Academic interests
iPSC differentiation, disease modeling Microfluidic, 3D and organotypic in vitro culture models.
Background
- Postdoctoral Fellowship. Oslo University Hospital HF, Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research. Advisor: prof. Joel Glover. (Modeling of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with iPSCs-derived motor neurons, muscle cells and astrocytes and application of microfluidic culture systems)
- Head of the Cell Culture Laboratory, Stem Cell Bank Pokrovsky, St-Petersburg, Russia (Development and optimization of MSC isolation, processing, expansion, differentiation. Quality control and assurance, stem cells potency testing, development of ATMP)
- PhD, Cell Biology. St-Petersburg State University, Russia (PhD thesis: “Experimental assay of functionality of mesenchymal stem cells from different tissues”)