Dmitry B. Zorov, PhD
Department of Biochemistry
Moscow State University
Moscow, Russia

Mitochondrial Production of Reactive Oxygen Species (Oct. 7, 8:15 am)
Presentation Summary

Dr. Zorov is a Professor of Biochemistry and Chief of the laboratory Mitochondrial Structure and Functions at A.N.Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Russia. He joined the Institute in 1973 as a Junior Scientific Researcher, promoted to Senior Scientific Researcher (1986), then to a Principal Scientific Researcher (1989). He became a Full Professor in Biochemistry in 1997. Currently he works part time in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Sciences, Gerontology Research Center, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD as an Adjunct Investigator.

Dr. Zorov attended Moscow State University where he obtained a Diploma in Biochemistry (1970), a Ph. D in Biochemistry and then a Doctor of Science in Biochemistry in 1988. He was a postdoctoral fellow of Prof. Britton Chance at the Johnson Research Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1977-1978) then worked as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Albany, NY (1989-1992) and as a Visiting Scientist at the Gerontology Research Center, NIA, NIH (1993-1995).

Dr. Zorov published over 100 of original peer-reviewed papers. His research interests focus on the different aspects of mitochondrial functioning including the role of mitochondria in cell death and the development of a strategy for anti-ischemic defense. His pioneering work on the proof of the electric cable properties of mitochondria, mitochondrial fragmentation, mitochondrial ion channels and mitochondrial permeability transition has received world-wide recognition. His main interests center on studying mitochondria in situ in their normal intracellular milieu.