Ilya Yakavets
PhD in Nanotechnology and Bioengineering
Welcome to my portfolio! I am a bioengineer, passionate about pushing the boundaries of science and technology to advance healthcare. With eight years of experience in bioengineering, I have worked on cutting-edge research projects that aim to improve our understanding of complex diseases like cancer and develop innovative solutions for their treatment. Through this portfolio, I invite you to explore my work and learn more about my contributions to the field of nanomedicine and biotechnology.
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Research interests
  • Nanomedicine
    Formulations, drug delivery
  • Artificial intelligence
    Machine learning, experimental planning and design, automation
  • Cancer research
    Photodynamic therapy,
    bioimaging, multidrug chemotherapy
  • Organ-on-a-chip
    Screening, development and optimization of treatments
Professional skills
Throughout my academic and professional journey, I have acquired extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in various disciplines
Cell culture
  • 2D cell culture
  • 3D cell culture (homo and heterotypic)
  • Patient-derived organoids
  • Spheroid-on-a-chip
Engineering
  • CAD design
  • Microfabrication (soft-lithography)
  • Automation engineering (Arduino)
Xenografted animals
  • Grafting and dissection
  • Intravenous and intracardiac injection
  • Biodistribution and drug efficacy
Fluorescence imaging
  • Laser scanning confocal
  • FLIM
  • Multiphoton
  • Small animal imaging
  • Flow cytometry
Drug formulations
  • Inclusion complexes (cyclodextrins, cyclodextrin-based polymers)
  • Lipid-based vesicles (liposomes, drug-in-cyclodextrin-in-liposomes, extracellular vesicles)
Statistics
  • Statistical analysis (hypothesis tests, ANOVA)
  • Machine learning techniques (linear/logistic regression, SVM, GP, Bayesian optimization)
Research excellence
30
Publications
16
Communications
3
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