Deputy Scientific Director, Director of the Department of Commercial Aquatic Organisms
Born on December 4, 1959
Doctor of Biology
More than 100 scientific publications, including 4 monographs, two patents
1982
Graduated with honors from the Biological Faculty of Moscow State University with a degree in Zoology and Botany
1982-1986
Studied at the VNIRO full-time postgraduate school. During his postgraduate studies took part in long-range oceanic expeditions to the Pacific and Indian Oceans
1986-1992
Junior researcher at the Laboratory of Commercial Invertebrates of VNIRO
1991
Defended his PhD thesis on "Comparative morphology and anatomy of squid gladiuses of the family Ommastrephidae"
1993-1999
Organized and led VNIRO resource studies of squid in the Bering Sea, as a result of which the Commander's squid stock was estimated and its exploitation started in the Bering Sea
He has consistently held the positions of junior, senior and leading researcher in the Laboratory of commercial invertebrates and algae.
2001-2002
Worked as a scientific observer in the Fisheries Department of the Falkland Islands
Since 2002he resumed work at VNIRO.
2006
Became the Head of the Laboratory of Commercial Invertebrates and Algae
2008
Defended his doctoral dissertation on "Evolution of the shell of cephalopods (cl. Cephalopoda)" with a degree in Zoology
2009-2012
Head of the Division of Commercial Hydrobiology of VNIRO
2012-2018
Deputy Director of VNIRO
November 2018 – present
Deputy Scientific Director of VNIRO
Awards
- Acknowledgement of VNIRO (1993)
- Title ‘Honored Worker of VNIRO’ (2003)
- Certificate of Honor of the Federal Academy of Natural Resources (2006)
- II Class Medal ‘For Merits in the Development of the Russian Fisheries’ degree (2013)
- Title ‘Honored Worker of the Fishery of Russia’ (2019)
- Title ‘Honored Fishery Worker of the Russian Federation’ (2022)