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,.

Publications

Over one hundred publications including 65 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

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  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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). ÎçÒ¹¾ç³¡ 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.