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Dr. Abir Igamberdiev

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Prof. Abir U. Igamberdiev is a Canadian plant scientist and theoretical biologist. He is a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is most known for his research on the organization of plant metabolism, for the conceptual development of foundations of theoretical biology, and for his works on history and philosophy of science. In 1981 he graduated from Voronezh University, Russia. He earned a PhD in biology from the same university in 1985 and a Doctor of Science degree at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in 1992. In the 1990s, he was a guest scientist at Umeå University (Sweden), Free University of Berlin (Germany), University of Wyoming (US), and Risø National Laboratory (Denmark). In 2002, he permanently moved to Canada where he worked at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) and then at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John’s, Newfoundland), where he is currently a professor at the Department of Biology. His principal interests are in the fields of photosynthesis, metabolism, bioenergetics, theoretical biology, philosophy, and semiotics (over 300 publications).

Research Keywords & Expertise

Mitochondria
Nitric Oxide
Peroxisome
Reactive oxygen specie...
Photorespiration

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Nitric Oxide
Mitochondria
Reactive oxygen species
Photorespiration
Peroxisome
hypoxic stress
reactive nitrogen species
Plant respiration

Short Biography

Prof. Abir U. Igamberdiev is a Canadian plant scientist and theoretical biologist. He is a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is most known for his research on the organization of plant metabolism, for the conceptual development of foundations of theoretical biology, and for his works on history and philosophy of science. In 1981 he graduated from Voronezh University, Russia. He earned a PhD in biology from the same university in 1985 and a Doctor of Science degree at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow in 1992. In the 1990s, he was a guest scientist at Umeå University (Sweden), Free University of Berlin (Germany), University of Wyoming (US), and Risø National Laboratory (Denmark). In 2002, he permanently moved to Canada where he worked at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) and then at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John’s, Newfoundland), where he is currently a professor at the Department of Biology. His principal interests are in the fields of photosynthesis, metabolism, bioenergetics, theoretical biology, philosophy, and semiotics (over 300 publications).