Vladimir Govyrin

Biography

• 1924 was born in family of the teachers, Aleksandr Govyrin and Sarra Govyrina.
• 1941 joined the Physics and Mathematics Department of Balashov Teaching Institute.
• 1942 called up for service in the Army and sent to study in the Military Veterinary Academy of the Red Army.
• 1946 graduated from the Veterinary Academy, received an honours degree and continued his service as a border guard in Suoyarvi.
• 1953 having the rank of Major of veterinary service, he became the Candidate of Sciences in Biology.
• 1957 retired from the military service and joined Academician Leon Orbeli in his new I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry.
• 1961 founded his own laboratory, which research goal was the adaptation-trophic function of the nervous system.
• 1968 got the academic degree of the Doctor of Sciences in Biology.
• 1975 became the Director of Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry.
• 1976 joined Academy of Sciences of the USSR as the Сorresponding Member.
• 1981 quit IEPHB and became the Director of I. M. Pavlov Institute of Physiology.
• 1984 became Academician of Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
• 1993 founded the I. M. Pavlov International Scientific Center.
• 1994 died at the age of 69.

  Honours and awards

• Order of Lenin
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
• Medal for Combat Service