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Biomedical Scientist and Writer with 20+ years of experiance in research

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation
Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Data Processing
Product Development Formulation
Work Experience

Research Associate III

HD Biosciences Co., Ltd.

2022 - 2024

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of California, San Diego

2021 - 2022

Research Associate

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2019 - 2021

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

New York Medical College

2017 - 2019

Research Scientist

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

2016 - 2017

Senior Research Scientist

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

2010 - 2016

Research Scientist

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

2008 - 2010

Junior Research Scientist

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

2005 - 2008

Education

PhD (Pharmacology)

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

2000 - 2005

Specialist (Human and Animal Physiology )

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

1999 - 2000

BSc (Human and Animal Physiology)

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

1996 - 1999

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Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Morphological heterogeneity of Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775) population (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the USA Kizub I.V. Morphological heterogeneity of Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775) population (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the USA. Mun Ent Zool 2025; 20(2): 2824–2831 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
I. V. Kizub (2023). Induced pluripotent stem cells for cardiovascular therapeutics: Progress and perspectives . Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems.
Dariia O. Dryn, Mariia I. Melnyk, Donal Melanaphy, Igor V. Kizub, Christopher D. Johnson, Alexander V. Zholos (2023). Bidirectional TRP/L Type Ca2+ Channel/RyR/BKCa Molecular and Functional Signaloplex in Vascular Smooth Muscles . Biomolecules.
Dariia O. Dryn, Mariia I. Melnyk, Donal Melanaphy, Igor V. Kizub, Christopher D. Johnson, Alexander V. Zholos (2023). Bidirectional TRP/L Type Ca<sup>2+</sup> Channel/RyR/BK<sub>Ca</sub> Molecular and Functional Signaloplex in Vascular Smooth Muscles . Biomolecules.
An update on the distribution of the invasive weevil Pseudocneorhinus obesus (Roelofs, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the USA Kizub I.V. An update on the distribution of the invasive weevil Pseudocneorhinus obesus (Roelofs, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the USA. Munis Entomol Zool 2023; 18(1): 734–736 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
Kitagawa, A., Kizub, I., Jacob, C., Michael, K., D&#39;Alessandro, A., Reisz, J.A., Grzybowski, M., Geurts, A.M., Rocic, P., Gupte, R., et al.(2020). CRISPR-Mediated Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Modeling in Rats Reveals Insight into Reduced Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Mediterranean G6PD Variant . Hypertension. p. 523-532.
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 3 Kizub I.V., Leshchenko M.V. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 3. Munis Entomology & Zoolology 2020; 15(2): 397-406 . Munis Entomology & Zoolology.
Soloviev, A.I., Kizub, I.V.(2019). Mechanisms of vascular dysfunction evoked by ionizing radiation and possible targets for its pharmacological correction . Biochemical Pharmacology. 159. p. 121-139.
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 2. Kizub I.V., Slutsky A.I. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 2. Munis Entomology & Zoology 2019; 14(2): 530-546 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
On the distribution of a new invasive weevil beetle Pseudocneorhinus obesus (Roelofs, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the Nearctic Region Kizub I.V. On the distribution of a new invasive weevil beetle Pseudocneorhinus obesus (Roelofs, 1873) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) in the Nearctic Region. Munis Entomology & Zoology 2019; 14(2): 602-609 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
New cases of teratology in Lucanidae and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Palaearctic Region Kizub I.V., Leshchenko M.V. New cases of teratology in Lucanidae and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from the Palaearctic Region. Munis Entomology & Zoology 2019; 14(1): 108-116 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 1 Kizub I.V., Slutsky A.I. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Otiorhynchus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) fauna of Ukraine. Part 1. Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 2018; 9(1): 9-20 . Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka.
Ochi, R., Chettimada, S., Kizub, I., Gupte, S.A.(2018). Dehydroepiandrosterone inhibits I<sub>Ca,L</sub> and its window current in voltage-dependent and-independent mechanisms in arterial smooth muscle cells . American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 315. (6). p. H1602-H1613.
New data on the distribution of Pseudaplemonus artemisiae (F. Morawitz, 1861) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) in Ukraine and the Palaearctic Region Kizub I.V., Slutsky A.I. New data on the distribution of Pseudaplemonus artemisiae (F. Morawitz, 1861) (Coleoptera: Apionidae) in Ukraine and the Palaearctic Region. Munis Entomology & Zoology 2018; 13 (1): 98-105 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
Notes on the distribution of the rare fungus weevil Anthribus scapularis Gebler, 1833 (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Ukraine. Kizub I.V., Leshchenko M.V. Notes on the distribution of the rare fungus weevil Anthribus scapularis Gebler, 1833 (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) in Ukraine. Munis Entomology & Zoology 2018; 13 (1): 149-156 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
Igor Kizub(2017). Protein kinase C (PKC) involved in enhancement of α1-adrenoceptor-mediated responses of the main pulmonary artery in rats with diabetes mellitus . Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems. 8. (2). p. 287--292. Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University
The Role of TRPV4 Cation Channels in Regulation of Phenylephrine-Induced Contraction of Rat Pulmonary Artery Dryn D., Melnyk M., Kizub I., Hu H., Soloviev A., Zholos A. The role of TRPV4 cation channels in regulation of phenylephrine-induced contraction of rat pulmonary artery. Int J Phys Pathophys 2017; 8(2): 121–130 . International Journal of Physiology and Pathophysiology.
[THE ROLE OF TRPV4 CATION CHANNELS IN THE REGULATION OF PHENYLEPHRINE-INDUCED CONTRACTION OF RAT PULMONARY ARTER] Dryn D., Melnyk M., Kizub I., Hu H., Soloviev A., Zholos A. The role of TRPV4 cation channels in the regulation of phenylephrine-induced contraction of rat pulmonary artery. Fiziol Zhurn 2016; 62(2): 79–86. PMID: 29537229 . Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994).
[Protein kinase C participation in the mechanisms of vascular tone disturbance upon diabetes mellitus. Part 4] Kizub I., Kharchenko О., Kostiuk О., Ostapchenko L., Klymenko К., Soloviev А. Protein kinase C participation in mechanisms of vascular tone abnormality in diabetes mellitus. Part 4. Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Series: Problems of Physiological Functions Regulation 2016; 2(21): 61–66. [In Ukrainian] . Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Series: Problems of Physiological Functions Regulation.
Notes on Oriental Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 with description of a new species of the genus Palpoxena Baly, 1861 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Kizub I.V. Notes on Oriental Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 with description of a new species of the genus Palpoxena Baly, 1861 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Munis Entomology & Zoology 2016; 1(1): 18-25 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
Kizub, I.V., Lakhkar, A., Dhagia, V., Joshi, S.R., Jiang, H., Wolin, M.S., Falck, J.R., Koduru, S.R., Errabelli, R., Jacobs, E.R., et al.(2016). Involvement of gap junctions between smooth muscle cells in sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction development: A potential role for 15-HETE and 20-HETE . American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 310. (8). p. L772-L783.
[Interaction of TRPV4 and ВКСа channels in the regulation of vascular tone of rat pulmonary arteries] Dryn D., Melnyk M., Kizub I., Zholos A., Soloviev A. Interaction of TRPV4 and ВКСа channels in the regulation of vascular tone of rat pulmonary arteries. Pharmacol Drug Toxicol (Ukraine) 2015; 46(6): 58–63 . Pharmacology and Drug Toxicology (Kiev, Ukraine).
[Functional expression and role of TRPV4-channels in the regulation of the rat pulmonary artery vascular tone] Dryn D., Melnyk M., Kizub I., Zholos A., Soloviev A. Functional expression and role of TRPV4-channels in the regulation of the rat pulmonary artery vascular tone. Pharmacol Drug Toxicol (Ukraine) 2015; 45(4-5): 39–45 . Pharmacology and Drug Toxicology (Kiev, Ukraine).
Klymenko, K., Novokhatska, T., Kizub, I., Parshikov, A., Dosenko, V., Soloviev, A.(2014). PKC-δ Isozyme gene silencing restores vascular function in diabetic rats . Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 25. (4). p. 341-349.
Igor Kizub (2014). Protein kinase C and Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase in mechanisms of Ca2+ sensitization in diabetes-induced vascular smooth muscle hypercontractility . Austin Journal of Vascular Medicine.
Kizub, I.V., Klymenko, K.I., Soloviev, A.I.(2014). Protein kinase C in enhanced vascular tone in diabetes mellitus . International Journal of Cardiology. 174. (2). p. 230-242.
Strielkov, I.V., Kizub, I.V., Khromov, A.S., Soloviev, A.I.(2013). Evidence for the role of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C in sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction . Vascular Pharmacology. 58. (4). p. 292-298.
Kizub, I.V., Strielkov, I.V., Shaifta, Y., Becker, S., Prieto-Lloret, J., Snetkov, V.A., Soloviev, A.I., Aaronson, P.I., Ward, J.P.T.(2013). Gap junctions support the sustained phase of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction by facilitating calcium sensitization . Cardiovascular Research. 99. (3). p. 404-411.
New evidence on the distribution of Oxythyrea cinctella (Schaum, 1841) in the Crimea, Ukraine (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) Kizub I.V. New evidence on the distribution of Oxythyrea cinctella (Schaum, 1841) in the Crimea, Ukraine (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae). Munis Entomology & Zoology 2013; 8(2): 659-663 . Munis Entomology & Zoology.
[Human mesenchymal stem cells as a potential therapeutic approach to vessel function recovery in genetically determined arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus] Ivanova I.V., Klimenko K.I., Kizub I.V., Prudnikov I.M., Tsyvkin V.N., Soloviev A.I. (2013). Human mesenchymal stem cells as a potential therapeutic approach to vessel function recovery in genetically determined arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Journal of NAMS of Ukraine 19(3): 371-378 . Journal of NAMS of Ukraine.
Soloviev, A.I., Bondarenko, A.I., Kizub, I.V.(2012). Selective glycolysis blockade in guinea pig pulmonary artery and aorta reverses contractile and electrical responses to acute hypoxia . Vascular Pharmacology. 57. (2-4). p. 119-123.
Kizub, I.V., Pavlova, O.O., Ivanova, I.V., Soloviev, A.I.(2010). Protein kinase C-dependent inhibition of BKCa current in rat aorta smooth muscle cells following γ-irradiation . International Journal of Radiation Biology. 86. (4). p. 291-299.
Igor Kizub (2008). [Effect of ionising irradiation on outward potassium current in the aorta smooth muscle cells in rats: the role of protein kinase C]. Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994).
Igor Kizub (2007). [Modern conception of protein kinase C role in the vascular smooth muscles tone regulation]. Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994).
Soloviev, A.I., Tishkin, S.M., Zelensky, S.N., Ivanova, I.V., Kizub, I.V., Pavlova, A.A., Moreland, R.S.(2005). Ionizing radiation alters myofilament calcium sensitivity in vascular smooth muscle: Potential role of protein kinase C . American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 289. (3 58-3).
Igor Kizub(2003). Role of Glycolysis and Myoendothelial Gap Junctions in the Development of Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction . Neurophysiology. 35. (3/4). p. 323. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}
Igor Kizub (2003). [Effect of inhibition of glycolysis and myoendothelial electrical coupling on contractile responses of pulmonary artery and aorta during hypoxia in rats]. Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994).
[Current concepts on the mechanisms of hypoxic effects on vascular tonus]. Кizub І.V., Pavlova О.О., Sagach V.F. Soloviev A.I. Current concepts on the mechanisms of hypoxic effects on vascular tonus. Fiziol Zhurn 2002; 48(1): 112–122. PMID: 11928625 . Fiziolohichnyi zhurnal (Kiev, Ukraine : 1994).
BOOK CHAPTER
Igor Kizub, Andrii Rozhok, Ganna Bilousova (2023). Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Advances and Applications in Regenerative Medicine . Possibilities and Limitations in Current Translational Stem Cell Research.