Bio

Degrees and education

2002 – Doctor of Sciences. Diploma ДК № 014249 – Superior Certifying Commission of Russia. Thesis title : « Comparative-embryological analysis of Demospongiae and its importance for theoretical aspects of evolution and phylogenesis of Sponges ».
1997 – Professor in Comparative Embryology of State University of Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Diploma ДЦ № 001216 – Minister of higher and professional education of Russia.
1990 - Ph Doctor. Diploma БЛ № 023962, Zoological Institute of Academy of Sciences of USSR, Leningrad : « The sponges of White and Barents Sea : composition of faunas, their genesis and comparative ecological analysis ». Supervisor Dr V.M. Koltun.
1986 – 1989 - PhD student in Zoological Institute of Academy of Sciences (Leningrad). Supervisor Dr V.M. Koltun.
1979 – 1984 – Master of biological sciences (Embryology), State University of Leningrad, Leningrad. Diploma ИВ № 811242 : « Some features of sexual reproduction of the White Sea sponge Iophon piceus (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida ». Supervisor Dr S.M. Efremova.

Professional and scientific background

2018 – currently Senior researcher in CNRS-INEE. Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology, marine and terrestrial, UMR 7263. Marine station in Endoume, Marseille, France.
2012 – 2017. Research Director in Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology, marine and terrestrial, UMR 7263 CNRS-INEE.. Marine station in Endoume, Marseille, France.
2010 – 2011. Senior researcher in CNRS. Centre d’Océanologie de Marseille CNRS UMR 6540 DIMAR Station marine d’Endoume, Marseille, France.
2010 (01.01 – 31.01) - Invited professor in National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.
2007 (01.06) – 2009 (31.05) – Postdoctoral research fellow Marie-Curie, Centre d’Océanologie de Marseille CNRS UMR 6540 DIMAR Station marine d’Endoume, Marseille, France.
2007 (13.01 – 12.02) - Invited professor in Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
2006 (01.01 – 15.03) - Invited professor in Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
2005 – currently. Professor of embryology, Department of Embryology, Faculty of Biology, State University of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
2004 - 2005 – Postdoctoral research fellow in Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique.
2002 (01.07 – 30.11) – Associated scientist in CNRS, Centre d’Océanologie de Marseille, CNRS UMR 6540 DIMAR. Station marine d’Endoume, Marseille, France.
2001 (01.06 – 30.06) - Invited professor in l’Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
2000 (01.07 – 30.10) – Invited scientist in Université de la Méditerranée, Centre d’Océanologie de Marseille, CNRS UMR 6540 DIMAR, Station marine d’Endoume, Marseille, France.
1992 - 2005 – Associated professor of embryology, Department of Embryology, Faculty of Biology, State University of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
1992 – 2009 – Senior scientist, Laboratory of Ontogenesis, Biological Institute, State University of Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
1990 – 1992 - Scientist in Department of Sponges and Coelenterates, Zoological Institute of Academy of Sciences of USSR (Leningrad).
1984 – 1986 - Scientist stagier in Department of Sponges and Coelenterates, Zoological Institute of Academy of Sciences of USSR (Leningrad).