120th Anniversary of the Birth of Gavriil Sergeyevich Strelin, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences

April 8, 2025, will mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Gavriil Sergeyevich Strelin, a major scientist and educator. The authors have summarized the facts of the scientist’s biography and the main stages of his scientific and pedagogical activity. The main scientific work of G.S. Strelin was centered around the issues of radiobiology and the study of cell division regulation. G.S. Strelin worked for many years at the Central Research X-ray Radiological Institute in Leningrad. Gavriil Sergeevich was an honorary member of the All-Union Scientific Society of Rentgenologists and Radiologists and Deputy Chairman of the Problem Commission on Radiobiology of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences. 15 theses were defended and about 200 scientific papers were published under his supervision. During the period from 1952 to 1960, G.S. Strelin headed the Department of Histology and Embryology of the First Leningrad Medical Institute, took an active part in the development of new methods of teaching histology as an academic discipline, attracted a number of new staff members to work at the department. The life and creative path of Gavriil Sergeyevich Strelin has served as an example for the younger generations of doctors, scientists and teachers for many years.