Yury Gerasimenko, PhD Director and Professor, Laboratory of Movement Physiology, Pavlov Institute of Physiology, St.Petersburg, Russia Professor of the Department of Physiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Dr. Yury Gerasimenko was born in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan (former Soviet Union). In Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences he obtained Ph.D. and later Dr. Sci. (doctor’s degree) in Physiology of Human and Animals. While at Pavlov Institute of Physiology he worked as a researcher and later as a director at the Movement Physiology Laboratory, he moved to Los Angeles taking a position at UCLA as the Researcher of the Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology. At present he is professor of the Department of Physiology, University of Louisville, KY, USA. His research interest is in understanding mechanisms of regulation of locomotor behavior in animals, as well as in human subjects. His extensive studies have led to the development of effective rehabilitative strategies for recovery of the injured spinal cord using a combination of therapies, including epidural, and transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, pharmacological intervention and locomotor training.