Alexander Panchin is a Russian biologist, popularizer of science, science journalist, writer, and blogger. Ph.D. in Biology, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Information Transmission Problems named after A.A. Kharkevich of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Member of the RAS Commission for the Fight against Pseudoscience. Member of the organizing committee and expert council of the Harry Houdini Prize. Member of the board of the educational foundation "Evolution". Winner of the Enlightener Prize for the book The Sum of Biotechnology. In 2017 he was included in the list of "75 most respected people of the country" according to the magazine "Russian Reporter". Finalist of the award "For Faithfulness to Science - 2017". In 2018, where published Alexander's new book, "Defense Against the Dark Arts. Guide to the world of the paranormal." Laureate of the Alexander Belyaev Literary Prize for the dystopia "Apophenia" about a world where myths and delusions have finally triumphed over science. He is engaged in the popularization of science, in particular, in the issue of the safety of products based on genetically modified organisms. He wrote a book about this, “The Sum of Biotechnology”. Alexander is often invited as an expert on radio and television shows.