Profile
Biomedical research scientist with 10+ years of experience in molecular biology and immunology. Published 28 peer-reviewed papers (h-index 19), secured $3.2M in grant funding, and led multi-institutional collaborative studies.
Education
Moscow State University / Visiting Scholar at ETH Zürich
Experience
Harvard Medical School / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
–Lead 8-person research team investigating novel CAR-T cell therapies for solid tumours
–Secured $1.8M NIH R01 grant as principal investigator for 5-year immunotherapy study
–Published 12 papers in Nature Medicine, Cell, and Journal of Clinical Investigation
MIT Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Cambridge, MA
–Developed CRISPR-based screening platform identifying 15 novel drug targets in pancreatic cancer
–Collaborated with 4 pharmaceutical companies on translational research programmes
–Mentored 6 PhD students and 3 undergraduate researchers
Projects
Co-founded multi-institutional consortium across 5 academic centres studying next-gen CAR-T therapies — 3 candidates entering Phase I trials
Skills
CRISPR / Gene Editing · Flow Cytometry / FACS · Immunoassays (ELISA / Western Blot) · Bioinformatics (R / Python) · Grant Writing & Peer Review
Languages
Russian (Native) · English (C2) · German (B1)
Interests
Science Communication · Classical Piano · Cross-Country Skiing