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• A Breath of Fresh Air in Science: ITMO Graduate on Finding Herself in Science, Interdisciplinarity and Bioinformatics

  …ter I defended my PhD thesis. Then, I stayed at the department as an experimental biologist – I worked in genetic engineering, biotechnologies, and molecular biology; created “new” viruses and vaccines based on them. In the bioinformatics’ lingo, I busied myself with “wet” biology. In 2014, I was invited to do an internship and then a postdoc in Dundee, Scotland, at …

  08.12.2020

• First Year Student Daniil Kazantsev Presents Project at Sberbank Conference on Artificial Intelligence

  … development of artificial intelligence. In the course of three days, over two hundred Russian and international specialists gave lectures, conducted workshops, and shared the newest inventions in the field of AI, data analysis algorithms, and machine learning. Among the speakers were Mike Davies, Director of Intel's Neuromorphic Computing Lab, Gurdeep Singh Pall,…

  07.12.2020

• Picture of the Week: Spinneret of Linothele Fallax Spider

• In Search of Phantom: Regular Graphite and PVC to Help Diagnose Oncological Diseases

• 5 Things That Make St. Petersburg Russia's Cultural Capital

  …y, Karl Fabergé, Nicholas Roerich, and many others. Every nook and cranny of St. Petersburg has a story to tell – from the day when Peter the Great laid the first stone to the new millennium. Cultural legacy St. Petersburg’s architectural gems transformed the city into an open-air museum, fusing Baroque, Neoclassical, and traditional Russian-Byzantine influ…

  07.12.2020

• Bioprosthetics: Can They Really Be Controlled With Our Minds?

  … a smartphone app. The previously available model, Indi, had only one grabbing movement in store. Apart from compensating for lost limb functions, prostheses can also add some new ones. For instance, you can pay for your purchases using an inbuilt NFC module or keep track of bodily functions on the inbuilt smart watch. What are the limitations of prosthetic li…

  04.12.2020

• Food of the Future: What’s to Come?

  …science play in this? Many factors influence the development of the food industry: the global economical and political situation, changes in people’s needs and preferences, new food production technologies, and even climate change. For these reasons, it is difficult to predict exactly what food of the future will be like. But it’s difficult to deny that it is an i…

  04.12.2020

• How To: Outdoor Ice Rinks

  …hose... thermals The crucial, most vital step when getting ready for an ice rink outing is deciding what to wear. It has to be comfortable and trusty – so probably not that new pair of jeans. It’s not a prerequisite that you fall when ice-skating, but this possibility surely has to be accounted for, which means it’s better to look less fashionable than to regret r…

  04.12.2020

• FoodTech Master’s Program Head Olesya Volokh: Food Is Always in Fashion

  …ed applying here. If the university is now also interested in the food industry – that’s great. Thirdly, a year and a half ago I started teaching at LMSU. It’s like a whole new world opened up for me. I realized that this is, too, a major part of my life. This work gives me energy and I enjoy influencing other people’s futures. ITMO’s efforts to transform its educ…

  03.12.2020

• Nanolasers, MRI, and Cultural Heritage: ITMO University Wins Three Megagrants

  …lications from various Russian universities and scientific centers, including three from ITMO – a record number for the university. “The megagrants help scientists launch new laboratories throughout the country. This funding can be used not only to develop certain fields but also improve the qualifications of academic staff,” says Irina Melchakova, the head of I…

  03.12.2020