Dr. habil. Oleksandr Yushchuk

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsMicrobial Ecology and Applied Microbiology,Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms
KeywordsGenomics, Glycopeptide antibiotics, Antibiotic disovery, Actinobacteria, Biosynthetic gene clusters

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityBielefeld
InstitutionUniversität Bielefeld
InstituteCentrum für Biotechnologie (CeBiTec)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jörn KalinowskiCentrum für Biotechnologie (CeBiTec), Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2023

Programme(s)

2022Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Yushchuk O, Rückert-Reed C, Busche T, Marinelli F, Kalinowski J.: Updated sequence of ramoplanin biosynthetic gene cluster from Actinoplanes ramoplaninifer ATCC 33,076. In: Journal of Applied Genetics, -, 2026, -
2025Yushchuk O, Berini F, Zhong L, Rückert-Reed C, Bernasconi E, Bartolone L, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Süssmuth RD, Marinelli F.: A rare peptide scaffold in kineomicins, the glycopeptide antibiotics produced by Actinokineospora auranticolor DSM 44650. In: Communications Chemistry, 8, 2025, 134
2024Stepanyshyn A, Rückert-Reed C, Busche T, Yaruta B, Andreo-Vidal A, Marinelli F, Kalinowski J, Yushchuk O.: Complete Genome Assembly of Amycolatopsis bartoniae DSM 45807T Allows the Characterization of a Novel Glycopeptide Biosynthetic Gene Cluster. In: Genes (Basel), 15, 2024, 1651
2024Yushchuk O, Zhukrovska K, Binda E, Marinelli, F.: Unraveling the Biosynthetic Logic Behind the Production of Ramoplanin and Related Lipodepsipeptide Antibiotics. In: Fermentation, 10(11), 10, 2024, 544