Leonid Nefyodov – Professor (Biology), Ph.D. [Cand. of Sciences (Biology)], M.D. [Doctor of Sciences (Medicine)], In 1996 he was awarded the Medal of Honor of the European Order of Merit - the EC award for achievements in the field of science. A. Schweitser Prize Winner, D.h.c., Professor of Biochemistry Department and supervisor of Laboratory of Biochemistry of Biologically Active substances of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Belarus. Area of researches – biochemical mechanisms of regulatory effects of amino acids, their derivatives and compositions, methodology of use of amino acids as universal regulators of a metabolism, medicines, components of treatment and prophylactic food, including development of solutions and specialized mixes of this class of substances. Author of 9 books, 270 reviews and articles and academic publications in journals "Biochemistry", "Biophysics", "Oncology", “Molecular Biology”, "Clinical Surgery", "Chemistry and Pharmacology", "Drugs Exptl. Clin. Res", “European Journal of Cancer” in general and applied biochemistry, biochemistry of amino acids and its derivatives, clinical biochemistry, oncology and pharmacology. The organizer and the scientific editor of materials of six international symposiums on biochemistry which are carried out in Republic of Belarus, congress of the Belarusian biochem¬ists (2000) and the first (1996, 2001) international "amino acid" congresses of the CIS countries. Current research interests related with mechanisms of realization of antitumor drugs, amino acid pool formation and clinical applications of natural substances and amino acids.

Area of researches – biochemical mechanisms of regulatory effects of amino acids, their derivatives and compositions, methodology of use of amino acids as universal regulators of a metabolism, medicines, components of treatment and prophylactic food, including development of solutions and specialized mixes of this class of substances.