Alexey V. Sviridov Ph.D., Senior Researcher at IBPM RAS (142290, 5 Nauki prospect, Pushchino, Russia) Education: Nov. 2008 – Oct. 2011: Ph.D. Biochemistry, IBPM RAS. Thesis: Enzyme systems of organophosphonates catabolism in soil bacteria Achromobacter sp. and Ochrobactrum anthropi GPK 3 Jul. 2006 – Jun. 2008: M.Sc. Biology, Voronezh State University. Thesis: Enzyme systems of organophosphonates metabolism in bacteria Aug. 2002 – Jun. 2006: B.Sc. Biology, Voronezh State University. Thesis: Identification of external rothenone-insensitive NADH dehydrogenase in mitochondria of Lycopersicon esculentum Areas of research interests: Bacterial enzymology, microbiology, biochemistry of organophosphonates, biodegradation of glyphosate, bioremediation, steroids biosynthesis, protein purification and characterization Professional experience: Nov. 2011 to present: postdoc, researcher, senior researcher at IBPM RAS. Sep. 2011: participant, Summer School related to the Ph.D. programme on Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Cagliari. Nov. 2008 – Oct. 2011: Ph.D. student, laboratory assistant, IBPM RAS. Participant of RSF, ISTC and CRDF projects, head of 2 RSF projects (18-74-00021 and 23-24-00152)