Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky Dead: Russian scientist dies

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Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky was a prominent Russian scientist working on a COVID-19 vaccine when he was found dead with a stab wound. The New York Post reported that his body was found on the street outside his bedroom window in Russia.

Kagansky, 45, was an assistant professor in Vladivostok, according to his online profile. He spent 13 years working in Edinburgh, Scotland, which ended in 2017. Most recently, he worked as director of the Center for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine at the Federal University of the Far East in Russia.

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Russian police are investigating Kagansky’s death as a possible homicide and questioning a person of interest

Russian police are questioning a 45-year-old man as a possible suspect in Kagansky’s death. His death is being investigated as a possible homicide, The New York Post reported. Police believe there may have been an argument before Kagansky fell from his bedroom window.

An unidentified source told e2news.com that a 45-year-old biologist had visited a friend in the building.

A neighbor found Kagansky’s body, dressed only in underwear, according to the Jewish Press. Kagansky lived in a 16-story building in the Kalininsky district of St. Petersburg. His body was found on Zamshin Street. Police learned that he fell from the 14-story window the day before.

Kagansky’s research focused on understanding diseases at the molecular level

Kagansky was the director of a Center for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine at the Federal University of the Far East in Vladivostok, Russia, according to his profile on the Global Young Academy website. His research has focused on understanding molecular diseases and cancer research. His work has been described as “crucial to the future of molecular medicine”.

His profile says:

Alexander (Sasha) Kagansky is the director of the Center for Genomic and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biomedicine at the Federal University of the Far East in Vladivostok, Russia. His research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of cell fate in normal cells and diseases, discovering drugs and finding ways to cure cancer and tissue regeneration, which will be crucial for the future of molecular medicine. In his studies, he combines genetics, synthetic biology, biochemistry and proteomics. Prior to being a Chancellor’s Fellow at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, he led research at the Synthetic Epigenetics Laboratory. In 2005-2012 Sasha worked at the Wellcome Trust Center for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, as a postdoctoral research associate (Robin Allshire Laboratory, until 2010) and then as a senior research associate (Bill Earnshaw Laboratory). He received his doctorate. in Molecular Biology in 2004, after spending 3 years at the US National Institutes of Health. In 1998, he obtained an MS in Biophysics from St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University in Russia. In addition to laboratory research, Sasha Kagansky regularly organizes public involvement in scientific activities for different target groups: artists, primary school children and the general public in different parts of the world, resulting in new collaborations between scientists and artists. In 1991 he was the first Russian delegate to the European Youth Parliament. He is also a member of the Young Academy of Scotland.

Gio Rodriguez Blanco, a scientist from Edinburgh, Scotland, according to his Twitter profile, wrote a tribute to Kagansky.

“RIP Alexander” Sasha “Kagansky”, he wrote on Twitter. “Another mind, a unique scientist. Always grateful! “

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