Professor Alexander A. Kamnev, DSc in physical chemistry, is a Leading Scientist at the Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences (Saratov, Russia). His current research has been focused on the application of spectroscopic techniques in studying biomolecules (including biopolymers), biocomplexes, supramolecular structures and microbial cells; spectroscopic detection of biospecific interactions using functionalised plasmonic nanoparticles; bioanalytical applications of vibrational (FTIR, Raman) and Mössbauer (nuclear gamma-resonance) spectroscopies. Professor Kamnev has published over 120 papers in peer-refereed international journals, has been regularly involved as an organiser of, and as an invited/plenary lecturer at a number of international conferences and in refereeing manuscripts for many scientific journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, RSC, ACS, etc. He is a member of Editorial Boards of several specialised scientific journals including Spectrochimica Acta Part A (“Elsevierâ€) and Current Enzyme Inhibition (“Bentham Science Publishersâ€).