Natalia A. Mikhailova is the Principal Researcher and Head of Cell Technologies at the Center of the Institute of Cytology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. They attended Saint-Petersburg (Leningrad) State University (Biological Faculty, MS) and received their Ph.D from Moscow State University (Biological Faculty). They were an Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Cytology, Histology in 2005 and received their DSci in 2012. Their work experience is in Molecular and Cell Biology. Current and previous research interests include biomedicine, cell technologies, and population genetics. They are a member of the Scientific Council of the Society for Cell Biology at the Russian Academy of Sciences and a member of the Russian Society of Regenerative Medicine.