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Dr. Alexey Kotov

CURRICULUM VITAE

FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST NAME: Alexey Alexeevich KOTOV.

BORN: March 28, 1966, in Moscow, Russia.
CITIZENSHIP AND NATIONALITY: Russian.

E-MAIL: alexey-a-kotov at yandex.ru
OFFICIAL FAX: ++7 (495) 954-55-34

EMPLOYMENT: A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences. Leninsky Prospect 33, Moscow 119071, Russia.

POSITION: Leading Researcher ("veduschij nauchnij sotrudnik")

EDUCATION:
  • Middle education: Secondary School N11, Oktjabrskiy District of Moscow, 1973-1983;
  • Higher education: Biological Faculty of Moscow State University, 1986-1991 (Diploma Master of Science, from 30.06.1991 [cum laude]);
  • Ph.D. by Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, 10.03.1998 [Kotov, A. A., 1998. Comparative analysis of morphology of Anomopoda (Crustacea, Branchiopoda). Ph.D. Thesis. Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow. 309 pp.;
  • Dr. Sci. by Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, 28.11.2006 [Kotov, A. A., 2006. Morphology, systematics and phylogeny of the cladocerans of order Anomopoda (Crustacea, Branchiopoda). Dr. Sci. Thesis, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow. 503 pp.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC INTEREST: Cladocera (Branchiopoda, Crustacea) - all aspects of morphology, systematics, biology, phylogeography and palaeontology.

EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES:
  • The State University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, - supported by research grant from the government of Flemish Community in the frame of cultural agreement between Russia and Flemish Community, IX-XII/1997;
  • El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico - position of associated Investigator "C", supported by CONACYT through the Catedras Patrimoniales program, XI/2000 - XI/2002 (With expeditions to different regions of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala);
  • Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, III-IV/2003.;
  • University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A., with several collecting trips in New York (2004 and 2006), Philadelphia, different states of New England (2004), Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (2005);
  • National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., U.S.A. (X-XI/2006 and I-II/2010);
  • Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes and ECOSUR Chetumal, Mexico (10-11/2008);
  • The State University of Ghent, Belgium (I/2010).

GRANTS:
  • A grant "Ecological security of Russia" (1994-1995);
  • A grant from the Biodiversity Foundation, Project 4.7.1 (1995-1996), and grant 02.0001.97 (1997-1999);
  • Grants from the Russian Foundation of Basic Research 96-04-48063 (1996-1999), 99-04-48969 (1999-2001), 03-04-48879 (2003-2005), 06-04-48624 (2006-2008), 09-04-00201-a (2009-2011), 09-04-90213-Ìîíã_à (2009-2011), 09-04-10083-k (2009), 09-04-92302-ØÍÔ_ç (2010), 10-04_90716_ ìîá_ñò, 10-04-10009-k;
  • A scholarship of Russian Government to young scientists (1997-2000);
  • A grant from CONACYT (15.11.2000-15.11.2002 through the Catedras Patrimoniales program and 10-11.2008);
  • A grant from CONACYT through the Catedras Patrimoniales program (15.11.2000-15.11.2002);
  • A supporting scholarship from Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Thailand (03.-04.2003);
  • US NSF PEET (2004-2008);
  • "Biodiversity", Program of fundamental investigations of the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences (2006-2010);
  • Scholarship from Russian Science Support Foundation (2008-2009).

ORGANISATION ACTIVITY:
  • Member of the Coordination Mechanism of Global Taxonomy Initiative, Convention on the Biological diversity UNEP;
  • Editorial Broad of 'Invertebrate Zoology' (Moscow);
  • Advisory Broad of 'Biologia' (Bratislava).

REVIEWS for Journals:
  • Freshwater Biology (UK);
  • Zoological Journal of Linnean Society (UK);
  • Journal of Natural History (UK);
  • Journal of Plankton Research (UK);
  • Marine Technology Society Journal (USA);
  • Annales de Limnologie (France);
  • Crustaceana (The Netherlands);
  • Zoological Studies (Taiwan);
  • Revista Brasileira de Zoologia (Brazil);
  • Hydrobiologia (Belgium);
  • Israel Journal of Zoology (Israel);
  • Zootaxa (New Zealand);
  • Biologia (Slovakia);
  • Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie (Germany);
  • Invertebrate Zoology (Russia);
  • Zoologicheskiy Zhurnal (Russia);
  • Ontogenesis (Russia);
  • Inland Water Biology (Russia);
  • Journal of SibFU. Biology (Russia);
  • Biology Bulletin (Russia).

CONFERENCES:
  • 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th International Symposia on Cladocera in Postojna (Slovenia), Ploen (Germany), Wierzba (Poland), Herzberg (Switzerland) and Aguascalientes (Mexico);
  • 6th Meeting of Coordination Mechanism of the Global Taxonomy Initiative (Convention on Biodiversity, UNEP), Montreal, Canada (20-21/XI/2006);
  • 2nd Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on IPBES, Nairobi, Kenia (05-09/10/2009);
  • and about 10 Specialized Conferences in Russia.