Qualifications
Doctor of Medical Sciences (since 1966), Professor.
Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Elected in 1995 on speciality Medicine.

Membership of other Academies, Scientific Societies and Councils
Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (1978),
Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1990),
Chairman of the Antivirus Association of the Republic of Belarus,
President of the International Humanitarian Association named after F.Nansen.

Editorial Board Membership
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Series of Medical Sciences,
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Problems of Virology",
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Journal of Microbiology, Epidemiology and Immunology",
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal News of Biomedical Sciences,
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Antibiotics and Chemical Therapy",
Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Molecular Microbiology and Virology",
Ño-editor of the Big Medical Encyclopedia (Russia)

Current Position
The Belarusian Science Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Belarus, Head of Department
4 K.Tsetkin Street, Minsk BY-220050, Republic of Belarus
Tel.: +375 (17) 226-59-12; Fax : +375 (17) 220-93-14. E-mail: votyakov@riembel.minsk.by

Research areas
Virology, ecology, epidemiology, special prophylaxis and chemical therapy of virus infections.

Main Publications
1. Western tick-borne encephalitis (1978).
2. Regulation of hyperparasitism by immunity of vertebrae (on the example of tick-borne encephalitis virus) (1989).
3. Amiotrophic leukospongiosis (1990).
4. Generalized herpetic infection: facts and concept (1992).
5. Tick-borne Encephalitis of Eurasia (2002).

Literature
1. Veniamin I. Votyakov (On the 80th Anniversary of his Birthday). (In Russian)