Mikhail Viryasov graduated from the Department of Chemistry at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 1986 he completed his postgraduate studies and obtained a Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry and chromatography (1988). The field of scientific interests of M. Viryasov lies at the intersection of chemistry, biology and medicine and is associated with the chromatography of physiologically active substances. He participates in projects supported by grants from the Russian Science Foundation, the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, and the Ministry of Education and Science.