2004 – Graduated with honors from the Biology Faculty, Perm State University. Master’s Degree. Functional characteristics of Rhodococcus biosurfactants.
2004 - PhD student (Microbiology). Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Ivshina I.B., corresponding member to the Russian Academy of Sciences.
2010 – Defended PhD thesis. Accumulation of heavy metal salts by actinobacteria, and immobilization and recovery of heavy metals using Rhodococcus biosurfactants. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Ivshina I.B., corresponding member to the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Actinobacteria, bioremediation, biosurfactants, heavy metals.

Interregional Russian Microbiological Society, Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), Delft, Holland.

1. The I degree diploma for oral presentation at the Interregional conference of young scientists "Current problems of ecology, microbiology and immunology", Perm, Russia, 2002.
2. Winner of the XI All-Russian conference of students, PhD students and young scientists "Ecology: problems and ways to solve", Perm, Russia, 2003.
3. Best student Governor’s Scholarship in the academic year of 2003-2004.
4. Diploma for the best oral presentation at the 8th International Pushchino school-conference of young scientists "Biology is the science of XXI century", Pushchino, Russia, 2004.
5. Best Scientific Presentation Diploma, Demidov’s Reading in the Ural, Yekaterinburg, 2006.