Daria Avdanina | Genetic Engineering | Women Researcher Award

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Dr. Daria Avdanina | Genetic Engineering | Women Researcher Award

“Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Russia

Dr. Daria Avdanina is a researcher at the Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, specializing in the biological deterioration and protection of cultural heritage. Her scientific expertise lies at the intersection of cell biology, mycology, microbiology, and conservation science, with a strong focus on identifying complex consortia of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms responsible for the degradation of artworks. Her work integrates molecular diagnostics, DNA extraction, whole-genome sequencing, and post-sequencing analysis to understand microbial colonization of historical objects, particularly ancient tempera paintings and monumental art.  She has successfully completed and led competitively funded research projects supported by the Russian Science Foundation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. Through interdisciplinary collaborations with major museums and leading research institutes, she applies advanced analytical techniques such as ATR-FTIR, SEM, XRF, Raman spectroscopy, and EDX. Her contributions culminate in practical restoration guidelines and the development of non-toxic, environmentally safe biocides, advancing sustainable conservation practices and reinforcing the scientific foundations of heritage preservation.


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Fungi-Destructors of Painting Materials Isolated in the State Tretyakov Gallery as Novel Promising Producers of Antimicrobial Compounds
A. A. Ermolyuk, D. A. Avdanina, F. S. Koblov, et al., Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 2025.

Search for New Materials Based on Chitosan for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Anna Ermolyuk, Daria Avdanina, Adelya Khayrova, et al., Heritage Science, 2024.
3′-Amino Modifications Enhance the Antifungal Properties of N4-Alkyl-5-Methylcytidines for Potential Biocides
Liudmila A. Alexandrova, Oleg V. Shevchenko, Maxim V. Jasko, et al., New Journal of Chemistry, 2022.

Liudmila Alexandrova | Biology and Life Sciences | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Liudmila Alexandrova | Biology and Life Sciences | Research Excellence Award

EIMB RAS | Russia

Liudmila A. Alexandrova is a senior researcher at the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, with a distinguished career spanning several decades in molecular biology and medicinal chemistry. She received her education from Lomonosov Moscow State University and completed her postgraduate training at EIMB RAS. An Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, she has gained extensive international research experience through postdoctoral work in Czechoslovakia and Germany. Her scientific contributions include the design and synthesis of biologically active modified nucleosides and nucleotides, with a strong focus on antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal drug mechanisms. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and holds five Russian patents, reflecting a substantial body of documented research output.  She has successfully supervised four PhD dissertations and over 35 diploma theses, while currently mentoring postgraduate researchers. Recipient of two Russian Academy of Sciences awards, her work has significantly advanced the development of novel bacterial and fungal growth inhibitors, establishing her as a respected contributor to biomedical and chemical research with lasting scientific influence.

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The synthesis and antituberculosis activity of 5′-nor carbocyclic uracil derivatives
E. Matyugina, A. Khandazhinskaya, L. Chernousova, S. Andreevskaya, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 20(22), 6680–6686, 2012. (Citations: 82)


Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains H37Rv and MDR MS-115 by a new set of C5 modified pyrimidine nucleosides
E.R. Shmalenyuk, L.N. Chernousova, I.L. Karpenko, S.N. Kochetkov, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 21(17), 4874–4884, 2013. (Citations: 72)


2′-Deoxynucleoside 5′-triphosphates modified at α-, β- and γ-phosphates as substrates for DNA polymerases
L.A. Alexandrova, A.Y. Skoblov, M.V. Jasko, L.S. Victorova, A.A. Krayevsky, Nucleic Acids Research, 26(3), 778–786, 1998. (Citations: 68)


Oligonucleotide derivatives bearing reactive and stabilizing groups attached to C5 of deoxyuridine
A.S. Levina, D.R. Tabatadse, L.M. Khalimskaya, T.A. Prichodko, G.V. Shishkin, Bioconjugate Chemistry, 4(5), 319–325, 1993. (Citations: 49)


Colorimetric solid-phase minisequencing assay illustrated by detection of alpha 1-antitrypsin Z mutation
L. Harju, T. Weber, L. Alexandrova, M. Lukin, M. Ranki, A. Jalanko, Clinical Chemistry, 39(11), 2282–2287, 1993. (Citations: 47)