Editorial Board
The people behind American Impact Review.
Egor B. Akimov, PhD
Exercise physiologist and mental health researcher. Published on infrared thermal imaging of aerobic capacity, MCT1 and AGTR2 gene polymorphisms in endurance athletes, and psychophysiology of thermoregulation. Currently working in translational mental health research.
John H. Greist, MD
Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry. His early work showed that computer interviews could predict suicide attempts more accurately than clinicians. Co-founded the Lithium Information Center and the Obsessive Compulsive Information Center. Authored clinical textbooks on OCD, anxiety, and depression. Princeton (BA), Indiana University School of Medicine (MD).
Ildus Akhmetov, MD, PhD
Reader in Genetics and Epigenetics at the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences. Catalogued 251 DNA polymorphisms associated with athletic performance, including ACTN3 and GALNT13 variants linked to sprint and power traits. Member of the Athlome Consortium for whole-genome sequencing of elite athletes.
Alexey Karelin, PhD
Embedded systems engineer and researcher. Published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics and IEEE Sensors Journal on catalytic gas sensors and wireless sensor networks for hazardous environments. US patent holder. Conference speaker (IEEE EUROCON 2025, Embedded Online Conference). Peer reviewer for IEEE journals.
Irina Bakhshiian, M.Ed.
Special education researcher specializing in the neuropsychological foundations of reading acquisition and dyslexia prevention. Master's in Defectology (Special Education). Developer of original evidence-based programs for early identification and remediation of reading difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Author of the book 'Reading with Ease and Confidence.' Winner of the 'Effective Education 2023' national award. Member of the National Association of Special Education Teachers (USA), International Literacy Association (USA), and the Union of Defectologists of Russia. Featured expert in national media outlets on childhood literacy and dyslexia awareness.
Alex Shvets, PhD
Computational physicist and ML engineer. PhD from the University of Strasbourg, postdoc at MIT. Marie Curie Fellowship alumnus. Kaggle Competitions Master (world rank 73rd among 100k+ competitors). Won 1st place in Camera Model Identification (582 teams) and MICCAI 2017 Endoscopic Vision SubChallenge. Published on deep learning for robotic instrument segmentation, bone age assessment, and angiodysplasia detection.
Islam Salikhanov, MD, PhD
Physician-scientist in clinical development and health economics at the University Hospital Basel. Leads two cardiac surgery research programs: early diagnostics of coronary bypass graft occlusion (800+ patients) and genetic architecture of familial aortic dissection, in collaboration with ETH Zurich NEXUS. First author of a landmark Swiss cost-effectiveness analysis of universal Lynch syndrome screening (Journal of Medical Genetics, 27 citations). PhD from the University of Basel (Magna cum Laude); Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship alumnus. Published in Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, and Journal of Clinical Medicine. Secured CHF 220,000 in research grants and raised USD 500,000 for pediatric cardiac surgeries in Kazakhstan.