EDUCATION
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, MI, USA
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA
Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, University of Toledo, OH, USA
M.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
B.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
TEACHING
My primary teaching domain is General & Physical Chemistry lectures and labs. In addition to that, I teach the "Biomolecular Modeling & Simulations" course that I developed to introduce UVU students to the wide range of chemical and biological problems that can be tackled using computational methods.
RESEARCH
I use computer simulations to study proteins and their complex interactions. I am also interested in developing and incorporating molecular graphics, animations, and virtual & augmented reality into chemistry courses to improve student understanding of abstract physicochemical concepts. Below are some examples of the past student projects presented at the national and regional conferences:
* Investigating the effect of pH on conformations and binding affinity of the JUNO and IZUMO1 cell surface receptors (National ACS Meeting, Spring 2021).
* Development and utilization of virtual reality educational content for use by students of chemistry (NCUR & UCUR, Spring 2019).
* Exploring the relationship between visual-spatial skills and student performance in chemistry (NCUR & UCUR, Spring 2019).
* Probing the mechanism of binding between the sperm and egg cell surface receptors (National ACS Meeting, Fall 2018).
Biomolecular Modeling and Simulations, Spring 2023
Principles of Chemistry II PP, Spring 2023
Principles of Chemistry II PP, Spring 2023
