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• ITMO’s Second Leadership Accelerator Opens Applications

  The ITMO/Leader accelerator is dedicated to developing key competencies of ITMO’s staff. Its participants will learn how to manage business processes, build teams, and create roadmaps. The program will start on March 13. Keep reading to find out more about the accelerator and how to sign up.

  10.03.2023

• ITMO Scientists Suggest Novel Nanoparticle-Based Cancer Treatment

  Cancer is the second most common death cause in the world, which in 2020 took the lives of nearly 10 million people – every sixth death, according to WHO. Globally, researchers are developing new, more efficient treatments for oncological diseases. Scientists from ITMO also contribute to these efforts: recently, they have come up with a universally applicable magnetic particle from zinc ferrite and manganese ferrite that can facilitate both cancer diagnostics and treatment. The new method increases the efficiency of radiotherapy by 40%, and during magnetic hyperthermia it can heat cancer cells in several seconds, while also securing less exposure for the healthy cells. This study was published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

  07.03.2023

• Our Team’s Picks for a Productive Commute

  Here at the office, we have many things in common. For instance, all of us have to take various means of transport every morning to get here. Hopefully, by now you know that we are the original kind and we don’t just spend this time on our phones. What do we do instead? Read on for some quirky inspiration from yours truly.

  07.03.2023

• ITMO Bachelor’s Student Petr Gumennik Wins Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix

  Russian figure skater and a Bachelor’s student at ITMO Petr Gumennik has won the Russian Grand Prix Final, scoring a total of 282.12 points.

  06.03.2023

• AI Plus Chemistry: Lab Robots, Drug Development and More

  As science grows more complex, successful researchers have to rely on more than experiments and calculations: AI is quickly becoming indispensable. Predicting the properties of molecules and materials for drug delivery, synthesizing compounds with set properties, and developing new materials – these are just a few of the tasks flawlessly accomplished by AI. For this article, we turned to ITMO’s Nikita Serov, an engineer at the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry, to talk about the doors opened by AI in natural sciences.

  03.03.2023

• New Method to Detect Influenza and Coronavirus Suggested at ITMO

  Researchers from ITMO University and Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza have suggested a multipurpose method that can detect coronavirus and influenza type A and B viruses in biological liquids. At the core of the novel method is surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with machine learning, which help make it up to 85% accurate – meaning that it performs better than express tests (which produce false positive results in 11-48% of cases). Moreover, the new method compares favorably with PCR, too, as it takes minutes to complete. The solution is described in an article published in Biosensors.

  02.03.2023

• Admissions to Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Now Open at ITMO

  Today, on March 1, ITMO University begins to process applications from prospective Bachelor’s and Master’s students. What’s new this year, what programs are available, and how to apply – find it all out in this article.

  01.03.2023

• Going Green: ITMO Launches Master’s Program in Decarbonization for the Energy Industry

  Decarbonization is a growing trend in the energy industry – all over the world, oil and gas companies are adopting technologies meant to curb their greenhouse emissions. In Russia, industry giants Gazprom and Lukoil have both launched decarbonization programs. However, as a nascent initiative, it still requires niche specialists, namely, engineers capable of operating the related equipment and designing recycling facilities. Starting this year, ITMO will train such specialists within its Master’s program Decarbonization Technologies for Fuel and Energy Industry. Read on to discover all you need to know about it.

  01.03.2023

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 4-5, 2023

  Is it truly spring out there? We can hardly believe it ourselves, but such are the facts. Therefore, some spring-welcoming activities are in order. We suggest curious exhibitions, an off-the-beaten-track play, and a startling musical experience. In other words, an exciting weekend is ahead – so let’s get to planning it!

  01.03.2023

• Meet the Winners of ITMO.Love Awards

  Do you meet every single one of your deadlines? Always go on bike rides with the Rector? Maybe you put together an interdisciplinary team that created an awesome new project? Or are you simply always there for your colleagues when they need it? To recognize the contributions of ITMO employees who work to improve this university, ITMO hosted its first annual ITMO.Love awards! In total, the contest received 247 submissions, with 9 of them declared the winners by audience vote. Read on to find out who won the hearts and votes of the ITMO.Family.

  28.02.2023