Olga Krivenko holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Biology (1984–1989) from Simferopol State University. She earned her Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent) in Hydrobiology in 2005 during her employment at the A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, where she is currently Leading Researcher and Head of the Functional Genomics Laboratory. Dr. Krivenko has authored over 100 scientific publications in marine biology and is a full member of the Russian Botanical Society. Her research interests and expertise include marine biology, microalgal physiology, primary production processes in marine environments, evolutionary biology, phylogeny, and functional genomics of aquatic organisms.