Andrei O. Zalensky, DSci

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EVMS

Dr. Zalensky received his bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in biophysics from St. Petersburg University in Russia. He later studied at the Institute of Cytology, National Academy of Science, in Russia where he received his PhD in molecular biology. His major areas of research were the analysis of the structure, evolution, and function of histones.

In 1979, he accepted a professorship position at the Institute of Marine Biology, National Academy of Science, Vladivostok, Russia, where he became head of the molecular biology laboratory there. His major areas of study were basic chromosomal proteins and chromatin structure of marine invertebrate sperm. From 1986 to 1991, Dr. Zalensky served as professor and head of the molecular genetics laboratory at the Institute of Agricultural Microbiology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, St. Petersburg, Russia. His major areas of study were the plant genes involved in symbiosis with nitrogen fixing bacteria.

In 1991, Dr. Zalensky earned a doctor of science degree in cell biology from the Institute of Cytology, National Academy of Sciences, Russia. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, he moved to the United States and worked as a visiting professor, research assistant, and research associate professor at the Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California at Davis.

Dr. Zalensky's professional interests include:

• The genome architecture in human germ - line cells ( higher - order chromosome structures, chromosome positioning, etc. )
• The molecular organization, functions, of the telomere and centromere domains in mammalian germ cells
• Spermatogenesis and fertilization in mammals
• The evolution and function of sperm chromosomal proteins

He is a prolific researcher and the author of more than 60 scientific publications. He is an effective instructor, having trained more than 15 masters and 10 doctoral students who graduated under his supervision at institutions where he held academic positions.

Dr. Zalensky is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. He also reviews manuscripts for the journals Biochemistry, Chromosoma, Experimental Cell Research, Biology of Reproduction, Molecular Reproduction and Development, Journal of Andrology, Human Reproduction, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and Cloning. He served as an ad hoc reviewer of grant applications for the National Institute of Health, United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Science Foundation. His research has been supported by grants from the Center of Molecular Cytometry, at the University of California Health system, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health.

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