On the Anniversary of the Honorary President of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders, Academician Sergei Georgievich Inge-Vechtomov

On April 4, 2024, the outstanding geneticist and teacher, Honorary President of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders, Honorary Professor of St. Petersburg State University, Member of the Academic Council of VIR, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Georgievich Inge-Vechtomov turned 85 years old. S.G. Inge-Vechtomov is known as an eminent scientist in the field of Saccharomyces yeast genetics; he has made a significant contribution to the study of the regulation of translation termination in eukaryotes and the phenomenon of protein inheritance. Sergei Georgievich is the author of a number of textbooks on genetics that have received significant recognition. For more than forty years he was the Head of the oldest department of genetics in our country – the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology of St. Petersburg State University, established a leading scientific and pedagogical school, trained a number of disciples who now lead scientific teams not only in Russia, but also abroad. S.G. Inge-Vechtomov does a lot of organizational work, he made a significant contribution to the creation of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders, to the organization and holding of a number of Vavilov Society congresses, and is currently its Honorary President. S.G. Inge-Vechtomov is a member of editorial boards of a number of journals, but the most important result of his editorial activities was the creation of the journal “Ecological Genetics”, which is currently actively developing. Colleagues and friends, members of the genetic scientific community, researchers, students and professors wish Sergei Georgievich inexhaustible energy, health, good mood and new achievements in science and educational activities.

1. Antonets K.S., Kliver S.F., Polev D.E., Shuvalova A.R., Andreeva E.A., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Nizhnikov A.A. Distinct mechanisms of phenotypic effects of inactivation and prionization of Swi1 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochemistry (Moscow). 2017;82(10):1147-1157. DOI: 10.1134/S0006297917100078

2. Chernoff Y.O., Lindquist S.L., Ono B.-I., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Liebman S.W. Role of the chaperone protein Hsp104 in propagation of the yeast prion-like factor [psi+]. Science. 1995;268(5212):880-884. DOI: 10.1126/science.7754373

3. Derkatch I.L., Bradley M.E., Masse S.V.L., Zadorsky S.P., Polozkov G.V., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Liebman S.W. Dependence and independence of [PSI+] and [PIN+]: a two-prion system in yeast? EMBO Journal. 2000;19:1942-1952. DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.1942

4. Drozdova P.B., Tarasov O.V., Matveenko A.G., Radchenko E.A., Sopova J.V., Polev D.E., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Dobrynin P.V. Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains of the Peterhof Genetic Collection. PLoS ONE. 2016;11(5):e0154722. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154722

5. Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Genetics with the Basics of Breeding (Genetika s osnovami selektsii). 3rd ed. St. Petersburg: N-L Publishing house; 2015a. [in Russian]

6. Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Genetics in retrospect. St. Petersburg: N-L Publishing house; 2015b. [in Russian]

7. Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Genetics in retrospect. 2nd ed. corr. and suppl. St. Petersburg: Eco-Vector; 2020. [in Russian]

8. Inge-Vechtomov S.G. From chromosome theory to the template principle. Russian Journal of Genetics. 2015d;51(4):323-333. DOI: 10.1134/S1022795415040079

9. Inge-Vechtomov S.G. The template principle: paradigm of modern genetics. Russian Journal of Genetics. 2013;49(1):4-9. DOI: 10.1134/S1022795413010055

10. Nizhnikov A.A., Antonets K.S., Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Amyloids: from pathogenesis to function. Biochemistry (Moscow). 2015;80(9):1127-1144. DOI: 10.1134/S0006297915090047

11. Nizhnikov A.A., Antonets K.S., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Derkatch I.L. Modulation of efficiency of translation termination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Prion. 2014;8(3):247-260. DOI: 10.4161/pri.29851

12. Nizhnikov A.A., Antonets K.S., Bondarev S.A., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Derkatch I.L. Prions, amyloids, and RNA: Pieces of a puzzle. Prion. 2016a;10(3):182-206. DOI: 10.1080/19336896.2016.1181253

13. Nizhnikov A.A., Ryzhova T.A., Volkov K.V., Zadorsky S.P., Sopova J.V., Inge-Vechtomov S.G., Galkin A.P. Interaction of prions causes heritable traits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS Genetics. 2016b;12(12):e1006504. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006504

14. Outstanding geneticist, Honorary Professor of St. Petersburg State University, Academician Sergei Georgievich Inge-Vechtomov celebrates his 85th birthday (Vydayushchiysya genetik, pochetnyi professor SPbGU, akademik Sergey Georgiyevich Inge-Vechtomov otmechayet 85-letiye). St Petersburg University: [website]. 2024. [The publication is based on materials prepared by I.S. Buzovkina and A.A. Nizhnikov using the archives of the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology of St. Petersburg State University]. [in Russian]. URL: https://spbu.ru/news-events/novosti/vydayuschiysya-genetik-pochetnyy-professor-spbgu-akademik-sergey-georgievich [дата публикации: 04.04.2024].

15. Zadorsky S.P., Sopova Y.V., Andreichuk D.Y., Startsev V.A., Medvedeva V.P., Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Chromosome VIII disomy influences the nonsense suppression efficiency and transition metal tolerance of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast. 2015;32(6):479-497. DOI: 10.1002/yea.3074

16. Zhouravleva G., Frolova L., Le Goff X., Le Guellec R., Inge-Vechtomov S., Kisselev L., Philippe M. Termination of translation in eukaryotes is governed by two interacting polypeptide chain release factors, eRF1 and eRF3. EMBO Journal. 1995;14(16):4065-4072. DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1995.tb00078.x

17. Zhuk A.S., Stepchenkova E.I., Pavlov Y.I., Inge-Vechtomov S.G. Evaluation of methods of synchronization of cell division in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell and Tissue Biology. 2017;11(2):111-122. DOI: 10.1134/S1990519X17020110