Dr. Alla Bryanskaya has a PhD degree in Microbiology and Ecology. She has over twenty years of experience in microbiology, including field studies, sampling of biological material, determining of geochemical parameters, isolation and cultivation of various groups of microorganisms (archaea, bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, and fungi). She created collections of microorganisms belonging to various physiological groups, performed phenotyping of strains, studied and described new species of bacteria. Dr. Bryanskaya has experience in electron and fluorescent microscopy, fluorescent in situ hybridization, scaling of microbial cultivation, estimating the impact of natural and synthetic substances using various model organisms (bacteria, ciliates, higher plants) and determining their minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC). Her scientific interests include survival potential of halophilic bacteria and archaea at low temperatures and high salt content (ancient Mars environments), as well as the impact of environmental conditions on the distribution of microorganisms. She has experience in the analysis of metagenomic data on the composition of microbial communities of extreme environments. On the whole, experimental skills of Dr. Bryanskaya include general methods in microbiology, ecology, and biotechnology. Dr. Bryanskaya participated in many research projects on microbiology and biotechnology. She is a coauthor of several books, e.g