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Yaroslav Blume, Professor

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Yaroslav Blume, Professor

Director of the Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, Natl. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Prof. Yaroslav B. Blume, Full Member of the Natl. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2006), Ordinary Member of Academia Europaea (2021), Director of Inst. of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, Kyiv (from 2008), Head of Dept. of Genomics and Mol. Biotechnol. of the same Institute. Professor of Dept. of Biochemistry (part-time) of Natl. University of Kyiv from 2019.

M.S. (Biochemistry) from Kyiv State University (1978), Ph.D. (1982), Dr. Sci. (Dr. Hab.) (1988), Prof. (2006). His scientific career started in Kyiv Univ., continuing in Natl. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, long time in Inst. of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering (1989-2008). He was a visiting scientist at Univ. of Freiburg (1997), Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa (1998), John Innes Center, Norwich (1998-2003), Antwerpen Univ. (2005-2006), invited professor at Schiller Univ., Jena (2001), Cochran Fellowship (USA, 2010).

Research activity of Ya. Blume is aimed at plant cell biology, genomics and biotechnology with accents on plant cytoskeleton as well as a development of new tools for molecular biotechnology, creation of plants with novel traits, especially for biofuel production.

Ya. Blume is Editor-in-Chief of “Cytology and Genetics” (from 2006) and “The Open Agriculture Journal” (from 2017). Associated Editor of “Cell Biol. Int.” and “Front. Plant Sci.”. Author and co-author more than 370 research publications, 14 patent inventions and 12 plant varieties.

Ya. Blume is President of All-Ukrainian Association of Plant Biologists (from 2015), President of Ukrainian Society of Cell Biology and Biotechnology (from 2013), Vice-President of Ukrainian Society of Geneticists and Breeders (from 2017). The State Prize of Ukraine (2012), Certificate of the Parliament of Ukraine (2011), Certificate of Achievements from the Parliament of Ukraine (2023), the Prize of Natl. Academy of Sci. in Genetics (2002) and Plant Physiology (2012). Honorary State Title "Distinguished Person in Science and Techniques in Ukraine" (2016), Honours from Natl. Academy of Sci. of Ukraine “For Training Academic  Changing” (2017) and “For Scientific Achievements” (2016).