY Department of Medicine and Joslin Diabetes Center. At this center, he did study of calcium signaling in pancreatic β-cells. He also investigated the localization and characterization of specific proteins in this research using fluorescent and confocal microscopy, siRNA/shRNA lentiviral transduction, creating genetically encoding biosensors. He worked with modulators of β-cell glucose signaling in Diabetes using following methods: e-phys, calcium imaging, isolation of islets of Langerhans and β-cells from mice/rat pancreas, ELISA assay, Glucose stimulated insulin secretion assay, SDS-PAGE, Western Blot.

Igor Dzhura
is a graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree (major in Biology/Chemistry). He also holds a Masters of Science in Biophysics, which he obtained from National Kiev University in 1998. He has been in different medical research areas for over a decade, and has achieved a lot through hard work, dedication, and confidence. He is a recipient of SPOT AWARD from Novartis for two years in a row.                                                                          
Igor Dzhura has outstanding research, troubleshooting and problem solving skills, and is dependable and motivational in a team environment. He has been involved in numerous projects and overseen and executed their operations. He has also managed external collaborations and CRO’s.

Monday 27 June 2016

Igor Dzhura – An Experienced Medical Researcher

Igor Dzhura holds experience in biochemistry, microbiology, and various other medical areas. He is a creative thinker, problem solver, and researcher who has successfully carried out a slew of research projects from concept to conclusion. He has vast experience of basic molecular biology methods. These include PCR, qPCR and RT-PCR; cloning: digestion, ligation, transformation; application of adenovirus, lentivirus and plasmid expression vectors; reparation and characterization of cellular proteins (whole cell and subcellular lysate preparation, cell fractionation, SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation) DNA/RNA/cDNA isolation (blood, FFPE, fresh tail, maxi-mini preps); electrophoresis etc. He is working with ReproSource, Inc for almost a year. He works in the Department of Immunology as a Scientist/Medical Technologist.



He is an intelligent, dedicated professional who has received two SPOT awards for his excellent performance at Novartis/NIBR. He served this institute for four years as Scientist II. During Igor Dzhura’s employment with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he was involved in the regulation of cardiac calcium channel by CAMKII (electrophysiology, cell culture, transfection, PCR, cardiomyocytes isolation, animal husbandry, PCR, etc.). He worked there for 8 years as a Research Associate, and designed, implemented and validated new and existing ion channels and GPCR/M1 based functional assays for target engagement, profiling and HTS.

Igor Dzhura studied in Ukraine. He did a Master of Science (major in biophysics) and a bachelor degree (major in biology/chemistry) from National Kiev University in 1998 and 1995 respectively. He started his professional career in Ukraine with Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology in 1998. After working there for two years as a Research Associate, he shifted to the United States of America, and joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Igor has done a number of researches, and has a slew of publications in popular magazines.

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Igor Dzhura works with ReproSource, Inc

Igor Dzhura is a Malden, MA based professional experienced in supporting research different fields – microbiology, biochemistry, cancer research, ion channels regulation and drug discovery. He is a diligent person with excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, interpersonal, and organizational skills. He holds good supervisory, teaching, & lab manager experience, and has successfully managed external collaborations & CRO’s. He holds a Master of Science (major in Biophysics) from National Kiev University, and graduated in the year 1998. Prior to this, he completed his bachelor degree (major in biology/chemistry) in 1995 from the same university.

Currently, Igor Dzhura works with ReproSource, Inc. in the Department of Immunology. Serving the position of Scientist/Medical Technologist, he is responsible for developing & validating new assays for flow cytomerty, management assay NKA, IMX, FOXP3, T-RIP, and working under CLIA, CAP. 


Prior to this, he worked with Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research as a Scientist II. He worked for this institute for four years, and fulfilled an array of responsibilities. These included designing, implementing, & validating new & existing ion channels and GPCR/M1 based functional assays for target engagement, profiling and HTS, cardiac safety profiling, managing external collaboration and CROs, and developing & validating new assays for drug recovery (for which he received 2 awards). Apart from that, Igor also identified cutting-edge techniques for ion channels and GPCR electrophysiological assays and Lead drug discovery and validated targets/mechanism of action for a variety of natural products/drugs for a multiple projects (oncology, malaria, diabetes, muscle disorder).

In addition, Igor Dzhura‘s professional experience also includes Instructor/Lab Manager at Boston University (in 2010), Senior Research Associate at SUNY Department of Medicine & Joslin Diabetes Center (from 2008 to 2010), and Research Associate at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (from 2000 to 2008) & Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (from 1998 to 2000).