On December 1, Andriy Trailin started in the team on Senior Researcher position. His research will be focused on pathological and immunohistoche
mical part of the project.
Andriy, how did you learn about this position in the Chaperon project?
When I was looking for a new position, I contacted Professor Z. Tonar, head of the Laboratory of Quantitative Histology, because my skill fitted well to the scope of his laboratory. He answered immediately, that unfortunately, he had no free position, but he passed my request to Professor Kari Hemminki and Dr. Vaclav Liška.
Why did you apply for this position?
Working in the team of Professor Hemminki on the Chaperon project supposes a lot of job, but it will also provide a lot of opportunities for pathologist and scientist in terms of professional growth, acquisition of new skills and high-impacted publications.
What is your scientific background?
I began the scientific career after graduating from the Medical Faculty of Zaporozhyhia Medical University in Ukraine, 1996. My PhD thesis aimed at assessing the state of the neuropeptideY-synthesizing system of the hypothalamus and Langerhans islets in normal rats and rats with diabetes mellitus and also at evaluating the effects of central and peripheral administration of the synthetic NPY (tutor Professor Kolesnik). In addition, the effects of hypoxic training on the state of this system in health and in diabetes were assessed. I was awarded my PhD by Institute of Physiology od National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2001. Then, as a Postdoctoral Fellow, I passed 3 years in the INSERM Laboratory of “Morphofunctional Neurobiology” (Bordeaux, France) working on the project “Activity-dependent neuronal and glial structural plasticity in the adult brain” under the direction of Dr. Theodosis. After this fellowship, I returned to Ukraine and started working at the Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and General Pathology, Zaporizhzhia Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education. Although I had no chance to do neurosciences, but I got the opportunity to study kidney transplant pathology and I started working on my Habilitation Thesis „Diagnostics, Prediction and Prophylaxis of Kidney Allograft Dysfunction“. I got my habilitation at the National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology of Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine in 2011. Since 2006 until 2018, I led five consecutive research projects in field of native and transplanted kidney pathology. In 2017 under the supervision of Professor Viklicky form the Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Prague, Czech Republic) I won a grant from European Structural and Investment Funds, and from December 2018 until December 2020 I had been working in Transplant Laboratory in IKEM under the project “Compartment-specific molecular phenotypes of antibody-mediated kidney allograft rejection in pre-sensitized recipients”.
What research questions do you want to focus on?
I am going to test the hypothesis that the composition of the immune cells landscape in the liver will reflect the degree of malignant progression from cirrhosis to fulminant hepatocellular carcinoma.
What are your interests/hobbies?
My interests are history, philosophy, architecture and languages.
What attracted you to the Czech Republic?
I have been impressed by architecture, history, picturesque views and friendly peoples of the Czech Republic since my first visit in 2001.
How do you find Pilsen as a place for living?
To my first impression Pilsen is a compact lovely city with beautiful ancient town center. In addition, Pilsen is a cultural and education center of West Bohemia. Recreational possibilities are also numerous.
We wish Andriy the best of luck in his research work. Enjoy your stay in Pilsen!