Shestopalov Alexander Mikhailovich - the largest Russian scientist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, professor, founder of the scientific school "Ecological polymorphism and territorial significance of actual zoonotic infections": CONTROL, diagnostics, methods of prevention and treatment».

He is a renowned virologist, those studying zoonotic infections, ecology and pathogenesis of viruses, causing infectious diseases in humans and animals.

Alexander Mikhailovich, together with his students from the scientific school he created, traveled to many regions of the world to study the ways of transmission of viral infections. His scientific results are of great importance for medicine and human health..

The scientific activity of Alexander Mikhailovich received well-deserved recognition not only in Russia, but also abroad: he actively cooperates with foreign virologists, under his leadership, major international scientific projects are being carried out to study viruses and their natural reservoirs with the participation of Russian scientists, China, USA, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Austria, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, including the development of diagnostic and treatment-and-prophylactic agents against oncological diseases. Member of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, honored with the Society for the Study of Infectious Diseases of the United States (International Society for Infectious Diseases) (2006Mr.).

The developed criteria for assessing the environmental and social significance of new and re-emerging viral zoonotic infections are summarized in more than 400 scientific articles, four monographs and a doctoral dissertation. author 45 patents for inventions and utility models, 11 federal and regional guidelines, recommendations and regulations.

Alexander Mikhailovich actively participates in the formation of the ecological, biological and medical education in Russian universities, in the training of qualified specialists, in the development of medical and environmental research. Under the leadership of Shestopalov A.M.. reserved 18 doctoral and candidate dissertations.

In recognition of the merits of Shestopalov A.M.. awarded the title of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2022Mr.), Honorary Worker of Science and High Technologies of the Russian Federation (2020Mr.), they were awarded the order. Vernadsky for achievements in the study of viral infections (Non-Governmental Ecological Fund named after V.I.. Vernadsky) (2021Mr.), Honorary Diploma of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017Mr.), Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (2007Mr.). Shestopalov A.M.. – editor-in-chief of the magazine "South of Russia: ecology, development» (Scopus, Core Collection Web of Science), member of the editorial board of the journal "Problems of Virology", Member of the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, is the Russian coordinator of the Asian branch of the International Ornithological Society (director of Department – Professor Lei Fumin, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China), OFFLU member (joint global network of OIE and FAO animal influenza experts), partner of the Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China) in the Silk Road (One Belt, One Road)».