He holds PhD in biophysics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. The main focus of Professor Cherezov’s group is on studies of structure and function of membrane proteins implicated in human health, with an emphasis on the role of lipid-protein interactions. For the last 15 year he participated in developments of novel tools and technologies related to applications of membrane mimetic matrix, known as lipidic cubic phase, for biophysical characterization and crystallization of membrane proteins. These developments contributed to a recent rapid progress in the structural biology G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCR). His current interests are in elucidation of the effects of cholesterol on function of membrane proteins, and in further development of new crystallography approaches.