Current projects

1. Bioactive ultrasound-driven microbubbles for theranostics

   Funding: RFBR,  19-53-80047 БРИКC (2022 - 2023)
   PI – Dmitry Gorin,
   Project team: Yashchenok A.M., Chernyshov V.S., German S.V., Sindeeva O.A., Rudakovskaya P.G., Maximova E.A. Gusljkova O.I, Prikhozhdenko E.S.

2. Noninvasive optical sensing for personalized treatment of hemangioma

   Funding: Internal Skoltech Project (NGP) (2022 - 2023, 6M RUB for 2022)
   PI – Gorin D.,
   Project team: German S., Perkov S., Vorobev V. and Gorodkov S.

3. Optical methods for monitoring the growth of the diatom algae and their activity in the carbon dioxide capturing

   Funding: RSF Foundation, Project № 22-14-00209 (2022 - 2024, 6M RUB for 2022)
   PI – Gorin D.,
   Project team: Korsunsky A., German S., Cvjetinovic J., Perkov S. and others.

4. New functional agents of hybrid imaging based on amphiphilic polymers for the tasks of reproductive medicine

   Funding: RSF Foundation, Project № 21-73-10254 (2021 - 2023, 6M RUB for 2021)
   PI – Polina Rudakovskaya,
   Project team: Barmin R., Maksimova L., Chuprov-Netochin R.

5. The development of a device for hematomas and inflammations phototherapy

   Funding: Russian Fund for Innovation Support, (2021 - 2023, 500k RUB)
   PI – Sergei Perkov,

6. Comprehensive physical-chemical method for localizing of therapeutic agents within the target lymph node using magnetic control systems and submicron carriers

   Funding: RFBR, Project 19-32-60058 (01.11.2019 - 31.10.2022, 3M RUB per year)
   PI - Maxim Kurochkin

7. Development of multimodal contrast agents for the diagnostics of sentinel lymph nodes

   Funding: RSF Foundation (2020 - 2023, 5M RUB per year)
   PI - Marina Novoselova,
   Project team: German S.V., Kurochkin M.A., Efimova O., Abalymov A., Kopnin P.B., Novikova M.V., Vorontsov D.A.
   Academic partners: N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center; Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology Center

8. Investigation of the effect of membrane macromolecules of extracellular nanovesicles on their surface activity and adsorption to interfaces

   Funding: RSF Foundation, (2020 - 2022, 1.5M RUB per year)
   PI - Vasiliy Chernyshev

9. Photoacoustic technologies for early theranostics of metastatic tumors

   Funding: Contract with Saratov State University (the group led by Prof. V.P. Zharov) in the frame of a program sponsored by the Government of the Russian Federation in Saratov State University, (2019 - . . ., 1M RUB per year)
   PI – Dmitry Gorin,
   Project team: A.Yashchenok, M. Novoselova, S. German, M. Mokrousov, D.Nozdriukhin

Past projects

1. A new approach for the treatment of viral infections of the respiratory tract, including SARS-CoV-2, based on targeted delivery of vaterite particles with encapsulated ribonuclease

   Funding: RFBR,  20-04-60150 (2020 - 2022, 6M RUB per year)
   PI – Alexey Yashchenok,
   Project team: Abakumova T.O., Rudakovskaya P.G., Konovalova E.V., Schulga A.A., Guslyakova O.I.
   Academic partners: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry

2. Microstructured optical waveguides for the concentrations and refractive index measurements of the proteins

   Funding: RFBR, Project 19-32-90249 (01.10.2019 - 30.09.2021, 1.2M RUB per 2 years)
   PI - Timur Ermatov

3. The development of multifunctional particles for targeted stimuli-responsive therapy and diagnostics of prostate cancer

   Funding: RFBR, Project № 18-29-08046, (2018 - 2020, 5M RUB - 2019)
   PI – Dmitry Gorin,
   Project team: Sergeeva О.V., Novoselova M.V., Abakumova T.A., German S.V., Perevozchnokov S.V, Voronin D.V, Kozlova A.A., Nesterchuk M.V.

4. Carrier cocktails for targeted delivery and release of biologically active substances at certain period of time

   Funding: RSF Foundation (2018 - 2019, 1.5M RUB - 2019)
   PI – Marina Novoselova,
   Academic partners: Life Science (Skoltech)

5. An Interface of Physics and Life Sciences for Cancer Diagnostics

   Funding: Internal Skoltech Project (STRIP) (2018 - 2019, 5,428,816 RUB for two years)
   PI – Dmitry Gorin, Respinsible Researcher - Alexey Yashchenok
   Project Team: V. Chernyshev, P. Rudakovskaya, A. Malek, S. German, A. Merdalimova D.Nozdriukhin.

6. Development of Sensor for meat spoilage recognition

   Funding: Samsung R&D Institute Rus, LLC (2019, 5.685M RUB)
   PI – Dmitry Gorin,
   Project Team: A.Yashchenok, P.Rudakovskaya, V. Chernishov, T. Ermatov, S. German, U.Bondareva, V. Shapovalov,  B. Khlebtsov  V. Belotelov, P. Kapralov, D. Ignatyeva, A.Voronov, G.Knyazev, S.Dagesyan