Elena Ivanova

Professor Elena P. Ivanova’s professional interests are concentrated on development and research coordination in fundamental and applied aspects of Nano/Biotechnology including planar micro-devices, biomaterials, immobilization of biomolecules and microorganisms in micro/nano/environments, antimicrobial and bactericidal surfaces, bacterial interactions with micro/nano-structured surfaces. She received her Doctor of Philosophy from the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Ukraine, Doctor of Science from the Pacific Institute of Bio-organic Chemistry, Russian Federation, Juris Doctorate from the University of Melbourne and Graduate Diploma from the Law Institute, Victoria. Together with colleagues, Elena has published two books, edited 3 books, 26 book chapters, 4 patents, in excess of 400 research papers. She is the recipient of AIST and JSPS Fellowships (Japan), a UNESCO Biotechnology Fellowship, a Research Excellence Award from the Governor of Primorye (Russia), the Prominent Young Doctor of Science Award from the Russian Federation, the Morrison Rogosa Award from the American Society for Microbiology (USA), the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Scientific Research.