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• Discovery of Lung Cancer Mutations Responsive to Targeted Therapies and to Immunotherapies

  … significance of the study enabled the identification of novel driver mutations that affect the activity of several proteins responsible for signaling in cells. In this study, scientists used statistical methods to distinguish likely driver mutations from the so-called passenger mutations that occur during cancer development, but do not provoke tumor growth. In to…

  10.05.2016

• Important Choice: ITMO U Grad Shares His Experience

  …Why did you decide to study at ITMO? At the time when Dr. Parfenov was recruiting students into his department, I thought I was very fascinated with computer science and programming, and there was more than enough time to decide which university to apply to. I passed the exams and was accepted to the department before the exams for other schools started, and so I …

  09.05.2016

• Nanophotonics and Metamaterials: New Summer School Introduces Its` Lecturers

  …International Summer School Nanophotonics and Metamaterials will take place in ITMO U`s Sports Camp Yagodnoe on June 21-24. It will include unique lectures presented by scientists from Stanford University (the USA), Institut Laue-Langevin (France), Aalto University (Finland) and other universities. Alexander Khanikaev, one of the international lecturers gave an inter…

  06.05.2016

• METANANO-2016 Opens Its` Doors

  …itute of Fundamental Physics (MIFP). Alexey Kavokin, MIFP`s founder, supported the offer of the Chair of Nanophotonics and Metameterials, which had received a grant by Russian Science Foundation, to organize this event. “The Conference will include two tracks. The first one will be centered around nanophotonics and metamaterials. The second one will fuse togethe…

  05.05.2016

• Experts Discussed Publishing Activity of Russian Scientists at ITMO U

  …According to Asdaa Kotani, Vice President of Springer Nature, over the last five years Russian scientists have increased the amount of publications by 4.1 %. Most of presented articles were developed by physicists, chemists, natural sciences and nanotechnology experts, who presented more articles than all their international colleagues.…

  04.05.2016

• How to Go Global: Testimonials by International Students and Researchers

  …ed from University of Costa Rica and became a specialist in meteorology. However I had no money to enter a PhD program in my country. Fortunately the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation supports international students. Thus I got an opportunity to receive required knowledge at ITMO University. I`ve learned lots of useful information connected …

  03.05.2016

• Key to success: «Do what you truly like!»

  …h Ms. Pyayt invented Telescopic Pixel (a competitor to LCD), which gained international media attention and was highlighted in high-profile journals like Nature, and other top scientific venues. The original publication was translated into more than 30 languages worldwide. «ITMO provides a strong foundation. With it you could pursue a lot of things. Some alumni bec…

  02.05.2016

• Biotech 12+: “World of Science” Conference for Young Scientists in St. Petersburg

  …nd for several years but in the past it was called “Nanoindustry and Technologies of the Future”. In 2016, it moved to ITMO University and was divided into two sections: exact sciences and biotechnologies. The conference shares its name with the new science education center at “Lakhta Center,” according to the conference’s organizers…

  29.04.2016

• Russian-Belgian Collaboration: Photonics, Robotics and IT

  …ome larger due to VUB`s research activities and collaboration with well-known technical universities including Free University of Brussels. Currently it includes more than 150 scientific centers, most of whose focal areas are unique. VUB has eight departments both technical and humanitarian. According to QS Worldwide ranking, Vrije Universiteit Brussel places 172nd a…

  28.04.2016

• Detecting Cancer by Analyzing Breath

  …s. That is why the Italian researchers started to research all volatile organic compounds appeared in lungs as oppose to separate molecules. For providing this research the scientists have developed sensors based on porphyrin and quartz resonator called electronic nose. The molecules stand on porphyrin, which becomes heavier. Thanks to this and also to various che…

  27.04.2016