Pushchino (Russian: Пу́щино) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situate 120 km south of Moscow, on the right side of the Oka River. As it can be confused with other towns with similar names, it is informally called Pushchino-at-Oka. Population: 19,964 (2002 Census). It is an academic research center focusing on microbiology. Research institutes comprising the scientific center include: