Научные интересы:

Протистология, филогенетика, эволюция, экология протистов

Читаемые курсы:

• Amoebozoa - для бакалавров 2 года обучения  
• Амебоидные протисты - для магистров 1 года обучения 
• Световая микроскопия - для бакалавров 3 года обучения 
• Методы световой микроскопии - для магистров 2 года обучения

Избранные публикации:

• Mesentsev Y., Bondarenko N., Kamyshatskaya O., Nassonova E., Glotova A., Loiko S., Istigechev G., Kulemzina A., Abakumov E., Rayko M., Lapidus A. & Smirnov A. 2022. Thecochaos is not a myth: study of the genus Thecochaos (Amoebozoa, Discosea) – a rediscovered group of lobose amoeba, with short SSU gene. Org. Divers. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-022-00581-9 WoS, Scopus, Q1
• Tekle, Y.I., Wang, F., Wood, F.C., Anderson O.R., & Alexey Smirnov. 2022. New insights on the evolutionary relationships between the major lineages of Amoebozoa. Scientific Reports, 12, 11173.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15372-7 WoS, Scopus, Q1
• Ndayishimiye JK, Mazei Y, Babeshko K. Tsyganov A., Bobrov A., Mazei N., Smirnov A., Kexin Ren, Mamun Abdullah Ali, Huihuang Chen, Wenping Wang, Saldaev D., Ivanovskii A., Pascaline Nyirabuhoro, Jun Yang. 2022. Stochastic and deterministic processes shaping the testate amoeba communities across different biotopes of urban parks in Moscow and Xiamen cities. Urban ecosystems. WoS, Scopus, Q1
• Bondarenko Natalya, Nassonova Elena, Mesentsev Yelisei & Alexey Smirnov. 2022. Mitochondrial genome of Thecamoeba quadrilineata – the first mt genome among the representatives of the order Thecamoebida (Amoebozoa, Discosea). Protistology 16, 145-152. https://doi.org/10.21685/1680-0826-2022-16-2-7 Scopus, RSCI
• Surkova Alina, Kulishkin Nikita, Tsyganov Andrey, Mesentsev Yelisei, Kamyshatskaya Oksana, Alexey Smirnov, Yang Jun & Mazei Yuri. 2022. Diversity and abundance of naked lobose amoebae belonging to the classes Tubulinea and Discosea in pond sediments in Moscow urban parks. Protistology. 16, 122-134. https://doi.org/10.21685/1680-0826-2022-16-2-6  Scopus, RSCI
• Lotonin K.N., Bondarenko N.I., Nassonova E.S., Raiko M.P. & Smirnov A.V. 2022. Balamuthia spinosa n.sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea) from the brackish-water sediments of Nivå Bay (Baltic Sea, The Sound) – a novel potential vector of Legionella pneumophila in the environment.  Parasitology Research 121: 713-724 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07425-7 WoS, Scopus, Q1
• Mesentsev E.S., Kamyshatskaya O.G., Nassonova E.S., Smirnov A.V. 2022. Thecamoeba vumurta n. sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Thecamoebida) from freshwater pond sediment – a sibling species of T. striata (Penard, 1890). European Journal of Protistology, 83: 125866 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2022.125866 WoS, Scopus
• Nassonova, E, Bondarenko, N, Paskerova, GG, Kovacikova, M, Frolova, EV,  Smirnov, AV. 2021. Evolutionary relationships of Metchnikovella dogieli Paskerova et al., 2016 (Microsporidia: Metchnikovellidae) revealed by multigene phylogenetic analysis. Parasitology Research 120: 525–534  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06976-x WoS, Scopus Q1
• Frolova E.V., Paskerova G.G., Smirnov A.V., Nassonova E.S. 2021. Molecular phylogeny and new light microscopic data of Metchnikovella spiralis (Microsporidia: Metchnikovellidae), a hyperparasite of eugregarine Polyrhabdina sp. from the polychaete Pygospio elegans. Parasitology. 148: 779-786. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021000603  WoS, Scopus Q1
• Mesentsev YM, Kamyshatskaya O, Smirnov A. 2020. Thecamoeba foliovenanda n. sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Thecamoebida) – one more case of sibling species among amoebae of the genus Thecamoeba. European Journal of Protistology, 68. Article 125716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2020.125716 WoS, Scopus
• Mesentsev Y, Bondarenko N, Nassonova E, Smirnov A. 2020. Vannella primoblina n. sp.– an unusual species of the genus Vannella (Amoebozoa, Discosea, Vannellida) with pronounced dorsal ridges and folds. European Journal of Protistology, 68. Article 125757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2020.125757 Wos, Scopus
• Kamyshatskaya OG, Bondarenko NI, Mesentsev YS, Chistyakova LV, Nassonova ES, Smirnov AV. 2020. Molecular Phylogeny of Polychaos annulatum (Amoebozoa, Tubulinea, Euamoebida) Shows that Genus Polychaos Belongs to the Family Hartmannellidae. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12782 Wos, Scopus
• Lotonin K, Smirnov A. 2020. Stygamoeba cauta n.sp. (Amoebozoa, Discosea) – a new brackish-water species from Nivå Bay (Baltic Sea, the Sound). European Journal of Protistology. 72: 125660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2019.125660 WoS, Scopus
• Udalov IA, Lee WJ, Lotonin K, Smirnov A. 2019. Pseudoparamoeba garorimi n. sp., with notes on species distinctions within the genus. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 67: 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12763 WoS, Scopus
• Adl, S. M., Bass, D., Lane, C. E., Lukeš, J., Schoch, C. L., Smirnov, A., ... Zhang, Q. (2019). Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 66(1), 4-119.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12691  WoS, Scopus

Опыт работы::

01.01.2005 – наст. вр.:     Доцент, каф. зоологии беспозвоночных Биологического факультета СПбГУ

01.10.2011 – 01.07.2015: Научный парк СПбГУ, Ресурсный центр «Культивирование микроорганизмов», директор

01.12.1997 - 31.12.2004:  Ассистент, каф. зоологии беспозвоночных Биологического факультета СПбГУ

Дополнительные позиции и повышение квалификации:

01.01.2009 -  01.01.2011: adjunct, University of Columbia, Washington, US

01.06.2007 – 31.07.2007: Visiting scientist, Station Zoologie Exp. Gen. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

09.04.2005 – 31.08.2005: Visiting scientist, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK

01.10.2003 - 30.04.2004: Assistant Professor (visiting), Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 

01.12.2002 - 15.02.2003: Visiting scientist, Station Zoologie Exp. Gen. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

01.05.2002 - 15.07.2002: Visiting scientist, Centre of Ecology and Hydrobiology, Windermere, UK  

01.02.2002 - 31.05.2002: Visiting scientist, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK 

01.03.2001 – 31.05.2001: Visiting scientist, Station Zoologie Exp. Gen. University of Geneva, Switzerland 

01.04.2000 - 31.12.2000: Assistant Professor (postdoc), Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 

01.09.1999 - 15.10.1999: Visiting scientist, Institute of Freshwater Ecology, UK 

30.12.1997 – 01.08.1998: Visiting Scientist, Spezielle Zoologie, TU Dresden 

01.10.1994 – 29.02.1995: Research training, Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, Denmark