https://sciprofiles.com/profile/Ermilova Professor Elena Ermilova received her PhD in 1985. In 1997, she became a Doctor in Biology (the highest level of degree in Russia). From 2006 to the present, she has been a professor at Saint-Petersburg State University. In 2007, Prof. Ermilova founded and became the first head of the Laboratory of Adaptation of Microorganisms in the Department of Microbiology of Saint-Petersburg State University. Prof. Ermilova's research interests include: photosynthetic microorganisms, adaptation to stresses, nitrogen metabolism and its regulation in green algae, and signal transduction.