**Evgenia G. Korzhikova-Vlakh**

Evgenia G. Korzhikova-Vlakh studied chemistry at Saint-Petersburg State University (SPBU, Russia) and then obtained her PhD in the Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences (IMC RAS). Since 2012, she has been an Associated Professor at SPBU, and since 2016, she has been a leading scientist, head of the Laboratory of Polymer sorbents and carriers for biotechnology, in IMC RAS. Her research has focused on the development and study of polymeric materials for bioanalysis, biocatalysis, solid-phase extraction, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. Dr. Korzhikova-Vlakh has published more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals.
