Work Experience

• February 2011 onwards: Post-doctorate in Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, De-partment of Vegetation and Phytodiversity Analysis, Göttingen University, Göttingen, Germany; Title of the research project “Classification of aquatic and shore wetland vegetation of inland temperate Northern Asia: case study of the Baikal Siberian area"

• Mai 2000 onwards: Associate Professor at Irkutsk State University, Department of Botany and Genetics

  • Giving lectures, courses and practical training courses in: general botany, ecology, syste-matics, comparative floristics and botanical nomenclature

  • Supervising tutor of two postgraduates and several graduating (diploma-theses) students

  • Curator of the Herbarium honoured for Prof. V.I. Smirnov in Irkutsk State University (IRKU)

  • Organising and leading expeditions:

    • 1994 – 2010 – Eastern Siberia; investigating flora and vegetation of the Southern part of Baikalean Siberia (Irkutsk Oblast, Buryatia Republic, Chita Oblast)

    • June - August 2001 – Murmansk oblast and Karelia Republic

  • Research Projects:

    • 2010 – 2011: Collaborator in the project: “Vegetation of the Subarid Regions of Inner Asia: Ecological Gradients, Spatial Patterns, and Climatically Induced Trends” founded by the Russian Fond of fundamental research

    • 2006 – 2008: Head of the project: „Scientific-methodical support of the Herbarium honoured for Prof. V.I. Smirnov in Irkutsk State University“ funded by the program: “Development of scientific capability in higher education” of the Russian Federation

    • 2005 – 2007: Coordinator of the project: “Studying of influence of landscape and intra-landscape structure on composition and structure of flora of hydromorphic habitats in southern Cis-Baikal region” funded by the Russian Fond of fundamental research

    • 1996 – 2000: Collaborator in the project “Cartographical inventory of refugium areas of the Baikal region” funded by the program “Integration” of the Russian Federation

• March 2006 – 2010: Collaborator, co-organizer of international scientist meetings and student summer schools in Research-Educational Center “Baikal”, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

• 2005 – 2010: Collaborator in “Baikal Research Centre”, Irkutsk, Russian Federation; Caryological screening of vascular flora of Baikalean Siberia with counting and analyzing of chromosome num-bers

• February 2005 – June 2006: Collaborator in Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemis-try, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Irkutsk, Russian Federation; Investigation of biogeographical features of aquatic vegetation in Baikal Siberia

Education & Training

• 2007 onwards: Assistant Professor (Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation); Quali-fying as a professor in biology. The title of my habilitation is: “Spatial regularities of vegetation of lakes and streames in Baikal Siberia”.

• 1997 – 2000: PhD. (Кандидат биологических наук; Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation); Thesis title: “Flora of the Iya River and the Oka River basins (within the limits of the Irkutsk region)”.

• 1992 - 1997: Diplom Biologist (Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation); Diploma Thesis title: “Flora of the southern part of Tulun District (Irkutsk Region)”

Selected publications

• Chepinoga, V.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Enushchenko, I.V. (2010): Chromosome numbers of some plant species from the Southern part of the Eastern Siberia. - Botan. Journ. 95: 129-130. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Enushchenko, I.V. (2010): IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 9. - Taxon 59: 1298-1299; E1-E5.

• Kucherov, I.B., Golovina, E.O., Gimbelbrant, D.E., Chepinoga, V.V. (2010): Lichenous and lichen-green mossy pine forest and light forest of Keretj coast of White see. - Bull. St.-Petersburg University 3: 44-54. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V. (2009): Provisional subdivision of the Baikalian Siberia for characterization of vascular plant distribution. Memoirs of Irkutsk St. University. Sect. - Biology & Ecology 2: 3-7. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Enushchenko, I.V., Rosbakh, S.A. (2009): IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 8. - Taxon 58: 1281-1282; E1-E3.

• Kucherov, I.B., Golovina, E.O., Chepinoga, V.V. et al. (2009): Pine forests and light forests of karelian coast of White see (Karelia Republic). - Memoirs of Karelian Sci. center RAN 4: 30-52. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Chepinoga, A.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Timofeyev, M.A. (2008): The review of caryological knowledge about the flora of Baikal region. - Memoirs of Samara sci. center RAS 10: 68-73. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Enushchenko, I.V., Chepinoga, A.V. (2008): IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 6. - Taxon 57: 1267-1268; E1-E4.

• Chepinoga, V.V., Gnutikov, A.A., Enuschenko, I.V. (2008): Chromosome numbers in some species of vascular plants of Baikal Siberia. - Bot. Journ. 93: 1286-1295. (In Russian).

• Probatova, N.S., Gnutikov, A.A., Rudyka, E.G., Chepinoga, V.V. (2008): Chromosome numbers of plant species from Baikalian Siberia. - Bot. Journ. 93: 162-181. (in Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Stepantsova, N.V., Grebenjuk, A.V. et al. (2008): Check-list of the vascular flora of the Irkutsk region. Irkutsk St. University, Irkutsk, 327 p. (In Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Rosbakh, S.A. (2008): Activity of aquatic species on the Irkutsk-Cheremkhovo plain. - Geography and natural resources 1: 97-104. (In Russian).

• Azovsky, M.G., Chepinoga, V.V. (2007): Aquatic higher plants of Baikal lake. Irkutsk St. University, Irkutsk, 157 p. (In Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V., Verkhozina, A.V., Enuschenko, I.V., Prudnikova, A.Yu. (2007): Floristic records in Southern Siberia. - Bull. of Mosc. Soc. Nat. 112: 48-50. (In Russian).

• Zarubin, A.M., Liakhova, I.G., Turuta, A.Ye., Barizkaya, V.A., Kosovich-Anderson, E.I., Yanchuk, T.M., Chepinoga, V.V. et al. (2005): Check-list of vascular plants of the "Pribaikalsky" National Park. Irkutsk, 494 p. (In Russian).

• Bezrukova, E.V., Vershinin, K.E., Orlova, L.A., Letunova, P.P., Krapivina, S.M., Chepinoga, V.V. et al. (2003): Vegetation of the alpine belt of the Eastern Sayan in late Holocene, according to the data of peat sediment studies. - Bot. Journ. 88: 221-232. (In Russian).

• Chepinoga, V.V. (1999): Brasenia schreberi (Cabombaceae), a new species of the Siberian flora. - Bot. Journ. 82: 144–147. (In Russian).