Alexander is a
biologist, writer, and a distinguished science communicator renowned for his contributions to popularizing science. He holds a PhD in computational biology and is a graduate of the Department of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at Moscow State University.
Panchin gained widespread recognition in Russia through his engaging popular science books and articles. His debut book, The Sum of Biotechnology, received the prestigious Enlightener Award from the Dmitry Zimin Foundation in 2016, celebrating it as the year's best popular science book in natural sciences. His second non-fiction work, Defense Against the Dark Arts, became a bestseller.
In addition to non-fiction, Panchin has made notable contributions to literature. His fiction novel Apophenia earned him the Aleksandr Belyaev Literary Award in 2019. Expanding his reach, he runs a successful and ever growing YouTube channel dedicated to science, with over 330,000 subscribers and more than 54 million total views.