Curriculum Vitae of Boris A. Leibovitch, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York mobile: 917-***-****

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EDUCATION

BS in Genetics. Dept. of Genetics, Moscow University MS in Genetics (with distinction). Dept. of Genetics, Moscow University PhD in Molecular Biology. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences, Moscow Diploma (with distinction). Inst. of Patent Information, Moscow PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York Research Scientist/Laboratory Manager. Dept. of Pathology. New York University Langone Health Center, Grossman School of Medicine, New York

Assistant Professor. Div. of Hematology/Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Research Associate. Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Visiting Associate. National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Visiting Professor. University of Connecticut at Storrs Senior Scientist. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow SKILLS

Mastered extensive spectrum of molecular, cell biology, and genetic methods Worked with fruit flies, cell cultures, including ES cells, and animals Studied genetics and cytogenetics of higher organisms Wrote and reviewed scientific grant proposals

Wrote, edited, and reviewed scientific books and articles Translated books, articles, and patents (English-Russian) Edited, Genome Database

Presented and taught to scientists and nonscientists Worked with different software on Mac and PC (Zoom, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, Canvas) Analyzed bioinformatics data from biologist/biochemist/geneticist point of view to formal descriptions of sequencing data TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor in DNA, Organelles and Cells course, MD program, New York University Langone Health Center, Grossman School of Medicine (present)

Instructor in Fundamentals in Molecular Genomics, MD program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Boris Leibovitch

Advisor, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate trainees. Lecturer/Instructor in Molecular Cell Biology (MS program). Washington University in St. Louis. Instructor, graduate course. University of Connecticut at Storrs. Lecturer in Molecular Genetics, in-service courses for high school biology teachers. Teacher of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Special Science High School. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Association for the Advancement of Science Genetics Society of America

ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Keiser University, Advisory Board in Biomedical Sciences Master Program, USA Member, Scientific Council. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow Vice-Chair and Lecturer, Institutional Branch. All-Union Society of Knowledge, Moscow Vice-Chair, Institutional Library Council. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow Vice-Chair, Institutional Import of Chemicals Committee (hard currency). Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow Chair, Organizing Committee, All-Union Colloquiums “Advances in molecular genetics“ for young scientists, Moscow. Member, Patent Committee. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow Lieutenant, Captain. Military Medical Reserve in Epidemiology and Parasitology Member, Graduate School Admission Committee. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow President, Council of Young Scientists. Inst. of Molecular Genetics, Moscow Chair, Organizing Committee, Moscow Conferences of young scientists “Problems in molecular biology”. Member, Organizing Committee, International Congress of Genetics. Moscow Chair, Graduating Class Committee. Dept. of Biology, Moscow University Class Chair, Trade Union of Scientists and Teachers. Dept. of Biology, Moscow University Member, Departmental Committee, Trade Union of Scientists and Teachers. Dept. of Biology, Moscow University Chair, High School cultural-educational club, "Eureka." PS 325, Moscow Captain, First Aid Team, grades 1-10. PS 325, Moscow VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Commission on Law & Social Action: Genetic Privacy Constitutional Conference Translator, acculturation seminars and special events. AJCongress/Jewish Community Center Program Guest Speaker, Concerns and impressions of immigrant, Public Policy class, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Guest Speaker, commentary on literary works of S. Kaminsky. University College, Washington University in St. Louis High school science contests judge

The student symposia posters judge, Mount Sinai School of Medicine LANGUAGES

English (fluent)

Russian (native)

German (read with dictionary)

Boris Leibovitch

AWARDS

Grants from Russian Academy of Sciences for work in the area of 1986 Chernobyl accident (1989-1991) Kurchatov Award

Annual salary performance bonuses

Multiple awards in city and school district competitions in biology, geography, mathematics, and literature, Moscow PUBLICATIONS (partial listing)

Dahiya, N., Leibovitch, B., Kadamb, R., Bansal, N., Waxman S. (2022) The Sin3A/MAD1 complex, through Its PAH2 domain, acts as a second repressor of retinoic acid receptor beta expression in breast cancer cells. Cells.11:1179. Kadamb, R., Leibovitch, B., Farias, E., Dahiya, N., Suryawanshi, H., Bansal, N., Waxman, S. (2022) Invasive phenotype in triple negative breast cancer is inhibited by blocking SIN3A-PF1 interaction through KLF9 mediated repression of ITGA6 and ITGB1. Transl. Oncol.16:101320.

Kwon, Y., Leibovitch, B., Bansal, N., Pereira, L., Chung, C., Ariztia, E., Zelent, A., Farias, E., Waxman, S. (2017) Targeted interference of SIN3A-TGIF1 function by SID decoy treatment inhibits Wnt signaling and invasion in triple negative breast cancer cells. Oncotarget. 8, 88421.

Bansal, N., Bosch, A., Leibovitch, B., Pereira, L., Cubedo, E., Yu, J., Pierzchalski, K., Jones, J, Fishel, M, Kane, M, Zelent, A., Waxman, S., Farias, E. (2016) Blocking the PAH2 domain of Sin3A inhibits tumorigenesis and confers retinoid sensitivity in triple negative breast cancer. Oncotarget. 7, 43689. Bansal, N., Petrie, K., Christova, R., Chung, C., Leibovitch, B., Howell, L., Gil, V., Sbirkov, Y., Lee, E., Wexler, J., Ariztia, E., Sharma, R., Zhu, J., Bernstein. E., Zhou, M., Zelent, A., Farias, E., Waxman, S. (2015) Targeting the SIN3A-PF1 interaction inhibits epithelial to mesenchymal transition and maintenance of a stem cell phenotype in triple negative breast cancer. Oncotarget. 6, 34087.

Kwon, Y., Petrie, K., Leibovitch, B., Zeng, L., Mezei, M., Howell, L., Gil, V., Christova, R., Bansal, N., Yang S., Sharma, R., Ariztia, E., Frankum, J., Brough, R., Sbirkov, Y., Ashworth A., Lord, C., Zelent, A., Farias, E., Zhou, M., Waxman, S. (2015) Selective inhibition of Sin3 corepressor with avermectins as a novel therapeutic strategy in triple-negative breast cancer. Mol. Cancer Therap. 14, 1824.

Marzan, C., Kupumbati, T., Bertran, S., Samuels, T., Leibovitch, B., Mira y Lopez, R., Ossowski, L., Farias, E. (2011) Adipocyte derived paracrine mediators of mammary ductal morphogenesis controlled by retinoic acid receptors. Dev. Biol. 349, 125. Farias, E., Petrie, K., Leibovitch B., Murtagh, J., Chornet, M., Schenk, T., Zelent, A., Waxman, S. (2010) Interference with Sin3 function induces epigenetic reprogramming and differentiation in breast cancer cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, 11811. Marango, J., Shimoyama, M., Nishio, H., Meyer, J, Min, D., Sirulnik, A., Martinez, Y., Chesi, M, Bergsagel, P., Zhou, M., Waxman, S., Leibovitch, B., Walsch, M., Licht, J. (2008) The multiple myeloma SET domain (MMSET) protein is a histone methyltransferase with characteristics of a transcriptional co-repressor. Blood 111, 3145. Leibovitch, B., Elgin, S. (2007) Heterochromatin and Eurochromatin Organization, Packaging, and Gene Regulation. In: Genomics and Genetics: From Molecular Details to Analysis and Techniques (Meyers, R. A. ed.) 1, 209 WILEY, Germany

Leibovitch, B., Elgin, S. (2005) Euchromatin/heterochromatin - organization, packaging, and gene regulation. In: Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine (Meyers, R. A., ed.) 6, 137 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH e. Co., Weinheim, Germany

Haynes, K., Leibovitch, B., Rangwala, S., Craig, C., Elgin, S. (2005) Analyzing heterochromatin formation using chromosome 4 of Drosophila melanogaster. Cold Spring Harb. Symp. Quant. Biol. 69, 267. Pal-Bhadra, M., Leibovitch, B., Gandhi, S., Rao, M., Bhadra, U., Birchler, J., Elgin, S. (2004) Heterochromatic silencing and HP1 localization in Drosophila are dependent on the RNAi machinery. Science, 303, 669. Boris Leibovitch

Leibovitch, B., Lu, Q., Benjamin, L., Liu, Y., Gilmour, D., Elgin, S. (2002) GAGA factor and the TFIID complex collaborate in generating an open chromatin structure at the Drosophila melanogaster hsp26 promoter. Molec. Cell Biol. 22, 6148. Leibovitch, B. (2002) Chromatin structure, heterochromatin, and transposable genetic elements: Are these teammates? Molec. Biol. 36, 189.

Granok, H., Leibovitch, B., Elgin, S. (2001) A heat-shock-activated cDNA encoding GAGA factor rescues some lethal mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster Trithorax-like gene. Genet. Res. 78, 13. Farkas, G., Leibovitch, B., Elgin, S. (2000) Chromatin organization and transcriptional control of gene expression in Drosophila. Gene 253, 117.

In total, the work was presented at dozens of various meetings and conferences (international, Russia and USA)

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