Biography and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Université de Montréal, Canada (Prof. Stephen Hanessian), 1999–2001
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Tufts University, Boston, USA (Prof. Marc d’Alarcao) 1994–1999
B.S in Chemical Engineering, Mendeleev University, Moscow, Russia, 1989–1994
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Tufts University, Boston, USA (Prof. Marc d’Alarcao) 1994–1999
B.S in Chemical Engineering, Mendeleev University, Moscow, Russia, 1989–1994
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Chemistry
Tufts University, 1999
Research Interests
Intellectual Property
Patents
- “Photoactivatable Cancer Prodrugs.” Alexander Kornienko, Tania Betancourt, S. Bonnet, V. van Rixel. Regular, #US 2020/0239503 A1.
Date applied: 10/2017, Date awarded: 07/30/2020
Featured grants
- Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Principal). Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship, Texas State University, Texas State University, $90000. (Submitted: 2021, Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.
- Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Principal). Fungal Sphaeropsidin A for Refractory Cancer, Texas State Office of Innovation, Texas State University, $30000. (Submitted: November 2025, Funded: January 2026 - December 2027). Grant.
- Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Principal). Sphaeropsidin derivatives to combat cancers, Formosa Plastics, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $17000. (Funded: September 2025 - August 2027). Grant.
- Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Romo, Daniel (Principal). Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to Bioactive Natural Products Informing Mechanism of Action Studies, NIH, Federal, $2250000. (Submitted: January 2024, Funded: January 2025 - December 2029). Grant.
- Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Co-Principal), Romo, Daniel (Principal). Pharmacophore-Directed Retrosynthesis Applied to Bioactive Natural Products Informing Mechanism of Action Studies, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $1422000. (Submitted: February 5, 2019, Funded: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Husiev, Y., Gotzfried, S., Hakkennes, M., Kotova, D., Nolthenius, I., van de Griend, C., … Bonnet, S. (2025). A Sterically Open Ruthenium-Based Photocage Activated by Red and Far-Red Light for a Wide Range of Drugs. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 44356–44371. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c14772
- King, C. W., Sathish, P., Turner, D. N., Zejnelovski, A., Do, V. T., Rubiano, R., … Kornienko, A. V. (2025). Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 3-(arylazo)indoles and related azoheterocycles. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 124.
- Ingels, A., Scott, R., Hooper, A., van der Westhuyzen, A., Wagh, S., de Meester, J., … Mathieu, V. (2024). New hemisynthetic derivatives of sphaeropsidin phytotoxins triggering severe endoplasmic reticulum swelling in cancer cells. Scientific Reports, 14, 14674.
- Wagh, S. B., Berthold, D., Majeed, I., Lewis, L., Schilter, D., Mertens, B., … Kornienko, A. V. (2024). Sphaeropsidin A C15-C16 Cross-Metathesis Analogues with Potent Anticancer Activity. ChemMedChem, e202400288. https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202400288
- Bretin, L., Husiev, Y., Ramu, V., Zhang, L., Hakkennes, M., Abyar, S., … Bonnet, S. (2023). Red-Light Activation of Microtubule Polymerization Inhibitor via Amide Functionalization of the Ruthenium Photocage. Angewandte Chemie, 63(5), e202316425. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202316425
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Holder of Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship, Texas State University. 2021 - 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Formosa Innovation Award, Formosa Plastics. 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Presidential Distinction Award, Texas State University. August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award for Scholarly/Creative Activities, President. January 31, 2016 - August 25, 2016
Featured service activities
- Member
College Review Committee
- Chair
Personnel Committee
- Member
Graduate Admission Committee
- Editorial Review Board Member
Current Pharmaceutical Design
- Editorial Review Board Member
Marine Drugs
- Member
Departmental Safety Committee