Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeniy Sverdlov died

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An outstanding scientist in the field of molecular biology and genetic engineering, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeniy Davidovich Sverdlov, has died.

Evgeny Sverdlov headed the Laboratory of the Structure and Function of Human Genes and was one of the creators of the foundations for deciphering the genome.

MOSCOW, September 29 - RIA Novosti. An outstanding scientist, one of the creators of the foundations for deciphering the genome, Academician Evgeny Sverdlov, died at the age of 88, reported the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry named after Academicians M.M. Shemyakin and Yu.A. Ovchinnikov RAS.

“On September 28, 2026, at the age of 88, an outstanding scientist in the field of molecular biology and genetic engineering, who for many years headed the Laboratory of the Structure and Function of Human Genes, laureate of the Lenin Prize, State Prize of the USSR and State Prize of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeniy Davidovich Sverdlov, died,” the message says.

Sverdlov's main works were devoted to the development of methods for studying genetic material, analysis of the structures and functions of genes, the development of the theoretical foundations of modern biotechnology and the production of biotechnological products for medicine and agriculture.