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ITMO Fellowship Stories: Maxim Likhanov on Importance of Spatial Skills and Synergy Between Chemistry and Neuroscience
In 2019, Maxim Likhanov graduated from Tomsk State University with a PhD in philology. Two years later, he won the chance to do his research at ITMO University as part of ITMO Fellowship and Professorship Program. ITMO.NEWS talked to the scientist to learn more about how to succeed in chemistry, why spatial skills are important, and how they’ve transformed his life.
23.11.2021
ITMO Fellowship Stories: Scientist Dmitry Karlovets on Research Programs in Russia and Germany
After earning his PhD in theoretical physics in 2008, Dmitry Karlovets joined a postdoc program in Germany where he spent another three years. In 2021, the scientist joined ITMO.Family as a research fellow at the School of Physics and Engineering. In this article, Dmitry speaks about why he decided to pursue his academic career in Germany, explains the difference between research programs in Russia and abroad, and shares his academic goals for the future.
15.11.2021
ITMO Fellowship Stories: Daniel Sapori on His Decision to Pursue Science in Russia
Daniel Sapori came from France to St. Petersburg to do applied research on perovskite solar cells. Now, he works at ITMO’s Laboratory of Hybrid Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics under the supervision of Sergey Makarov.
07.05.2021
ITMO Launches Russia’s First English-Language Master’s Program in Public Health Sciences
What are public health sciences and what does a specialist in that field do? How has the pandemic affected the demand for health sciences experts? ITMO University’s Center for Science Communication is launching a new English-language Master’s program titled Public Health Sciences. We spoke to Anton Barchuk, head of the program, about its educational process and the career prospects of its graduates.
22.04.2021
New Dean of Biotech Mikhail Kurushkin about the Future of the Faculty
Before the start of this academic year, the Faculty of Food Biotechnology and Engineering got a new name and is now the Faculty of Biotechnologies (or Biotech). ITMO.NEWS talked to Mikhail Kurushkin, the newly appointed dean of the faculty about his plans for Biotech’s future development.
23.09.2020
Researcher Svetlana Ulasevich on Fighting Resistant Bacteria With Ultrasound
Svetlana Ulasevich is an associate professor and researcher at ITMO University’s Infochemistry Scientific Center, as well as a specialist in sonochemistry, electrochemistry, and biomimetic materials.
17.07.2020
Immunologist and ITMO Fellow Marina Dukhinova: ‘Proud to Be a Part of Russian Science’
Marina Dukhinova is a biologist and immunologist whose research focuses on the use of immune modulation in the treatment of inflammatory and cancerous diseases. ITMO.NEWS caught up with the researcher to find out what drew her back to Russia, what she loves about working at ITMO, and which country she sees herself living in in the future.
08.07.2020
ITMO Fellow Ananya Das: I Came to St. Petersburg for Applied Research
The Indian researcher told ITMO.NEWS about her work, the promising applications of carbon dots, and the pleasant surprises St. Petersburg offers when compared to Calcutta.
02.07.2020
ITMO Fellow Anna Zhuk on Her Path from Mathematics to Bioinformatics and Research at ITMO
The researcher told ITMO.NEWS about her work in comparative genomics, how model yeast objects are used for understanding the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of human diseases, and how standup paddleboarding helps her relax after intense work.
30.06.2020
At the Intersection of Biology, Chemistry, and IT: New Participants of ITMO Fellowship & Professorship Program on Their Research at ITMO
How to make scientists, constantly cooped up in their laboratories, communicate more and find new points of contact for joint work at the intersection of several fields of knowledge? This question is especially topical for those who work on fixed-term contracts or as part of an exchange and are thus especially intent on spending all their time on work. It is for supporting communication between different scientists coming to ITMO that the university’s Internationalization Department organizes meetups for participants of the ITMO Fellowship & Professorship program. ITMO.NEWS attended this year’s first gathering to find out more about the research pursued by the new members of the community.
12.03.2020