Zinaida Nikolayevna Kochemasova (October 13, 1921, Nizhny Novgorod — April 14, 2008, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian microbiologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, and laureate of the USSR State Prize. A native of Nizhny Novgorod, she spent most of her scientific career in Moscow.[1]
Education and Early Career
In 1943 she graduated from Gorky Medical Institute. From 1948 she worked at the First Moscow Medical Institute (1st MMI), where between 1948 and 1951 she completed postgraduate study and defended her candidate's dissertation, after which she taught in the Department of Microbiology. Between 1956 and 1959 she taught in the Department of Microbiology at Humboldt University of Berlin (GDR).[1]
Research Activity
From 1960 she again worked at the 1st MMI, holding successive positions of associate professor and professor; she headed the Department of Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology. She received the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences in 1982 and the title of professor in 1971. She was a co-author of a microbiology textbook for medical students.[1]
Her research interests centered on the role of opportunistic bacteria in human pathology, the structural and biological properties of causative agents, and the protective factors of the host organism in purulent-inflammatory diseases. In 1981 she was awarded the USSR State Prize for developing a method of isolating L-forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1]
Awards
Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981). Awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[1]
Personal Life
She was the wife of Soviet statesman Vyacheslav Ivanovich Kochemasov. She lived in Moscow and is buried at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.[1]
Sources
- names52.ru — Kochemasova Zinaida Nikolayevna
- docs.google.com — Minutes of "VDOKHNOVENIJE ZOLOTOGO KOLTSA" ("Inspiration of the Golden Ring"), May 5, Yaroslavl.xlsx