Chalmers
 
 
 

Anastasia Krivoruchko, PhD

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering,
Chalmers University of Technology,
Kemivägen 10, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Phone: +46(0)31 772 3847
Fax: +46(0)31 772 3801
E-mail: anakri [at] chalmers.se
Office: Room 3057A
   

Education and degrees
2006
B.Sc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2010 Ph.D. in Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Employments
2006-2010
Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2010-
Post doc, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers

Publications, Patents & Presentations
Publications
2010 Krivoruchko A, Storey KB. Regulation of the heat shock response under anoxia in the turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans. J Comp Physiol B. 2010;180(3):403-14.
  Krivoruchko A, Storey KB. Molecular mechanisms of turtle anoxia tolerance: A role for NF-kappaB. Gene. 2010;450(1-2):63-9.
  Krivoruchko A, Storey KB. Activation of antioxidant defenses in response to freezing in freeze-tolerant painted turtle hatchlings. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2010;1800(7):662-68.
  Krivoruchko A, Storey KB. Epigenetics in anoxia tolerance: a role for histone deacetylases. Mol Cell Biochem. 2010: 342(1-2):151-61.
  Krivoruchko A, Storey KB. Forever young: mechanisms of natural anoxia tolerance and potential links to longevity. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2010: 3(3):186-98.
2011 Krivoruchko A, Siewers V, Nielsen, J. Opportunities for yeast metabolic engineering: lessons from synthetic biology. Biotech J. accepted.
Talks  
2008 Krivoruchko A. Tales from the turtle pond: molecular mechanisms of anoxia tolerance in overwintering turtles. The 88th Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Montreal, PQ, July 23-28, 2008. (Invited symposium presentation)
2009 Krivoruchko A. Molecular mechanisms of anoxia tolerance in turtles: a role for NF-kappaB. 11th Annual Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference. Montreal, PQ, November 21-22, 2008. (Winner for best Molecular Biology presentation)
  Krivoruchko A. Molecular mechanisms of anoxia tolerance in turtles: a role for NF-kappaB. 48th annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. Toronto, ON, May 12-16, 2009.

Poster presentations
2006 Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Expression of heat shock proteins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans. College of Natural Science Research Day. Ottawa, ON. April 6, 2006.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Expression of heat shock proteins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans.  Ottawa Carleton Chemistry Institute Poster Day. Ottawa, ON, May 19, 2006.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Expression of heat shock proteins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans.  9th Annual Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference. Montreal, PQ, November 24-25, 2006.
2007 Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle. 5th meeting, Canadian Oxidative Stress Consortium.  Montreal, PQ, May 3-6 2007.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle. 10th Annual Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference. Montreal, PQ, November 23-24, 2007.
2008 Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle. 5th annual Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology Symposium. Ottawa, ON, April 28-29, 2008.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle. Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Montreal, PQ, July 23-28, 2008.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Activation of ChREBP in response to anoxia in the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans. 11th Annual Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Research Conference.  Montreal, PQ, November 21-22, 2008.
2009 Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Activation of ChREBP in response to anoxia in the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans. 6th annual Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology Symposium. Ottawa, ON, April 30-May 1, 2009.
  Krivoruchko A*, Storey KB. Activation of ChREBP in response to anoxia in the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans. 48th annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. Toronto, ON. May 12-16, 2009.
  Krivoruchko A, Storey KB*. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in an anoxia-tolerant turtle. 34th annual APICS/CIC Student Chemistry Conference, Antigonish, NS, May 14 -16, 2009.
Teaching and Tutoring Experience
2006-2010 Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Grants, Awards and Prizes
2002 Carleton University Entrance Scholarship, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2003 Clarence C. Gibson Scholarship, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2004 Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Science Research Award (NSERC USRA)
2005 Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Science Research Award (NSERC USRA)
2006 Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Science Research Award (NSERC USRA)
2008 Departmental scholarship, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Personal text
While my Ph.D. research was in fundamental science (studying the molecular nature of anoxia tolerance), I have decided to expand my scientific horizons and give applied sciences a try. Metabolic engineering of microorganisms was particularly appealing and in September 2010 I was happy to pack my bags and come to sunny Göteborg to join Jens Nielsen’s Systems and Synthetic Biology Group as a post-doc. At the present, I am working on a fun and exciting project that involves the use of various metabolic engineering and synthetic biology tools to engineer S. cerevisiae for production of biobutanol.