Resumé
Nikolay Lunchenkov is a medical doctor and global health specialist specialising in HIV prevention, with a particular focus on PrEP in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). As a Research Fellow at the Technical University of Munich, Research Fellow at the Robert Koch Institute and Health Projects Coordinator at ECOM - the Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity, Gender and Sexual Diversity - he has been involved in a number of projects including the scaling-up of PrEP programmes, the establishment of HIV and STI prevention services and the national response to Mpox. Nikolay Lunchenkov has managed initiatives funded by the Global Fund and other international donors, providing resources to scale up PrEP services in seven EECA countries. His work has facilitated the development of inclusive and sustainable programmes targeting key populations such as gay and bisexual men, transgender people and people who use drugs. He has provided technical support to national health authorities, aligned clinical guidelines with WHO standards and addressed structural barriers to PrEP access. In addition to programme management, he has conducted research to inform PrEP scale-up, focusing on barriers to access and the intersection of PrEP use with chemsex practices. His findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals and have informed national policy and advocacy efforts. Fluent in Russian and English, with a working knowledge of German, he is a committed advocate for evidence-based, community-driven solutions to HIV prevention challenges in EECA.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
Palumbo L, Picchio CA, Barbier F, Calderon-Cifuentes A, James J, Lunchenkov N, Nutland W, Owen G, Orkin C, Rocha M, Shanley A, Stevenson L, Vinti P, Salvi C. Co-creating a Mpox Elimination Campaign in the WHO European Region: The Central Role of Affected Communities. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024; 11(10): ofae523.
Marcus U, Michel J, Lunchenkov N, Beslic D, Treindl F, Surtees R, Weber C, Baumgarten A, Nitsche A, Stern D. A seroprevalence study indicates a high proportion of clinically undiagnosed MPXV infections in men who have sex with men in Berlin, Germany. BMC infectious diseases. 2024; 24(1): 1153.
Hong C, Mammadli T, Lunchenkov N, Garner A, Howell S, Holloway IW. Changes in alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substance use and its association with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among sexual minority men in Eastern European and Central Asian countries. Journal of affective disorders. 2024; 359: 302-307.
Lunchenkov N, Rinne-Wolf S, Hughes T, Dwyer B. The Experience of Chemsex and Accessing Medical Care for Gay, Bisexual and Other MSM in Russia: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. The Journal of Sex Research. 2024; 1-7.
Lunchenkov N, Cherchenko N, Altynbekov K, Terlikbayeva A, Primbetova S, Gryazev D, German E, Batyrgaliev U, Steinert JI."A way to liberate myself": A qualitative study of perceived benefits and risks of chemsex among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2023; 264: 112464.
Toskin I, Polushkin V, Lunchenkov N, Halfin R, Madyanova V. 5.3-O5 Actual data on migrants, refugees and apatrids health in Russia form scientific sources: preliminary results of systematic review. The European Journal of Public Health. 2018; 28(suppl_1): cky047-174.
Lunchenkov N, Polushkin V, Ignatov E, Eremin A. 4.10-P21 Immigrant men who have sex with men in Moscow, Russia. Common issues and implications for prevention of HIV among key-population groups. The European Journal of Public Health. 2018; 28(suppl_1): cky048-160.
Lunchenkov N, Filippov E, Prihodko O, Volchkova E. Classical Fever of Unknown Origin: Retrospective Study in Infectious Clinical Hospital No 2. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2017; 4(suppl_1): 343.
Kadyrova AF, Lunchenkov N, Bordovsky SP. The influence of HIV status on woman’s decision to maintain or terminate pregnancy. Bulletin of Russian State Medical University. 2015; 2: 40-41.
Pre-Review Arbeiten:
Dumchev K, Stepanovich-Falke A, Lunchenkov N, Rohde A, Danshyna A, Bekbolotov A, Solpueva A, Kenzhekarieva A, Karagulova A, Narmatova E, Varetska O. Comparison of Registered and Survey-based Modes of HIV Transmission in 2021-2023: cross-sectional study in the Kyrgyz Republic. Pre-Print before Review on Research Square. 2024.
Sperle I, Lunchenkov N, Nurmatov ZS, Bekbolotov AA, Stepanovich-Falke A, Brandl M, Kysil O, Bivol S, Bremer V, Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer B, Dudareva S. Barriers and facilitators to HIV and viral hepatitis testing in healthcare settings in Kyrgyz Republic: Protocol for a mixed-methods study. Pre-Print under Review; 2024.
Policy Outlets:
Dwyer B, Lunchenkov N, Rinne-Wolf S, "Never take a cocktail if you didn’t see it being made.’ Chemsex, MSM and Clinical Services in Russia. Policy Document", London: Terrence Higgins Trust; 2021.
Bücher:
Ustinov G, Lunchenkov N, Chevyrov M, German E. Pre-exposure prophylaxis and the use of online technology for effective consultation. Technical guidance. Tallinn: ECOM; 2022, ISBN 978-9916-9755-0-3.