Vyacheslav Dushenkov, Ph.D.

Email: [ VDUSHENKOV@HOSTOS.CUNY.EDU ]

Office Number: C-511S

Office Tel:718-319-7977

Courses Teaching:

Bio 110 Principles of Biology
Bio 120 Organismic Biology
Bio 230 Anatomy and Physiology 1

Areas of Expertise:

Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Botanical therapeutics, Phytoremediation,.
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5176-7461

Publications

Over one hundred publications including 61 refereed articles in various scientific and educational journals, 58 solicited articles, conference proceedings, popular articles, etc. Author/co-author of 11 textbooks and laboratory manuals.  Co-inventor on 10 US and international patents.

Selected publications:
Nutraceuticals and Drug Development

• Dushenkov, V. and A. Dushenkov (2022). "Botanicals as prospective agents against SARS-CoV-2 virus." Avicenna Bulletin (Vestnik Avitsenny) 24(1): 113-122.
• Satorov S, Mirzoeva F, Kurbonbekova S, Satorov S, Vakhidova M, Dushenkov V. Antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of aerial parts and bulbs of Allium schugnanicum. Vestnik Avitsenny [Avicenna Bulletin]. 2020;1:98-105.
• Yuldasheva, S., S. Satorov, S. Satorov and V. Dushenkov (2019). "Etiology and Clinical Patterns of Uveitis at Three Ophthalmic Clinics in Tajikistan." Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) 18(9Ser.11): 85-91.
• Satorov, S., F. Mirzoeva, S. Satorov, M. Vakhidova and V. Dushenkov (2019). "Comparative characteristics of antibacterial activity of plants growing in the central part of the Republic of Tajikistan." Vestnik Avitsenny [Avicenna Bulletin] 21(4): 643-654.
  Skubel SA, Dushenkov V, Graf BL, Niu Q, Poulev A, Kalariya HM, Foxcroft L. C. and I. Raskin I (2018) Rapid, field-deployable method for collecting and preserving plant metabolome for biochemical and functional characterization. PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203569. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203569
• Sharofova, M., Y. Nuraliev, P. Sukhrobov, S. Sagdieva and V. Dushenkov (2017). "Can Avicenna Help Manage the Diabetes Epidemic in Central Asia?" Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 3(3): 200-220
• Dushenkov, V. Biodiversity of medicinal plants in the highlands: problems and perspectives.(. 2016) The state of biological resources in mountain regions in relation to climate change. M. M. Yakubova. Khorog, Tajikistan Donish: 191-192
• Dushenkov, V., B. L. Grag and M. A. Lila. (2016) Botanical therapeutics in the modern world. Biological characteristics of medicinal and aromatic plants and role of these plants in medicine N. I. Sidelnikov. Moscow, Russia FGBNU, VILAR: 50-54
• Turmagambetova, A., N. Sokolova, A. Bogoyavlenskiy, V. Berezin, M. Lila, D. Cheng and V. Dushenkov (2015). "New functionally-enhanced soy proteins as food ingredients with anti-viral activity." VirusDisease 26(3): 1-10.
• Wu, H., S. Dushenkov, C.-T. Ho, and S. Sang. Novel acetylated flavonoid glycosides from the leaves of Allium ursinum. Food Chemistry 115(2): 592-595, 2009.
• Dushenkov, V., and I. Raskin. New strategy for the search of natural biologically active substances. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology 55(4): 564-567, 2008.
• Lai, C.-S., S. Li, C.-Y. Chai, C.-Y. Lo, S. Dushenkov, C.-T. Ho, M.-H. Pan, and Y.-J. Wang. Anti-inflammatory and antitumor promotional effects of a novel urinary metabolite, 3',4'-didemethylnobiletin, derived from nobiletin. Carcinogenesis 29(12): 2415-2424, 2008.
• Pan, M.-H., J.-H. Gao, C.-S. Lai, Y.-J. Wang, W.-M. Chen, C.-Y. Lo, M. Wang, S. Dushenkov, and C.-T. Ho. Antitumor activity of 3,5,4'-trimethoxystilbene in COLO 205 cells and xenografts in SCID mice. Molecular Carcinogenesis 47(3): 184-196, 2008.
• Sergeev, I. N., C.-T. Ho, S. Li, J. Colby, and S. Dushenkov. Apoptosis-inducing activity of hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones and polymethoxyflavones from orange peel in human breast cancer cells. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 51: 1478-1484, 2007.
• Pan, M.-H., Y.-S. Lai, C.-S. Lai, Y.-J. Wang, S. Li, C.-Y. Lo, S. Dushenkov, and C.-T. Ho. 5-Hydroxy-3,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone Induces Apoptosis through Reactive Oxygen Species Production, Growth Arrest and DNA Damage-Inducible Gene 153 Expression, and Caspase Activation in Human Leukemia Cells. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 55(13): p. 5081-5091, 2007.
• Li, S., M.-H. Pan, C.-S. Lai, C.-Y. Lo, S. Dushenkov, and C.-T. Ho. Isolation and syntheses of polymethoxyflavones and hydroxylated polymethoxyflavones as inhibitors of HL-60 cell lines. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 15(10): p. 3381-3389, 2007.
• Sergeev, I. N., S. Li, J. Colby, C.-T. Ho, and S. Dushenkov. Polymethoxylated flavones induce Ca2+-mediated apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Life Sciences, 80(3): p. 245-253, 2006.
• Evans, D. A., J. B. Hirsch, and S. Dushenkov. Phenolics, inflammation, and nutrigenomics. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 86(15): p. 2503-2509, 2006.

Ecology, Evolution and STEM Education

• Ramli, S. and V. Dushenkov (2023). "Artificial Intelligence: moving forward to a new era of education." Prescription (9): 1-3.
• Skubel, S.A., Su, X., Poulev, A., Foxcroft, L.C., Dushenkov, V., Raskin, I. Metabolomic differences between invasive alien plants from native and invaded habitats. Sci Rep 10, 9749 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66477-w
• Ostrin, Z. and V. Dushenkov (2017). "Pulling the Plug on Microscopes in the Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory." HAPS Educator 21(2): 112-118.
• Ostrin, Z. and V. Dushenkov (2016). "The pedagogical value of mobile devices and content-specific application software in the A&P laboratory." HAPS Educator 20(4): 97-103.
• Degteva, S. V., V. I. Ponomarev, S. W. Eisenman and V. Dushenkov. "Striking the balance: Challenges and perspectives for the protected areas network in northeastern European Russia." Ambio 44(6): 473-490,2015
• Struwe, L., S. Dushenkov, S. Eisenman, M. Tadych, and I. Raskin. International education in biodiversity and biodocumentation - collaborative approaches. In: Ecological Characteristics of Biodiversity. Khorog, Tajikistan: Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, p. 272-278, 2007.
• Dushenkov, V. M., M. A. Lila, and I. Raskin. Global bioexploration and biodiversity conservation in Ecological Characteristics of Biodiversity. Khorog, Tajikistan: Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan p. 73-77, 2007.
• Dushenkov, S. (2003). The virtues of an evolutionary biology education. Education Symposium-The Added Value of Training in Evolutionary Biology. Evolution 2003: The annual Joint Meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, and American Society of Naturalists, Chico, CA.
• Dushenkov, V. M. Biological Olympiads in the USSR. The American Biology Teacher, 55(7): p. 399-404, 1993.

Phytoremediation

• Dushenkov, S. (2003). "Trends in phytoremediation of radionuclides." Plant and Soil 249(1): 167-175.
• Barocsi, A., Z. Csintalan, L. Kocsanyi, S. Dushenkov, J. M. Kuperberg, R. Kucharski and P. I. Richter (2003). "Optimizing phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil by exploiting plants' stress adaptation." International Journal of Phytoremediation 5(1): 13-23.
• Dushenkov, S., M. Skarzhinskaya, K. Glimelius, D. Gleba and I. Raskin (2002). "Bioengineering of a phytoremediation plant by means of somatic hybridization." International Journal of Phytoremediation 4(2): 117-126.
• Dushenkov, S. and Y. Kapulnik. Phytofiltration of metals. Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals, p. 89-106, 2000.
• Gleba, D., N. V. Borisjuk, L. G. Borisjuk, R. Kneer, A. Poulev, M. Skarzhinskaya, S. Dushenkov, S. Logendra, Y. Y. Gleba, and I. Raskin. Use of plant roots for phytoremediation and molecular farming. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 96(11): p. 5973-5977, 1999.
• Dushenkov, S., A. Mikheev, A. Prokhnevsky, M. Ruchko and B. Sorochinsky (1999). "Phytoremediation of radiocesium-contaminated soil in the vicinity of Chernobyl, Ukraine." Environ. Sci. Technol. 33(3): 469-475.
• Dushenkov, V. and I. Raskin (1999). "Phytoremediation: a new green revolution in ecology." Chemistry and Life(11-12): 48-49.
• Dushenkov, S., D. Vasudev, Y. Kapulnik, D. Gleba, D. Fleisher, K. C. Ting and B. Ensley (1997). "Removal of uranium from water using terrestrial plants." Environ. Sci. Technol. 31(12): 3468-3474.
• Dushenkov, V., N. P. B. A. Kumar, H. Motto and I. Raskin (1995). "Rhizofiltration: the use of plants to remove heavy metals from aqueous streams." Environ. Sci. Technol. 29: 1239-1245.
• Kumar, N. P. B. A., V. Dushenkov, H. Motto and I. Raskin (1995). "Phytoextraction: the use of plants to remove heavy metals from soils." Environ. Sci. Technol. 29: 1232-1238.

Grants

• Raskin, I. and V. Dushenkov (2020). Research Training Center for Botanicals and Chronic Diseases in Tajikistan and Indonesia, NIH Fogarty International Center
• Dushenkov,V.  (2018). Phytochemical adaptation of invasive alien species from the US to South Africa conditions, PSC CUNY Research Award Program.
• Dushenkov,V.  (2017). Anthropogenic impact on medicinal plants availability and quality, PSC CUNY Research Award Program.
• Dushenkov,V.  (2016). The effects of slope altitude and aspect on total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of Artemisia species., PSC CUNY Research Award Program.
• Ostrin, Z. and V. Dushenkov (2015). Assessing the Impact of Mobile Devices on Student Learning in the Anatomy Laboratory. Community College Collaborative Incentive Research Grant (C3IRG). Eugenio María de Hostos Community College The City University New York.
• Dushenkov, V. (2014). Medicinal plants of Central Asia: ancient tradition and current use., PSC CUNY Research Award Program.
• Raskin, I. and V. Dushenkov (2014). International Research Training Center for Botanicals and Metabolic Syndrome in Tajikistan, NIH Fogarty International Center.
• Dushenkov, V. (2013). Engaging innovative Screens-to-Nature Technology in the research of plants used by Tibetan Medicine practitioners in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia. , PSC CUNY Research Award Program.