A product of Soviet no-nonsense science education, which culminated in a "red diploma" (University Degree in Microbiology), Vicki did her PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Edinburgh. She has been working as a postdoc in several Russel group UK universities, while honing her skills in scientific and creative writing.
A Wikimedia Community Fellow (2011), I am an active participant in Wikimedia Movement and generally interested in Web 2.0