Nikolai Vasilievich Medunitsyn (born October 19, 1931 , Arkhangelsk , USSR ) is a Soviet and Russian immunologist , specialist in the field of immunology and allergology, academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (2004), academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013).
| Nikolay Vasilievich Medunitsyn | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | October 19, 1931 (87 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Arkhangelsk , USSR |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Scientific field | vaccinology , allergology |
| Place of work | State Research Institute of Standardization and Control of Medical Biological Preparations named after L. A. Tarasevich |
| Alma mater | 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Medical Sciences (1971) |
| Academic rank | Academician of RAMS (2004) Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2013) |
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Biography
Born on October 19, 1931 in Arkhangelsk.
In 1955, he graduated from the pediatric faculty of the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute , then worked as a junior, senior research fellow at the Allergy Research Laboratory of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
From 1969 to 1979 - deputy director for scientific work of the I. I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums.
From 1979 to 1988, he moved to the newly organized Institute of Immunology of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, where he also held the post of deputy director for scientific work.
From 1988 to 2009, he headed the State Research Institute for Standardization and Control of Medical Biological Preparations named after L. A. Tarasevich , now he is attached to the Scientific Center for Expertise in Medical Devices, in which he works as a chief researcher.
In 1999 - was elected a corresponding member of RAMS .
In 2004 - was elected an academician of RAMS .
In 2013, he became an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (as part of the accession of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences ).
Scientific activity
Specialist in the field of vaccinology, immunology and allergology. One of the priority research areas is the study of cellular mechanisms for the development of post-vaccination immunity and delayed hypersensitivity).
He put forward and experimentally substantiated a new theoretical position on histocompatibility antigens as universal acceptors of antigens and as carriers of antigenic information that determine the immunological identity of a person during vaccination.
He made a great scientific contribution to the study of mediators of the immune response - cytokines that determine the development of immunity. Anti-inflammatory cytokines were found in viral vaccines and other immunobiological preparations by N.V. Medunitsyn and his students, the dynamics of changes in the level of cytokines in infections and vaccinations was studied, the possibility of using cytokines as adjuvants for vaccination against various infectious diseases was shown.
He is developing a new scientific field for the individualization of vaccination, for the use of various methods of correction of the immune response to vaccines in order to ensure sufficient immunity for each vaccinated person.
Under his leadership, 21 dissertations were defended (of which 5 doctoral).
The author of about 450 scientific papers, 7 copyright certificates and patents, 9 monographs.
Deputy editor of the journal "Biologics", member of the editorial boards of several journals, including the journals "Immunology", "Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases."
Member of the Board of the All-Russian Society of Microbiologists, Epidemiologists and Infectious Diseases.
Rewards
- Order of Honor (2007) [2]
- Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (1999) [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Academician Nikolai Vasilievich Medunitsyn is 85 years old! . ras.ru. Date of treatment January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2007 No. 163 . kremlin.ru. Date of treatment January 3, 2019.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 06.15.1999 No. 761 . kremlin.ru. Date of treatment January 3, 2019.
Links
- Profile of Nikolai Vasilievich Medunitsyn on the official website of the RAS