Research Scientist
Denis is an experienced scientist in genomics, computational biology and bioinformatics, with expertise spanning microbiology, biotechnology and molecular biology. He obtained his Ph.D. in biotechnology in 2014 at Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia). His dissertation work was conducted in the laboratory of Professor Konstantin Skryabin on the molecular basis of bacterial magnetic particles biotechnology. The main branch of his research was exploring the origin, evolution and mechanisms of microbial biomineralization, microbial magnetotaxis and their ecological functions. After graduation he worked on various aspects of microbial and animal genomics in academic and private settings. Research developed at the MADL targets the genomic characterization of infectious microbes and their shellfish hosts, with a special focus on host-parasite interactions, genome-wide association studies and genomic selection.
Previous Postdocs and Visiting Scientists:
Dr. Younes Bouallagui
Dr Sarah Farhat
Dr Sleiman Bassim
Dr Amelie Segarra
Dr Carmelo del Castillo
Dr Xing Jing
Dr Raul Bettencourt
Dr Selma Katalai