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Igor K. Lednev is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. The research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with specific work spanning subfields including Biophysics, Molecular Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Genetics, and Safety Research.

Their research topics cover a range of areas concentrating on Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Forensic and Genetic Research, Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Frequent venues for publishing research papers include:

  • Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Scientific Reports
  • Analytical Chemistry

Recent publications by Igor K. Lednev's research group or collaborations include:

  • Towards development of a novel universal medical diagnostic method: Raman spectroscopy and machine learning, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for biomedical applications: Alzheimer's disease diagnosis based on the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid, 2020, Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • Innovative Vibrational Spectroscopy Research for Forensic Application, 2023, Analytical Chemistry
  • Crime clock - Analytical studies for approximating time since deposition of bloodstains, 2020, Forensic Chemistry
  • A universal test for the forensic identification of all main body fluids including urine, 2020, Forensic Chemistry

Collaborations frequently occur with a number of co-authors including:

  • Nicole M. Ralbovsky
  • Entesar Al-Hetlani
  • Mohamed O. Amin
  • Alexis Weber
  • Yukihiro Ozaki

This range of collaborations spans diverse expertise contributing to interdisciplinary studies in spectroscopy and forensic science.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of body fluids for forensic purposes: from laboratory testing to non-destructive rapid confirmatory identification at a crime scene.

    Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • Photonic Crystal Carbohydrate Sensors: Low Ionic Strength Sugar Sensing

    Sanford A. Asher;Vladimir L. Alexeev;Alexander V. Goponenko;Anjal C. Sharma

  • High ionic strength glucose-sensing photonic crystal.

    Vladimir L Alexeev;Anjal C Sharma;Alexander V Goponenko;Sasmita Das

  • Femtosecond Time-Resolved UV−Visible Absorption Spectroscopy of trans-Azobenzene in Solution

    Igor K. Lednev;Tian-Qing Ye;Ronald E. Hester;John N. Moore

  • Femtosecond time-resolved UV-visible absorption spectroscopy of trans-azobenzene: dependence on excitation wavelength

    I.K. Lednev;T.-Q. Ye;P. Matousek;M. Towrie

  • Towards development of a novel universal medical diagnostic method: Raman spectroscopy and machine learning

    Nicole M Ralbovsky;Igor K Lednev

  • α-Helix Peptide Folding and Unfolding Activation Barriers: A Nanosecond UV Resonance Raman Study

    Igor K. Lednev;Anton S. Karnoup;Mark C. Sparrow;Sanford A. Asher

  • Exploring the structure and formation mechanism of amyloid fibrils by Raman spectroscopy: a review

    Dmitry Kurouski;Richard P. Van Duyne;Igor K. Lednev

  • Raman spectroscopy offers great potential for the nondestructive confirmatory identification of body fluids.

    Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • Raman spectroscopy in forensic analysis: identification of cocaine and other illegal drugs of abuse

    Ciro Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira Penido;Marcos Tadeu Tavares Pacheco;Igor K. Lednev;Landulfo Silveira

  • Raman spectroscopic signature of blood and its potential application to forensic body fluid identification

    Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • UV resonance Raman investigations of peptide and protein structure and dynamics.

    Sulayman A. Oladepo;Kan Xiong;Zhenmin Hong;Sanford A. Asher

  • Hexameric Calgranulin C (S100A12) Binds to the Receptor for Advanced Glycated End Products (RAGE) Using Symmetric Hydrophobic Target-binding Patches *

    Jingjing Xie;David S. Burz;Wei He;Igor B. Bronstein

  • Discriminant Analysis of Raman Spectra for Body Fluid Identification for Forensic Purposes

    Vitali Sikirzhytski;Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • Is supramolecular filament chirality the underlying cause of major morphology differences in amyloid fibrils

    Dmitry Kurouski;Xuefang Lu;Ludmila Popova;William Wan

  • Amide I vibrational mode suppression in surface (SERS) and tip (TERS) enhanced Raman spectra of protein specimens

    Dmitry Kurouski;Thomas Postiglione;Tanja Deckert-Gaudig;Volker Deckert

  • Blood Species Identification for Forensic Purposes Using Raman Spectroscopy Combined with Advanced Statistical Analysis

    Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • Forensic body fluid identification: The Raman spectroscopic signature of saliva

    Kelly Virkler;Igor K. Lednev

  • Vibrational circular dichroism shows unusual sensitivity to protein fibril formation and development in solution.

    Shengli Ma;Xiaolin Cao;Mimi Mak;Adeola Sadik

  • Vibrational spectroscopy: recent developments to revolutionize forensic science.

    Claire K. Muro;Kyle C. Doty;Justin Bueno;Lenka Halámková

  • Structure and Composition of Insulin Fibril Surfaces Probed by TERS

    Dmitry Kurouski;Tanja Deckert-Gaudig;Volker Deckert;Igor K. Lednev

Frequent Co-Authors

Sanford A. Asher
Sanford A. Asher University of Pittsburgh
Laurence A. Nafie
Laurence A. Nafie Syracuse University
Volker Deckert
Volker Deckert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Vladimir N. Uversky
Vladimir N. Uversky University of South Florida
Michael C. Petty
Michael C. Petty Durham University
Frank T. Robb
Frank T. Robb University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hiro-o Hamaguchi
Hiro-o Hamaguchi National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Judith A. K. Howard
Judith A. K. Howard Durham University
Martin R. Bryce
Martin R. Bryce Durham University
Georges Belfort
Georges Belfort Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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