Merited Scholar of the Russian Federation, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Director of F. Erismann Institut of Public Health and Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Principal External Epidemiologist, the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation.
Briko is one of the leading Russian epidemiologists. He formulated the modern concept of epidemiology, its content, and its structure. He was a leader of the epidemiological research on group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, its surveillance system, prevention, and diagnosis. For the first time, researchers started to study the molecular epidemiology of GAS infection in Russia. Briko took part in developing the epidemiological surveillance for GAS infection including microbiological monitoring. He made a significant contribution to the diagnosis and prevention of GAS infection. He first handled the implementation of the GAS DNA test based on polymerase chain reaction (mitogenic factor (MF) in streptococcal pathogenesis) in Russia. Also, Russian scientists developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests for the detection antibody for the GAS group-specific antigen. The GAS infection prevention system in groups of people was developed and then implemented. Moreover, Tomycidum (Russian broad-spectrum antibiotic, disinfectant) showed high effectiveness of treatment and prevention. As a result, the new epidemiological rules and methodological guidelines had been prepared for streptococcal surveillance and prevention in Russia. The methodological guidebook on pneumococcal epidemiology and vaccination was published in addition.
Briko is the author of the idea that “globalization impacts on infectious diseases”. He participated in developing the new educational standard of 14.02.02 «Epidemiology» adopted by the Ministry of Education of Russia in 2009. He participated in developing new prevention methods of healthcare-associated infections in Russia.
He is the author of more than 650 scientific papers, 7 patents (co-author), 5 monographs, 8 books, 6 textbooks and 23 guidebooks and manuals for doctors and medical students.
Briko was an advisor to fourteen students in a Candidate of Science Program and eight students in a Doctor of Science Program.
In addition to relevant researches, Briko carries out considerable work in the fields of improving student’s and doctor’s education. He was involved in writing and publishing textbooks on infectious diseases and epidemiology for different levels of medical education: medical colleges and schools, nursing degree and medical faculties. He participated in writing and editing the first Russian practical guidance for the epidemiology of infectious diseases and guidance for epidemiology and evidence-based medicine for students. He is the author of the first textbook on epidemiology for the Preventive Medicine and Medical Faculties. His textbooks won the annual Medical and Pharmaceutical Education Prize for “The Best Textbook” twice.
In 2019, the guidance on infectious disease epidemiology for doctors was developed and published under his leadership.
The work accomplished to have a crucial contribution to improve and bring Russian medical education standards into line with the European system in middle-school and high-school.
Education
1976 − the First Moscow Medical Institute with an Order of Lenin (nowadays – I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University).
Professional Experience
1979-1982 – Assistant, the Epidemiology Department, the First Moscow Medical Institute with an Order of Lenin.
1982-1985 – Business trip to Algeria
1986-2017 − Head, Laboratory for Developing New Technologies for the Epidemiological Surveillance and Prevention of Communicable Diseases, I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University (MSMU), Moscow, Russia
1995-1997 − Head, Epidemiology Course, Department of Computerization and Public Health Management, Postgraduate education for Preventive Medicine.
1997 − Professor, Department of Epidemiology, the I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.
2004-2005 − Deputy Chief of Social Welfare, Department of the State Quality Control of Medical Products, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
2009-present – Head, Department of Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, Preventive Medicine Faculty, I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University (MSMU), Moscow, Russia.
2019-present – Director, Institution of Public Health, I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University (MSMU), Moscow, Russia.
Degree
1995 – Doctor of Medical Science – Thesis: Epidemiological Patterns of Respiratory Streptococcal Infections and Epidemiologic Surveillance System.
Membership in Professional Societies
1996-2007 – N.I. Briko has been chairman of the board of the Moscow Office of All-Russian Scientific and Practice Society of Epidemiologists, Microbiologists and Parasitologists, and a member of the National Certification Committee for Polio Eradication in Russia.
Nowadays – President of the NASCI (National Association for Preventing Health Care-Associated Infections), Chairman of the Board of the All-Russian Scientific and Practice Society of Epidemiology, Microbiology, and Parasitology, and the National Scientific Society of Infectious disease specialist. Chairman of the Profession Committee for the epidemiology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Member of the European Respiratory Society.
Membership in Editorial Boards
Editor-in-Chief of the Epidemiology and Vaccinal Prevention.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. Current Items.
Member of Editorial Board:19 scientific-and-practical journals.
Main Positions in Councils and Committee
He is a member of the expert council for “Preventive Medicine Science” of the Higher Attestation Commission. He also is a chairman of Healthcare and Medical Science at the Coordinating Council for education. He is on Central Review Board for infections. Member of the Academic Council, I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University. Member of the Dissertation Committee, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Federal Service on Customers' Rights Protection and Human Well-being Surveillance.
Awards and Distinctions
Thanks:
– by Dr. MarcDanzona, Director of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe for poliomyelitis eradication in Russia and European region
– by V. Putin and G. Bush for active participation as a facilitator in the implementation of the Bratislava Agreement.
– by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for combating HIV/AIDS and other dangerous infections in low-income countries.
2008 – Certificate of Appreciation from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
2009 – Laureate of the Excellence in Healthcare Award in Russia.
2009 – Laureate of the Government of Russia Prize for Education.
2009 – Laureate of the N. F. Gamalei Prize of the RAMS for the best Research in Microbiology, Epidemiology, and Immunology
2010 – Certificate of Appreciation from the Head of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor).
2012 – Commemorative Medal “90 years of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Russia”.
2013 – The highest ministerial award – the Medal “For Services to the national health care”.
2013 – Certificate of Appreciation from the Russian Academy of Medical Science.
2014 – Honorary title “Merited Scholar of the Russian Federation”.
2018 – By the decision of the Scientific Council of the I.M. Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, he was awarded the title of Honoured Professor of the MSMU
2018 (21 September 2018) – He was awarded a diploma of the Higher Attestation Commission by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation for great contributions in attestation of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of higher qualification.
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E-mail: briko@1msmu.ru; nbrico@mail.ru
