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• Scientists Propose Method of Assessing the Gene-Disease Connection

  The method can be used to assess the probability of a specific gene or genes affecting various processes in an organism, including the development of diseases. The article was published in BMC Bioinformatics.

  27.11.2020

• Beginner’s Guide to Brainstorming and Writing Articles for Scientific Journals

  How many experiments should you carry out for an article? What do you do if you can't get into Nano Letters on the first try? And, above all, how do you deal with frustration and burnout? Find all the answers to these troubling questions in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  25.11.2020

• ITMO Launches a Series of Scientific Meetups With the Vice Rector for Research

  During these meetings, scientists from ITMO University and their colleagues from all over the world will discuss cutting-edge scientific projects from various fields of studies. Vladimir Nikiforov, Vice Rector for Research at ITMO University, will moderate the events. Find out more in this ITMO.NEWS article.  

  24.11.2020

• Top Nine Questions About Genome Decoding

  These days, we often hear about scientists having decoded the genome of this or that species. ITMO.NEWS and Aleksey Komissarov, a researcher at ITMO’s SCAMT Institute, explain what DNA is, how it helps us study animal ancestry, and in what way DNA testing differs from genome research.

  20.11.2020

• Picture of the Week: Test Fluid in a Decellularized Spinach Leaf

  A decellularized, nearly-transparent spinach leaf is used as a model for testing thrombolytics. Such models of plant origin can become the alternative to the use of lab animals as test subjects.

  16.11.2020

• ITMO Researcher Nominated for Person of the Year by Fontanka.ru

  Kirill Koshelev, a researcher from ITMO University, has been nominated for the Fontanka.ru media portal’s Recognition and Influence award. The list of ten nominees whose achievements were noted by the expert committee is available here (in Russian). Public voting will continue until November 30.

  16.11.2020

• Art Project as Thesis Initiative Launches at ITMO

  This year, ITMO University launches a unique initiative that will allow Master’s students to collaborate with each other and create an interdisciplinary project in place of  their thesis. Read more about it in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  12.11.2020

• BioPrint Workshop Takes Place at ITMO University

  Top scientists from Canada, Germany, China, and the US have discussed the future of bioprinting with students, who also were able to try 3D printing with their own hands. Learn more in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  10.11.2020

• ITMO Highpark Joins New AI-Focused Science and Education Center

  ITMO Highpark, the university’s upcoming second campus in the satellite city Yuzhny, has joined a scientific and educational center within the framework of the NOC project. This center will be engaged in studying artificial intelligence in industry.

  10.11.2020

• University College Dublin's Prof. John T. Sheridan on Holography, Career, and Irish Culture

  This November, one of the top experts in the world of photonics will conduct a series of open lectures for ITMO students. ITMO.NEWS spoke with Professor John T. Sheridan about the future of holography, academic networking, and why he believes it’s better to think it over ten times before becoming a professor.

  09.11.2020