Ekaterina Sharova received a bachelor's degree in Green technology and resource efficiency in 2021 at ITMO University. Diploma work was related to the biodegradation ability of wood polymer composites based on polyvinyl chloride and polyhydroxybutyrate with birch flour. In the same year, Ekaterina entered the magistracy of Chemistry of applied materials in the SCAMT and joined the laboratory in the Nanofarmacy group under the guidance of V.V. Vinogradov.