Irina Sinakevitch

 

Arizona Research Laboratories

Division of Neurobiology

611 Gould Simpson Bldg.

Tucson, AZ 85721

Telephone: (520) 621- 8383

Fax: (520) 621-8282

e-mail: isin@neurobio.arizona.edu, 

 

Education

 

B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics), June, 1981, Academic High Preparatory School of Leningrad State University the USSR

M.Sc. in  Biophysics, February, 1988, Leningrad State University the USSR

Ph.D. (Neuroscience), June, 1995, University of Angers, France

 

Research experience

 

2000-present Postdoctoral research associate, Arizona Research Laboratories Neurobiology Division, University of Arizona

Advisor: Strausfeld N.J

2000,1999,1997,1995 Visiting scientist Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russia, Russian Academy of Science, Laboratory of Invertebrate Neurophysiology, St. Petersburg “Evolutionary approach in study of the nervous system morphology in vertebrate and invertebrate”.

Advisors: Prof. Plotnikova S.I. and Acad. Svidersky V.L.

1998-1999 Postdoctoral associate, SUNY at Buffalo, USA, Dept. of Biochemical Pharmacology  “Characterization ionic channels expressed in Xenopus  oocyte.“

Advisor: Prof. Hall L.

1997 Postdoctoral research associate, CNRS UPR 9023, Montpellier, France “Characterization of glutamate and glutamate receptors in the nervous system of Drosophila fly”.

Advisors:  Dr. Grau Y. and Dr. Bockaert  J.

1995-1996 Project coordinator of the International Research Project: “The anti-idiotypic antibodies for biogenic amine receptors.” supported by research grant INTAS-1994-1289 (Brussels) University of Angers, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Angers, France.

1991-1995 Doctoral student University of Angers, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Angers, France “Neurosecretory functions of Dorsal Unpaired Median (DUM) neurons in the terminal abdominal ganglion  of cockroach Periplaneta americana.

Advisor: Prof. Pelhate M.

1987-1991 Master student, junior research scientist, Institute of cytology of Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Laboratory of Cytodiagnostics, Leningrad, “Cytofluorometric study of functions of hepotocytes”.

Advisor:Prof. Kudryavtsev B.N.

 

 “The physico-chemical properties of G-, F-, inactivated and cleaved actin using AEDANS fluorescence attached to Cys 371”.

Advisors: Dr. Khatlina S.Y., Dr. Turoverov K.K.,  

1986-1987 technician and Master student, Central Research Institute of Roentgenology and Radiology, Ministry of Public Health, Leningrad, “The study of the properties of cell membrane of Erlich ascite carcinoma during the first hours after irradiation  using the method of the fluorescence spectroscopy.”

Advisor: Dr. Sungurov Y. A.

 

Grants, Fellowships and Awards

 

1998-Fellowship of CAMBI (Cell and Advanced Molecular Biology and Immunology)

1998-Philippe Foundation Inc. grant

1998-Women In Neuroscience Travel Award, LA,

1997-Fellowship of Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale (France)

1995-1996 - research grant INTAS-1994-1289 (Brussels)

1991-1992 - Fellowship from Conseil Général du Maine-et-Loire, Angers, France

1992-1995 - Fellowship of Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, France (92-95)

1989-1990 - Fellowship of Academy of Science of the USSR (1989-1990)

 

Schools and Training courses

 

1992 December 5-9 Winter School of Functional Anatomy. CNRS, Ile-de-France, Secteurs Paris A& B, Service de la Formation, France.

1994 March 17-18 Proteins Engineering Recombinant Bacteriophages: Applications to coliclonal antibodies. Atelier de formation INSERM N 61. Le Vesinet, Paris, France.

1996 December 8-12 II Winter Course in Neurosciences "Neural development: molecular and cellular mechanisms." Alicante, Spain.

1997 September 22-4 Workshop on Principal of Neural Integration, Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones, Madrid, Spain.

1997 October 1-4 Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Oxford, England

1997, December12-2 EMBO course: “DNA Sequencing: Advanced Approaches, Automated Methods and Analysis”, Heidelberg, Germany.

1998, July 1-7  “Synaptic Plasticity and Learning and Memory”, Berlin, Germany.

1998-1999 SUNY at Buffalo, USA, Dept. of Biochemical Pharmacology

Training in electrophysiological techniques: characterization ionic channels expressed in Xenopus oocyte by double microelectrode and patch clamp methods; data analysis using computer programs; recording from larval muscle of Drosophila melanogaster; patch clamp of embryonic culture of Drosophila melanogaster.

 

Abstracts

 

Sinakevitch I., Strausfeld N.J. (2001) Aspartate-like and glutamate-like immunoreactivity in insect optic lobes reveals parallel visual pathways. Neuroscience abstr. 308.3

Niwa M., Sinakevitch I., Strausfeld N.J. (2001) Homologous protocerebral regions in honey bee and cockroach brains revealed by octopamine immunoreeactivity. Neuroscience abstr. 518.19

Farris S., Sinakevitch I., Strausfeld N.J. (2001) Localization of glutamate, aspartate, and marker for neuronal development in subsets of Kenyon cells in the mushroom bodies of the cockroach nymph. Neuroscience abstr. 308.12.

Sinakevitch I., Strausfeld N.J., Douglass J.K. (2000) Comparison of GABAergic organization in insects and isopods support divergent evolution of their visual neuropils. Neurosc. Abstr. 261.2.

Loesel R., Sinakevitch I., Strausfeld N.J. (2000) Development of a learning and memory neuropil: organization of efferent neurons in juvenile and adult medial lobes. Neurosc. Abstr. 261.1.

Sinakevitch-Pean I., Zliu, D. H. Allen, A.L. Goldin, L.M. Hall and K. Dong. (1998) Mutations affecting interactions of the German cockroach Para channel with pyrethroids and sodium channel site 2 neurotoxins. Neurosc. Abstr. II, 722.3:1821

Sinakevitch-Pean I., S.I. Plotnikova, M. Geffard, J. Bockaert, Y. Grau. (1998) Glutamate-like immunoreactivity in the adult brain of Drosophila Melanogaster. E. J. of Neuroscience 10, suppl:285.

Sinakevitch-Pean I. (1997) The functional organization of central nervous system of insects: comparison with vertebrate. Principal of Neural Integration, Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones. 70 pp64-65

 

Publications

 

Sinakevitch I., Farris S., Strausfeld N.J. (2001) Taurine-, aspartate- and glutamate-like immunoreactivity identifies chemically distinct subdivisions of Kenyon cells in the cockroach mushroom body. J. Comp. Neurol. 439:352-367

Plotnikova S.I., Sinakevitch-Pean I.  (2001) Descending neurons of supraesophageal ganglion of Dragonfly larvae Aeschna. J. of Evol. Biochem. Physiol. V37(4):335-337 (In Russian).

Sinakevitch-Pean I., Geffard M, Plotnikova S.I. (2001) Glutamate-like immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster. J.of Evol. Biochem. Physiol. V37(1):64-68 (In Russian).

Amat C., Sinakevitch-Pean I., Hue B. (1997) Proctolin-like immunoreactivity in spontaneous plateau action potential neurons innervating the hindgut of the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Neuroscience Research 29:263-268

Sinakevitch I., Geffard M., Pelhate M., Lapied B. (1996) Anatomy and Targets of Dorsal Unpaires Median (DUM) neurones in the terminal abdominal ganglion of the male cockroach Periplaneta americana L. J. Comp. Neurol. 367: 147-163.

Sinakevitch-Pean I. (1995) Determination de la nature chimique du produit synthetise et libere par les dorsal unpaired median (DUM) neurones et etude du role physiologique de ces cellules neurosecretrices du 6ieme ganglion abdominal de la blatte Periplaneta americana L. Ph.D. Thesis (In French).

Sinakevitch I G., Geffard M., Pelhate M., Lapied B. (1995) Octopaminergic Dorsal Unpaired Median (DUM) neurones innervating the colleterial glands of the female cockroach Periplaneta americana. J. exp. Biol. 198:1539-1544.

Sinakevitch I.G., Geffard M., Pelhate M., Lapied B. (1994) Octopamine-like immunoreactivity in the DUM cells innervating accessory gland of male cockraoch Periplaneta americana. Cell and Tissue Res., 276: 15-21.

Sinakevitch I.G., Coulon J.F., Filmon R., Hue B. (1994) Relation entre innervation et activité octopaminergique dans les glandes conglobées de la blatte mâle Periplaneta americana (L.). Arch. Intern. Physiol., Biochem. Biophys., 102: A115. (in French)

Dubreil V., Sinakevitch I.G., Hue B., Geffard M. (1994) Neuritic GABAergic synapses in insect neurosecretory cells. Neuroscience Research 19: 235-240. 

Lapied B., Sinakevitch I., Grolleau F., Hue B. (1994) DUM neurones in the cockroach TAG : morphological, electrophysiological and pharmacological aspects. In : "Insect Neurochemistry and Neurophysiology",  Eds. Borkovec A.B. and Loeb M.J., C.R.C. Press, Boca Raton, London Tokyo, pp. 101-104.

Lapied B., Tribut F., Sinakevitch I.G., Hue B., Beadle J. (1993) Neurite regeneration of long-term cultured adult insect neurosecretory cells identified as DUM neurons. Tissue & Cell 25: 893-906

Okon (Zavadskaya) E.E., Sinakevich I.G., Kovaleva Z.V., Bereskina E.V., Shavlovsky M.M., Iganatova T.N., Turoverov K.K., Kudryavtsev B.N. (1993) A cytophotometric study of the transferrin content in the rat hepatocytes with monoclonal antibodies. Cytology, 35: 64-78. (In Russian).

Khatlina S.Y., Collins J.H., Kuznetsova I. M., Sinakevich I.G., Turoverov K.K., Usmanova A.M. (1991) Physico-chemical properties of actin cleaved with bacterial protease from E. Coli A2 strain. FEBS. vol. 279: 49-51.

Sinakevich I.G., Bereskina E.V., Kovaleva Z.V., Zavadskaya E.E., Pleskach V.A., Ignatova I.N. (1990) Stamm of hybridoma MUSCULUS L. used for production monoclonal antibodies to human transferrin. Patent of USSR 1759872 A1. (in Russian)

Kovaleva Z.V., Sinakevich I.G., Zavadskaya E.E., Bereskina E.V., Pleskach V.A., Ignatova T.N. (1989) Preparation of hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies to human transferrin derived from the fusion of murine splenocytes and murine myeloma cell sp EBR-5 line. Cytology (USSR), 31: 1106-1107. (in Russian)

Sungurov A.Y., Mumanzhinov V.V., Sinakevich I.G., Zhuikov A.G. (1989) Biophysical studies of surface of irradiated cells of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma. Studia Biophysica, 129: 5-12.