Sergey Dobretsov

Curriculum Vitae

 

Qualification

1998: Ph.D. in Science of Biology, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

1994: Fall semester, Marine Biology and Human Impact, Denmark's International Study Program (DiS), Copenhagen University, Denmark

1991: M.S. in Biology-Zoology, with an award. Leningrad State University, Russia

 

ProfesSional affiliations/ activities

  • Member, International Bryozoological Association (IBA)
  • Member, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
  • Member, the Russian Society of Protozoologists
  • Member, Society of the Explorers of St.Petersburg (Russia)
  • Organizer, 31st European Marine Biological Symposium, St. Petersburg, Russia

�        Reviewer of Biofouling (since 2004), Journal of Marine Systems (since 2004), Marine Ecology Progress Series (since 2005), Aquaculture (since 2005), Marine Biology (since 2006), Marine Biotechnology (since 2006), Limnology and Oceanography (since 2008), and Environmental Science and Technology (since 2009).

  • Reviewer of South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF) (since 2006), Hong Kong Research Grant Committee (since 2008) and the Cluster of Excellence "Future Ocean" IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany (2008).

 

Career History

2007 - now: ProfessorMarine Science and Fisheries Dep., College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

2006-2007: Alexander von Humboldt research scholar, Benthic Ecology, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel University, Kiel (host Professor M.Wahl).

�        Find substantial effect of algal metabolites on the assemblage process and structure of microbial and benthic communities.

�        Discover several attractive and repellent compounds from marine algae.

�        Teach the Marine Biology course and the course Biofouling and Epibiosis; assist Professor M.Wahl in supervising undergraduate and graduate students.

2006: Visiting Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbial Ecology, Bremen.

  • Develop CARD- FISH technique for analysis of the bacterial communities associated with algae and corals (host Professor R. Amann)

2003 to 2006: Research Associate, Biology Dep., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (Supervisor Prof. Pei Yuan Qian).

2001-2003: Visiting Scholar, Biology Dep., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

  • Qualitative (T-RFLP, DGGE, FISH) and quantitative (SEM, TEM, CSLM) investigation of formation and development of microbial communities on different substrata and their effect on larval settlement.
  • Investigate the effect of solar ultraviolet radiation on tropical hard bottom communities.
  • Participate in the East Sha Chau benthic rehabilitation project. Research experience includes sampling, sorting and investigation of soft bottom communities.
  • Discovery of antibacterial and antifouling compounds from marine bacteria and soft-body organisms. Research experience includes bioassay-guided isolation and purification of antifouling compounds (TLC, HPLC, GC, MS)
  • Assist Prof. P-Y Qian in supervising graduate students

1999 �2001: Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Zoology Dep. St. Petersburg State University, Russia (left to accept offers from HKUST)

  • Investigate larval dispersal and the dynamics of polar rocky shore benthic communities

1991 � 1999: Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Biological Research Institute, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Supervisor Prof. A. Railkin

  • Investigate the effect of abiotic (salinity, temperature) and biotic factors (phytoplankton, micro- and macrobiota) on the distribution and recruitment of larvae.
  • Develop �environmentally friendly� defences against fouling together with the paint company �Pigment� (Russia).

Experience

Teaching experience

2007-now: Lecture courses: Marine Microbiology, Marine Natural Products, Marine Science Practicum, Marine Tourism for undergraduate students, Sultan Qaboos University.

Fall 2006: Lectures in Biofouling and Epibiosis (20h) for graduate students, Kiel University.

Spring 2006: External reviewer of PhD thesis TU Dresden, Germany.

Fall 2005: 3 lectures in Marine Biology (3h) for undergraduate students, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

Summer 2005: Instructor, the summer course �Marine Biotechnology� (25h) for talented students of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

2004: Invited lecture, Mollusca (1h) for undergraduate students, Baptist University, Hong Kong.

2004: Invited lecture (1h) for undergraduate students, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong.

Summer 2002: Instructor, Head of summer practice, White Sea Research Station, St. Petersburg State University, Russia.

  • Lectures and a practical course for undergraduate students on biology and ecology of soft bottom and rocky shore animals (25h)
  • Supervise and mentor 80 undergraduate students (210h)

1999 �2001: Assistant Professor, St. Petersburg State University, Russia

  • Courses: �Sessile invertebrates: Biofouling and Epibiosis� (18h) for graduate students, �Invertebrate Zoology� (132h) for undergraduate students, �Marine Biology� (64h) for undergraduate students
  • Supervised and coordinated the work of both 2 undergraduate and 1 graduate students.
  • External reviewer of 5 M.S. and 1 Ph.D. thesis

Summers 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; Instructor, St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Field course of invertebrate zoology (140h) for undergraduate students.

1993 -1994: Lecturer, Leningrad Region Pedagogical Institute, Russia

  • Lecture courses �Invertebrate Zoology� (80h) and �Vertebrate Zoology� (80h) for undergraduate students
  • The summer course �Zoology� (130h) for undergraduate students

1991 -1993: Teacher of Biology, Secondary Schools No 225 and No 237, St. Petersburg, Russia. Teaching load include teaching 7h per day.

 

Award and Fellowships

2007-2010: Burch Fellowship, USA

2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany

1998: Fellowship #M98 for young scientists, Mayor of St.Petersburg, Russia.

1997: Fellowship, Otto-Kinne Foundation, Germany.

1997: Fellowship # M97-2.4K-110 for young scientists, Mayor of St.Petersburg, Russia.

1996: Fellowship # M96-138-24 for young scientists, Mayor of St.Petersburg, Russia.

1991: Award for MS thesis, by Society of the Explorers of St.Petersburg, Russia. Thesis selected as one of the top 10 thesis.

 

Research Grants

2004-2006: Non-Toxic antifouling compounds from marine bacteria, grant from SQU Oman.

2004-2006: Bioactive compounds from deep-sea marine organisms. P-Y Qian (PI), grant from China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (COMRRDA03/04.SC01), China.

2004- 2006: Microbial communities associated with congeneric species of sponges from different seas. P-Y Qian (PI), RGC grant HKUST6240/04M, Hong Kong.

2003-2004: UGC Research Travel Grant, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, PR China.

2002-2004: Induction of settlement and metamorphosis of invertebrate larvae. Grant for young PhD scientists, Ministry of Education, Russia # РD-02-4-190.

2002: Recruitment of bryozoans in the White Sea. 1 of 5 co-investigators, A.Grishankov (PI). Grant of the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research (Russian equivalent of NSF), Russia # 02-04-50020.

2000-2001: Natural UV-Radiation and Marine Biodiversity. 1 of 14 co-investigators, M.Wahl (PI). Grant of Deutsche Gesellschaft f�r Technische Zusammenarbeit, Germany.

2000-2001: Recruitment of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis in the Barents Sea and the White Sea. One of 6 co-investigators, A.Sukhotin (PI). Grant of the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research (Russian equivalent of NSF), Russia # 00-04-49328.

2000-2001: Long-term investigation of benthic populations at the Barents Sea. One of 5 co-investigators, A.I.Granovich (PI). Grant of the Russian Ministry of Education, �Integration�, Russia CO-130.

 

Students

2007-now Al-Wahaibi Aisha, MSc,

2007-now Salem Hashel Al Naamani Laila, MSc,

2007: Shahnaz Laila, post-doc, co-adviser with Dr. M.Wahl

2003- 2006: Huang Y-L., PhD student, co-adviser with Dr. P.Y. Qian.

2001-2003: Ho A.Y.T., PhD student, co-adviser with Dr. P.Y. Qian and Dr. P.H. Hsieh.

2000-2001: Tyntareva N.A., B.S. student, co-adviser with Dr. A. Goodkov.

1998: Usov N., M.S. student.

1996: Zubacha M.A., M.S. student, co-adviser with Dr. A. Railkin.

 

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