Irina A. Baldueva
Work experience: 35 year(s)
Education and Training:
1985 – MD, General Medicine, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University
1996 – PhD, Oncology, Immunology, Allergology
2009 – D.Sc., Oncology, Immunology, Allergology.
Dr Baldueva completed a number of continuing medical education and professional development programs at:
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, University Medical Center, Germany (in 1993)
Medical University of Vienna (in 1998).
Division of Experimental and Clinical Immunology, Gustave Roussy, France (in 2002).
Centre for Biological Engineering, Loughborough University, UK (in 2012 and 2013).
Clinical Focus:
Development and testing of new methods of immunotherapy for patients with solid tumors, based on immunobiology of the disease to find new approaches to standard treatments of malignant neoplasms. Comprehensive consultation and diagnostic services for patients with oncoimmunological disorders and immunopathological disorders. Regular medical check-ups of patients with melanomas, soft tissue sarcomas, etc.
Experience:
Dr Baldueva is Head of Research Division of Oncoimmunology and a member of the Chemotherapy Unit and Division of Medical Technology Innovations at the N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, In addition she is Docent at the Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of the I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University (Immunology and Oncoimmunology).
Honors and Awards:
For years of dedicated work and significant personal achievements in the field of national healthcare, Dr Baldueva has been honored with the Letter of Commendation from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
In addition, she has been honored with the Letter of Commendation from the Governor of Saint Petersburg for her dedicated work in the field of national healthcare awarded in connection with the 85th anniversary of the N.N. Petrov National Research Center of Oncology.
She has managed more than 15 national and international scientific projects.
She is the author of more than 200 publications published in national and international journals.
She holds 16 patents for inventions, and a certificate for use of a medical technology innovation Immune therapy with medullary precursors of dendritic cells sensitized by photomodified tumor cells in vivo, given to patients with disseminated solid tumors.
She is a member of a number of professional organizations:
Russian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology.
Russian Society of Clinical Oncology.
Saint Petersburg Cancer Research Scientific Society.
American Society of Clinical Oncology.
European Society for Medical Oncolog.
European Association of Dermato-Oncology.
She is a member of the editorial board of the Russian Journal of Biotherapy.
Research Interests:
Basics of Oncology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Immune Therapy and Cell Technologies.