Oleksandr Smirnov




Oleksandr Smirnov

POSITION 

Associate professor of Plant Biology Department

Institute Biology and Medicine Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv Ukraine

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

2011-2012 

Laboratory assistant, ESC ‘Institute of Biology and Medicine’ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

2012-2015 

Specialist of the educational laboratory, ESC ‘Institute of Biology and Medicine’ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

2015-2021 

Assistant Professor, ESC ‘Institute of Biology and Medicine’ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

from 2021

Associate Professor, ESC ‘Institute of Biology and Medicine’ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv


EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2012 

MS degree with highest distinction, Plant physiology Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

2012–2015 

PhD studentship, Plant physiology Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

2016 

Ph.D Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv

CHEMO- AND BIOSYNTHESIS OF METALLIC NANO/MICROPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Research Fields:
Agricultural Sciences
Biology & Biochemistry

Previous and Current Research

Green synthesis of nano/microsized composites for biomedical applications, sustainable agricultural and environmental safety. Testing of potential biocompatibility and toxicity of newly created chemical, biochemical, nanotechnological compounds and materials. Plant physiology and biochemistry, secondary plant metabolites, plant growth regulators. Plant adaptation and stress signaling under extreme conditions. Plant raw materials as a source of bioactive substances and potential nutraceuticals. Regulating of biosynthesis of secondary plant metabolites (phenolics, terpenoids, alkaloids).

 

 

 
Scanning electron microscopy micrograph images of silver nanoparticles biosynthesized using aqueous extracts of Capsicum sp. cv. Teja (S-17)  Antimicrobial susceptibility agar diffusion method against P. aeruginosa: (ZI) – zone of inhibition of 0.001 M silver nitrate (1), extract of dry pericarp tissues of Capsicum sp. cv. Teja (S-17) (2), extract of dry pericarp tissues of Capsicum sp. cv. Carolina Reaper (3), biosynthesised silver nanoparticles in the extract of dry pericarp tissues of Capsicum sp. cv. Teja (S-17) (4), iosynthesised silver nanoparticles in the extract of dry pericarp tissues of Capsicum sp. cv. Carolina Reaper (5)

      

      

Pure ZnO microparticles biosynthesized using aqueous extract of Reishi mushroom

Ag-doped ZnO microparticles biosynthesized using aqueous extracts of Reishi mushroom and Capsicum sp. cv. Teja (S-17)


Projects

  • ‘The latest SERS-nanoplatform for efficient detection of biomolecules and pathogens’ National Research Foundation of Ukraine, grant number 2020.02/0204 (2020–2022).
  • ‘Interaction of heavy metals and pH on plant growth and root cell viability’ (National Plant Phenomics Centre (NPPC) of Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University (United Kingdom, 2020-2021).
  • ‘Cereal crops and legumes adaptive potential and its correction with nano-sized nutrients’ (Grant of the President of Ukraine in 2018).

Collaboration

  • Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine;
  • V. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductors Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine;
  • G.V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine;
  • M G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine;
  • National Plant Phenomics Centre (NPPC) of Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom;
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India;
  • Arid Agriculture University Rawalpinid Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan;
  • University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovak Republic.

Selected Publications

  • Smirnov, O., Kalynovskyi, V., Yumyna, Y. et al. (2022). Potency of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Lathraea squamaria as anticandidal agent and wheat seeds germination enhancer. Biologia https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-022-01117-4
  • Dzhagan, V., Smirnov, O., Kovalenko, M., Mazur, N., Hreshchuk, O., Taran, N., Zahn, D. R. T. (2022). Spectroscopic Study of Phytosynthesized Ag Nanoparticles and Their Activity as SERS Substrate. Chemosensors, 10(4), 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10040129
  • Smirnov, O. E., Kalynovskyi, V. Y., Yumyna, Y. M., Zelena, P. P., Skoryk, M. A., Dzhagan, V. M., & Taran, N. Y. (2021). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of hot chili pepper fruits and its antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ukrainian Biochemical Journal, 93(5), 102–110. https://doi.org/10.15407/ubj93.05.102
  • Smirnov, O., Kovalenko, M., Karpets, L. Ŕ., Dzhagan, V., Kapush, O., Dzhagan, V., Taran, N. (2021). Phytotoxic effects of CdtTe quantum dots on root meristems of Allium cepa l. Nova Biotechnologica et Chimica, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.36547/nbc.890
  • Svietlova, N., Topchiy, N., Storozhenko, V., Smirnov, O., Kovalenko, M., Batsmanova, L., & Taran, N. (2021). Photosynthetic response of some triticum cultivars to the combined influence of nanofertilizers and water deficit. Journal of Central European Agriculture, 22(3), 539–545. https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/22.3.3174

Contacts

+38 093 014 38 42, oleksandr.smirnov@knu.ua