Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery
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Sergey Olegovich Bachurin

Biography

Prof. Sergey Bachurin has received his PhD in Moscow State University in 1981. Currently, he is working as a Head of Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry in the Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as a Director of the Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds RAS. His main research interest and expertise focused on drug discovery for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Based on his research and fellowship training he has received several awards and honors, such as Gold medal award of the European Scientific-Industrial Chamber. He is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like “Central Nervous System agents in Medicinal Chemistry” (Associate Editor), “Research in Neurology”, “Russian Chemical Reviews”, “Russian Chemical Bulletin” He is the author of more than 200 research articles and about of 40 patents.

Research Interest

Drug design and Drug discovery. Medicinal chemistry of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular, Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease. Mechanism-based search for new medicines for neurological disorders, in particular, neuroprotectors and cognition-enhancers. Experimental models of neurological disorders. Novel drug-delivery system, in particular synthetic nanosized particles as a drug-delivery agents.