ALEXANDER GABIBOV, MEMBER OF VYZOV PRIZE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, RECEIVES THE ORDER OF FRIENDSHIP

09 февраля 2024 19:05

On February 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented state awards to full members, corresponding members and employees of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). Alexander Gabibov, Full Member of RAS, member of the Scientific Committee of the VYZOV Prize, was one of the awardees.

Alexander Gabibov is one of the leading experts in the field of biochemistry and immunology, the founder, ideologist and long-time director of the Laboratory of Biocatalysis, Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry.

He discovered the natural catalytic activity of antibodies and developed ways to use it in medical research. Among his other achievements, Alexander Gabibov authored and co-authored study courses "Immunology and Fundamentals of Virology", "Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Regulation", "Cellular Biology and Immunology", "Fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Immunology".

Prof. Gabibov's expertise is recognized by the leading scientific communities.

Alexander Gabibov published more than 250 research papers and serves as editor-in-chief of journals Reports of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Life Sciences, Acta Naturae, and others. He is former Chairman of the Expert Council on International Grants of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.

In 2020, he initiated the development and production of Russian COVID-19 tests kits at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Alexander Gabibov was awarded the Order of Friendship "for his great contribution to the advancement of Russian science, long and fruitful career, and in connection with the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences."

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