Andrey Y. Vinokurov is an Associate Professor at the Cell Physiology and Pathology Laboratory, at Orel State University, Russia. During the period 2002–2010, he studied at the Oryol State Technical University and obtained a degree in Commodity Research and Expertise of Goods. In 2010, he entered graduate school in the discipline of ecology. His research interests include cellular bioenergy, mitochondrial function in normal and pathological conditions, disorders of cellular metabolism due to mitochondrial DNA mutations and the mechanisms of action of physiologically active substances.