2005-2007 PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia 2000-2005 MSc (Honour) in Chemistry Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University (Russia) From 2013 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow (Aston University, Birmingham, UK) 2001-2007 Junior Scientific Researcher at Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. Demonstrator for "Introductory Chemistry Laboratory" and "Organic Chemistry Laboratory"

My research is devoted to the department of novel photoluminescent metal cluster/organic polymer materials and to assess their potential in light-emitting applications, such as Organic Light Emitting Diods and biological applications, such as bioimaging