Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin (1916–August 5, 2009) was a Russian physicist and a founder of the new discipline of DNA physics.[1]
Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 Russian Empire |
| Died | August 5, 2009 (aged 92-93) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | founder of DNA physics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Polymer physics, DNA physics |
| Institutions | Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy Russian Academy of Sciences |
| Doctoral advisor | Anatolii Petrovich Aleksandrov |
| Doctoral students | Edward Trifonov |
Scientific career
editLazurkin started his career[1] in a novel field polymer physics. During World War II, he was in the Navy and worked on demagnetizing of ships.
After the war, he returned to polymer physics.[2] One of the phenomenons that his laboratory studied and greatly contributed to its understanding, was DNA melting.
References
edit- Sources
- Esipova, Natalia; Frank-Kamenetsky, Maksim; Ivanov, Valerii; Sverdlov, Evgenii; Trifonov, Eduard; Vologodskii, Aleksandr; Zasedatelev, Aleksandr (2010). "Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin (1916–2009)". Biophysics. 54 (6): 753–754. doi:10.1134/S0006350909060165. ISSN 0006-3509. S2CID 97317454.
- "Yurii Semenovich Lazurkin: On his 90th birthday". Polymer Science, Series A. 48 (9): 891–892. 2006. doi:10.1134/S0965545X0609001X. ISSN 0965-545X.
External links
edit- Yuri Semenovich Lazurkin at MPTI Biology