Blood samples at Pechora district were collected
In July scientists of Dobzhansky Centre for Genome Bioinformatics together with colleagues from the Department of Ethnography and Anthropology of St. Petersburg State University carried out the expedition to Pechora district of Pskov region (near Estonian border), home to Russian and small Finno-Ugric peoples – Seto, whose numbers in Russia does not exceed… Read more »
Собраны образцы крови в Печорском районе
В июле сотрудники Центра Биоинформатики им. Добржанского совместно с сотрудниками кафедры Этнографии и Антропологии СПбГУ осуществили экспедицию в приграничный с Эстонией Печорский район Псковской области, где проживают русские и малочисленный финно-угорский народ — сету, численность которого на территории РФ не превышает 200 человек. Собраны образцы крови от 60 коренных человек (русских и сету),… Read more »
We have gathered samples from 75 study participants
We have gathered Blood , tissue or DNA samples from 75 study participants in 2015. This is the beginning of a more structured collection plan that is plan that is developing each day.
“Genome Russia” project started in St.Petersburg State University
President’s Office of the Russian Federation has securing approval of the “Genome Russia” project (2015-2018) and funding appropriation. The funding was negotiated and submitted by SPSU Rector Nikolay Kropachev, and assisted by Vice Rector Ilya Dementiev. In April of 2015 St. Petersburg State University launched the Genome Russia Project aimed… Read more »