Zufar Gabbasov earned, from the Moscow Physical and Technical Institute, M.Sc. in General and Applied Physics (1980), PhD in Physiology (1985) and D.Sc. in Haematology (2010). He is now the Head of the laboratory of Cellular Hemostasis of the National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology named after academician E.I. Chazov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. His work in cell biology and medicine has resulted in over than 150 publications. His research interests include platelet activation, platelet adhesion, membrane microparticles, von Willebrand factor, inflammation, coronary artery disease.