Project Analyst

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DZ M I TRY PARUL, PhD

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Biochemist/Enzymologist with 10+ Years expertise in Protein Pu rification and

C haracterization, Enzyme Kinetics, Protein-Protein I nteraction, Biological

Spectroscopy and M icroscopy

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Summa ry of P rofessional Experience and Technical Skills:

05/2009 – P resent Depa rtment of Chemistry, Emory University,

P ostdoctoral Research Fellow

• Enzyme kinetics (DHFR, LDH, Ni-Fe hydrogenase,

Cytochrome c oxidase)

• Protein folding

• Methods and Techniques: T-jump FTIR, T-jump

f luorescence, M icrofluidic Spectroscopy with UV-VIS, and

F TIR, and Fluorescence Detection, Confocal M icroscopy,

S teady-State FTIR/ATR, FPLC

12/2005 – 04/2009 C-PCS, Laboratory of I n tegrated Spectroscopy, Los

A lamos National Laboratory, Postdoctoral Research

Associate

• Enzyme dynamics, inhibition (LDH, DHFR, Heme-Copper

Oxidases)

Dzmitry Parul ************@*****.*** Phone: 713-***-**** 1

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• Methods: FTIR; Development of a M icrofluidic method –

t hat couples microfluidic mixing cells and a confocal microscopy

i maging with UV-VIS, f luorescence, and FTIR detection.

FPLC, Liquid chromatography.

10/2002 – 11/2005 Depa rtment of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Rice

U niversity, Welch Post-doctoral Research Associate

• Isolation and purification membrane bound enzyme

(Cytochrome c oxidase)

• Spectral characteristic, functional study

• K inetics of interaction with natural ligands and inhibitors

• Spectral characteristics of intermediate forms

• Methods: UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Stop-Flow, Flash-Photolysis,

CD/MCD, FTIR, FPLC

08/1995 – 09/2002 L aboratory of Radiation Biochemistry and Biophysics,

I n te rnational Sakharov Envi ronmental University,

B elarus. Researcher.

• Structural/functional characterization of main blood t ransport

p roteins (i.e. Human Hemoglobin (including the minor glycosylated

variants) Human Serum Albumin)

• Methods: Column Chromatography, FPLC, HPLC, UV-VIS

Spectroscopy, Steady-State and Time-Resolved Fluorescent

Spectroscopy, Laser Flash-Photolysis, Electrophoresis.

11/1998 – 09/2002 D epar tment of Biochemistry and Biophysics,

I n te rnational Sakharov Envi ronmental University,

M insk, Bela rus. Lecturer.

• Lecture course: “Basics of M olecular B iology”

• Lab course on Physical Chemistry

• Lab course on Biochemistry, Part UV-VIS and Fluorescent

Spectroscopy.

Dzmitry Parul ************@*****.*** Phone: 713-***-**** 2

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E DUCAT ION

I N T ER NAT IO NAL SAKHAROV E NV I RON ME NTAL U N I V E RS I TY – M insk, Bela rus

Ph.D. Biochemistry, Environmental Science. – December 2001

• Dissertation: Conformational state of pregnant women hemoglobin in the

a reas of Belarus with various levels of Cs-137 contamination after the

Chernobyl accident.

I N T ER NAT IO NAL SAKHAROV I NST I T U TE ON RAD I OECOLOGY – M insk, Bela rus

D iploma, specialisation: Radiobiology and Radiation Medicine – July

1995

A.F. MOZ HA ISKY M I L I TARY SPACE I NGE NEAR I NG I NST I T U TE – S t.Petersburg,

R ussia

Specialisation: System Analyst - July 1990 – June 1992.

OT H ER

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G RAN TS:

• In fluence of environmental factors on conformational state and

possible heterogeneity of a blood t ransport proteins. 1995-2000.

Registration #19982371.

• In ternational project “Estimate the affectivity of children

recuperation from the regions of Belarus contaminated with the

r adionuclide of the Chernobyl Power Station”. Chapter VI. Christian

Children’s Fund – In ternational Sakharov Institute on Radioecology. 1995.

AWARDS:

• Stipend by In ternational Soros Science Education Program Belarus (1996)

• Stipend of the Cabinet of Ministries of Belarus (1997);

OT H ER SK I L LS:

M icrosoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, etc., IGOR,

O rigin, Mathematica, PhotoShop, CorelDraw, 3D Studio Max, Molecular

v isualisation – Swiss Protein Data Bank Viewer, POV-Ray.

I am equally comfortable with utilizing as well as servicing and

maintaining of the biological equipment (FPLC, HPLC, various types of

spectrometers)

P ERSONAL DETA I LS:

Date of Bir th: 13th December 1972

Mother tongues: Russian, Byelorussian

US Citizenship: US citizen

Dzmitry Parul ************@*****.*** Phone: 713-***-**** 4

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