Laboratory of Environmental and Medical Biotechnology

Lab team

The Laboratory of Environmental and Medical Biotechnology develops biocatalytic platforms based on microbial cells, subcellular structures and enzymes in combination with nanomaterials.

  1. PCR
  2. Microscopy
  3. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
  4. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS)
  5. IR spectroscopy
  6. Cyclic voltammetry
  7. Bacterial cultures
  8. Yeast cultures
  9. Linear voltammetry
  10. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
  11. Thin-layer chromatography
  12. Isolation and purification of target proteins
Sergey Alferov 🤝
Head of Laboratory
Ekaterina Akatova
Senior Researcher
Daria Lavrova
Senior Researcher
Irina Aleksandrovna Nechaeva
Irina Nechaeva 🥼 🤝
Senior Researcher
Tatyana Nikolaevna Kozlova
Tatyana Kozlova
Junior researcher
Nikita Sergeevich Zakharov
Nikita Zakharov
Junior researcher

Research directions

Biosurfactants and their producers - petrodestructor bacteria

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Biosurfactants and their producers - petrodestructor bacteria
Investigation of the laws of biosynthesis, isolation and prospects for the practical use of biosurfactants and carotenoids in ecobiotechnology and agriculture.

The use of enzymes in environmental biotechnology

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The use of enzymes in environmental biotechnology
The use of oxidases (laccases, peroxidases, catalases) for the destruction and detection of xenobiotics in the context of assessing and reducing their toxicity.

Investigation of the functioning of bioelectrochemical and biocatalytic systems

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Investigation of the functioning of bioelectrochemical and biocatalytic systems
Development of plant microbial and biological fuel cells, application of nanomaterials for modification of bioelectrodes in order to increase the efficiency of bioelectrochemical and biocatalytic systems.

Publications and patents

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Partners

Lab address

г. Тула, ул. Фр. Энгельса, д. 157
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