My full name is Vladislav Vladimirovich Tsukanov. I am a Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, and head of the Clinical Department of the Digestive System Pathology of Adults and Children, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center” of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North, Krasnoyarsk, Russia. For 30 years I have been studying the prevalence of clinical, morphological, biochemical, immunological and genetic manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases in the population of Tuva, Khakassia, Evenkia, Taimyr, Yakutia, Buryatia and large cities of Eastern Siberia. As a result of the work, a significant influence of ethno-genetic factors on the manifestation and course of diseases was revealed. I am actively involved in practical medicine. I am a doctor of the highest category in the specialties of Therapy and Gastroenterology. I have 74 published articles indexed in PubMed, including articles published in the journals Gut, Nature Communicatin, Helicobacter, Diagnostics, Frontiers in cellular and infectious microbiology, Epidemiology and infection, Human pathology, Digestive Diseases Scienses. 481 articles are identified in the RSCI (Russian Citation Index). The RSCI Hirsch index is 32. I have completed more than 70 oral and poster presentations at international conferences UEGW, EASL, DDW, AASLD, EHMSG, APDW. I systematically review articles in 4-5 Russian and 3-4 English-language journals. For 25 years I have been the head of the research topic "Immuno-biochemical, morphological and molecular-genetic aspects of the pathogenesis of precancerous and oncological diseases of the digestive system in ontogenesis", which is carried out within the framework of the State assignment and state funding of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The main goal of this work is to study the prevalence, risk factors, clinical manifestations of precancerous and oncological diseases of the digestive tract to improve the prevention and treatment methods of pathology. Areas of expertise include precancerous and oncological diseases of the digestive tract. I actively communicate with leaders of world gastroenterology, including Massimo Rugge (Italy), Peter Malfenteiner (Germany), Jan Tack (Belgium), Marcis Leja (Latvia), Perez-Perez Guillermo (USA), Michael Bruce (USA), Brian McMahon (USA), Kentaro Sugano (Japan), Karen Goodman (Canada), Constanza Camargo (USA). Since 1991, I have been the head of the Clinical Department of the Digestive System Pathology of Adults and Children in the Scientific Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North - a separate division of the Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center” of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 2011, I have been the chief gastroenterologist of the Siberian Federal District. I love classical music. I enjoy going to concerts and theatre performances. I do sports (swimming, running, walking).