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• In a Nutshell: Genome Editing and the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  …c laboratory. . How do you edit the genome? If it’s the CRISPR/Cas9 method that we’re talking about, you begin with choosing a target ― a DNA sequence that you want to edit. Then, researchers prepare a construct that contains the cas complex (a protein, endonuclease, that uses RNA to find a target in the DNA and disrupt the sequence) and a tag for our…

  08.10.2020

• Staff Spotlight: Daniel Nsengumuremyi, Rwanda

  …When did you come to Russia? I came to Russia in 2014 to get my Master's at Ural Federal University (URFU) in Yekaterinburg. I come from an Eastern African country, Rwanda, and I got my Bachelor’s degree in applied biology there. By that time URFU had just launched a new program on food biotechnology taught in English, so they invited international students to app…

  08.10.2020

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 10-11, 2020

  …ol headliners, and your soon-to-be-favorite festival weekend, filled with live sounds and the brightest emotions – the Zhivoy Rock Fest is being held for the 13th time. Do you want to experience Russian rock music to the fullest and enjoy a majestic view of the Gulf of Finland? Then add this one to your calendar and don’t forget about the good mood (and an umbrella –…

  07.10.2020

• What is ITMO's Buddy System and How Does it Work?

  …of it, the club leaders can recommend this student as a candidate for an exchange program. “Unfortunately, very often people come and say: “we came to you only because we want to go on an exchange.” This is a little frustrating because the first people international students see when they come to St. Petersburg are their buddies,” explains Anna. “ Buddies help t…

  07.10.2020

• ITMO.STARS 2020 Winners: Who Are They?

  …ition. I find it more interesting to deal with the “filling” – software rather than hardware – and that's why I entered the Software Engineering and not Robotics program. I want to get a fundamental education, with an in-depth study of mathematics and programming. But at the same time, I like to solve more applied problems and get results that can be seen and touc…

  06.10.2020

• Epidemiologist Vasily Vlassov on Medical Problems Exposed by the Pandemic

  …ics that sometimes create an unclear picture of what’s going on in healthcare. These problems occurred long before the pandemic, but it’s important to keep them in mind if you want to understand all the contradictions that occur in the media. “As you have probably heard, interventional cardiologists have been able to reduce the number of deaths caused by heart a…

  06.10.2020

• You Can Fight the World and Win: ITMO Graduate Kirill Rivkin on DataArt, Studies in the US and His Startup

  … which turned out to be really successful in Russia. You have once interviewed Dmitriy Andrianov, who also works at DataArt. I left the company with a heavy heart but I didn’t want to be just a programmer.  As far as I know, you studied to be a programmer and not a physicist?  Almost any job these days involves a certain degree of programming. Even experimental…

  05.10.2020

• KronBars Named Best Russian Student Sports Club for the Fourth Year in a Row

  … organize ASSC events, and come up with unique projects (for example, the KRONBARS.ATHLETES project, a program to support ITMO's athletes in extreme sports). In the future, we want to compete with professional sports clubs in the field of media and marketing,” says Angelina Shulyakovskaya, the club's PR manager. KronBars received first places in the nominations …

  05.10.2020

• New Coworking Space Opens at ITMO’s Kronverksky Campus

  …r, you can also come here to rest or work on your own. When I was a student, the schedule was organized in such a way that we never had long breaks between lectures. Today, we want to make it so that students would come to ITMO to not just attend lectures but to also work on their own and in teams, do their homework, brainstorm, and rest. And this coworking space is …

  05.10.2020

• The Unexpectedly Superstitious Side of St. Petersburg

  …o. So, where better to make your dreams turn into reality?  Follow our route! Here are some lucky sights in St. Petersburg that you really shouldn’t miss; after all, you do want your time in Russia to be lucky (and it’s also good for your hand-eye coordination): Fountain Ball Malaya Sadovaya St., 8 One of the street's main attractions is its fountain with…

  05.10.2020