Aleksandra Sergeyevna Troitskaya (Russian: Алекса́ндра Серге́евна Тро́ицкая; 1896–1979) was a Soviet microbiologist-leprologist, candidate of medical sciences. Author of cancer vaccine.[1][2] Honorary Citizen of Kaluga (1996).[3]
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| Born | Aleksandra Sergeyevna Troitskaya 26 May 1896 |
| Died | 19 April 1979 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Kharkiv National Medical University |
| Occupation | doctor |
Biography
editTroitskaya was born in Bryankovo (now in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast), grew up in Kaluga.[3]
In 1917 she graduated from the Kaluga Diocesan School (she also studied with Konstantin Tsiolkovsky). In 1920s she worked as a teacher.[3]
In 1934 she graduated from Kharkiv National Medical University. In 1940-1951 a microbiologist, from 1946 Senior Researcher of the Astrakhan Leprosarium.[4]
In 1946, at the Kazan Federal University, she defended her thesis on pain biotherapy in the treatment of leprosy.[5]
Since 1951 (after retirement) she worked as a microbiologist in the laboratory of the Kaluga Oncologic Dispensary.[4]
She discovered new strains of corynebacteria — Corynebacterium Krestovnikova / Troitskaya.[6][7]
Died
editTroitskaya died in 1979. Buried on Pyatnitskoye Cemetery in Kaluga.
References
edit- ^ Трагическая судьба одного открытия
- ^ Вакцина против рака – открытие и закрытие
- ^ a b c Тайна Александры Троицкой
- ^ a b Лаборатория инновационных биомедицинских технологий
- ^ Александра Троицкая. Изобретатель и рационализатор
- ^ RussianPatents.com – free online patent search by keyword, and category numbers in Russia Base inventions and the USSR
- ^ О препарате Крестовниковой-Троицкой (КТ)
Bibliography
edit- Village News (1974) [1]
- Mikhail Gavrilov. The Adventures of Capricorn (2017) ISBN 9785040064168 [2]
- Evgeny Dobrenko. Late Stalinism: The Aesthetics of Politics (2020) ISBN 9785444813348 [3]