Gabibov Alexander

Alexander Gabibov is a prominent Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University's Chemical Department (Cell Biology) and Deputy Director of the Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences. He holds leadership roles including Head of the Laboratory of Biocatalysis and President of the Russian Biochemical and Molecular Biology Society. His research focuses on Biocatalysis, Autoimmune Diseases, and Antibody Engineering, with significant contributions to catalytic antibodies and therapeutic protein design.

Education: Graduated from Moscow State University (1977), followed by postgraduate studies at the Institute of Molecular Biology, USSR Academy of Sciences. He conducted research in Prague on protein kinase affinity chromatography (1984).

Research Interests: Explores biocatalytic mechanisms, autoimmune disease pathogenesis, and antibody-based therapies. Key areas include DNA hydrolyzing antibodies, anthrax toxin neutralization, and multiple sclerosis biomarkers. His work integrates biochemical, structural, and immunological approaches.

Publications: Over 100 papers, including breakthrough studies on catalytic antibodies (Science, 1992) and engineered bioscavengers (Proc Natl Acad Sci, 2013). Recent work emphasizes deep sequencing of immunoglobulins and light-chain structural dynamics.

• Awards: Academia Europaea membership (2014), French National Pharmacy Academy honor (2009), and USSR State Prize (1984).
• Labs/Teams: Leads the Laboratory of Biocatalysis at IBCH RAS, collaborating on projects involving antibody libraries and autoimmune disease modeling.