GREAT LAKES CENTER

FACULTY & STAFF

 

Research Scientist
Great Lakes Center
SUNY College at Buffalo
Classroom Building C215C
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14222
Office phone: 716-878-5232
Fax: 716-878-6644
e-mail: mastitse@buffalostate.edu

EDUCATION:

Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.); Hydrobiology; Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus: 2004. Thesis title: “Endosymbionts of bivalve mollusc Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in waterbodies of Belarus”

M.Sc.; Ecology; Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University: 2001

ADVANCED TRAINING:

2007: Summer school “The impact of climate change on drainage basins and aquatic ecosystems”, Norr Malma Field Station, Uppsala University, Sweden

2006: Special course for young university teachers “Educational technologies in teaching of natural and mathematical subjects”; Belarusian Republican Institute of Higher School

2000: Summer school “Sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region”, organized by the Karlstad University (Sweden), Poland 

ACADEMIC AWARDS:

2003-2004: Name stipend for postgraduate students from the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus

2000: “Third Prize Winner” at the Belarusian Republican contest of the students’ research projects; Stipend from the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for social support of gifted schoolchildren and students 

POSITIONS:

2007-2008: Associate Professor, General Ecology Department, Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University

2007: Invited Lecturer of Statistics, Belarusian Republican Institute of Higher School

2004-2007: Assistant Professor, General Ecology Department, Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University

2001-2004: Teaching Assistant, General Ecology Department, Biology Faculty, Belarusian State University 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Parasitology of zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species; distribution patterns, population ecology and impacts of aquatic invasive species; biodiversity, conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems 

GRANTS/CONTRACTS RECEIVED:

2007-2009: EU Framework 6th Integrated Project ALARM “Assessing Large Scale Risks for Biodiversity with Tested Methods” (http://www.alarmproject.net/), contract GOCE-CT-2003-506675. Associated member of the Belarusian research team

2007: Personal Travel Grant for participation in the 15th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (Nijmegen, The Netherlands). Belarusian State University and Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. $800

2005-2007: Eco-parasitological consequences of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) invasion into Lake Naroch.  Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research. $5000, PI

2003: Structural peculiarities of the endosymbionts' communities hosted by the zebra mussel in waterbodies of different trophy.  Faculty Mini-Grant, Belarusian State University. $1200, PI

2002: Seasonal dynamics of the echinostomatid infection in bivalve mollusc Dreissena polymorpha Pallas.  Faculty Mini-Grant, Belarusian State University. $500, PI

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

International Research Consortium on Molluscan Symbionts (IRCOMS) 

REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Karatayev A. Y., Mastitsky S. E., Molloy D. P., Burlakova L. E. (2003) Patterns of emergence and survival of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Ciliophora: Conchophthiridae) from Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 495-500. PDF

Karatayev A. Y., Mastitsky S. E., Burlakova L. E., Molloy D. P., Vezhnovets G. G. (2003) Seasonal dynamics of endosymbiotic ciliates and nematodes in Dreissena polymorpha.. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 83: 73-82. PDF 

Mastitsky S. E., Gagarin V. G. (2004) Nematodes, which infect the mollusc Dreissena polymorpha  (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in Narochanskie Lakes. Vestnik Belorusskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Ser. 2. 3: 22-25 (in Russian with English summary).

Mastitsky S. E., Samoilenko V. M. (2005) Larvae of chironomids (Insecta, Diptera) encountered in the mantle cavity of zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha  (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae). International Review of Hydrobiology 90(1): 42-50. PDF

Mastitsky S. E. (2005) Role of the mollusc Dreissena polymorpha Pallas (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the spread of trematode infections among vertebrate animals. Vestnik Tyumenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta 5: 130-134 (in Russian with English summary). PDF 

Mastitsky S. E., Vezhnovets G. G. (2006) Taxonomic composition and abundance of endosymbionts of the mollusc Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the Berezina River. Vestnik Belorusskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Ser. 2. 1: 31-35 (in Russian with English summary).

Mastitsky S. E., Samoilenko V. M. (2005) The gravel snail, Lithoglyphus naticoides (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), a new Ponto-Caspian species in Lake Lukomskoe (Belarus). Aquatic Invasions 1(3): 150-159. PDF 

Mastitsky S. E. and Makarevich O. A. (2006) Distribution and abundance of Bithynia tentaculata (Gastropoda, Bithyniidae) in Lake Naroch (Republic of Belarus). Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment 10(2): 76-80.

Gagarin V. G., Mastitsky S. E. (2006) Fauna of the free-living nematodes in Narochanskie Lakes, Belarus. Biologia Vnutrennikh Vod 4: 3-8 (in Russian with English summary).

Grichik V. V., Kamlyuk L. V., Kulikov Y. K., Eremova N. G., Makarevich T. A., Semenyuk G. A., Mastitsky S. E., Minets M. L., Baranovskiy K. V., Gaevskiy E. E., Nemchinov M. Y., Savich I. V., Sandakov S. B. and Sakhvon V. V. (2006): Biological diversity of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems as an object of investigations in the Department of General Ecology. Vestnik Belorusskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Ser. 2. 3: 34-39 (in Russian with English summary).

Mastitsky S. E., Makarevich O. A. (2007) Distribution and abundance of Ponto-Caspian amphipods in the Belarusian section of the Dnieper River. Aquatic Invasions 2(1): 39-44. PDF

Mastitsky S. E. (2007) First report of parasites in Lithoglyphus naticoides (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Lake Lukomskoe (Belarus). Aquatic invasions 2(2): 149-151. PDF

Karatayev A. Y., Burlakova L. E., Molloy D. P., Mastitsky S. E. (2007) Dreissena polymorpha and Conchophthirus acuminatus: what can we learn from host-commensal relationships. Journal of Shellfish Research 26(4): 1153-1160. PDF

Karatayev A. Y., Mastitsky S. E., Burlakova L. E., Olenin S. (2008) Past, current and future of the central European corridor for aquatic invasions in Belarus. Biological Invasions 10: 215-232. PDF

Mastitsky S. E., Lucy F., Gagarin V. G. (2008) First record of endosymbionts in Dreissena polymorpha from Sweden. Aquatic Invasions 3(1): 83-86. PDF

Panov V. E., Alexandrov B., Arbaciauskas K., Binimelis R., Copp G. H., Daunys D., Gozlan R. E., Grabowski M., Lucy F., Leuven R. S. E. W., Mastitsky S., Minchin D., Monterroso I., Nehring S., Olenin S., Paunovic M., Rodriguez-Labajos B., Semenchenko V., Son M (2008) Interim protocols for risk assessment of aquatic invasive species introductions via European inland waterways. EC FP6 Integrated Project ALARM Deliverable D4.1.3.10. 30 pp.

Makarevich T. A., Mastitsky S. E., Savich Y. V. (2008) Phytoperiphyton on the shells of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in Lake Naroch. Aquatic Invasions 3(3): 283-295. PDF

Makarevich T. A., Mastitsky S. E. (2008) Abundance of the periphyton growing on shells of the mollusc Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) in mesotrophic Lake Naroch. Vovrosy Rybnogo Khozhyaystva Belarusi 24: 303-305 (in Russian with English summary).

Mastitsky S. E., Veres Y. K. (2008) Ecological risks associated with the spread of alien species of fishes across the waterbodies of Belarus. Vovrosy Rybnogo Khozhyaystva Belarusi 24: 308-310 (in Russian with English summary). PDF

Karatayev A. Y., Burlakova L. E., Padilla D. K., Mastitsky S. E., Olenin S. (2008) Invaders are not a random selection of species. Biological Invasions: In press.

INTERNET PUBLICATIONS:

Mastitsky S. E., Karatayev A. Y., Burlakova L. E. (2009) Aquatic Invaders of Belarus: Alien Species Database. Available at: http://www.aliensinbelarus.com

Mastitsky S. E. (2009) The quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis. In: Invasive species compendium. Submitted to: CABI (http://www.cabi.org)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Biological Statistics (Lectures and Labs)
Population Ecology (Lectures and Labs)
Bioassessment of the Quality of Environment (Lectures and Labs)
Laboratory and field trainings in Aquatic Ecology

MANUSCRIPTS REVIEWED FOR:

Aquatic Invasions
Journal of Molluscan Studies
Book "The Zebra Mussels in Europe"

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:

2007 (January and August): Visiting Scientist in the Field Research Laboratory, New York State Museum, USA.

2006 (April): Visiting Scientist in the Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland.