In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)

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Published in:Вiopolymers and Cell
Date:2014
Main Author: El'skaya, A.V.
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Language:English
Published: Інститут молекулярної біології і генетики НАН України 2014
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Cite this:In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)
 / A.V. El'skaya // Вiopolymers and Cell. — 2014. — Т. 30, № 6. — С. 485. — англ.

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fulltext An outstanding Ukrainian scientist, a walking en- cyclopedia, a man of exceptional creativity wedded to science since his youth and devoted to science till the last breath, left us on October 8, 2014. Vadym Kavsan was born on June 17, 1939 in Donetsk. Doctor of Bio- logy, Professor, a corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine, a laureate of State Prize of the USSR started his working life as an orderly man at the Kyiv city emer- gency station. After graduation from the Kyiv Medical Institute and the post-graduate studies at the Institute of Microbiology and Virology of the Academy of Science of Ukraine, Vadym worked at the Institute of Molecu- lar Biology and Genetics of NAS of Ukraine for over 40 years. He was among scientists who created one of the best institutes in Ukraine. The public image of the Institute, well-known far beyond the boundaries of our country, its world-renowned scientific status has been established to a large extent thanks to Professor Kavsan. He was known and respected in many countries of the world, he cooperated with outstanding scientists in Eu- rope and the USA on equal grounds, and often it was him who generated scientific ideas in these collabora- tions. He worked in the major scientific centers of the world, including the University of California, the Natio- nal Institute of Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Colorado State University, the Elea- nor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research (USA), and the Canterbury University (New Zealand). Since the very beginning of his scientific carrier, Vadym was trying to be at the front line of science, in «hot spots», to solve the most complicated problems. For instance, in early 1970s he and his wife and collea- gue Alla Ryndych were the first in the USSR to isolate and characterize the reverse transcriptase, a key enzyme for molecular biological research, and set up its produc- tion in the USSR and several foreign countries. He was among the first researchers in the world to synthesize and define the nucleotide sequence of a eukaryotic gene, and one of the founders of National scientific projects, called Reverse Transcriptase and Revertase-Oncogene, which served as the foundation for the development of gene engineering in the USSR. Professor Kavsan recei- ved the State Prize of the USSR in 1979 for his funda- mental scientific achievements in the course of imple- menting these projects. Together with academicians Yury Ovchynnikov and Evgeny Sverdlov, he synthesized the human alpha-interferon gene. It was patented in 1983 and allowed creating the interferon-producing strains. Vadim's recent studies were dedicated to genes in- volved in glial brain tumors, the process of immortali- zation in cell cultures and to the role of signaling path- ways in the malignant transformation. Professor Kavsan also worked on growth inhibition of glial brain tumors using nanoconjugates of antisense-oligonucleotides of oncogenes and antibodies, specific to oncoproteins. His work will be continued by his collaborators and students. Indeed, he was always surrounded by young people, students, post-graduates and young scientists, being ra- ther a strict teacher who always cared about their future. Vadym was a man of great erudition who loved theater, collected rare editions, kept company with pain- ters, loved and knew Kyiv very well and took pride in showing the city to his foreign colleagues. All his friends, colleagues and disciples will cherish the memory of the outstanding scientist and a unique personality – Vadym Kavsan. 485 ISSN 0233–7657. Biopolymers and Cell. 2014. Vol. 30. N 6. P. 485 � Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine, 2014 CHRONICLE AND INFORMATION In memoriam: V. M. Kavsan (1939–2014) Academician of NASU, professor Anna V. El'skaya
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In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)
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Інститут молекулярної біології і генетики НАН України
Вiopolymers and Cell
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In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)
Пам'яті В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014)
Памяти В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014)
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title_alt Пам'яті В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014)
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