Ruslan Strogantsev is a Specialist at CEDAR. He joins the Knight Cancer Institute after completing his post-doctoral studies in epigenetic mechanisms of genomic imprinting at the University of Cambridge Genetics department, followed by work into the role of DNA damage repair proteins in mouse development and embryonic stem cells at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Strogantsev believes that his knowledge in the areas of development and stem cell field combined with an expertise in wide range of molecular biology techniques will be of great benefit to the CEDAR program and looks forward to new great collaborations. Originally from Novosibirsk in Russia, Ruslan has moved to UK to pursue a BS.c. in Biochemistry, went on to do his Ph.D. in Glasgow, Scotland, and after spending a total of 18 years on the British isles is excited to make Portland, Oregon his new home.