Employees of Organizations and Institutions
Black&Veatch
Lance Lippencott
Position: Black&Veatch project manager and program director in Ukraine
Education: United States Military Academy (1987-1991), Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.
Participation in Ukrainian projects: In an interview with Kansas City Business Journal in 2021 reported that his efforts in Ukraine on developing air biological agents helped Black & Veatch to develop an air purification system for viral particles SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen causing COVID-19.
It is known that Lippencott proposed to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to expand activities within the UP-8 project.
Battelle
Richard (Dick) Weller
Position: Battelle independent consultant and biosafety expert
Date of birth: March 22, 1947
Place of Residence: 50 Herlou Pl, Selah, WA
Email: dick.weller@pnl.gov
Education: Washington University (1967-1969), Bachelor's degree in Fisheries Biology; Washington State University (1969-1973), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; The University of California (1976-1978), residency training certificate in the field of veterinary oncology.
Occupation: From October 1980 to April 2014 worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the following positions:
research scientist (1980-1993);
research fellow (1993-2005);
senior project manager (2005-2014);
Since 2003 he closely worked with the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, in particular with the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv and the Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Kyiv.
Scientific activity: Author of more than 50 scientific publications, covering the matters of tuberculosis of cattle in Ukraine, published by numerous international journals.
Participation in Ukrainian projects: From 2003 to 2005 took part in
P-157 and P-158 projects and developed the reconstruction of the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv and the Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Kyiv in order to ensure the guaranteed non-proliferation of zoonoses and anthropozoonoses. In addition, he is mentioned as a lecturer for the Ukrainian specialists in the 2022 CH2M report.
Richard Weller, 80, passed away October 30, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Megan Howard
Position: Member of Battelle Scientific and Technological Council, lecturer and curator for the Ukrainian scientists
Education: Case Western Reserve University, Bachelor. University of Colorado Health Science Center, PhD.
Email: megan.w.howard@gmail.com
Occupation: An expert in infectious diseases and virology. Participated in Biological Threat Reduction Programs (BTRP) in Vietnam and Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
Scientific activity: Author of more than 50 scientific publications.
The primary subject: Coronaviruses.
David Garcia
Position: Head of the scientific and educational direction of Battelle in Ukraine
Occupation: Senior researcher at Battelle Military Health Solutions. Molecular biologist with 15 years of experience in DTRA biological programs in Central and Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. An expert in the organization of laboratory research.
Zygmunt Dembek
Position: Battelle’s lecturer and curator for the Ukrainian scientists
Education: Eastern Connecticut State University, Master of Biomedical Sciences, 1983. University of Connecticut, Master in Biomedical Science. University of Connecticut Health Center, Public Health.
Scientific degree: Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine.
Email: zygmunt.dembek@amedd.army.mil, epibiochem@msn.com
Occupation: In 1983 he received a direct commission as a second lieutenant (Biochemist) in the United States Army Reserve, Medical Service Corps. His military assignments have been with the US Army Natick Research and Development Command at Natick, Massachusetts, the US Army Environmental Hygiene Agency (USAEHA), Regional Division West (Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, CO), USAEHA HQ (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD), and the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, MD.
Scientific activity: Dembek has written more than 100 articles and book chapters relevant to public health preparedness.
Awards: Received the Legion of Merit for his service as the Director of Education and Training at USAMRIID, upon his retirement following 34 years of Active and Reserve duty. Dembek has also been inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit of the Army Medical Department, and was awarded the U.S. Army Surgeon General’s “A” proficiency designator.
Vivian Smith
Position: Battelle’s lecturer and curator for the Ukrainian scientists. Battelle biosafety expert
Education: Alcorn State University, Bachelor. In 2008 got a master’s degree in biotechnology with a concentration in biodefense from Johns Hopkins University. She also is certified as a specialist microbiologist with the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists by the American Society of Microbiology.
Occupation: Joined Battelle in 2016 as a biosafety expert, and worked in Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Vietnam. Currently, she assists DTRA conducting safe scientific practices in various countries. In one of interview, she stated that in the United States there are many regulations and laws regulating research in the field of highly infectious diseases. In many countries, these rules are in their infancy. Therefore, it is amazing to be part of the improvement and formation of laws for the whole country.
Jacobs
Mher Davidyants
Position: Jacobs resident consultant for Ukrainian scientists
Education: Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, General Medecine and Infectious Diseases
Email: davidyants@gmail.com
Phone: +374 10 58 25 32; +374 10 36 95 92
Scientific activity: Author of 40 publications in Armenian, English and Russian
Occupation: Senior laboratory assistant at Armenicum clinical center. Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at the Military Hospital. Infectious diseases doctor at Nork Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital. Director of Nork Infectious Diseases Clinical Hospital.
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv
Boris Stegniy
Position: Director of Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv, and the head of Department for Bird Diseases Study
Date of birth: August 9, 1951
Place of Birth: Lebedyn, Sumy region, Ukrainian SSR
Education: Kharkiv state zoo veterinary academy, 1976
Email: Boris.Stegniy@gmail.com
Phone: (057) 704-10-90; (057) 707-20-53; (057) 707-20-44
Professional activity: Head of the Veterinary Hospital in Sumy region, 1976-1978; Senior researcher at Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine; Since 2001 Director of Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine.
Academic degrees: Doctor of veterinary science, 1996; Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2002; Professor, 2003; Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2007; Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2014.
Awards: Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology, dedicated to epizootological monitoring, and diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Author of numerous patents linked with viral pathogens and diseases.
Projects: Р-157 (linked with biosafety and biosecurity); UP-4 (studying dangerous pathogens that can be carried by migratory birds in Ukraine); Р-168 (diagnosis of Aujeszky's disease); Р-171 (diagnosis of leptospirosis); Р-172 (diagnosis of tuberculosis).
Marina Stegniy
Position: Head of the Biotechnology Laboratory at Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv
Email: marina.stegniy@gmail.com
Phone: (057) 707-20-38; (057) 707-20-46
Awards: Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology dedicated to epizootological monitoring, and diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza in 2009.
Author of numerous patents linked with diagnostics of bovine leukemia, predicting the immunogenicity of vaccines against swine infection, studying African swine fever virus etc.
Projects: Р-157 (linked with biosafety and biosecurity)
Wife of Boris Stegniy.
Gerilovich Irina
Position: Head of the Laboratory of Biosafety and Metrology at Biotechnology Laboratory at Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv
Email: antira@ukr.net
Phone: (057) 707-20-29
Scientific research: Developing modern methods of veterinary immunobiological preparations quality control; Improvement of existing biosafety and bio protection systems; Standardization of veterinary medicines.
Viktor Belushko
Date of birth: June 6, 1972.
Position: Head of Tuberculosis Laboratory at Biotechnology Laboratory at Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv.
Email: bw.pochta@gmail.com
Phone: (057) 707-20-39
Author of numerous patents and academic works related to cultivation of mycobacteria and diseases of cattle; Introduction of a system for prevention and rehabilitation of livestock in Ukraine from tuberculosis.
Projects: Р-172 (diagnosis of tuberculosis)
Denys Muzyka
Date of birth: December 18, 1977
Position: Senior Researcher and Deputy Director for International Cooperation at Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in Kharkiv. He is also a head of Avian Diseases laboratory.
Academic degree: Doctor of Veterinary Science
Email: dmuzyka77@gmail.com
Phone: (057) 707-20-18, 380673855798
Author of numerous patents and academic works related to Methods for detecting RNA genotypes of highly pathogenic viruses, studying strains of Newcastle Disease Virus, and avian influenza; Monitoring of bird infections in Ukraine; Coronavirus infections of animals and poultry.
Awards: In 2008 Denys Muzyka received the award of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as the most talented scientist for taking part in a project dedicated to the prevention of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ukraine.
In his work maintains close contact with Eric Bortz, American virologist and professor from University of Alaska Anchorage.
Projects: P-160 (Genetic variability of mycobacterium tuberculosis of farm animals in areas of radioactive contamination); UP-4 (studying dangerous pathogens that can be carried by migratory birds in Ukraine); UP-9 (The spread of the African swine fever virus among domestic pigs and wild boars in Ukraine); UP-10 (Risk assessment of African swine fever virus transmission in wild fauna and through trade routes in Ukraine).
The Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Alexander Tarasov
Date of birth: January 1, 1974
Position: Head of Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases and Risk Assessment at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Education: National Agrarian University, veterinary medicine
Email: ast97@ukr.net
Academic degree: Candidate of veterinary science
Author of numerous patents and more than 80 academic works.
Projects: Joint program of U.S. Department of Energy and Science and Technology Center in Ukraine PR-1 (Development of new natural veterinary medicines).
Vasily Sapeyko
Position: Senior Research Scientist of Mycotoxicology Laboratory at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine.
Email: v.sapeyko@gmail.com
Academic degree: Candidate of veterinary science
Ruda Marina
Position: Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Mycotoxicology at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Email: rudaspass@gmail.com
Academic degree: Candidate of veterinary science
Andriyashchuk Valentina
Position: Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Anaerobic Infections at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Email: and_valentina@hotmail.com
Education: Ukrainian Agricultural Academy, veterinary medicine in 1985
Academic degree: Candidate of veterinary science
Occupation: Studying of vaccine strains of microorganisms; Development of modern means of prevention of mixed infections in various animal and poultry species.
Pavel Kamenchuk
Date of birth: July 31, 1978
Position: Leading Veterinarian, Laboratory of Anaerobic Infections at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Email: anaerob12@ukr.net
Education: National Agrarian University, veterinary medicine in 2000
Author of numerous patents and more than academic works.
Occupation: Development and in-depth study of new means of specific therapy of necrobacteriosis.
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