Evgeniya Karpova. EDUCATION: 2001 Degree Candidate of Biological Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent), Higher Qualification Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, thesis “Variability of Chemical Composition of Hippophae rhamnoides fruits in the Ob river forest-steppe area". 1984-1989, Diploma in Biology (equivalent of MS Degree) at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Title of the dissertation: “Effect of auxin on histone composition of Pisum sativum in suspension culture”. PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Phenolic compounds in plant adaptation, phytochemical (HPLC and mass spectrometry) and histochemical surveys; phytochemistry and chemotaxonomy of the representatives of the families Rosaceae, Lamiaceae, and Ericaceae. Effects of eco-friendly native products on the physiological state and chemical composition of cultivated plants. EXPERIENCE: 2001-present, Senior Researcher in the Laboratory of Phytochemistry, Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia (CSBG SB RAS); 1993-2001, Senior Researcher at the Experimental Station of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.