Anna Akhmanova

Anna Akhmanova
A portrait image of Akhmanova
Anna Akhmanova.
Born (1967-05-11) 11 May 1967 (age 57)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipThe Netherlands, Russia
Alma materMoscow State University (masters), Radboud University Nijmegen (doctorate)
Children1
Awards2018 Spinoza Prize
Scientific career
FieldsCell biology
InstitutionsRadboud University Nijmegen, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Utrecht University
Doctoral advisorWolfgang Hennig
Other academic advisorsAlexander Mankin
Websitecellbiology.science.uu.nl/research-groups/anna-akhmanova-cellular-dynamics/

Anna Sergeevna Akhmanova (born 11 May 1967) is a Russian-born professor of Cell Biology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.[1][2] She is best known for her research regarding microtubules and the proteins, called TIPs, that stabilize one specific end of the tubules. Among the awards she has won, she was one of the recipients of the 2018 Spinoza Prize, the highest honor for Dutch scientists.

  1. ^ "Academy selects sixteen new members". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Anna Akhmanova" (in Dutch). Kennisbits.nl. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.