Man is born to live, create and benefit society. Maria Prokhorova is a biologist. She made a huge contribution to the development of Soviet biochemistry of the nervous system.
The road to the scientific world
Science is my life
Scientific creativity and career
Personal life
Good man
Contribution Celebrity
The road to the scientific world
She was born on July 20, 1901 in the village of Levoshchkino (Levoshkino) in the Gdovsk district of the Pskov region. Until the age of 14 she lived in the village. From 1914 to 1917 she studied at the needlework school of Petrograd. From 1918 to 1920 she was educated in a school of the second degree. In September 1920, she entered preparatory courses at Leningrad University. She graduated from the biological department of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
From 1925 to 1937, Maria Prokhorova worked as an observer-timekeeper at the Leningrad Institute of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, a teacher at the Vytegorsk School of Water Transport. During this period, she graduated from the graduate school of Leningrad University, defended her thesis for the degree of candidate of biological sciences.
After graduating from graduate school in 1934, Maria Prokhorova remained working at the physiological institute of Leningrad State University as a senior researcher.
In 1937 she was appointed rector of Perm University. While working as a rector, Maria Prokhorova wrote scientific papers. By February 1938, she had 6 published scientific papers.
Science is my life
Working at Perm University, Maria dreamed of returning to scientific activity and several times wrote statements about her dismissal from the post of rector. There was always one reason - the desire to continue scientific work in the field of biochemistry.
In June 1940, her dream came true. She returned to Leningrad University. She was appointed assistant professor of biochemistry at the Faculty of Biology.
During World War II, Maria Prokhorova conducted scientific and practical work on the study of gas gangrene, trying to find an effective way to treat gangrene in wounded soldiers.
Scientific creativity and career
After the war, Maria continued to work at the University of Leningrad at the Department of Metabolism. In 1955, she became director of the A. A. Ukhtomsky Physiological Institute.
At Leningrad University in 1961, thanks to the initiative of M.I. Prokhorova has a specialized laboratory for biochemistry of the nervous system. Under her leadership, radioactive carbon was first used in Russia in animal experiments. Methodological approaches M.I. Prokhorova changed the provisions on the carbohydrate, lipid and energy metabolism of the brain that existed in the scientific world. Scientific developments M.I. Prokhorova contributed to the creation of the school of neurochemists at Leningrad University. Subsequently M.I. Prokhorov was elected a member of the International Neurochemical Society. This was the career of a Soviet woman scientist.
Personal life
Maria Illarionovna devoted all her time to science. She was not married and had no children. Her family was a sister and a nephew, with whom she lived in Leningrad. She could not find happiness in her personal life. Priority for her was scientific work.
