• Chemistry of natural product isolation and structural determination
• Chemistry of biologically active compounds and evaluation of their activity using various computational methods

B.Sc. (organic chemistry), Tashkent State University (1971), PhD (chemistry), Institute of Chemistry of Natural Products after S. Yunusov, Uzbek Academy of Sciences (1977); B.Sc. (pharmacy), School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1984).

Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2006–2016), Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2010–present), Vice President, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2009–2011).

• Member of the Heterocyclic Chemistry Society
• Honorable Member of the Indian Chemical Society
• Member of the American Chemical Society
• Full Member of the Mediterranean Academy of Science and Arts (elected July 2013)
• Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts (since 2015)

• Awarded the Silver Medal by the International Scientific Partnership Foundation for the development of international collaborations
• Awarded the Gold Badge by the International Scientific Partnership Foundation

• Member of the Editorial Board, Jordan Journal of Chemistry
• International Editor, Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada / Journal of Basic and Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Editorial Board Member of several scientific journals.