1997 - Completed high school with specialization in Spanish 2002 - Diploma in Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University 2005 - Candidate of Science (PhD equivalent) degree in Organic Cchemistry, Saint Petersburg State University (Thesis title "Substituted acetamidines in cyclocondensation reactions with aromatic dielectrophiles") 2004–2009 - Four visiting research periods with Prof Dr de Meijere's group at the University of Göttingen, Germany Since 2005 - Progressed through ranks of Research Assistant, Senior Lecturer and Teacher (equivalent to Associate Professor, current) in Organic Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University 2017 - Defended a Doctor of Chemical Science (Habilitation) dissertation in Organic Chemistry, the first ever Saint Petersburg State University DSc degree in Chemistry 2020 - Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University