Dmitri Fomenko, Research Associate in Biochemistry and the Redox Biology Center and Sanjay Anthony Babu, Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Bioinformatics recently joined the University of Nebraska and both hold dual positions in partnership with the Computational Sciences Initiative.
Dr. Fomenko holds an M.S. in Biotechnology from the Russian State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology and a PhD in Molecular Biology from the Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science. His research interests include the set of ER thiol oxidoreductases and selenoproteins with unknown function, which are associated with various disorders (cancer, mental retardation, cataract, diabetes, etc.) and the roles and mechanism of hydrogen peroxide mediated signaling.
Dr. Babu holds a BSc in Microbiology from the University of Madras, and an MSc in Biotechnology, and PhD in Microbiology from Newcastle University. His research involves using metagenomics tools to study diversity of microbes in terms of their taxonomy and function. With these tools, he studies the microbial potential role in host gut functions and their impacts on the environment.