Prof. Dr. Alina Diana Zamfir | Brain Science | Best Researcher Award

National Institute for R&D in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter | Romania

Dr. Alina Diana Zamfir is a distinguished Romanian physicist and professor known for her pioneering research in biophysics, mass spectrometry, and biomolecular analysis. She earned her academic degrees in physics from leading Romanian universities, including a Ph.D. in Physics and two habilitations in Biophysics and Physics from prestigious institutions in Romania and Germany. Currently serving as a Senior Scientific Researcher at the National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter and as a Professor at Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, she also mentors doctoral candidates at the West University of Timisoara. Her professional journey includes research and teaching appointments in Germany and collaborations with international universities and corporations. Dr. Zamfir’s research interests focus on mass spectrometry-based proteomics, glycomics, and microfluidics for the analysis of complex biological systems. She is highly skilled in advanced spectrometric analysis, microfluidic platform development, and molecular characterization of biomolecules. A recipient of numerous awards, including the Romanian Academy Prize, the Elsevier Top Cited Article Award, and the Wiley Award, she is also President of the Romanian Society for Mass Spectrometry. Her extensive contributions to molecular biophysics and analytical chemistry continue to advance biomedical innovation and interdisciplinary scientific excellence worldwide.

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Zamfir, A., & Peter-Katalinić, J. (2004). Capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry for glycoscreening in biomedical research. Electrophoresis, 25(13), 1949–1963. (Cited by 148)

Zamfir, A. D. (2007). Recent advances in sheathless interfacing of capillary electrophoresis and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1159(1–2), 2–13. (Cited by 117)

Amon, S., Zamfir, A. D., & Rizzi, A. (2008). Glycosylation analysis of glycoproteins and proteoglycans using capillary electrophoresis–mass spectrometry strategies. Electrophoresis, 29(12), 2485–2507. (Cited by 109)

Zamfir, A., Seidler, D. G., Schönherr, E., Kresse, H., & Peter-Katalinić, J. (2004). On-line sheathless capillary electrophoresis/nanoelectrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides. Electrophoresis, 25(13), 2010–2016. (Cited by 104)

Zamfir, A., Seidler, D. G., Kresse, H., & Peter-Katalinić, J. (2003). Structural investigation of chondroitin/dermatan sulfate oligosaccharides from human skin fibroblast decorin. Glycobiology, 13(11), 733–742. (Cited by 95)

Vukelić, Ž., Kalanj-Bognar, S., Froesch, M., Bîndilă, L., Radić, B., Allen, M., … Zamfir, A. (2007). Human gliosarcoma-associated ganglioside composition is complex and distinctive as evidenced by high-performance mass spectrometric determination and structural characterization. Glycobiology, 17(5), 504–515. (Cited by 94)

Zamfir, A., Vakhrushev, S., Sterling, A., Niebel, H. J., Allen, M., & Peter-Katalinić, J. (2004). Fully automated chip-based mass spectrometry for complex carbohydrate system analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 76(7), 2046–2054. (Cited by 94)

Prof. Dr. Natalia N. Kudryavtseva | Neurobiology | Best Researcher Award

Institute of Cytology and Genetics of SB RAS | Russia

Professor Natalia N. Kudryavtseva is a highly distinguished neuroscientist and leading researcher at the I.P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology RAS in Saint Petersburg and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS in Novosibirsk, with extensive academic and research contributions in behavioral pharmacology, neurogenetics, and biological psychiatry. She completed her education at Novosibirsk State University in physiology and advanced to hold key positions as junior, senior, and leading researcher, later becoming head of the Neurogenetics of Social Behaviour Sector and the Neuropathology Modelling Laboratory. Her professional journey includes visiting research at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States, along with teaching as professor of physiology at Novosibirsk State University. Her research interests span behavioral genetics, social biology, psychopharmacology, transcriptomic analysis, and modelling of psychoemotional disorders, particularly through the sensory contact model she developed, widely applied in the study of chronic social conflict and neuropsychiatric mechanisms. She is skilled in neurogenomics, experimental neurobiology, and psychopharmacological correction, with more than one hundred eighty publications and several books. She is an active member of international research societies and has collaborated with institutions across Europe and the USA. Recognized for her pioneering contributions, with a citation index exceeding four thousand and an h-index of thirty-seven, she has received numerous honors for advancing knowledge on the neurobiology of aggression and psychoemotional disorders, making her a truly deserving candidate for international recognition.

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Featured Publications

Kudryavtseva, N. N., Smagin, D. A., Redina, O. E., Kovalenko, I. L., Galyamina, A. G., & Babenko, V. N. (2025). Neurotransmitter genes in the nucleus accumbens that are involved in the development of a behavioral pathology after positive fighting experiences and their deprivation: A conceptual paradigm for data analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Redina, O., Babenko, V., Smagin, D., Kovalenko, I., Galyamina, A., & Kudryavtseva, N. N. (2020). Gene expression changes in the ventral tegmental area of male mice with alternative social behavior experience in chronic agonistic interactions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Smagin, D. A., Kovalenko, I. L., Galyamina, A. G., Belozertseva, I. V., Tamkovich, N. V., Baranov, K. O., & Kudryavtseva, N. N. (2021). Effects of chronic lithium treatment on anxious behaviors and serotonergic genes expression in the midbrain raphe nuclei in defeated male mice [Preprint].

Smagin, D. A., Babenko, V. N., Kovalenko, I. L., Galyamina, A. G., Redina, O. E., & Kudryavtseva, N. N. (2020). Reduced expression of Slc genes in the VTA and NAcc of male mice with positive fighting experience [Preprint].

Alina Diana Zamfir | Brain Science | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Alina Diana Zamfir | Brain Science | Best Researcher Award

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