Igor Ivanovski, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University, 2021

B.A., Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 2014

Bio

Igor Ivanovski joined the faculty in 2021. Prior to coming to SJNY he had taught genetics at Rutgers University from 2015-2020. Dr. Ivanovski is a recipient of the 2020 Robert S. and Eileen A. Robison Scholarship Award from the department of Biochemistry and Microbiology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers. Dr. Ivanovski’s doctorate was directed towards understanding the mechanisms by which different bacterial strains utilize aromatic compounds as carbon and energy sources. Projects in his laboratory emphasize gene sequencing and analysis, the use of molecular genetic tools, the regulation of gene expression, the identification of intermediate compounds in catabolic pathways, and the functional analysis of the enzymes involved.

Specific areas of research include:

1. Whole-genome sequencing and 16S rRNA metagenome sequencing
2. Site-directed modification of enzymes to understand their function and to perhaps enhance their ability to transform aromatic compounds to oxygenated intermediates
3. Analysis of gene regulation and how this can be used to enhance microbial biodegradation of xenobiotic compounds in the environment
4. Use of mini-transposon derivatives, termed plasposons, for targeting genes of interest
5. Construction of hybrid catabolic pathways for the degradation of recalcitrant compounds

Select Publications

Radzun, Khairul A.; Agha, Hasan M.; Abdullah, Nur Farrahim F.; Ahmad, Mas I.; Ivanovski, Igor; Mohammed, Amjad A.; and Alkamil, Abdulmutalib Alabeed (2024) Media Optimization Techniques for Microalgae Through Technological Advancements: A Mini Review, AUIQ Complementary Biological System: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 7. DOI: 10.70176/3007-973X.1004

Saeed, H. K., Alsammak, E. G., Hadad, M. F., and Ivanovski, I. (2024). Biosynthetic Gene Clusters and Anatoxin-a Detection in a Whole Genome of Microcoleus sp. HI-ES, Al-Rafidain Journal of Science. DOI: 10.33899/rjs.2024.182823

Ivanovski, I., Zylstra, G. J. (2023) Genetic and Functional Characterization of a Salicylate 1 monooxygenase Located on an Integrative and Conjugative Element (ICE) in Pseudomonas stutzeri AJR13, Journal of Microbiology, DOI: 10.1007/s12275-023-00093-x. PMID: 38100000.