PhD Asbaganov Sergey Valentinovich Head for the Laboratory of Introduction of Food Plants, Central Siberian botanical garden Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 2014 Degree of Candidate of biological sciences (Ph.D. equivalent), 06 June 2014, Higher Qualification Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, thesis: “Biological bases of introduction of mountain ash (Sorbus L.) in Western Siberia”. 1996-2001 Diploma in Biology (equivalent of Ms. Degree), Title of the dissertation: “Evaluation of the mutagenic effect of caffeine-sodium benzoate on the Drosophila melanogaster “Normal P86”, The highest honour, (5 from 5). 21 June 2001, Belgorod State Universit, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography.