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Mirzhan Zhaxylykov (born 4 August 1985 in Ayagoz) is a lightweight Kazakh boxer who turned pro in 2008.

Dennis V. Lavrov is a Russian Associated Professor of ecology.

Early life

Lavrov have a diploma in biology and zoology from Saint Petersburg State University from which he graduated in 1993. In 2001 he got postdoctoral in biology from University of Michigan. Currently he teaches molecular phylogenetics and invertebrate biology at Iowa State University.

Research

In 1998 Dennis Lavrov along with Wesley M Brown and Jeffrey L Boore have proved that there is a gene translocation link between insects and crustaceans. Two years later, with the same group he studied centipede species named Lithobius forficatus and discovered that only one of the 22 inferred tRNA genes provides a completely paired aminoacyl acceptor stem. In 2002, the same trio discovered an unusual mtDNA sequence in two species of millipedes and in 2004 have studied vermiform group called Pentastomida. During the 2004 study of 4 species (A. armillatus, S. tulumensis, H. macracantha and A. americanus) it was revealed that the gene arrangements of mtDNA shows that the species belong to Branchiura group.

Annie Pokorny (born November 16, 1992) is an American Cross-Country Skier, currently a member of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Gold Team.

Before finding her way to the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, Pokorny was a student at Middlebury College in Vermont. While attending and training at Middlebury College, Pokorny trained under Andrew Gardner and Patty Ross. A notable race for Pokorny freshman year would be placing 9th in the 15K classic mass start at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Throughout her sophomore year at Middlebury, she was able to accomplish a lot on the mountain. One notable race for Pokorny was the 10K freestyle at U.S. nationals, a race that she finished fourth in, a notable improvement from 47th place, which she placed in the same event the year prior.

All of her performances at nationals was enough to earn her spot on the U23 Team, which would take her to her first international competition. That competition would be the U23 World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic where Pokorny was able to place in the top 30 in two races at her first international competition.

Upon her return to the United States, Pokorny won her first Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) in Stowe, VT, continuing on to place on five podiums, helping her qualify for the NCAAs second-ranked eastern skier.

Pokorny decided to cut her collegiate skiing career at Middlebury short and go to professional skiing. She would go on to join the Stratton Mountain School T2 Team, training alongside notable skiers; Jessie Diggins, Erika Flowers, and Sophie Caldwell.

In 2015 Annie Pokorny was a Travel & Training Fund Grant Recipient from The Women’s Sports Foundation. With the funds, that she was awarded Annie has been continuously training so that she would earn a spot on the US Ski Team for the 2018 Olympic Games.