Svetlana Nikolaevna Pleskova, PhD, MD, Professor. Leader of the Laboratory of Scanning Probe Microscopy, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Professor at the Department of “Nanotechnology and biotechnology”, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, Professor at the Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod. Education: 2007-2009: Doctorate of Department Biotechnology, Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Alekseev Technical State University, N. Novgorod, Russia 1998-2001: PhD student, Department of Microbiology and Immunology of the Medical State Academy, N. Novgorod 1993-1998: Student of biological faculty, Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Lobachevsky N. Novgorod State University. Graduated with Honors (cum laude). 1990-1992: Student, Medical School, Nizhni Novgorod. Graduated with Honors (cum laude). Areas of scientific interest: immunology; bacteriology; biotechnology; biophysics; physiology