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Human
Disease
Articles
Labcoats
at Work
Getting Real About Getting into Science
Cracking
the Code
Kateryna
Makarova
DR. WJATSCHESSLAW WLASSOFF is a Research Associate in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales. He is currently working on a genetic screening nanotechnology project, one that will allow quick and affordable gene screening for illnesses. Wjatschesslaw is working on the chemical side of the project.
I asked Wjatschesslaw about his background and research that he has done over the years. He told me that he was born in one of the coldest places in Russia – a small town in the Cherepanovo Novosibirsk region. In school, Wjatschesslaw was fascinated by chemistry and biology, and his favorite reading genre was, and still is, science fiction.
Between 1994 and 1997, Wjatschesslaw made many important discoveries through his research, some of which were published in journals. His work contributed to global studies in the decoding of the human genetic code in June 2000 – a decade-long effort by over 1,000 researchers that will revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of diseases once considered incurable. Wjatschesslaw also worked in many fields of biochemistry over the years, including work at the University of North Carolina, USA, where he collaborated on a new approach for the elimination of breast cancer cells. He has conducted research in many different countries, including Germany and Japan. Furthermore, he has spent two years studying the mechanism of human telomerases, which also included modeling of new anti-cancer drugs. Wjatschesslaw’s continuation in the field of cancer research is closely related to his other studies of the ageing process. A foundation of England’s Queen Mother, who was a very big supporter of science, sponsored this research. The findings are due to be published shortly.
After his morning correspondence with his colleagues via e-mail, and donning his lab coat and safety glasses, he is ready to begin. Today’s work is the result of months of research involving chromatography, which is used to distinguish different strands of DNA. Using these and other complex processes, Wjatschesslaw will be able to detect various genetic diseases.
Each stage
of the research is quite time consuming, which is why research sometimes
takes years to complete. Thankfully, today was the last day of research
for this particular project. The final analysis for the day took approximately
thirty minutes. Wjatschesslaw was very glad to see his results, exclaiming,
“Just what I have been looking for, for weeks!” This great
news prompted Wjatschesslaw to return home and celebrate his discovery.
Unfortunately, tomorrow he has to start his write-up.
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