Ганна

HANNA MELNYK

GENERAL INFORMATION
Degree: M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (in progress, expected July 2026)
Current position: Leading engineer at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Nati-
onal Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Date of Birth: 05.08.2003
Address: 3, Povitrianykh Syl Avenue
Tel: [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
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EDUCATION
Bratslav Lyceum #1 2009 - 2020
Graduated with honors
Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2020 - 2024
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Graduated with honors
Master student, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2024 - 2026
Kyiv Academic University
Blended course "Integrative Life Sciences" 10 sep. 2022 - 15 dec. 2022
for Ukrainian biology students
with support of the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen and DAAD
(Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science of Germany)
Graduated with honors, received a scholarship
Student intern at "Explogen LLC"; mar. 2023 - apr. 2023
Сourse "Bioinformatics" 6 mar. 2023 - 27 apr. 2023
for Ukrainian biology students
with support of the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen and DAAD
(Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science of Germany)
Graduated with honors, received a scolarship
Course "Microbes, Viruses & Infections" oct. 2023 - dec. 2023
for Ukrainian biology students
with support of the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen and DAAD
(Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science of Germany)
Received a scholarship
NATO ASI Summer School "Nanomaterials and Nanoarchitectures II: jul. 2024
Composite Materials and Their Applications”
Course "Microscopy and Instrumental Methods in Biology" jul. 2024 - sep. 2024
for Ukrainian biology students
with support of the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen and DAAD
(Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Science of Germany)
German-Ukrainian Core of Excellence in Natural Products Research aug. 2025
"Summer School in Natural Products Research"
LANGUAGES

Ukrainian Native
Russian Fluent
English Upper-intermediate

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Design: Canva, Figma, Procreate
Research skills: data collection and analysis; report and article writing.
Software qualifications: Matlab; Simulink; PyMOL; MolView; ImageJ;
oligonucleotide properties calculator; Primer3Plus; Geneious;
MEGA; dnasp; OMIM; SnapGene;
Laboratory skills: DNA/RNA extraction, DNA recombination,
preparing DNA samples for sequencing, cosmid library, electrophoresis,
PCR; spectrophotometry; conjugation; cultivation medium preparation;
cell cultivation; bacteria cultivation; ovarian cell culture; microscopy;
extraction of secondary metabolites; vesicle extraction; nanofibrils
preparation; SEM; vivarium practice.

EMPLOYMENT
Amgen scholar at Karolinska Institutet; jun. 2023 - aug. 2023
Summer internship founded by Amgen. My occupation field was
developmental biology, specifically follicle tissue.
Research intern at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine sep. 2023 - jan. 2024
Microbial Ecology Laboratory
Leading engineer at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the National Academy of
Sciences of Ukraine jan. 2024 - present
Researcher at European Research Project SWORD oct. 2024 - dec. 2024

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Former member of the youth community organization "Ukrteenscience", which is engaged in science
popularization among the youth. Specifically, volunteer as a designer and as an event-organizer in
the side project "PROФАЗА"("PROPHASE"), march. 2022 - nov. 2023
MicroGenomeUA "Microbial Genomics Workshop", nov. 25 - 27, 2022
15th Student Workshop "Biophysical Methods in Neuroscience and Physiology", 26-30 April 2021

PUBLICATIONS
Podolich O.V., Zubova G.V., Melnyk H.B., Zaets I.Ye., Kozyrovska N.O. Extracellular membrane
vesicles as postbiotics and mucosa vaccine in preventing human health disorders associated with
spaceflight. Space Research in Ukraine. 2022-2024. Ed. O. Fedorov. Kyiv: Akadem periodyka. 2024.
https://doi.org/10.15407/akademperiodyka.507.172
Zubova, G., Melnyk, H., Zaets, I., Sergeyeva, T., Havryliuk, O., Rogalsky, S., Khirunenko, L., Zaika,
L., Ruban, T., Antonenko, S., Kozyrovska, N. (2024). Halochromic bacterial cellulose/anthocyanins
hybrid polymer film with wound-healing potential. Polymers, 16(16), 2327.
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16162327
Kozyrovska, N. O., Podolich, O. V., Zaets, I. Y., Havryliuk, O. A., Melnyk, H. B., Zaika, L. A.,
Zubova, G. V. (2024). Predicting proteases integrated with membranes of gram-negative bacteria
and their putative roles. Biopolymers and Cell, 40(3), 208. https://doi.org/10.7124/bc.000ae8
Melnyk, H., Havryliuk, O., Zaets, I., Sergeyeva, T., Zubova, G., Korovina, V., Scherbyna, M.,
Savinska, L., Khirunenko, L., Amler, E., Bardosova, M., Gorbach, O., Rogalsky, S., Kozyrovska,
N. (2025). Red cabbage anthocyanin-loaded bacterial cellulose hydrogel for colorimetric detection
of microbial contamination and skin healing applications. Polymers, 17(15), 2116.
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17152116