Dr. Nadiya Boyko, PhD

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  Current affiliation and position: Uzhhorod National University; Faculty of Medicine; Department of Microbiology, Virology, Immunology (with the course of Infectious Diseases)   Position: Docent, Senior Research Fellow Head of the Laboratories for Microbiology and Mucosal Immunology Director of the Informative-Consulting Centre for International Scientific Cooperation (ICCISC)   Specilization and research interest in the field of NC&FF: Commensal microflora; selective probiotic bacteria against the opportunistic pathogens; host/bacterial interaction; beneficial microflora, food antigens and mucosal immune response; economical efficacy of probiotic usage, mechanisms of their action   Most recent scientific paper published:  

1. Jiang H.-Q., Thurnheer M.C., Zuercher A.W., Boyko N.V., Bos N.A., and Cebra J.J. Interactions of commensal gut microbes with subsets of B- and T-cells in the murine host // Vaccine. – 2004. Vol. 22. – Р. 805-811.

2. Cebra, J.J., Jiang, H.-Q., Boyko, N., Tlaskalova-Hogenova, H. The role of mucosal microbiota in the development, maintenance, and pathologies of the mucosal immune system // Mucosal Immunology, 3rd edition. – Elsevier Press, 2005. – P. 335-368.

3. Keilbaugh, S.A., Shin, M.E., Banchereau, R.F., McVay, L.D., Boyko, N., Artis, D., Cebra, J.J., Wu, G.D. Activation of RegIII/ and interferon- expression in the intestinal tract of SCID mice, an innate response to bacterial colonization of the gut // Gut. – 2005. –Vol. 54. – С. 623-629. .

4. Cebra J.J., Bos N.A., Boyko N.V., Kushnir N., Stoel M., Surh Ch., Suzuki H., Thurnheer M.C., Wu G.D., Uchida K., Zuercher A.W. Mutualism between the mucosal immune system and commensal intestinal bacteria (Part I). // Old Herborn University Seminar Monograph. Defence mechanisms of the innate system: influence of microbes. – 2006. - Vol. 19. – Р. 33-44.