**About the Editors**

#### **Alexandre Vetcher**

Deputy Director (Science) at scientific and educational center "Nanotechnology" at the Institute of Biochemical Technology and Nanotechnology of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), and Associate Director (Science) at the Complementary and Integrative Health Clinic of Dr. Shishonin.

Education:

1988—Ph.D. in Biophysics, Institute of Chemical Physics, Academy of Sciences, USSR

1983—M.S. in Molecular, Physical and Chemical Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University branch, Pustchino-na-Oke

1981—B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry, V.I. Lenin Belorussian State University Scientific Interests:

Polymers natural decay and its management and monitoring; nucleic acids properties, their characterization (PAGE, AG, PCR, AFM, TEM, etc.), and construction of nanoobjects on their basis; thermodynamics of irreversible processes in biodegradation in vivo.

Awards and achievements:

2010—The manuscript "Gel mobilities of linking-number topoisomers and their dependence on DNA helical repeat and elasticity" (2010), *Biophysical Chemistry*, has been selected and evaluated by Dr. Maxwell, a Member of the Faculty of 1000 (F1000), which places it in F1000 library in the top 2% of published articles in biology and medicine.

2010—UTD service award

2007—The GMU Apprenticeship scholarship award was devoted to a student from my research group, MS Gearheart, R.

1991—Soviet Union Business Convention Award for the development and production of gel electrophoresis equipment

1990—Byelorussian National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology

1990—Byelorussian YCL Scientific Award in Biological Sciences

1982—USSR Ministry of Higher Education Year Junior Scientist Award in Chemistry

#### **Alexey Iordanskii**

Principal Investigator at N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

1998—PT Professor, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow Academy of Fine Chemical Technology

Education:

1975—Ph.D., N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

1968—M.S., M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Scientific Interests:

Biopolymers characterization; transport phenomena in polymers; nanofibers; controlled release evaluation; biodegradation and hydrolysis in polymers and composites.

Awards and achievements:

1997—The Russian Federation medal in honor of the 850th anniversary of Moscow's founding (for contribution to science development in Moscow).

1990—DSc (Polymer Chemistry), N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences.

1988—Gold medal for biomedical research at the Soviet Union Business Convention Award for the creation of biomedical materials for an artificial heart.

Professional membership(s)

1975—D. I. Mendeleev Society Membership
