Sergey A Piletsky
University of Leicester, UK
Biography
Sergey A Piletsky began his research career in 1985 after graduation from Kiev State University with a MSc in Bioorganic Chemistry. In 1991 he received PhD from Kiev Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry for a work on the design of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for nucleic acids. In 1998, he joined Prof. Turner in Cranfield University and became Professor in 2002. Among his main scientific achievements were: (i) Development of computational approach for design of synthetic receptors; (ii) Development of new separation materials, assays and sensors for industrial applications and new synthetic ligands possessing biological activity; (iii) Development of solid-phase synthesis of MIP nanoparticles and automatic reactor suitable for large-scale commercial exploitation. For his scientific achievements he received a number of awards such as JSPS, DFG and Leverhulme Fellowships, the award of the President of Ukraine, Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award and DSc from Cranfield University in 2014. In Cranfield, he headed a major research group – Cranfield Biotechnology Centre (CBC), and in 2013 he moved his group to University of Leicester where he continues his research on MIPs for diagnostic and in vivo applications. He has published more than 280 research papers, reviews and patent applications (H index 50). In 2015 he founded a company - MIP Diagnostics which he leads as a Research Director.
Abstract
Abstract : Robust affinity materials based on MIP nanoparticles for separation, and diagnostic applications