Dr. Danilenko heads the Department of Etiology and Epidemiology and is the Deputy Director for Organization at the World Health Organization National Influenza Centre, St. Petersburg. Following undergraduate studies (Master of Science in microbiology, 2006, St. Petersburg State University), she earned her PhD in virology (2014). Research interest: evolution of human and animal influenza viruses. She is the author of over 30 publications, a participant in four international projects, and a Presidential Fellow (2016). She has repeatedly participated in WHO Regional Office for Europe projects as an invited temporary adviser. Dr. Danilenko has worked at the Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza since 2007.