Education:

2012-2018:  PhD in Cancer Biology & Neurosurgery (University of Oslo & Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway) - "The Study of Glioblastoma’s Invasion and Hypoxic Tolerance at Anatomical, Cellular and Transcriptional Levels. A Focus on Real-time Single Cell Observations”.

1999-2004:  PhD in Immunology & Neurosurgery (Bashkir State Medical University & Regional Neurosurgical Center, Republican Clinical Hospital, Ufa, Russia) - “The Immune Status of Patients with Hydrocephalus”.

2001-2003:  Clinical residency in neurosurgery, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia.

2000-2001:  Clinical internship, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia.

1994-2000:   MD, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia.

Research interests/projects:

• Cancer biology: cancer invasion, tumor microenvironment, live time-lapse of tumor/immune cells’ interactions
• Reparative/regenerative cell biology: stem cells based tissue repair, organoids
• Neuroscience: brain plasticity, brain-computer interfaces in neuro-rehabilitation, stem-cell based approaches in restoration of injured central nervous system
• Clinical neurosurgery – brain and spinal tumor surgery, multidisciplinary neuro-oncology, reconstructive neurosurgery

Work experience:

2020-present:  Researcher, Department of Cellular Therapy, Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

2020-present:  Visiting researcher, RITMO - center, "Brain-Computer Interface" – project,   University of Oslo, Norway

 2017-2018:     Medical doctor, Drammen Hospital, Drammen, Norway

 2010-2017:     Research-fellow and PhD-student, Vilhelm Magnus Laboratory for Neurosurgical Research, Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital &  University of Oslo

2016-2017:    Medical doctor, A-Medi Medical Center, Asker, Norway

 2015-2015:  Medical doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

 2007-2010:  Assistant professor, Bashkir State Medical University, Faculty of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ufa, Russia

2003-2010:   Medical doctor (specialist in neurosurgery), Regional Neurosurgical Center, Republican Clinical Hospital, Ufa, Russia

2001-2002:     Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, Eastern Humanitarian University, Ufa, Russia

Awards:

-  Travel research fellowship grant, University of Oslo, Institute of Surgical Research, Oslo, Norway, 2010-2011

-  Travel clinical fellowship grant, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, 2010

-  Travel clinical fellowship grant, Open Medical Institute, American-Austrian Foundation, University of Vienna, Algemeines Krankenhaus, Austria, 2010

-  Travel grant, Open Medical Institute, American-Austrian Foundation, Salzburg, Austria, 2006 & 2007

- Prize for the best presentation at the V-th Congress of Neurosurgeons, Russia, Ufa, 2009

-  Prize for innovations in neurosurgery, Russia, Ufa, 2008

-  First class degree (Diploma with high honors) for the excellent study, Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia, 2000

- Golden Medal for excellent study at High School, Ufa, Russia, 1994