2002: Saint Petersburg University, Department of Biology and Soil Science, Department of Genetics and Selection, Master’s Diploma (with excellence)
2002–2007: Ludwig Maximilian University (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany), Research Degree. 2006: Ph. D. defense in Munich — now owns Ph. D. degree
2008: Saint Petersburg University, Department of Geneticists and Selection, Ph. D. defense