At the junction of neuroscience and AI: UNN researcher awarded a prize in the "Breakthrough of the Year" nomination

Albina Lebedeva, Associate Professor of the Department of Neurotechnology at the UNN Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, was awarded the "Talented Women in the Modern Industry"Prize. The award was granted in the "Breakthrough of the Year" nomination.

Dr. Lebedeva's success in the "Breakthrough of the Year" nominationresults from her rapid and diverse career advancement at the crossroads of neuroscience, medicine, and AI technologies. She overcomes interdisciplinary boundaries and successfully combines research work with teaching and mentoring, developing domestic alternatives to foreign neuroprosthetics solutions.

The professional community has already highlyrecognised her achievements. In 2024, she won the Kolba Prize for women scientists, and in 2025, as part of the winning team, she was awarded the Gravitation Prize in the field of artificial intelligence.

As a new-generation practice-oriented scientist, Albina Lebedeva turns innovative ideas into technologies capable of enhancing the quality of life for individuals with neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy. This contribution fully embodies the spirit of the "Breakthrough of the Year" nomination.