Master student of the 2nd course of "Biomedical photonics and electronics" programme, trainee-researcher of the Research and Development Center of Biomedical Photonics, currently undergoing internships under the scholarship program of the President of the Russian Federation at the University of Oulu, Zharkikh Elena also participated in the international mobility program in the 23rd EDUFI Winter School, organized from 4 to 9 March 2019 at the Lammi biological station of the University of Helsinki.