Boris Zhivotovsky#
| Membership Number: | 4049 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://ki.se/imm/enheten-for-toxikologi |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2004 – present Head, Division of Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002 – present Professor of Toxicology, Institute of Environmental Medicine (IEM), Karolinska Institutet (KI)
- 2010 – present Professor and Head, Laboratory of Investigation of Apoptosis Machanisms, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
- 1994 - 2002 Senior Research Fellow, Division of Toxicology, IEM, KI
- 1991 - 1994 Visiting Scientist, Division of Toxicology, IEM, KI
- 1989 - 1992 Chief (Associate Professor), Laboratory of Molecular Radiobiology, CRIRR, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 1980 – 1989 Senior Research Fellow (Docent), Laboratory of Molecular Radiobiology, CRIRR, Leningrad, Russia
- 1978 – 1980 Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Radiobiology, CRIRR, Leningrad
- 1975 – 1977 Research Fellow, Laboratory of Molecular Radiobiology, CRIRR, Leningrad
Fields of Scholarship
- Radiation biology
- Molecular mechanisms of cell death
- Modes and regulation of autophagy
- Dysfunctonal cell death in tumor chemo- and radiosensitivity
- Mechanisms of action of anti-cancer drugs
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Among the 4 most highly cited toxicologists in Europe (2007-2011)
- 2015 Among the 25 most highly cited cell biologists in Europe (2007-2013)
- 2012 The European Cell Death Organization Prize for an Important Contributions
- 2011 VA Engelhardt’s Memorial Lecture. Russia
- 2008 Helmut Holzer Memorial Lecture. Slovenia
- 2008 Among the 6 most highly cited toxicologists in Europe (1996-2007)
- 2007 Visiting Professor, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
- 2006 Among the 10 most highly cited researchers, Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden)
- 2006 The European Union Descartes Research Prize for collaborative project: Apoptosis pathways in cancer and AIDS
- 2006 - Doros Visiting Scholar. Ben-Gurion University of the Genev, Israel
- 1999 - Appointed Adjunct Professor, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- 1987 - The USSR State Prize in Science and Technology, Gold Medal
