Svetlana Senik

Scientific interests: Lipids of fungi and plants, Lipidomics, lipid metabolism, role of lipids in cell signaling, development and adaptation of fungi. Current work deals with betaine lipids of fungi, their role in adaptation to phosphorus deficiency, DGTS synthase gene regulation in fungi. Another interest is fungal sterols and triterpenes. Research methods: GC-MS, LC-MS, real-time PCR, metabolomics, microbiology techniques.