Biography

Dr Alemasova’s parents are scientists, her mother in plant biology and her father in physics. She is married and her husband is also a scientist in the field of bioinformatics. She has received the following awards and fellowships:

• Award for winning the ‘Academina’ contest in the field ‘My first scientific discovery’, 2018
• FEBS bursary for participation in the 42nd FEBS Congress, 2017
• Science/innovation award for young scientists from the City of Novosibirsk, 2017
• Travel grant from the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation for participation in the 10th Quinquennial Conference on Responses to DNA damage, 2016
• Educational fellowship from the president of the Russian Federation to young scientists and PhD students for 2015–17
• FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum grant for participation in the 14th Young Scientists Forum and 2014 FEBS–EMBO Anniversary Conference, 2014
• Award for winning ‘Simply about Complicated’ contest, 2013