Professor Nikita V. Polukhin is the Acting Chair of the Department of Public Health and Medical Social Sciences, Synergy University. He completed his Candidate of Sciences in Medicine studies at the Sechenov University and was awarded the Best Young Scientists Award of the F.F. Erismann Institute of Public Health. His teaching disciplines include public health, biostatistics, research methodology, and health communication. His research interests include health communication, public health policy, and application of internet-based interventions in public health.