Speaker
Irina V Guzhova
Institute of Cytology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Biography :
Irina Guzhova was born and graduated from Leningrad State University in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. From 1989 PhD, Cell Biology, from 2005 - Dr.Sci, Doctor of Biology (Cell Biology), equivalent of professorship. In 1992-1993 worked as Visiting Scientist in Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, in 1994-1997 was an Associate Professor, Department of Biology of Recognition, State University of Northern Fluminense, Campos/RJ, Brazil. Сurrently she is Head of Department in the Institute of Cytology of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia. She works in the field of cellular proteostasis system and its functions in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
