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.
