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Alexander Lutsyk

On May 2, 2024, Professor Alexander Lutsyk – a well known histologist, talented teacher, long-term head of Histology and Embryology Department (1989-2020), Vice-Rector for International Relations (1997-2000), Vice-Rector for Research (2000-2014) of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University (LNMU) – celebrates his 70th anniversary. Alexander Lutsyk initiated preparation and publication of "Human histology"(1992) – the first modern histology and embryology textbook, written in Ukrainian language. This textbook got the State award of Ukraine (1994), and since then for more than 30 years has been used by students and lecturers of medicine and dentistry in the Ukrainian Universitiese, being five times re-edited (1993, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2015).

Since 2016, Alexander Lutsyk is the deputy editor of the magazine "Proceedings of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Medical sciences", member of the editorial board of the journals "Morphologia", "Lviv Medical Journal/ Acta Medica Leopoliensia", "Lviv Clinical Bulletin". Currently he is co-author of more than 400 publications of different levels, accounting for Hirsch index in Scopus database – 7, in Google Scholar – 13). Under Dr Lutsyk guidance were prepared and conferred 5 PhD and 2 DSci dissertations. In September 2019, by the decision of the Presidium of the Scientific Society of Anatomists, Histologists, Embryologists, and Topographic Anatomists of Ukraine, Professor Alexander Lutsyk was awarded the highest distinction of this same Society – "The Golden Medal of V.O. Betz".