CV

Education

• Ph.D in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, 2018
• M.S. in H.S.Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine 2007

Work experience

2007-till now: Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

• Department of Transplantology and Morphology of the Musculoskeletal System:
  • 2026-till now: Chief researcher
• Laboratory of connective tissue morphology:
  • 2024-2026: Lab Head
  • 2019-2024: Senior Researcher
  • 2016-2019: Researcher
  • 2013-2016: Junior Researcher
  • 2007-2013: Laboratory Assistant

Skills

• Biomedical Sciences
  • Skeletal tissue histology
  • Biomaterials testing in vivo: titanium, bioglass, carbon, tantalum
  • In vivo modeling of osteoporosis and intervertebral disc degeneration
  • Bone densitometry
  • Histomorphometry
• Laboratory Techniques
  • Tissue processing, manual microtomy (including hard tissue), histological troubleshooting, staining
• Data & Research Tools
  • Python: data processing, automation, statistical analysis, visualisation, data interpretation
  • Scientific writing and literature review
• Other
  • Real-world experience in resource-limited lab settings

Publications

Growth factor and cell content in Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), Leukocyte- and Platelet-Rich Plasma (L-PRP), Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) in patients with long bone defects from combat injuries

Husak, V., Povelychenko, O., Maltseva, V., Romanenko, K., Vorontsov, P., & Pazdnikov, R. (2025). "Growth factor and cell content in Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP), Leukocyte- and Platelet-Rich Plasma (L-PRP), Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) in patients with long bone defects from combat injuries" BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 26(1), 1106.

Osseointegrative prosthetics: opportunities, challenges, and prospects for its application in the rehabilitation of patients with amputated limbs (literature review).

Haluzynskyi, O., Linenko, O., Bondarenko, S., Nikolov, M., & Maltseva, V. (2024). "Osseointegrative prosthetics: opportunities, challenges, and prospects for its application in the rehabilitation of patients with amputated limbs (literature review)s." Orthopaedics Traumatology and Prosthetics. (3).

The relationship between structural changes in paraspinal muscles and intervertebral disc and facet joint degeneration in the lumbar spine of rats

Skidanov, A., Ashukina, N., Maltseva, V., Skidanov, M., Danyshchuk, Z., & Radchenko, V. (2024). "The relationship between structural changes in paraspinal muscles and intervertebral disc and facet joint degeneration in the lumbar spine of rats." Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 19(1).

Comparative study in vivo of the osseointegration of 3D-printed and plasma-coated titanium implants

Bondarenko, S., Filipenko, V., Ashukina, N., Maltseva, V., Ivanov, G., Lazarenko, I., Sereda, D., & Schwarzkopf, R. (2023). "Comparative study in vivo of the osseointegration of 3D-printed and plasma-coated titanium implants." World journal of orthopedics. 14(9).

Histological evaluation of the incorporation and remodeling of structural allografts in critical size metaphyseal femur defects in rats of different ages

Ashukina, N., Maltseva, V., Vorontsov, P., Danyshchuk, Z., Nikolchenko, O., & Korzh, M. (2022). "Histological evaluation of the incorporation and remodeling of structural allografts in critical size metaphyseal femur defects in rats of different ages." Romanian journal of morphology and embryology. 63(2).

Osseointegration of porous titanium and tantalum implants in ovariectomized rabbits: A biomechanical study

Bondarenko, S., Filipenko, V., Karpinsky, M., Karpinska, O., Ivanov, G., Maltseva, V., Badnaoui, A. A., & Schwarzkopf, R. (2021). "Evaluation of the bone morphology around four types of porous metal implants placed in distal femur of ovariectomized rats." World journal of orthopedics. 12(4).

Evaluation of the bone morphology around four types of porous metal implants placed in distal femur of ovariectomized rats

Bondarenko, S., Ashukina, N., Maltseva, V., Ivanov, G., Badnaoui, A. A., & Schwarzkopf, R. (2020). "Evaluation of the bone morphology around four types of porous metal implants placed in distal femur of ovariectomized rats." Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research. 15(1).

Contacts

📧 maltseva.val.evg@gmail.com