Egor Kugno
Medical Student · Researcher · Author
Quick Profile
University Sechenov First MSMU, Faculty of Pediatrics, Year 1
School No. 2107, medical-track class (Grades 9–11)
Before that No. 1208 (English-language school), No. 1501 (chemistry-track class)
Olympiads 1st place in chemistry, SPbGPMU "Pediatr", 2025
Runner-up in chemistry, RUDN University, 2025
Website kugno.ru — since 2022, 300+ publications
English B2: reading, writing, listening
Sports Clay shooting (GBU "SSHOR Moskvich", SSKVOO shooting range), sambo, tennis
Interests Pharma, oncochemotherapy, drug synthesis
About Me

My name is Egor, I am 18. I study at the Faculty of Pediatrics, Sechenov University. I have younger siblings — I have been helping to care for them since childhood, which is why pediatrics feels close.

Since 2022 I have been running kugno.ru. The site started as a portfolio for admission to the medical-track class at School No. 2107, but gradually grew. Its main feature is primary sources: my own correspondence with ministries, direct requests to foreign universities, official responses, and analysis written on that basis.

Right now (2026) I am drawn to chemistry at its intersection with medicine — chemotherapy, synthesis of individualized drugs, pharmaceutical regulation. Everything I publish, I publish because I find it worth doing. If it helps someone else — all the better.

I. Education
Through Grade 7 — School No. 1208, English-language school

Six years of language-intensive study. The outcome: a B2 level used for correspondence with foreign universities, technical texts, and medical content in the original.

Grade 8 — School No. 1501, chemistry-track class

A deliberate move. Olympiad-level chemistry. The natural sciences have stayed with me since.

Extracurricular — DTDiM Gaidar (microbiology); DNTTM (biology, "What is Science")

Laboratory microbiology and one of Moscow's most demanding extracurricular biology programs — by personal choice, not by school schedule.

Grades 9–11 — School No. 2107, medical-track class

Specialized medical curriculum. Field visits to the First Med morgue, the RUDN gynecology department, lectures at RSMU. I ran for Minister of Science in student government, was elected Deputy, organized school events. First serious research projects.

2025 — present — Sechenov First MSMU, Faculty of Pediatrics

Russia's leading medical university. Year 1.

★ Runner-up, RUDN University Chemistry Olympiad, 2025
II. Projects on kugno.ru
200+ letters to universities 100+ contract training articles 70+ ministry responses 35+ countries 18 Regulatory Affairs articles
01
Educational Platform Reviews
From the beginning

While preparing for the Unified State Exam, I reviewed the platforms I was actually using: Maximum Education, Examer, Prosveshcheniye's "Homework" service. Honest user experience — no promotional copy. Also: articles on the best chemistry textbooks, science-track classes in Russian regions, and olympiad preparation.

02
Medical Education Abroad — 200+ letters, 18 countries
Direct correspondence with universities

Over 200 letters in English to medical faculties and ministries of education worldwide. Official responses are published on the site. Each country gets its own page: admission requirements, tuition costs, admission conditions for Russian school students.

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Portugal, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan

03
Medical Careers Worldwide — 35+ countries, 70+ articles
A physician's career around the world

For each country: how to gain admission, how to get a Russian diploma recognized, real salaries, living costs, career path. Two articles per country — one on education, one on career. Three series: 16 leading European economies (32 articles), 11 Central and Eastern European countries (22 articles), 8 global English-speaking countries plus Asia (16 articles + comparison table). A separate thread covers nursing abroad — EU Directive 2005/36/EC.

04
Contract Medical Training in Russia — 100+ regional articles
The main project

Probably Russia's most detailed public resource on contract training for physicians. Requests sent to Ministries of Health in 85+ regions, with roughly 70 official responses received. Real salaries, housing conditions, settling-in bonuses (подъёмные), contract risks, comparisons across 11 federal districts.

05
Regulatory Affairs — a career in healthcare regulation (18 articles)
Active project · 2026

Drug registration at the FDA, EMA, and EAEU; regulatory history from 1918; career paths for regulatory affairs specialists; a glossary of 130+ terms. Also: AI medical device registration, cosmetics and dietary supplement labeling, eCTD 4.0, veterinary drugs in the EAEU.

III. School Research Projects

All three projects are published in full on kugno.ru — with drafts, process notes, and interim findings.

Mummification, Cryonics, Transplantology
Individual project · Competition finalist

Three approaches to preserving life — from Egyptian embalmers to cryoprotectants and transplant immunology. Finalist at a Moscow competition. Published in 10 parts on kugno.ru.

Microbiological Safety in the Food Industry
Group project · Team lead

Led a team of two: brainstorming, task distribution, KiberLeninka research, synthesis of results. Three parts, from problem statement to conclusions.

Defoamers for Drilling Fluids
Team project · Moscow Pre-Professional Olympiad

PDMS defoamers, composition calculations, process diagram, practical experiments with test tubes. Sources: Bloomberg and Rosnedra. Published in 11 parts on kugno.ru.

IV. Interests in 2026
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Oncochemotherapy and Drug Synthesis

Chemistry at the edge of medicine: chemotherapy protocols, synthesis of individualized drugs, personalized medicine.

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Regulatory Affairs in Pharma

A drug's path from molecule to pharmacy shelf. EAEU, FDA, EMA. Eighteen articles published — systematic study, ongoing.

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Medical Education Worldwide

Training systems and physician careers abroad. Direct correspondence with universities in English — primary sources, not aggregators.

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Business in Medicine

Pharmaceutical companies, medical business, healthcare entrepreneurship.

V. Skills
Contact
📍Moscow, Russia