Eugene Grishin and Sergei Lukyanov have been elected full members of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Receptor tyrosine kinases play a key role in regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation, as well as of cell migration and metabolism. Until now, it was thought that all ligands of these receptors are of protein or peptide nature. However, a recent study conducted by a group of IBCh RAS researchers led by Dr. Alexander Petrenko identified a receptor tyrosine kinase that works as a sensor of mildly alkaline media, i.e. it activates in response to increase in concentration of extracellular hydroxyl-anions. Notably, this receptor has previously been considered as orphan with its ligand not found.

Most of Russian scientists are concerned with the future of Russian Science. And there is no surprise: in 2011  the Goverment isn't planning to allocate additional funds to Science. So, Georgii Georgiev (a professor at the Institute of Gene Biology, RAS, and an adviser of the RAS) and Eugene Sverdlov (a professor at the Institute of Molecular Genetics, RAS, and an adviser of the RAS) wrote an article in "Science" (october, 2010) about their expectations.

Since Leonard Thompson was made first insulin injection in the history of world medicine, it has taken about 90 years. Today, diabetes is a recognized non-infectious epidemic, and in 2010 it’s hit more than 2 million people only in the Russian Federation. However, only ten years ago the government understood that it would be nice to establish native production of genetically engineered insulin. Previously, of course, it has spent on procurement from abroad more than few millions of rubles. About what actually was and is happening now told Director of Experimental biotechnology plant of the Institute Dmitry Bairamashvili to press-center of IBCh RAS.

From 28th of September to 2nd of October 2009 IBCh RAS (Moscow) and its Branch (Pushchino, Moscow region) hosted the International Scientific Conference on bioorganic chemistry, biotechnology and bionanotechnology on 75th anniversary of Academician Yu.A. Ovchinnikov.