Our specialists

Nikolay Sokolov

He has more than 35-year expertise in working with anti-aging and preventive therapy; he is an author of many scientific articles and inventions, he has put into practice various methods of using stem cells and placenta extract, saved and improved the lives of thousands of patients from all over the world. He has been an icon of the Institute of Cell Therapy for 15 years, the doctor, to whom patients fly from the most distant points of the world to consult with

Specialty

• Cardiology
• Therapy
• Endocrinology
• Anti-aging therapy
• Diagnostics
• Cell therapy

Qualification

• Ph. D., Medicine
• Senior Research Fellow
• MD Board Certified

Education

• Kyiv Medical Institute

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• More than 35 years of service
• Author of 75 scientific papers, coauthor of 2 monographs, 4 guidance manuals

Galina Lobyntseva

From 1972 to 1996 she held the position of Senior Research Fellow of the Laboratory for Low Temperature Cryopreservation at the Research Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kharkiv) Due to her experience in cryobiology, G.S. Lobyntseva has introduced to the work of Cryobank and the Scientific Center of ICT (Scientific Center) the technologies of cryopreservation of human fetal liver cells, methods for assessing their viability and growing ex vivo She is an author of more than 150 scientific papers on cryopreservation of the human fetal liver, ovarian tissue, testicles tissue, amniotic membrane, placenta, and various stem cell pools. The first clinical trials in the USSR using cell therapy were carried out in Ukraine under the supervision of Galina Stepanovna Lobyntseva

Specialty

• Biologist

Qualification

• Cryobiologist
• Ph.D., Biology (Biotechnology)

Education

• Leningrad State University

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• Over 40 years of service in specialty

Vladimir Shabliy

The main areas of work are control and administration of all Cryobank units, production processes, and quality control of preparations, development of new approaches, methods for the isolation, cultivation, freezing, testing, and cryopreservation of cell-based preparations. He regularly participates in international scientific conferences. He has been working at the Institute of Cell Therapy since 2009. Laureate of the Boris Paton National Prize of Ukraine in 2021.

Specialty

• Biochemistry

Qualification

• Biologist
• Ph. D. Biology (Biotechnology)

Education

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• 10 years of service in specialty

Mariya Gazda

The main area of expertise is the diagnostics and prevention of premature aging of the body, treatment of diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and obesity. She regularly takes part in the Ukrainian and international congresses on preventive and anti-aging medicine, has completed many training programs of the universities of Copenhagen and Stanford. She has been working at the Institute of Cell Therapy since 2011.

Specialty

• Internal Medicine
• Anti-aging therapy
• Nutrition
• Diagnostics

Qualification

• Doctor

Education

• Bogomolets National Medical University
• Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
• Nutrition School of the University of Copenhagen
• Nutrition School of the University of Stanford

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• More than 9 years of service in internal medicine

Liliya Shabotinskaya

She introduces modern innovative technologies of nursing processes into practice in the framework of international quality standards. She is actively involved in staff training

Specialty

• Public Health Organization
• Nursing

Qualification

• Nurse
• Managing economist

Education

• Kyiv Secondary Medical School No. 3
• East European University of Economics and Management

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• Highest qualification category “Nursing”
• Total years of service - 27 years
• 18 years of service as a head nurse

Zhanna Spivak

She specializes in the treatment of patients with cardiac pathology, endocrinological and neurological diseases. She actively participates in the societies of therapists, neurologists, cardiologists, as well as in conferences and symposia devoted to the diagnostics of the cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive systems.

Specialty

• Internal Medicine
• Diagnostics
• Neurology

Qualification

• Physician of the 1st qualification category

Education

• Bogomolets National Medical University
• Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• Head of the Internal Medicine Department of the Cell Therapy Clinic
• Worked at the Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics of Shupyk National Medical Academy
• 18 years of service in medicine

Katerina Pekilis

The main areas of work are internal diseases, cardiology, hepatology and detoxification programs for patients.

Specialty

• Internal Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Toxicology

Qualification

• Doctor

Education

• Zaporizhia State Medical University
• Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
• Clinical residency in emergency medicine

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• More than 7 years of service in internal medicine

Zhanna Vyalykh

She takes part in seminars, workshops, research and training conferences, including international ones devoted to the issues of microbiology, infectious diseases and laboratory diagnostics. She introduces modern technologies, new techniques into practice of the PCR Laboratory. She is engaged in conducting external and intralaboratory quality control of tests, validation and verification of consumables and reagents. She regularly improves her qualification

Specialty

• Clinical pathology
• Bacteriology

Qualification

• Ph. D., Medicine
• Senior Research Fellow
• M. D. Board Certified

Education

• Kyiv Medical Institute

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• 17 years of service in the PCR Laboratory
• 12 years of service in bacteriology
• Author of 65 scientific papers, co-author of 6 guidance manuals, 5 utility patents.

Svetlana Kovalenko

For many years of the laboratory management she has been introducing into practice the world quality standards for diagnostic processes

Specialty

• Clinical pathology
• Clinical Biochemistry

Qualification

• Board Certified Laboratory Assistant

Education

• 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute named after N.I. Pirogov, Medical and Biological Department
• Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• Head of the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory of the Institute of Cell Therapy
• 36 years of service in the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory
• 18 years of service in a position of the Head of the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory

Yuliya Prokopets

The main area of work is production of preparations of cord blood nuclear cells, placental preparations, validation and monitoring of all stages of the processing of umbilical cord blood and placenta

Specialty

• Biology
• Molecular Biology

Qualification

• Master of Science in Biology

Education

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• Head of the Biotechnology Laboratory of the Institute of Cell Therapy
• Total years of service – 10 years
• 5 years of service in office

Tatyana Bukreyeva

The main area of work is production of cell-based preparations to be cultivated; quality control of preparations cryopreserved in the Cryobank; validation of all stages of the production of cell-based preparations; research and development. She regularly participates in leading international conferences with reports on cell therapy, regenerative medicine

Specialty

• Cellular Biology
• Molecular Biology

Qualification

• Master of Science in Biology
• Junior Research Fellow

Education

• National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• Head of the Cell Culture Laboratory of the Institute of Cell Therapy
• Total years of service – 16 years
• 3 years of service in office

Viktoriya Nikulina

The main areas of work are production and cultivation of mesenchymal stem cells. She regularly participates in international scientific conferences. She has been working at the Institute of Cell Therapy since 2016

Specialty

• Microbiology and General Immunology

Qualification

• Microbiologist
• Ph. D., Biology (Cellular Biology)

Education

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• 8 years of service in specialty

Sereda Tetiana

She specializes in the use of advanced anti-aging techniques. Has unique skills in the use of placental preparations in cosmetology and trichology. She uses the most effective cosmetic brands in the global market of cosmetology. She takes part in international symposia and workshops. Regularly improves her qualifications

Specialty

• Cosmetology
• SPA
• Body Esthetician

Qualification

• Dermatologist-cosmetologist

Education

• Bogomolets National Medical University
• School of Aesthetic Medicine, SPA Technology and Body Aesthetics
• Training Center of Aesthetic Medicine "Partner"

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian
• English

Additional information

• More than 12 years of service as a cosmetologist

Aleksander Rudenok

The main area of work is control of biomaterial storage conditions and preservation in Cryobank, monitoring and control of programmable cryopreservation of cell-based preparations, validation of freezing methods, verification of programmable freezers and other equipment, that is critical for the production of cell-based preparations and their low-temperature storage

Specialty

• Genetics

Qualification

• Biologist

Education

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Languages

• Ukrainian
• Russian

Additional information

• Senior Cryo-Engineer of the Institute of Cell Therapy
• Total years of service – 11 years
• 2,5 years of service in office