PHENOMENON OF DEMIKHOV. In the Sklifosovsky Institute (1960–1986). Research Coordination Council of the USSR Healthcare Ministry: Missed opportunities. Part 2 (1963)

Abstract

This paper has first put into scientific circulation the transcript of the Meeting of the Presidium of the USSR Healthcare Ministry Council for the Coordination of Scientific Research and Implementation of the Scientific Achievements that was held on October 8, 1963, and discussed the current state and development of scientific research in organ transplantation in the USSR. The presentations of the meeting participants who discussed the reports of V.P. Demikhova and V.I. Burakovsky have been described and analyzed. The concept of organ homotransplantation put forward by V.P.Demikhov who did not take into account (in some speakers's opinion) the latest achievements in immunobiology was reasonably criticized. V.I.Burakovsky's proposals on establihing a Research Institute of Organ and Tissue Transplantation and the Problem Commission for Transplantology were considered rational, supported, and included in the Presidium Resolution.