Alex Shnyra

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Microbiolo
Department of Basic Sciences and Microbiology
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
United States of America

Professor Microbiology
Biography

Dr. Alexander Shnyra has received his PhD in Biochemistry in 1985 from All-Union Cardiology Research Center, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor in Dept. of Pharmacology and Microbiology, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, USA. He has successfully completed his/her Administrative responsibilities as Assistant Professor Dept. of Basic Medical Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. Research Assistant Professor Dept. of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Assistant Professor Dept. of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, U.A.E. University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and many other responsible positions. His research has included PGE2 in Regulation of Immuno-Inflammatory Responses, EP2/EP4 PGE2 Receptors in Regulation of Macrophages, Immuno-Editing in Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor-Associated Macrophages, MicroRNA-Controlled Reprogramming of Tumor-Associated Macrophages. Based on this research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as The silver medal of the exhibition of national achievements of the USSR, Moscow, November 1988, the young research award of the international society for artificial organs, October 1989 (Japan), research fellowship in immunology, Human Frontier Science Program, Strasbourg, France, January 1993, Marquis “Who is who in the World”, 1995-present, marquis “who is who in medicine and healthcare”, 2004-present, Full-Time Active Member, the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006, More than 500 citations in scientific literature. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals & expert Reviewers for journals like Infection and Immunity, Washington, DC, USA, 1993-present, Journal of Endotoxin Research, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1994-present, European Journal of Biochemistry, Zurich, Switzerland, 1995-present, FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 1998-present, Journal of Immunology, Danville, NJ, USA, 1996-present. He have authored several research articles. He is a member of Full-Time Active Member, the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006, Ad hoc member of NIAID study section.

Research Intrest

PGE2 in Regulation of Immuno-Inflammatory Responses, EP2/EP4 PGE2 Receptors in Regulation of Macrophages, Immuno-Editing in Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor-Associated Macrophages, MicroRNA-Controlled Reprogramming of Tumor-Associated Macrophages

List of Publications
Seleznev Yu.M. and A.A. Shnyra. 1985. A factor modifying interaction of steroids with glucocorticoid receptors. Biochimija (Russian) 50:17.
Seleznev Yu. M., A.A. Shnyra and L.A. Medvedeva. 1984. New functions for the components of glucocorticoid receptor apparatus? Febs Letters 171:121.
Seleznev Yu.M., A.A. Shnyra, N.G. Volkova, V.N. Smirnov, R. Djozdjevic-Markovic, N, Lan and J.D. Baxter. 1981. Chromatographic studies on interconversions of "nonactivated" and "activated" forms of glucocorticoid-receptor complexes from rat heart cytosol. J. Steroid Biochem. 15: 155.
Seleznev Yu.M., S.M. Danilov, S.P. Preobrazhensky, N.G. Volkova, A. A. Shnyra, G.V. Kolpakova, V.N. Smirnov, 1981. Evidence of the presence of glucocorticoid receptors in heart. Biochimija (Russian) 46: 162.