Editor in chief: Alexey Rakov

Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (2003).

Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Natural Focal Infections Epidemiology Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Rospotrebnadzor.

Email: editors@journal-biogen.org.

Scopus AuthorID: 54792230300

ORCID: 0000-0003-1917-9189

RSCI AuthorID: 141561

Education:

2003: Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (Microbiology), Pacific State Medical University, Vladivostok.
Dissertation title: "Microbiological and Clinical Correlations in Salmonella Infection."

1999–2002: Full-time postgraduate studies, Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Vladivostok.

Professional Experience:

26 years in scientific research;

4 years in teaching.

Publications

52 journal articles (including 12 in international journals, 2 in translated journals)
77 conference abstracts
2 methodological guidelines

Selected Publications:

Rakov A.V. The Diversity of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Found in Ixodidae Hard Ticks Removed from Humans in Karachay-Cherkessia, North Caucasus, Russia / A.V. Rakov, T.A.Chekanova, K. Petremgvdlishvili et al. // Microorganisms. — 2024. — 12(7). — 1293. — DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071293

Rakov A.V. High Prevalence of Rickettsia raoultii Found in Dermacentor Ticks Collected in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Western Siberia / A.V. Rakov, T.A.Chekanova, K. Petremgvdlishvili et al. // Pathogens. — 2023. — 12(7). — 914. — DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12070914

Rakov A.V. Antibiotic Resistance and Plasmid Profile Analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis Isolated in Siberia and the Far East of Russia between 1990 and 2017 / A.V.Rakov, N.A. Kuznetsova // Pathogens. — 2021. — 10(10). — 1240. — DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10101240

Dehinwal R. Increased Production of Outer Membrane Vesicles by Salmonella Interferes with Complement-Mediated Innate Immune Attack / R. Dehinwal, D. Cooley, A.V. Rakov et al. // mBio. — 2021. — 12(3). — e0086921. — DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00869-21

Rakov A.V. Genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis in the Siberia and Far East of Russia based on plasmid profiles / A.V.Rakov, N.A. Kuznetsova, A.A. Yakovlev // AIMS Microbiology. — 2020. — 6(2). — P. 106-120. — DOI: 10.3934/microbiol.2020007.

Wu Y. The Not so Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Differential Bacterial Adhesion and Invasion Mediated by Salmonella PagN Allelic Variants / Y. Wu, Q. Hu, R. Dehinwal, A.V. Rakov et al. // Microorganisms. — 2020. — №8. — 489. — DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8040489