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First-year students of the educational program "Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology" are completing a large-scale workshop on cell biology. During the second semester, classes were held at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

On 27 February 2026, Anton P. Zhiyanov, a research fellow at the Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, HSE University, successfully defended his dissertation “Methods for Evaluating the Quality of Linear Classifiers for microRNA Sequence Analysis” before the HSE University Dissertation Council in Computer Science. The thesis develops an axiomatic framework for comparing classification metrics, proposes new statistical tools for verifying linear classifiers, and applies them to the bioinformatics problem of microRNA isoform prediction. By its decision of 26 March 2026, the Dissertation Council conferred the sought-after degree on Anton.

On February 11, 2026, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin presented the Moscow Government Prizes for Young Scientists for 2025. Among the 77 laureates was Evgeny Knyazev, Associate Professor of the Basic Department of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS at HSE University's Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, and Head of the Molecular Physiology Laboratory. Evgeny Knyazev was awarded for a cycle of research on the role of microRNA in the mechanisms of development and diagnostics of oncological, viral and inflammatory diseases, and preeclampsia.

Students from the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology (Higher School of Economics) were among the winners of the President of the Russian Federation Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year

In December, a lecture on adaptive immunity was held at the HSE Lyceum and delivered by university lecturer Roman Mungalov. The event was organized as part of the educational “Star Lectures” program and was intended for students of the Natural Sciences and Psychology track