Head: Valentina Lemesh
PhD in Biology, Associate Professor
e-mail: V.Lemesh@igc.by
Key directions of scientific research:
- Study of genome polymorphism as a basis of biotechnology;
- Study of the role of DNA methylation processes in the regulation of gene expression;
- Identification of molecular genetic mechanisms of plant adaptation to abiotic and biotic stresses;
- Study of the genetic diversity of plants, fish, and honey bees;
- Development of new DNA technologies for the marker-assisted selection of new varieties of agricultural plants, fish breeds, races of honey bees and their genetic certification;
- Development of methods for molecular genetic diagnostics of a predisposition to hereditary diseases in companion animals;
- Development of technologies for genetic identification of fish and seafood.
Key publications:
- The Use of Specific DNA Markers for the Identification of Alleles of the FAD3 Genes in Rape (Brassica Napus L.) / V.A. Lemesh [et al.] / Russ. J. Genetics. – 2015. – Vol. 51, No. 8. – P. 765–773.
- Integration of physical, genetic and cytogenetic mapping data for cellulose synthase (CesA) genes in flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) / O. Yurkevich [et al.] // Front. Plant Sci. – Crop Science and Horticulture. – 2017. – No. 8. – P. 1467.
- Phenotypic, biochemical and genomic variability in generations of the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) mutant lines obtained via chemical mutagenesis / A. Amosova [et al.] // Plos One. – Aug. 2019. – 20 p.
- Lemesh, V. DNA markers for fish and seafood identification / V. Lemesh, M. Bogdanova, A. Nosova // Science and Innovations. – 2020. – No. 10 (212). – P. 36–39.
- Differentiation of the hybrid progeny of silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix val.) and bighead (H. nobilis rich.) carps based on microsatellite loci polymorphism / A.Yu. Nosova [et al.] // Genetics. – 2020. – Vol. 56, No. 3. – P. 313–320.
- Determining the chronological age of a person by biological samples based on the CpG dinucleotide methylation analysis / V.A. Lemesh [et al.] // Genetics. – 2021. – Vol. 57, No. 12. – P. 1376–1385.
- Guzenko, E.V. Methods for identifying the taxonomic affiliation of the honey bees Apis mellifera L. / E.V. Guzenko, A.I. Tsar, V.A. Lemesh // Molecular and Applied Genetics. – Minsk. – 2022. – Vol. 32. – P. 134–140.
Methodological guidelines:
- Lemesh, V.A. Technology for genetic identification of fish and seafood species in the fish raw material and food products / V.A. Lemesh, M.V. Bogdanova, A.Yu. Nosova. – Minsk, 2020. – 36 p.
- Methodology for determining the probable age of an individual based on his DNA epigenetic status characteristics / V.A. Lemesh [et al.]. – Minsk, 2021. – 36 p.