Curriculum Vitae
Full Name:Belevich Ilya Nikolaevich
Date of Birth:07.02.1977, Moscow, Russia
Citizenship:Russian
AddressMailing address: PL56, 00014, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Visiting address: Room 1417, Viikinkaari 9, Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: +358 2 941 59497
Telefax: +358 2 941 59498
E-mail: ilya.belevich(=AT=)helsinki.fi
Home Page: http://www.biocenter.helsinki.fi/~ibelev

Educational Background 2000-2007 Ph.D. with the highest grade (Laudatur)
Faculty of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
title: "Proton translocation coupled to electron transfer reactions in terminal oxidases".
1994-1999 M.Sc. with honors,
Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
title: "Investigation of the nature of long-wavelength long-lifetime intermediate, which arise in photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin".
1984-1994 Gymnasium N5, Jubileyniy, Moscow Region, Russia
with specialization in mathematics

Professional Experience 2010-present post-doc, Electron Microscopy Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
2008-2010 post-doc, Molecular Biophysics of Biological Energy Transduction Group, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
2002-2007 post-graduate student, Helsinki Bioenergetics Group, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki
2000-2002 post-graduate student, Helsinki Bioenergetics Group, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry, University of Helsinki
1999-2000 research assistant, Helsinki Bioenergetics Group, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry, University of Helsinki
1997-1999 diploma student, Belosersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.

Areas of expertise Electron and Optical Microscopy; Image processing, analysis and segmentation; Bioenergetics; Respiration; Terminal oxidases; Bacteriorhodopsin; Electron and proton transfer in biological systems; Mitochondria; Different types of spectroscopy; Real-time potentiometric electrometry; Data analysis and development of analytical and fitting procedures for higher efficiency of the research.
Specialized Skills Computer skills:
  • hardware and software installations;
  • MSDOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/XP/7 use and administration;
  • Programming with Matlab, C/C++ (FLTK), Python (PyQt), SQL/ODBC;
  • Web-design: HTML, CSS, some JavaScript;
  • Microsoft office, Adobe photoshop, Corel Draw, Matlab etc;
  • Amira, Imaris
Languages: Russian, English, some Finnish
Driving: A and B

Awards The Faculty of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, the best doctoral thesis 2007
The Viikki Research Group Organization Award for the best academic dissertation in 2007-2008.
Publications 29 refereed articles in academic journals including Nature, Science and Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
>10 published poster abstracts
Grants 2015: Nordic Microscopy Society, Travel Grant
2015: University of Helsinki Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2013: Nordic Microscopy Society, Travel Grant
2011: University of Helsinki Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2010: Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Travel Grant
2009: Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Travel Grant
2008: University of Helsinki Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2008: Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Travel Grant
2007: University of Helsinki Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2006: University of Helsinki Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2006: Travel grant from organizers to visit of the 3rd International Conference on Structure, Dynamics and Function of Biological Membranes, Ascona, Switzerland

Other interests Sports: badminton, ice-hockey, floor-ball, snowboard, whitewater kayaking, karate, mountain trekking
Music: guitar, classical rock
Photography
Travel
Bird watching and photography

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