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
Honours and awards

2026: Lviv Society of Fellows stipendium (sponsored by SIMONS Foundation)

2026: The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine stipendium for young scientists

2025: KSE150 award from Kyiv School of Economics

2025: Orest Vovk teaching stipendium from the Enzyme Group for lecturers at the Ukrainian Catholic University

2025: Personal stipendium from the Ukrainian Parliament for young scientists holding DSc degrees

2023: Award of Lviv regional military administration for excellent research work

2022: Alexander von Humboldt scholarship for postdocs

2022: Ukrainian Parliament award for young scientists

Current contact address

CountryUkraine
CityLviv
InstitutionIvan Franko National University of Lviv

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