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Microbiome & Immunology | Scientific Illustrator | Portfolio: https://dkviat-portfolio.my.canva.site/creativeportfolio

Profile Summary

I am a self-taught scientific illustrator with a PhD in immunology & infectious diseases, and a postdoc in microbiome where I worked on many projects involving neurodegenerative diseases, bacteriophages, fungal infections and metabolism. During these years I discovered my passion for science communication creating illustrations that help others to translate complex science messages into accessible and captivating images.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Microbiome Research
• ★ Visual Communication
• ★ Science Communication
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Biomarkers
• ☆ Omics
• ☆ Metabolomics
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Medical Sciences

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Data Visualization

Work Experience

Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Weizmann Institute of Science

August 2018 - Present

Research Analyst

Grid Exponential

April 2018 - October 2018

Doctoral Research Fellow

Institute of Experimental Medicine-CONICET

January 2013 - April 2018

Visiting PhD Candidate

Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale

April 2017 - May 2017

Visiting PhD Candidate

Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale

May 2015 - July 2015

Undergraduate Student

CINDEFI-CONICET CONICET Research and Development Center of Industrial Fermentations, Superior Institute of Biotechnology

March 2007 - March 2010

Education

Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Weizmann Institute of Science

October 2018 - Present

PhD in Biological Sciences (Biology)

National University of La Plata

January 2013 - March 2018

Bachelor degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology (Biotechnology)

National University of La Plata

January 2004 - March 2012

Technical degree in Chemistry (Chemistry)

National University of La Plata

January 2004 - March 2007

Certifications

• Scientific Illustrator Masterclass for Life Scientists. Trained in basic and advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator.

  Sci-Illustrate - International certification

  April 2023 - Present

• Authorized Researcher to conduct experiments in animals

  Weizmann Institute of Science - International certification

  February 2019 - Present

Publications

REVIEW

Phage therapy in noncommunicable diseases. Kviatcovsky D*, Valdés-Mas R*, Federici S* & Elinav E. Science, 2023 .

Impact of caloric restriction on the gut microbiota Impact of caloric restriction on the gut microbiota. Kern L, Kviatcovsky D, He Y, Elinav E. Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 . Current Opinion in Microbiology.

A microbial workout A microbial workout. Kviatcovsky D & Elinav E. Cell Host and Microbe, 2023 . Cell Host and Microbe.

Targeting the immune system towards novel therapeutic avenues to fight brain aging and neurodegeneration . European Journal of Neuroscience.

Microbiome-phage interactions in inflammatory boweel disease. Federici S*, Kviatcovsky D*, Valdés-Mas R* and Elinav E. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2022 .

Gut microbiome and its potential link to personalized nutrition Gut microbiome and its potential link to personalized nutrition. Kviatcovsky D, Zheng D and Elinav E. Current Opinion in Physiology, 2021 . Current Opinion in Physiology.

(2020). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and intestinal microbiota—toward establishing cause and effect . Gut Microbes.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Targeted suppression of human IBD-associated gut microbiota commensals by phage consortia for treatment of intestinal inflammation. Federici S*, Kredo-Russo S*, Valdés-Mas R*, Kviatcovsky D*, Weinstock E, Matiuhin Y, Silberberg Y, Atarashi K, Furuichi M, Oka A, Liu B, Fibelman M, Nadav Weiner I, Khabra E, Cullin N, Ben-Yishai N, Inbar D, Ben-David H, Nicenboim J, Kowalsman N, Lieb W, Kario E, Cohen T, Friedman Geffen Y, Zelcbuch L, Cohen A, Rappo U, Gahali-Sass I, Golembo M, Lev V, Dori-Bachash M, Shapiro H, Moresi C, Cuevas-Sierra A, Mohapatra G, Kern L, Zheng D, Philip Nobs S, Suez J, Stettner N, Harmelin A, Zak N, Puttagunta S, Bassan M, Honda K, Sokol H, Bang C, Franke A, Schramm C, Maharshak N, Balfour Sartor R, Sorek R and Elinav E. Cell, 2022 .

Denise Kviatcovsky, Uria Mor, Carl Herrmann, Yotam Cohen, Rafael Valdés-Mas, Eran Elinav, Haim Avron (2022). Dimensionality reduction of longitudinal ’omics data using modern tensor factorizations . PLOS Computational Biology.

Gut microbiota modulates weight gain in mice after discontinued smoke exposure Gut microbiota modulates weight gain in mice after discontinued smoke exposure. Fluhr L, Mor U ,Dori-Bachash M, Leshem A, Itav S, Cohen Y, Metz A, Hornstein S, Karbi H, Brandis A, Mehlman T, Kuperman Y, Tsoory M, Stettner N, Harmelin A, Shapiro H, Livne A, Kviatcovsky D, Kolodziejczyk A, Suez J, Molina S, Ayalon N, Valdés-Mas R, Bukimer A, Eliyahu-Miller S, Zmora N, Elinav E. Nature, 2021 . Nature.

Potential roles of gut microbiome and metabolites in modulating ALS in mice Potential roles of gut microbiome and metabolites in modulating ALS in mice. Blacher E, Bashiardes S, Shapiro H, Rothschild D, Mor U, Dori-Bachash M, Kleimeyer C, Moresi C, Harnik Y, Zur M, Zabari M, Brik RB, Kviatcovsky D, Zmora N, Cohen Y, Bar N, Levi I, Amar N, Mehlman T, Brandis A, Biton I, Kuperman Y, Tsoory M, Alfahel L, Harmelin A, Schwartz M, Israelson A, Arike L, Johansson MEV, Hansson GC, Gotkine M, Segal E, Elinav E. Nature, 2019 . Nature.

(2019). Tuberculosis Exacerbates HIV-1 Infection through IL-10/STAT3-Dependent Tunneling Nanotube Formation in Macrophages . Cell Reports.

Role of neutrophils in CVB3 infection and viral myocarditis Role of neutrophils in CVB3 infection and viral myocarditis. Rivadeneyra L-Charó N, Kviatcovsky D, de la Barrera S, Gomez R, Schattner M. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 2018 . Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.

(2018). Effect of the BTK inhibitor ibrutinib on macrophage- and γδ T cell-mediated response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Blood Cancer Journal.

Genoula M, Marín Franco JL, Dupont M, Kviatcovsky D, Milillo A, Schierloh P, Moraña EJ, Poggi S, Palmero D, Mata-Espinosa D, et al.(2018). Formation of Foamy Macrophages by Tuberculous Pleural Effusions Is Triggered by the Interleukin-10/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Axis through ACAT Upregulation . Frontiers in immunology.

Kviatcovsky D, Rivadeneyra L, Balboa L, Yokobori N, López B, Ritacco V, Schattner M, Sasiain MDC, de la Barrera S(2017). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Multidrug-Resistant Strain M Induces Low IL-8 and Inhibits TNF-α Secretion by Bronchial Epithelial Cells Altering Neutrophil Effector Functions . Mediators of inflammation.

Basile JI, Kviatcovsky D, Romero MM, Balboa L, Monteserin J, Ritacco V, Lopez B, Sabio y García C, García A, Vescovo M, et al.(2016). Mycobacterium tuberculosis multi-drug-resistant strain M induces IL-17+ IFNγ- CD4+ T cell expansion through an IL-23 and TGF-β-dependent mechanism in patients with MDR-TB tuberculosis . Clinical and experimental immunology.

Balboa L, Kviatcovsky D, Schierloh P, García M, de la Barrera S, Sasiain MDC(2016). Monocyte-derived dendritic cells early exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce an enhanced T helper 17 response and transfer mycobacterial antigens . International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM.

Balboa L, Barrios-Payan J, González-Domínguez E, Lastrucci C, Lugo-Villarino G, Mata-Espinoza D, Schierloh P, Kviatcovsky D, Neyrolles O, Hernández-Pando R(2015). Diverging biological roles among human monocyte subsets in the context of tuberculosis infection . Clinical science (London, England : 1979).

Geffner L, Basile JI, Yokobori N, Kviatcovsky D, Sabio y García C, Ritacco V, López B, Sasiain Mdel C, de la Barrera S(2014). Mycobacterium tuberculosis multidrug resistant strain M induces an altered activation of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells . PloS one.