Mihailova V.A. has graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University, biological faculty. In 2015 she has earned a PhD degree after defending thesis on the topic "Phenotypical and functional characteristics of peripheral blood leucocytes and their microvesicles at preeclampsia". Mikhailova V.A. has conducted the research in the field of Reproductive Immunology, which were awarded grants of Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Russian Science Foundation. In 2024 she has earned a DSci degree with the study "Natural Killers: The interactions with trophoblast and participation in pathogenesis of recurrent pregnancy loss ". By 2025, Mikhailova V.A. has authored more than 150 publications, including 60 articles in the Scopus and WoS journals and 3 patents.