Bioinformatics for Ukraine

“My main project, for now, is protecting Ukrainian people and soil from invaders. But I hope to get back to bioinformatics one day, so I take online courses and do small pet projects in my free time – like searching for the telomere fusion site in the 2nd chromosome“

Discover Valerii’s Story

Story 1: Valerii Pokrytiuk. Data engineer and Ukranian soldier

“In the next 5-10 years, I want to be the head of a genetic research lab, and for this, I need both to obtain new skills and to increase my management skills. This lab would research complex disease genetics, with the focus on mental health, but not omitting other relevant projects.”

Discover Vitalina’s Story

Story 2: Vitalina Bashynska, Ph.D

“When the war started, I was working on tick infections. But all the projects had been stopped. It requires field trips for ticks collecting, and mines make it impossible to do that..”

Discover Oksana’s Story

Story 3: Oksana Zlenko, Ph.D.

“The Russians have already destroyed some of our University facilities, killed colleagues I collaborated with, and imprisoned my closest colleague and friend as a prisoner of war ”

Discover Volodymyr’s Story

Story 4: Volodymyr Harkavenko

“My research projects were put on hold in the past year because of the war. In particular, on March 1, 2022, my department was damaged by a shockwave after two Russian cruise missiles hit a building nearby, that of the Kharkiv Regional Council. Almost no windows survived…”

Discover Mykola’s Story

Story 5: Mykola Drohvalenko, Ph.D. student

“Growing up, I was always curious about the natural world around me–I was fascinated by the complexity and diversity of living organisms and the intricate processes that govern their behavior…”

Discover Vladyslav’s Story

Story 6: Vladyslav Husak, biology student

“My wish is to be a part of the process of identifying new molecular targets and developing effective treatments, which will make a significant contribution to the field of medicine, mainly cancer research. Although the Ukrainian scientific community is facing huge challenges, I know we have the potential to emerge stronger and more connected than before, with support from the international scientific community.”

Discover Daria’s Story

Story 7: Daria Chefan, Master’s graduate

“It was a hard year, but we’ve managed through it.. Despite of everything, I still dream of implementing omics-diagnostics and performing CAR-T therapy…”

Discover Roman’s Story

Story 8: Roman Luchko, Master’s graduate and entrepreneur

“I had to organize my life and work according to blackout schedules due to damage to the country’s energy system caused by Russian missile attacks…”

Discover Daria’s Story

Story 9: Daria Nishchenko, undergraduate student