In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)
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 / A.V. El'skaya // Вiopolymers and Cell. — 2014. — Т. 30, № 6. — С. 485. — англ. |
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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.
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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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| spelling | El'skaya, A.V. 2019-06-15T16:39:13Z 2019-06-15T16:39:13Z 2014 In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014)
 / A.V. El'skaya // Вiopolymers and Cell. — 2014. — Т. 30, № 6. — С. 485. — англ. 0233-7657 https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/154597 en Інститут молекулярної біології і генетики НАН України Вiopolymers and Cell Chronicle and Information In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014) Пам'яті В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014) Памяти В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014) Article published earlier |
| spellingShingle | In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014) El'skaya, A.V. Chronicle and Information |
| title | In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014) |
| title_alt | Пам'яті В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014) Памяти В. М. Кавсана (1939–2014) |
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| title_short | In memoriam: Vadym M. Kavsan (1939–2014) |
| title_sort | in memoriam: vadym m. kavsan (1939–2014) |
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