Nikolay Artemov

Nikolai Mikhaylovich Artemov (Russian: Николай Михайлович Артёмов; 24 January 1908 – 2 December 2005) was a Soviet Russian physiologist, Doktor Nauk in Biological Sciences (1969), Honorary Professor at the N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod.[3] He is known as the founder of scientific apitherapy.[4] In 1957, the USSR Ministry of Health sanctioned the use of bee venom in the treatment of certain ailments.[5] It was the "Instruction for Bee Sting Venom Apitherapy" by N.M. Artemov (with Prof. G. P. Zaytsev from 2nd MSMI), who authored the document.[1]

Nikolay Artemov
Born(1908-01-24)24 January 1908
Tula, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died2 December 2005(2005-12-02) (aged 97)
Alma materMoscow State University (1931)
Known forScientific Apitherapy,[1] Zootoxinology[2]
AwardsHonorary Professor, UNN
Honorary Soros Professor
Medals of VDNKh
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsN. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Academic advisorsKhachatour Koshtoyants
Notable studentsZeveke A.V., Shamil Omarov, Vasily Krylov, Boris Orlov, David Gelashvili

Career

He graduated from the Department of Physiology at the faculty of biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1931.

From 1936 to 1941 he work at the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[6]

From 1943 to 1974, Artemov headed the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Humans and Animals at the N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod.[7]

From 1969 to 1975, Artemov served as Vice-president of the Standing Commission on Apiculture Products Apimondia.

In 1971, Artemov headed the first organized symposium on apitherapy at the Congress of Apimondia.[8][9]

He was appointed Honorary Soros Professor.[1] Among his famous students were Zeveke A.V., Shamil Omarov, Vasily Krylov, Boris Orlov, David Gelashvili.

Artemov is the author about 200 scientific articles and more than 2 monographs. In 1941, his monograph "Bee venom, its physiological properties and therapeutic use" was published by the USSR Academy of Sciences.[10]

Works

References
  1. Krylov, Vasily. "Nikolai Mikhailovich Artemov" (in Russian). kazakmed.ru. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. http://www.unn.ru/pages/e-library/vestnik/99999999_West_2011_2(2)/1.pdf#page=9
  3. http://www.unn.ru/site/about/znakomstvo-s-universitetom/pochetnye-professora-universiteta
  4. Zootoxinology: bioecological and biomedical aspects (2015). Recommended by the Academic Council of the UNN Institute of Biology and Biomedicine. p. 13. (in Russian)
  5. May Berenbaum. Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs, p. 305
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-07. Retrieved 2017-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.biografia.ru/nn/ggu27.html
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. https://www.apimondia.com/fr/federation/histoire
  10. (Alternative link)
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