Dr. Olga Masalova

Education: Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow, Russia, 1976-1981 (biophysics) Ph.D. (virology): Ivanovsky Institute of Virology Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 1988 (Neuraminidase of influenza viruses) Dr. Sci. (virology): Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 2011 ( Viral hepatitis C: new approaches to the study of pathogenesis and the development of diagnostic and preventive tools). The authorship of 140 scientific works, including articles in Russian and international journals, and has patents for inventions. The current research interests: vaccine against hepatitis C virus; the study of immunostimulating properties of the mesenchymal stem cells during in vivo transplantation; development of new candidate adjuvants; suppressing the excessive activity of myeloid suppressor cells and T-regulatory cells; immune response; cytokines; investigation of antigenic and immunogenic properties of viral proteins; monoclonal antibodies; development of immunochemical tests for the detection of viral antigens. The head of the State task of the Ministry of Health. Membership in the Scientific Council for obtaining candidate and doctoral degrees . The scientific supervision of PhD theses, bachelor's and master's graduation works. Member of Russian Society of Microbiology and Virology. Expert of RGNF and RFBR. Reviewer in several journals, including MDPI journals.