Areas of fundamental and applied scientific research

– Metallomics. Bioaccumulation of toxic and potentially toxic trace elements in the human body, membrane and molecular mechanisms of their action and the search for biophysical mechanisms of detoxification. Development of methods for indicating the effects of toxic trace elements on cells and the creation of cellular test systems for diagnosing diseases associated with an imbalance of microelements in the body;
– Amyloids. Search for methods for diagnosing amyloidosis. Study of the processes of formation of amyloid fibrils;
– Non-destructive spectral control of biosystems. Development of biophysical express methods for diagnosing human diseases;
– Analysis of the structural and mechanical properties of blood cells by atomic force microscopy. Identification of changes in the geometric and mechanical properties of blood cells during pathological processes;
– Electrophysiology of blood cells. Establishment of the mechanisms of participation of ion channels in the development of various diseases, testing of drugs aimed at regulating the functional activity of ion channels, and / or analysis of side effects of therapeutic drugs used in various diseases associated with impaired ion conduction;
– Analysis of the platelet link of hemostasis. The study of the functional activity of platelets in order to diagnose thrombocytopathies and qualitative defects in platelets.