Aleksandra Igrunkova

Dr. Aleksandra Igrunkova

Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, N. V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Moskva, Russia
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Biography

My research and professional experience are focused on the following areas: 1. Experimental and Clinical Pathology, including advanced microscopy, digital pathology, biopsy, and autopsy diagnostics (with predominant experience in surgical pathology). 2. Plasma Medicine: Development of innovative protocols for wound healing and sports injury treatment. 3. Regenerative Medicine: Development and validation of novel biomedical engineering approaches for tissue and organ reconstruction; in vitro 3D tissue modeling (immunoids, spheroids); design, adaptation, and characterization of novel biomaterials for 3D models of healthy and diseased tissues in vitro. 4. In Vivo Animal Disease Models: Wounds, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, elastic cartilage defects, diabetes mellitus, subcutaneous biomaterial implantation. 5. Academic Skills and Experience: Teaching histology, human anatomy, and pathological anatomy to medical students; research supervision; academic writing; statistical analysis; grant proposal writing. Key Achievements: Author of 18 peer-reviewed publications in Russian and international journals. According to Google Scholar, my H-index is 9, number of citations is 407. Also, I am an author of the textbook "Basic Pathology" (KnoRus, Moscow, 2026) for students of secondary vocational education.

Affiliations

Sechenov University

Moscow, Moskva, Russia

Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, N. V. Sklifosovsky Institute of Clinical Medicine

Honors and Awards

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Medal "To the successful"

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia

For outstanding achievements in academic, scientific, and public activities

Experience

University Educator/Researcher

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia

09 Sep 2021 - present

Honorary Research Fellow, Neuroinflammation Research Group

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

08 Aug 2022 - 28 Dec 2022

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia

02 Sep 2013 - 27 Aug 2021