Following his graduation, Andriy was a student at UNESCO/IUPAC Postgraduate Course in Polymer Science at the Czech Academy of Science Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (Prague, Czech Republic), Department of Biomaterials and Bioanalogous Systems. There, he focused on the design of polymer biomaterials and functional biomaterial interfaces. His research was aimed at creating innovative materials that could serve as scaffolds for regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and biosensors.
Andriy successfully defended his PhD at Wageningen University, where he pursued his studies from June 2017 to December 2020. His doctoral research was focused on the development of antifouling and bioactive surfaces using an iridium-based catalyst in surface-initiated photo-triggered living radical polymerization. He also pioneered a novel approach for creating antifouling surfaces through surface-initiated PET-RAFT and synthesized innovative bottlebrush structures to create antifouling coatings.
Prior to his current role, he conducted research as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Wageningen University & Research in Gelderland, Netherlands. While there, he worked on cutting-edge projects such as SI-PET-RAFT polymerization and collaborated with Lumicks BV on developing tunable cell-adhesive surfaces.
Following this, Andriy advanced his research career as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Sissi de Beer group at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands. Beginning in September 2023, he joined the NWO OBSeRVeD project, which focuses on the odor-based selective recognition of veterinary diseases.
