Physiological Status of Polar Explorers and Its Improvement with Drugs in Conditions of One-Year Isolation at the Vostok Station in the Antarctic

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Abstract—Evgenii Aleksandrovich Ilyin is a chief researcher of the Institute of Medico-Biological Problems, a doctor of medical sciences, a professor, a full member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a laureate of the Science and Engineering Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation, a honored scientist of the Russian Federation, and a retired medical service colonel. Ilyin has worked in space biology and medicine from 1961. He specializes in the physiology of extreme influences on humans and animals. As a member of the 13th Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1968), Ilyin performed studies in polar explorers at the Vostok Station. Then he worked as one of the heads of the biomedical research programs associated with 11 Bion satellite missions and two Foton-M missions. He was awarded with orders, medals, and honorary certificates. From 1989, Ilyin has worked as a deputy editor-in-chief of this journal. The editorial board of the journal congratulates Evgenii Ilyin on his 80th anniversary and wishes him good health, every success, and many years of creative work.