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Mikhail Sogonov, PhD., employs the two most important skills for resolving mold problems in buildings: knowledge of mycology and knowledge of construction industry practices.
Dr. Sogonov studied soil microfungi at the Moscow State University in Russia. Soil microfungi are essentially the same group of fungi as mold found in indoor environments. Even famous “black mold” Stachybotrys chartarum is frequently isolated from upper layers of soil, too. He defended his Ph.D. thesis on soil fungi in alpine ecosystems. Dr Sogonov received training from the top world experts in microfungi such as Dr. Walter Gams and Dr. Richard Summerbell at the CBS Fungal Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands, the largest fungi culture collection and research institute. Through the course of the study he participated in the number of other projects in the fields of mycology, microbiology, and botany.
In addition to completing his PhD. studies, he started working for the construction industry, developing skills in drywall work, carpentry, electrical issues, plumbing, and painting. This work became lifelong professional career.
Dr. Sogonov has completed over three years of postdoctoral research at the Dr. Rossman’s laboratory, working on a joint project between the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Rutgers University that investigated the family of plant symbiotic and pathogenic fungi, Gnomoniaceae. This project was funded by the National Science Foundation. The analysis of the spores helped determine the source and direction of air intake. Dr. Sogonov then joined one of the largest environmental analytical companies in North America, EMSL Analytical, Inc., starting as a mycologist and continuing as a microbiology manager. This work involved close interaction with environmental inspectors and adherence to the AIHA and MDE standards.
The years of experience at EMSL Analytical interpreting laboratory results equipped Dr.Sogonov to start his own company. His innovation of the environmental assessment process was to offer "on site" (in situ) laboratory testing. Conducting laboratory analysis right at the place of inspection would incredibly increase efficiency of mold investigations, he argued, by achieving reduction of the amount of missing information and customization of the analysis. Most analyses in an environmental lab are done by using a light microscope. Simply enough, Dr. Sogonov's solution was to bring a mycology expert and a microscope to the investigation site rather than send samples to the lab.