Men of the molecules

V O Chernyshenko,

doi:10.15407/ubj92.03.086

Abstract

Men of the molecules

Highlights

The article “The fibrin Bβ125-135 site is involved in the lateral association of protofibrils” published in this Issue of the Ukrainian Biochemical Journal presents remarkable scientific data but is the final example of an extraordinary collaboration between two outstanding scientists
Unique monoclonal antibodies to fibrinogen and its fragments allowed the development of diagnostic tests for early determination of the risk of intravascular thrombus formation [6]
During the visit to California, Russell Doolittle presented his friend Eduard Lugovskoi an ahead-of-print copy of his latestarticle that summarized his findings on the crystal structure of the fibrinogen molecule (Fig. 1)

Summary

Introduction

The article “The fibrin Bβ125-135 site is involved in the lateral association of protofibrils” published in this Issue of the Ukrainian Biochemical Journal presents remarkable scientific data but is the final example of an extraordinary collaboration between two outstanding scientists. Professor Eduard Lugovskoi successfully integrated Volodymyr Belitser’s research with studies initiated by Professor Serhiy Komisarenko for the investigation of the fibrinogen structure using monoclonal antibodies, and created a scientific school for hemostaseology [4]. In Summer of 2009, Eduard Lugovskoi was a guest of Russell Doolittle and his wife Frances at their California bungalow (Fig. 2).

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