Dr. Raisa N. Krasikova is the head of the Radiochemistry Laboratory at the N. P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is an associate professor at the Department of Radiochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University with over 30 years experience in PET radiochemistry. Her current research is focused on the development of new synthetic methods for radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography, including asymmetric synthesis of 18F-­fluorinated amino acids and direct nucleophilic synthesis of 18F­-labeled arenes via transition-metal-mediated radiofluorination. She is a well-recognized specialist in the development of rapid, reliable and fully automated synthesis approaches for different clinical uses and new 11C-­ and 18F-­labeled radiotracers.