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Victor Vasilyevich Revin

Born April 12, 1950 in Selishi village in Mordovian ASSR. Graduated from the Department of Chemistry and Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1972. Started working in the University in 1972 as an engineer and became a senior engineer of the laboratory of biophysics of the Department of Biology. During the period between 1974 and 1977 was studying at the Lomonosov Moscow State University as a post-graduate student and was then appointed chief of laboratory of biophysics at the Mordovian State University.

Since 1979 V.V. Revin has worked as a teacher: at first as an assistant lecturer, then as a senior lecturer in 1981, in the period between 1983-1990 as an assistant proffesor. After defending his doctoral dissertation in 1990 he started working as a proffesor at the Chair of Biotechology. He is a dean of the department of Biology and Biotechnology and also a chairman of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry.

In 1997 V.V. Revin was awarded an Honored Scientist of the Republic of Mordovia; in 2004-a veteran of work of the Ogarev Mordovia State University.

In 1999 V.V Revin was awarded a certificate of honor by the government of the Republic of Mordovia for the immense amount of work he had made to train highly-skilled specialists and for his long-term teaching profession. In 2005 he was awarded an Honored Scientist of Russian Federation and in 2007- an Honored Scientist and Educator of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. In 2010 V.V. Revin was appointed counselor of Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences.

Was awarded a Professor of the Year in 2008.

In 2008 he was awarded by the badge «Honorary worker in the sphere of Higher Professional Education»; was awarded by the badge «Honor Roll Student of Higher School of Russia» in 2012; was awarded by the medal «For Merit to Commemoration of Millennium of Unity of Mordovian people with Peoples of Russia». Was awarded by the «Prize of the Head of the Republic of Mordovia» in 2011 and «Laureate of State Prize of the Republic of Mordovia» in 2015.

V.V. Revin is the Head of Mordovian regional office of the National Society of Biotechnology. He is a member of ERO SI of Russia of biological education since 1994 and a member of an Executive Committee of the European Network Thematic Network Association (EBTNA).

Area of expertise

V.V. Revin created an educational research school whose area of focus is priority both in Russia and abroad.

Under his leadership the Chair of biotechnology, bioengineering and biochemistry carries out a wide variety of scientific and practice-oriented researches that are aimed at meeting the needs of enterprises in the Republic of Mordovia and in Russia, and, in prospect, abroad. New strains of germs have been deposited: Fungi Lentius (Panus) tigrinus BKM F-3613 D, Xantamonas Canpestris BKM B-2373 D and others. Among the inventions in sphere of food biotechnology is a sour-milk drink «Zdorovie» that was accepted into production at the Dairy Factory «Saranskii». Some products containing «Modifilan»-natural biologically active product made from brown algae- were also developed and accepted into production at food enterprises of the Republic of Mordovia, for example the products of «Ocean» series. The recipe for a bakery product «Ocean» was developed (TR 9116-002-74638474-07) in 2007 and it was accepted into production at the bread-factory «Khlebzavod» (Saransk, Republic of Mordovia). V.V. Revin supervised the development of the technology of biopreparations for growth stimulation and biological protection of plants from phytopathogens and the technology of recycling of industrial and agricultural waste into feeding preparations enriched with probiotics. He is also conducting another area of research-the development of energy- and resource-efficient technologies for production of ethanol from ultradispersed plant raw material.

Inventions of V.V. Revin have been continually awarded with certificates and medals at various exhibitions: a gold medal of Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences for the invention of the biotechnology of chipboard materials; medals of the First Moscow International Salon of Innovations and Investments; medals of exhibition «World of Biotechnology» in 2010, 2012, 2013, etc.

V.V. Revin is a Head of government grants from FTP and Russian Science Foundation. 34 million rubles were invested into the research projects that are carried out by the Chair.

His contribution to the development of the technologies for obtaining of microbic polysaccharides (dextran, xantan, levan, alginate, bacterial cellulose), biocomposite materials with biological adhesives based on polysaccharides and germs biomass is truly immense. 

Throughout V.V. Revin’s chairmanship the Chair has undergone a series of effective changes: the Biotechnological Centre was build which later became a base for REC «Nanobiotechnology», three research and three studying laboratories equipped with modern testing units of 100 million roubles worth were created.

V.V. Revin is actively training academic staff. He’s been the academic advisor for 15 Ph. D.’s and 2 Sc. D.’s. V.V. Revin is now an academic advisor for 8 post-graduate students.

Educational activities

The curricula for «Biotechnology» profiles that are used at the Chair headed by V.V. Revin were considered to be the most superlative at the Best Innovative Curricula of Russia Awards in 2011 and 2012. V. V. Revin supervised the creation of the educational standard for major in «Biotechnology with three profiles»: «Fundamental Biotechnology», «Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Drugs», «Food Biotechnology».

Publications

V.V. Revin has published over 400 of scientific and methodological papers, among them are 14 instructional media, 3 textbooks, 4 monographs and 30 technological patents. More than 30 of his articles have been published in top-rated international journals of the USA, Europe, Japan, etc. His textbook «General Biotechnology» was awarded the 2015 «Best publication in natural sciences» at the 7th National Competitions of publications for Higher Education Establishments.

Davud Ali-Oglu Kadimaliev

Davud Ali-Oglu Kadimaliev was born on 7 November 1952 in the city of Mingachevir in Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated form the Department of Physics of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1975. He became a Candidate of Biological Science in 1985 and a Doctor of Biological Science in 2003. He was working as an associate professor from 1994 to 2013 when he became a professor. He’s been a professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2003.

D. A. Kadimaliev is a member of the academic board of the Chair, a chairman of the qualifying commission and of Biological Sciences Expert Board.

He is a member of the Mordovian office of the Russian Society of Biotechnologists and of the Moscow Society of Naturalists.

He’s been awarded certificates of honor by the University, the government of the Republic of Mordovia, AULYCL, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. D.A. Kadimaliev is a recipient of the Ogarev prize and a winner of a national competition in domain of biotechnology and ecology «Engineer of the Year».

Area of expertise: Biotechnology of composite materials, biocatalysts, industrial ecology.

Publications: D.A. Kadimaliec has published more than 170 of scientific papers, among them are 12 patents, 2 monographs, 1 textbook, 3 instructional media (2 rated by ERO of Russia).

He’s been the academic advisor for 3 candidate’s dissertations. He is currently an academic advisor for 1 post-graduate student.

Yuri Veniaminovich Bobrishev

Yuri Veniaminovich Bobrishev was born on 12 February 1956. During the period between 1973 and 1976 studied at the Saint Petersburg State University, got a Master’s Degree in 1978. In 1980-1982 did an advanced training in Pathologic Anatomy at the Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University and worked as a research assistant at the Biochemistry and Atherosclerosis division of the Research Institute of Experimental Medicine of the North-West Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Science between 1980-1984.

In 1984 he defended a Candidate of Biological sciences thesis and in 2012 he defended a Doctoral thesis.

Publications: Y.V. Bobrishev has published or contributed to more than 210 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals; he has filed 6 patents and participated in 17 different grants.

He is currently working as a senior scientific researcher of the Chairs of Anatomy and Surgery at the department of Medicine of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. He is also working as an associate professor at the School of Medicine of the Western Sydney University.

Y.V. Bobrishev is an honored senior visiting researcher at the Department of Pathological Anatomy in Liverpool, South Wales, Australia.

He is a professor and a Head of the Chair of Cellular Pathology at the Institute of Atherosclerosis of the Skolkovo Innocative Center in Moscow, Russia.

Y.V. Bobrishev is also a professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry of the Ogarev Mordovia State University.

Nelli Albertovna Atikyan

Nelli Albertovna Atikyan was born on 20 June 1974 in Saransk, Russia. She graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1996, defended her Candidate thesis in Biological science in 2000 and worked as a senior lecturer between 2000 and 2001. Has worked as an associate professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2001. N. A. Atikyan is a Chief of Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology at REC «Nanobiotechnology».

Area of expertise: biotechnology, lingolitic fungi and their enzyme systems, industrial microbiology, biotechnologu of bioethanol.

Publications: has published over 100 papers, among them are 15 articles published in VAK journals, 5 instructional media (2 rated by ERO of Russia), 2 textbooks rated by ERO of Russia, 2 monographs, 8 patents.

Natalia Vasilievna Gromova

Natalia Vasilievna Gromova was born on 30 October 1968 in Saransk, Russia. She graduated from the department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1992. 

A Candidate of Bilogical Science (1998), an assosiate professor (2004), an assosiate professor of the Chair (2010-present).

A member of the Academic Board of the Department of Biotechnology and Biology.

Area of expertise: studying of molecular and cellular mechanisms of regulation of oxygen-transporting properties of erythrocytes’ hemoglobin and of their role in development of pathologic conditions; studying of role of myelin sheath of nerve in degenerative and regenerative processes and functioning of a damaged peripheric nerve.

Publications: over 80 scientific and academic papers, among them are 2 monographs (as a co-author), 6 instructional media.

Arkadii Anatolyevich Devyatkin

Arkadii Anatolyevich Devyatkin was born on 20 December 1975 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1998. Became a Candidate of Bilogocal science in 2005 and started working as an assosiate professor at the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering in 2006. Assosiate dean for academic affairs and informatization since 2006.

Area of expertise: physico-chemical and molecular mecganisms of apoptosis, cellular biophysics, biotechnology of  fermentation industry.

Publications: 49 scientific and academic papers.

Elvira Sergeevna Revina

Elvira Sergeevna Revina was born of 3 April 1968 in Temnikov, Russia.Graduated from the Biological (1992) and Medical (1997) departments of the Ogarev Mordovia State University. Became a Candidate of Medical Science in 2000 and an assosiate professor in 2005. Has worked as an assosiate professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemictry and Bioengineering since 2001. 

A member of the Academic board of the Chair. A member of a jury for final stages of the Academic competition in Biology.

Was awarded Certificates of Merit by the Chancellor of the Mordovian State University and by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Mordovia.

Area of expertise: the studying of the role of myelin sheath of a nerve and neuroglia in degenerative and regenerative processes in functioning of a damaged peripheric nerve; the studying of mechanisms of regulation of oxygen-binding capacity of hemoglobin, the searching for new natural compounds that affect the functional activity of erythrocytes.  

Publications: over 40 scientific papers, 13 academic papers, 1 monograph (as a co-author), 2 academic papers rated by ERO of Russia.

Marina Romulovna Tairova

Marina Romulovna Tairova was born on 28 December 1957 in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1980, became a Candidate of Biological science in 2000 and an assosiate professor in 2005. A member of the Academic board of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineerng.

Area of expertise: changing of morphometric characteristic of erythrocytes and of conformational properties of hemoglobin’s haemotoporphyrin under the influence of various factors; role of the initial state of haemostatic system in its reactions to physical stress.

Publications: 50 sientific and academic papers, among them are 2 instructional media.

Vitalina Victorovna Shutova

Vitalina Victorovna Shutova was born 3 March 1970 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Mordovian State University in 1994, became a Candidate of Bilogical science in 2001 and an assosiate professor in 2012. Has worked as an assosiate professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2004. A member of the Society of Biotechnologists of Russia and of  National Academy of Micology. Was awarded an Ogarev prize in 2002.

Area of expertise: the researches in sphere of Physiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology of xilotrophic fungi, bacterial polysaccharides, nanobiotechnologies, obtaining of ecologically friendly biocomposite materials, non-waste biotechnologies and processing of recycable materials of food industry, obtaining of probiotic and feeding products, biotechnologies of milk production.

Publications: over 130 scientific and academic works, among them are 2 monographs, 4 patents, 1 instructional medium, 5 textbooks.

Natalia Alekseevna Melnikova

Natalia Alekseevna Melnikova was born on 29 October 1967 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Ogarev Mordovia State University  in 1991, became a Candidate of Biological science in 1994, an assosiate professor in 1997, an assosiate professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2015. Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia in 2012 and a Certificate of Merit by the Government of the Republic of Mordovia in 2015. 

Area of expertise: adaptative reactions of formed elements of blood as a result of the influence of adverse factors; studying of molecular mechanisms of degeneration and regeneration of excitable formations caused by damage and searching for biologically active compounds that modulate their condition.

Publications: over 150 scientific and academic papers, among them are 2 monographs (as a co-author), 10 instructional media.

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Ibragimova

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Ibragimova was born on 18 May in 1972 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1995, became a Candidate of Biological science in 2003. An associate professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2005. A Head of the Laboratory of Industrial biotechnology at REC «Nanobiotechnology» since 2011. A winner of the «Lecturer of the Year» award in 2013. Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Ministry of Industry, Science and New technologies of the Republic of Mordovia in 2014.

Area of expertise: industrial microbiology, bioprotection of plants.

Publications: over 50 scientific works, among them are 2 instructional media, 1 patent, and 1 deposit certificate.

Elena Vladimirovna Liyaskina

Elena Vladimirovna Liyaskina was born on 14 May 1961 in Bukhta Razboynik, Primorski Krai, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of Kazan State University with a degree in Microbiology in 1983. Became a Candidate of Biological science in 1995. An assistant professor of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 1998. The Head of the Laboratory of Bioobjects Analysis at REC «Nanobiotechnology» since 2013. Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the University and a Certificate of Merit by the government of the Republic of Mordovia.

Area of expertise: microbic biotechnology, bacterial exo-polysaccharides, xanthan, bacterial cellulose, biocomposite materials.

Publications: over 60 scientific and academic papers, among them are 1 instructional medium and 2 textbooks rated by ERO of Russia, 1 electronic textbook, 1 monograph and 5 patents.

Evgeny Vladimirovich Mokshin

Evgeny Vladimirovich Mokshin was born on 20 January 1978 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2000. Became a candidate of Biological science in 2005. During the period between 2007 and 2014 worked as an assistant professor at the Chair of Botanics and Plants Physiology, and since 2014 - an assistant professor at the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry. A chairperson of the Council of young scientists from 2002-2009. Vice-chancellor of the Council of young scientists of the Ogarev Mordovia State University from 2005-2009.  Inspector of the Mordovian Regional office of a National non-governmental organization  «Russian Union of Young scientists» from 2005-2009.

A member of the Society of Plant Physiologists of Russia. A member of the Society of Biotechnologists of Russia.

Area of expertise: phytobiotechnology, plant growth regulators, plant cells and tissues culture, invitro technologies, clonal propagation of plants.

Publications: 70 papers, 10 instructional media (including 4 electronic instructional guides), 5 patents.

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Pestov

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Pestov was born on 4 September 1979 in Saransk, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2001. Became a candidate of biological science in 2005. An assistant professor of the Chair since 2012.

Area of expertise: biotechnology of microbic polysaccharides, obtaining of new functional and constructive composite materials based on nanocrystal and nanofibrillary bacterial cellulose. 

Publications: over 20 papers.

Igor Pavlovich Grunushkin

Igor Pavlovich Grunushkin was born on 17 January 1963 in Saransk. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1985. Became a Candidate of Biological Science in 1997. Subject of Candidate thesis «Changing of the activity of phosphoinositides-specific phospholipase C and amount of diacyglycerol in somatic nerves under excitation».

Senior lecturer of the Chair (1997), an assistant professor of the Chair (2013).

Area of expertise: biophysics, physical chemistry of membranes of nerve tissue, studying of the mechanisms of excitation conduction through neurofibre.

Publications: over 20 papers, including 1 instructional medium.

Oksana Sergeevna Nadezhina

Oksana Sergeevna Nadezhina was born on 17 July 1981 in Komsomolski village in Mordovia, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2003. Became a Candidate of Biological Science in 2007.

An assistant professor of the Chair since 2011.

Area of expertise: microbic biotechnology, biodegradation of lignocellulosic raw material, sewage water treatment, biotechnology of microbic polysaccharides. 

Publications: over 30 scientific and academic papers. 

Olga Sergeevna Novozhilova

Olga Sergeevna Novozhilova graduated with honors from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University. In 2007 defended a Candidate of Biological Science thesis in Biochemistry. 

A senior lecturer of the Chair since 2008.

Area of expertise: morphofunctional characteristics of erythrocytes, biologically active agents’ influence on oxygen-transporting functions of hemoglobin.

Publications: over 60 scientific and academic papers, including 1 patent and 1 electronic study guide.

Ilya Vladimirovich Susin

Ilya Vladimirovich Susin was born on 20 February 1989 in Saransk. Entered the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2006 and graduated from the Department of Physics and Chemistry in 2014. Started his post-graduate studies the same year and completed them in 2014.

Area of expertise: phospholipidic composition of membranes, sihnaling system, programmed apoptosis.

Publications: over 15 papers.

Marina Vladimirovna Isakina

Marina Vladimirovna Isakina was born in 1989 in Saransk. Entered the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2006 and graduated from the department of Physics and Chemistry in 2011. Completed her post-graduate studies in 2014. 

Area of expertise: regenerative medicine, pharmacological correction of pathology of peripheral nervous system.

Publications: over 10 papers.

AUXILIARY EDUCATIONAL STUFF

Maria Nikolaevna Grishanova

Maria Nikolaevna Grishanova was born on 22 September 1953 in Cgeberchino village in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1977. Worked as a teaching expert and a senior assistant. Head of the university laboratory of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2000. Took a great part in development of the laboratory and creation of workshop on Biophysics. Has been carrying out governmental researches.

Nadezhda Petrovovna Gedoskina

Nadezhda Petrovovna Gedoskina was born on 29 June 1951 in Ardatovo, Russia. Completed an external program of the Department of Chemistry and Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1981. From 1977 to 2008 worked at «Biokhimik» industrial plant as a machine operative, laboratory assistant, chief laboratory assistant, microbiologist, chief microbiologist, head of the microbiological unit).

Chief laboratory assistant of the Chair since February, 2009.

Area of expertise: microbic biotechnologies, bacterial exopolysaccharides.

Yulia Aleksandrovna Sutulova

Yulia Aleksandrovna Sutulova was born in Vyatskie polyani, the Kirov region, Russia. Studied at Vyatsko-polyanskaya secondary school from 1991 to 2001. Entered the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2001, graduated from it in 2006. Chief laboratory assistant since 2006, head of university laboratories of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2013.

Nina Gerasimovna Savchenko

A laboratory assistant of the Сenter of Biotechnology since 2011.

Natalia Nikolaevna Alemanova

Natalia Nikolaevna Alemanova was born on 1 February 1985 in Otradnoe village in Mordovia, Russia. Entered the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2002, graduated from it in 2007. Chief laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Bioengineering since 2007.

Irina Yurievna Kotova

Irina Yurievna Kotova was born on 2 August 1964 in Magdeburg, Germany.  Studied at Gvardeiskaya secondary school from 1971 to 1981. Entered the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 1982, graduated from it in 1987. Chief laboratory assistant at the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2011.

Ekaterina Alekseevna Babina

Ekaterina Alekseevna Babina was born on 7 February 1990 in Saransk, Russia. Studied at the secondary school №15 from 1997 to 2007. Entered the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2007, graduated from it in 2012. Chief laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2015.

Nadezhda Evgenievna Nazarova

Laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2013.

Oksana Valerievna Bochkareva

Laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2013.

Tatiana Sergeevna Druzhinkina

Laboratory assistance of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry.

Elena Venedictovna Kuznetsova

Laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2012.

Roman Yurievich Kibakov

Laboratory assistant of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry since 2014.

POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE CHAIR OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, BIOENGINEERING AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Nikolai Vasilievich Novokuptsev

Nikolai Vasilievich Novokuptsev was born on 7 February 1990 in Kulikovka village, Mordovia, Russia. Entered the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2007, graduated from it in 2012 with honors. Started his post-graduate studies in 2012. Head of Youth Center for Innovations of the department of Biotechnology and Biology.

Area of expertise: azotobactervinilandi strain D-08, exopolysaccharide levana, environmental safety, biocomposite materials.

Publications: over 5 papers.

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Levina

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Levina was born on 6 November 1991 in Saransk. Entered the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2008 and graduated from it in 2013. Started her post-graduate studies in 2013.

Area of expertise: bioethanol, cellulolytic enzymatic preparations.

Elena Victorovna Kezina

Elena Victorovna Kezina was born on 15 December1990 in Tengushevo village, Mordovia, Russia. Entered the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2008. Graduated from the Department of Biotechnology and Biology in 2013 and started her post-graduate studies in 2013. 

Area of expertise: composite materials.

Sergey Ivanovich Pinyaev

Sergey Ivanovich Pinyaev was born on 22 September 1990. Entered the Department of Biotechnology and Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2008, graduated from it in 2013 and started his post-graduate studies the same year.

Area of expertise: regeneration of damaged peripherical nerves, influence of physiologically active compounds on nerve’s regeneration.

Evgeniy Vladimirovich Tutyaev

Evgeniy Vladimirovich Tutyaev was born on 25 September 1990 in Novaya Aleksamdrovka village, Modovia, Russia. Graduated from the Department of Biology of the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2012 with honors. Post-graduate student of the Chair of Biochemistry (2012-2014) and of the Chair of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry (2014-present).

Area of expertise: biochemistry and biophysics of photosynthetic processes, CR-spectroscopy of carotinoids. 

Publications: 19 papers, including 3 VAK articles and 1 Web of Science and Scopus article.

Michael Vladimiovich Shankin

Michael Vladimiovich Shankin was born on 29 November 1990 in Staroe Shaigovo village, Mordovia, Saransk. Graduated from the Ogarev Mordovia State University in 2014 and started his post-graduate studies in Biotechnology the same year.

Area of expertise: microbiology, bacterial exopolysaccharides, bacterial cellulose, nanocomposite materials based on bacterial cellulose. 

Publications: 6 papers.

Alena Olegovna Bogatyreva

Alena Olegovna Bogatyreva was born 21 September 1991 in Saransk. Graduated from the OMSU and began her post-graduate studies in «Biotechnology (nanobiotechnology» in 2014.

Area of expertise: microbiology, bacterial exopolysaccharides, bacterial cellulose.

Publications: 8 papers

Nataliya Borisovna Sapunova

Nataliya Borisovna Sapunova was born in Khabarovsk. Entered the department of Biotechnology and Biology of the OMSU in 2010, graduated from it in 2015 with distinction and began her post-graduate studies.

Area of expertise: microbal biotechnologies, bacterial exopolysaccharides, bacterial cellulose.