Personal Data:
Date of Birth: December 29, 1986
Citizenship: Russian Federation
Marital Status: Single
Home Address:
20/1 Vvedenskogo st., apt. 49
Moscow, Russia, 117279
Tel: 7-915-012-55-92
E-mail: olgabantysh@gmail.com
Present Business Address:
Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Science,
34/5 Vavilova st.,
Moscow, Russia, 119334
Education:
2011-present PhD student of RAS at the laboratory of Dr. Severinov K.V.
2008 – 2009 MS (Major: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry) - Lomonosov Moscow State
University, School of Biology, Department of Molecular Biology (Moscow, Russia)
2008 – 2009 Student – Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology
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(Piscataway, New Jersey, USA)
2004 – 2008 BS (Major: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry) - Lomonosov Moscow State
University, School of Biology, Department of Molecular Biology (Moscow, Russia)
Positions and Honors:
2011-2013
2011
Participation in the scholarship program "U.M.N.I.K."
Winner of the “Young scientists and specialists Skolkovo Foundation”, section “Biological and
Medical Technology”.
2011-present PhD student of RAS at the laboratory of Dr. Severinov K.V.
2009 – 2011 PhD student of RAS at the laboratory of Dr. Buzdin A.A.
2009 MS Degree (defended, grade A)
2008 – 2009 Research Assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Alexey Ryazanov
Department of Pharmacology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(Piscataway, New Jersey, USA): Master of Science Degree Dissertation research:
“Investigation of expression of TRPM7 protein in cell-free translation system”
2008 Research Assistant in the laboratory of Prof. Spirin A.S.,
Laboratory of mechanisms of protein biosynthesis, Institute of Protein Research
Russian Academy of Science (Pushino, Russia):
Master of Science Degree Dissertation research
2008 BS Degree (defended, grade A)
2008 Second prize from Molecular Biology department for BS thesis
2007 – 2008 Research Assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Elena S. Nadezhdina,
Laboratory of cell biology, Institute of Protein Research
Russian Academy of Science (Moscow, Russia):
Bachelor of Science Degree Dissertation Reasearch:
“Comparison of the expression and localization of two isoforms of p150 Glued protein
(DYNACTIN 1)”
2004 – 2009 Undergraduate Student, School of Biology, Department of Molecular Biology
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Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia)
2004 Third prize winner at the All-Russian Biological Olympiad
2003 Third prize winner at the Lomonosov MSU Biological Olympiad
2003 Third prize winner at the All-Russian Biological Olympiad
2002 Third prize winner at the Field Chemistrian Olimpiad
1997 – 2004 Intermediate School, group of advanced biology and chemistry classes (Tula, Russia),
Gold Medal on Finish
Experimental Skills:
Basic biochemical and molecular biology techniques: isolation and purification of RNA and
DNA, molecular cloning, agarose gel electrophoresis, protein expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis technique, protein radiolabeling, isolation and purification of various recombinant and natural proteins by chromatography, in vitro transcription and translation, PCR techniques, antibody generation and western-blot hybridization, cell culture and immunofluorescent staining of eukaryotic cell, HPLC.
List of publications:
Zhapparova ON, Bryantseva SA, Dergunova LV, Raevskaya NM, Burakov AV, Bantysh OB,
Shanina NA, Nadezhdina ES. (2009)”Dynactin subunit p150Glued isoforms notable for differential interaction with microtubules.” Traffic 10(11):1635-46
Bantysh OB, Buzdin AA. (2009) “Novel Family of Human Transposable Elements Formed Due to Fusion of the First Exon of Gene MAST2 with Retrotransposon SVA.” Biochemistry (Mosc)
74(12):1393-9
Zabolotneva AA, Bantysh O, Suntsova MV, Efimova N, Malakhova GV, Schumann GG,
Gayfullin NM, Buzdin AA.(2012) «Transcriptional regulation of human-specific SVAF ₁ retrotransposons by cis-regulatory MAST2 sequences.» Gene 15;505(1):128-36. Epub
2012 May 15.
Anton Buzdin, Maria Suntsova, Olga Bantysh, Elena Aleksandrova, Anastasia
Zabolotneva, Elena Gogvadze, Nurshat Gaifullin. (2012) Chapter 23 “Recent Inserts of
Transposable Elements Affect Structure and Functions of Human Genome”,
Radiobiology and Environmental Security: 10/2011; DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-1939-
2_23, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Conferences and meetings:
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2009
– International Conference on Biomolecular Science in honor of the 75 th anniversary of the birth of Professor Yuri Ovchinnikov, September 28 – October 1, Moscow-Pushino, Russia:
Theses and poster:
“Novel family of human transposable elements formed due to a fusion of the first exon of gene mast2 with retrotransposon SVA” .
2011 – International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology in honor of Professor
Yuri Ovchinnikov, 14-17 November, Moscow-Pushino, Russia
Theses and poster: “Preparation of synthetic analogues of microcin C in vitro system”.
2012 XXIV Winter Youth Scientific School "Perspective trends of Physico-Chemical Biology and
Biotechnology", 7-9 February 2012, Moscow, Russia.
2012 - 22nd IUBMB& 37th FEBS 2012 Congress, 1-11 September 2012 in Seville (Spain):
Theses and poster: “Synthesis of E. coli microcin C and its homologs encoded by other bacteria in an in vitro system».
2013 School-Conference "Actual aspects of modern microbiology", 21-23 October 2013, Moscow,
Russia
Schools and courses:
2011 – Practical course "Basics of Bioinformatics", RUSNANO, 17-28 January 2011, Moscow,
Russia
2013 – School for young scientist FutureBioTech “Modern Biology & Biotechnology of the Future”,
26 January – 3 February 2013, Pushino, Russia. Honors in category “Best poster” and “Best advertising of poster”.
2013 – CSHL Course “Proteomics”, 9-24 July, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA.
2013 School for young scientist FutureBioTech “Biotechnology of the Future”, Golitsino, Russia.
Teaching load:
January 2011,2013 - Lecturing for school teachers and students: “PCR”, “Gel electrophoresis”,
“General principles of protein purification: chromatography”.
2009 – present - Private biology lessons for students
Other activities:
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Volunteering, martial arts.
Language Skills:
Russian (native)
English (intermediate)
Portuguese (beginner)
Spanish (beginner)
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