Alena Naumenko

Alena Naumenko

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Academic degree, academic title: Ph.D.

Position: Research Scientist

E-mail: ANaumenko@binran.ru

Research interests:

  • Morphology, systematics, evolution.

Keywords: Inflorescences, Linum, taxonomy, geography

Education and work experience:

2001 – Bachelor degree of St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany. Course work «Mastering the methodology of floristic research» (supervisor – Ph.D. E.V. Baranova). Bachelor's work «Research of species of the genus Salix L. on the territory of the north-west of Russia» (scientific supervisor - Ph.D. G.Yu. Konechnaya).
2003 – Master's degree of St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany. Master’s Thesis «Hybridization in the genus Salix L. in the north-west of Russia» (scientific adviser Ph.D. G.Yu. Konechnaya).
2003-2007 – Postgraduate student of Komarov Botanical Institute RAS.
2007 – Ph.D. thesis «Systematics, geography and evolution of the genus Linum L. (Linaceae) of the flora of Northern Eurasia», Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (scientific supervisor, Dr.Sc. T.V. Egorova).

2007-2010 – Research Assistant, Department of Herbarium of Higher Plants, Komarov Botanical Institute RAS.
2010 – until now – Research Scientist, Laboratory of Plant Resources, Komarov Botanical Institute RAS.

Grants and research projects:

Project leader:

  • 2009-2012. Grant of the President of the Russian Federation № MK-379.2009.4 «Systematics, evolution and phylogeny of the genus Linum L. (Linaceae) in the flora of North Eurasia».

Member of research team:

  • 2008-2011. RFBR № 08-08-00391-а «Development of technologies for express analysis of plant genomes under the influence of environmental stress factors of natural or anthropogenic origin».
  • 2007-2010. RFBR № 07-04-01091-а «Comparative anatomy of angiosperm seeds».
  • 2007-2010. RFBR № 07-04-00268-а «Structure and evolution of genomes of small chromosomal plants; cytogenetic and molecular biological research».
  • 2006-2009. RFBR № 06-04-81007 Бел-а «Identification of chromosomal and molecular markers for the assessment of genomic and chromosomal polymorphism of cultivated flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)».
  • 2006-2009. RFBR № 06-04-49009-а «Structural mechanisms of the synthesis of secondary metabolites in plant leaves».
  • 2004-2007. RFBR № 04-04-49417-а «Protein-containing plastids: their classification, distribution, significance for diagnosis and phylogeny».

Expeditions:

  • Leningrad region.
  • Pskov region
  • Rostov-on-Don.

Editorial activity:

Selected publications:

Naumenko-Svetlova А.A. Inflorescence morphology of some Linum (Linaceae) species. Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2017. 102(3): 345–360.

Naumenko-Svetlova А.A. Taxonomic review of the genius Linum L. section Adenolinum (Rchb.) Juz. (Linaceae). Novosti Sistematiki Vysshich Rasteniy. St. Petersburg. 2016. 47: 40–84.

Yurkevich O.Yu., Naumenko-Svetlova A.A., Bolsheva N.L. et al. Investigation of genome polymorphism and seed coat anatomy of species of section Adenolinum from the genus Linum. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 2013. 60(2): 661–676.

Svetlova A.A., Yakovleva O.V. Characters of mucilage sells of some species from the genus Linum (Linaceae) in Russia. Rastitelnye Resursy. 2010. 46(2): 1–12.

Nosova I.V., Svetlova A.A., Bolsheva N.L., Muravenko O.V. Chromosome number of the Linum section Syllinum (Linaceae). Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2009. 94(1): 138–143.

Yurkevich O.Yu., Svetlova A.A., Muravenko O.V. Chromosome number of the Linum sections Linum, Adenolinum and Stellerolinum (Linaceae). Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2009. 94(4): 588–595.

Svetlova А.А. The taxonomic review of the genus Linum (Linaceae) of the flora of Russia and adjacent states. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshich Rasteniy. St. Petersburg. 2009. 41: 99–165.

Svetlova A.A. Ultrasculpture of seeds and anatomical structure of seed coat of species from some sections of the genus Linum (Linaceae). Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2008. 93(11): 1760–1771.

Svetlova А.А. A new subgenus of the genus Linum (Linaceae). Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2008. 93(2): 330–337.

Svetlova А.А. New subsections of the genus Linum (Linaceae) of the section Syllinum Griseb. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshich Rasteniy. St. Petersburg. 2007. 39: 220–221.

Svetlova А.А. The taxonomic review of the section Syllinum Griseb. species of the genus Linum (Linaceae) of the flora of Eastern Europe and Caucasus. Novosti Sistematiki Vysshich Rasteniy. St. Petersburg. 2006. 38: 143–161.

Svetlova А.А. A new section of the genus Linum (Linaceae). Botanicheskiy Zhurnal. 2006. 91(2): 306–311.