Elena Ilina

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Academic degree, academic title: Candidate of Biological Sciences (PhD)

Position: Research Scientist

E-mail: eilina@binran.ru

Research interests:
Morphogenesis of higher plants. Growth and development of the root systems. Structural and molecular mechanisms of lateral root initiation. Hormonal regulation of plant development. Agrobacterial transformation of higher plants: from construction of new vectors till adaptation of transformation techniques for new species.

Education and work experience:
Education:
2002 – 2006, undergraduate studies, Department of Genetic and Breeding, Biology and soil sciences faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.
2006, Bachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Honours) in Biology, Saint-PetersburgState University, Russia.
2006 – 2008, master course, Department of Genetic and Breeding, Biology and soil sciences faculty, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia.
2006, Master of Science Honours (M.Sc. Honours) in Biology, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. 2008 – 2011, Ph.D. student in the Laboratory of Plant Anatomy and Morphology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.
2012, Candidate of Sciences (Biology) Degree (analogue of Ph.D.), Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. Thesis title: Cellular and physiological mechanisms of lateral root initiation in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.). Supervisor: Dr. Kirill Demchenko.

Career/Employment:
2011 – 2013, Junior Researcher in the Laboratory of Plant Anatomy and Morphology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.
2013 – present, Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Plant Anatomy and Morphology, Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences.