Vladimir K. Chebotar's current position is Head of the Lab of Microbial Technology at the All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology (ARRIAM) in St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Russia. He has an M.Sc. in soil science from Moscow State University in Russia (1981) and a Ph.D. in microbiology from ARRIAM (1987). He was an STA fellow in 1996 at the Nitrogen Fixation Lab of the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources in Tsukuba, Japan. His work experience includes working at the All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology in Russia since 1985. His current and previous research interests include plant microbial interactions, namely the effectiveness of interactions, plant growth activity, and selection of PGPB (rhizospheric and endophytic) with high colonization and biocontrol ability, and the development of new technologies for the production and application of biological preparations for sustainable agriculture. His awards include a diploma from the Russian Academy of Agricultural Scientists for best research development in 2005, 2007, and 2011 and being an honorary scientist in 2007–2009 and 2010–2012 as a scientific adviser on ecological agriculture, as appointed by the Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea. His professional society memberships include the Russian Society for Microbiology and the American Society for Microbiology.