LUTSYK  Alexander  Dmytrovych  (b.  05.02.1954, Lviv)  –  Doctor  of  Medicine,  Professor,  Head  of Histology,  Cytology  and  Embryology  Department  of DanyloHalytsky  Lviv  National  Medical  University (LNMU),  laureate  of  the  State  Award  of  Ukraine  in Science and Technology.

In 1977 graduated from the Medical Faculty of the Lviv Medical Institute (now Danylo Halytsky LNMU). Worked as an intern of the Department of Anesthesiology and  Resuscitation  of  the  Lviv  Regional  Clinical Hospital (1977–1978); as a Junior Research Employee in Lviv NSI of Tuberculosis (1978–1980); as an assistant lecturer (1980-1988), as an associate professor (1988–1989), as a Head (since 1989) of Histology, Cytology and  Embryology  Department,as  a  Vice-Rector  of  the International  Relations  of  Danylo  Halytsky  LNMU (1997–2000),  as  a  Vice-Rector  on  Scientific  Work (2000–2014) of the DanyloHalytsky LNMU.

Worked  on  probation  at  the  I.  M.  Sechenov  1st Moscow Medical Institute (1985), at the medical school of  the  Indiana  University  (Gary,  USA,  1994–1995), atthe  P.  L.  Shupyk  National  Medical  Academy  of Postgraduate Education (Kyiv, 2000, 2010).

PhD in Medical Sciences (1979), associate professor (1989),  Doctor  of  Medicine (1989),  Professor  (1992). O.  D.  Lutsyk  has  guided  three  PhD  theses,  provided consulting for two Doctors of Medicine.

O. D. Lutsyk, as one of the first in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, began using lectins as reagents for histochemical studies (1974). In 1989, the Department of Histology and Embryology of LNMU organized the first in the Soviet Union lectinhistochemistry laboratory, where during the following 25 years were trained many morphologists from Ukraine and Russia. Using purified lectins in the laboratory during this time, about 30 theses were defended there. Today it is the only laboratory in Ukraine,  where  the  cleaning,  characterization  and testing  in  histochemistry  of  new  and  conventional lectins from the raw materials of the Carpathian region are  being  performed.  The  results  of  the  scientist’s researches are summarized in the monographs “Lectins” (1980) and “Lectins in Histochemistry” (1989).

O. D. Lutsyk is the co-author of the first and still the only one in Ukraine textbook of histology, cytology and embryology  for  students  of  medical  universities  and academies.  The  book  was  published  in  1992;  got  the State  Award  of  Ukraine  in  Science  and  Technology (1994);  since  then  this  book  ran  into  four  re-editions (1993, 2003, 2010, 2013); it is translated into Russian (2013). O. D. Lutsyk has got Yaroslav Mudry Award of Sciences Academy of Higher School of Ukraine for the published in 1999 “Atlas of oral cavity microanatomy”. O. D. Lutsyk is also the co-author of the translation into Ukrainian  of  the  “International  histological  terms” (editions  of  1993,  2001,  2010),  Dorland’s  Illustrated Medical  Dictionary  (editions  of  2003,  2007), “Langman’s  Medical  Embryology”  after  T.Sadler (2001), “Atlas of Human Anatomy” by F. Netter (2004, 2009),  “Human  Physiology”  by  W.  Ganong  (2002), “Atlas of Human Body” by T. Smith (2000, 2002) and others.

As Vice-Rector on the International Relations he has initiated the teaching of medicine and pharmacy for the foreign  students  of  the  Lviv  Medical  University  in English  (1998).  This  initiative  subsequently  received extensive development in other medical institutions of Ukraine.  As  Vice-Rector  on  the  Scientific  Work, hedevoted considerable attention to the involvement of the LNMU scientists into the international cooperation, publications of the results in the international refereed professional  journals,  training  of  highly  qualified personnel  –  PhDs  and  Doctors  of  Medicine.  As  a member of the administration worked on the history of Lviv Medical University, including its Austrian period (1784–1918).  The  result  of  these  searches  were  two editions  of  “Professors  of  Danylo  Halytsky  Lviv National Medical University” (2006, 2009), number of slogans  in  the  “Encyclopedia  of  Modern  Ukraine” (2001–2013),  “Lviv  Encyclopedia”  (2010,  2012), “Encyclopedia  of  Ivan  Franko  Lviv  National  University” (2011),  “Austrian  Biographical  Encyclopedia” (2012, 2013), number of articles in scientific journals.

The author of over than 300 scientific and educational works. The main ones are: “The toxicity and antitumor activity  of  three  individual  fractions  of  lectins  from Ricinus communis seeds”. – Neoplasma. 1977. N 3 (et al.), “The study of biological activity and aspects of the practical  application  of  castor  bean  hemagglutinin” (PhD’s thesis). – Lviv, 1979; “Lectins” (monograph). – Lviv:  High  School,  1981  (co-author);  “Lectins  in Histochemistry”  (monograph).  –  Lviv:  High  School, 1989  (co-author);  “Lectin  receptors  in  morphohistoc hemical characteristics of organs and tissues” (Doctor’s thesis). – Lviv, 1989; “Human Histology” (textbook). – Lviv;  Kyiv,  1992;  1993;  2003;  2010;  2013  (2nd  ed.) (co-author); “Heterogeneity of certain cell populations of rat detected by lectinochemistry» // Acta Med Leopol. 1997.  №  1–2  (co-author)  “Atlas  of  oral  cavity microanatomy”  –  Lviv:  Nautilus,  1999  (co-author) “International histological terms.” – Lviv; Kyiv, 1993; 2001, 2010 (3 ed.) (co-author); Cellular heterogeneity of rat vascular endothelium as detected by HPA and GS I  lectin-gold  probes.  Med.  SciMonit.  2001,  N  7  (coauthor);  “Austrian  period  in  the  history  of  Danylo Halytsky  Lviv  National  Medical  University»  //  Acta Med. Leopol. 2007. N 3 (et al.) “Professors of Danylo Halytsky  Lviv  National  Medical  University:  1784–2009”  (monograph).  –  Lviv:  Nautilus,  2009  (et  al.); ”Structural,  functional,  and  lectinhistoc  hemical characteristics  of  rat  ovaries  and  endometrium  in experimental  hyper-  and  hypothyroidism”  //  Folia Histochem.  Cytobiol.  2012.  N  3  (et  al.);  “Diabetic alteration  versus  postnatal  maturation  of  rat  kidney glycoconjugates:  comparative  detection  by  lectin probes” // Folia Histochem. Cytobiol. 2013. N 1 (et al.); Szymonowicz  Wladyslaw. „Österreichisches  bio graphisches Lexikon  1815–1950.  –  Herausgegeben  von der österreichischen Akademie der Wis senschaften“. 2013, 64 Lieferung: 180 (co-author).

Throughout his life Alexander Dmytrovych has been working  for  the  people.  For  him  the  high  professionalism, humanity are inherent qualities and now he stands out for his creativity and vitality.

Lviv  Department  of  the  Scientific  Society  of Anatomists,  Histologists,  Embryologists  and  Topographo anatomists of Ukraine, colleagues and students congratulate  Alexander  Dmytrovych  with  his  anniversary! Wish him a lot of health, inspiration, prosperity and joy in his life!

Antonina Yashchenko