The Histology, Cytology and Embryology Department was established in 1920.
In different periods the Department was headed by:
1923, 1925-1926 – Prof. Israel S. PENTMAN
1926-1930 – Prof. Alexey E. EFIMOV
1930-1933 – Prof. Nikolai S. CHASOVNIKOV. In those years, a large collection of microscope slides was gathered, the equipment for experiments was bought, and the planned studies were conducted at the Department.
1933-1952 – Prof. Vladimir G. ELISEEV. A sphere of interests was the histophysiology of connective tissue, issues of inflammatory neoplasm of connective tissue under various impacts. During the WWII, Vladimir G. ELISEEV studied wound processes from the point of view of the inflammatory response. In the postwar period, histophysiology of the cellular elements of connective tissue and blood in experimental disorders of the body was investigated.
1952-1972 – Prof. Alexandra A. NIKIFOROVA. During that period the features of tissue and cellular reactions occurred in the body under the effect of hypoxia, temperature, balneological and chemical factors were studied.
1972-1983 – Assoc. Prof. Vasiliy I. ZAKHARCHENKO, who paid special attention to the neuroglia and its reactive properties under exposure of various environmental factors.
1983-2009 – Prof. Valery V. SEMCHENKO focused his scientific interests on the integrative activity of the brain structure and histophysiology of the myocardium in terminal states and in the recovery period.
Since 2009 – Prof. Viktor A. AKULININ, MD, PhD