Elena Kurilovich

Research advisor: Konstantin Severinov

Program entry year: 2018

Graduated from Skoltech, Life Sciences in 2018

Research project: Dynamics of CRISPR adaptation during viral infection in Escherichia coli

Research interests: Interactions between bacteria and phages, molecular mechanisms of CRISPR adaptation, interactions of CRISPR and genome repair

Academic mobility:

University: Tel Aviv University, Israel
Laboratory: Udi Qimron Lab, http://flaxadam.wixsite.com/qimronlab
Dates: 15.10.2017 – 15.03.2018

University: Exeter University, UK
Laboratory: Edze Westra Lab, https://westralab.wordpress.com/current/
Dates: 18.11.19 – 21.12.20

Publications:

• Genome Maintenance Proteins Modulate Autoimmunity Mediated Primed Adaptation by the Escherichia coli Type I-E CRISPR-Cas System. Kurilovich E, Shiriaeva A, Metlitskaya A, Morozova N, Ivancic-Bace I, Severinov K, Savitskaya E. Genes 2019; 10(11), 872. doi: 10.3390/genes10110872
• Bacteriostatic antibiotics promote the evolution of CRISPR-Cas immunity. Dimitriu T, Kurilovich E, Lapinska U, Severinov K, Pagliara S, Szczelkun M, Westra E. bioRxiv 2021.05.04.442568; doi: 10.1101/2021.05.04.442568

Conference presentations:

• The Impact of Cellular Genome Maintenance Proteins on Primed CRISPR Adaptation By the Escherichia coli Type I-E CRISPR-Cas System. Elena Kurilovich, Anna Shiriaeva, Anastasia Metlitskaya, Ivana Ivančić-Baće, Konstantin Severinov and Ekaterina Savitskaya. 3rd International Conference on CRISPR Technologies, Würzburg, Germany, 2019 September 16-18. Poster presentation
• Gp5.9 of Bacteriophage T7 inhibits CRISPR adaptation in Type I-E CRISPR-Cas system of Escherichia coli. Elena Fomenko, Konstantin Severinov, Udi Qimron. CRISPR 2018, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2018 June 20-23. Poster presentation