Pavel Aleksandrovich Zykin received his BSc in Biology (1998) and PhD in Biology (2006) from St. Petersburg State University. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Biology, St. Petersburg State University. His previous work in the field of human brain development resulted in four publications, after which (2011–2015) he was responsible for the establishment of a resource center (core facility) for optical and electron microscopy. He currently works in the field of secondary metabolites of rye and lectures on optical microscopy and metabolomics. His research interests include secondary metabolites, flavonoids, anthocyanin, and the genetics of rye.