From the history of scientific activity of the Soviet microbiologist Z.V. Ermolyeva in the structure of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR

The presented article is devoted to the analysis of the scientific activity of the famous Russian medical scientist and microbiologist Zinaida Vissarionovna Ermolyeva (1898–1974) in the structure of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. The article recreates the history of the emergence of the highest scientific institution of medical science in the country, characterizes its structure and purpose. The entry of Z.V. Ermolyeva into the structure of this academy is analyzed, first as a corresponding member, and then as a full member; the dates of election are set, as well as scientists and institutions that recommended her among the academicians of medicine. The main attention is paid to the most significant, main areas of research that Z.V. Ermolyeva conducted on behalf of the Presidium of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. Several particular examples of the scientist's research work carried out during the 1950s and 1960s are given. These are mainly issues of studying antibiotics: their experimental and clinical research, as well as the development of the most rational ways of using them in medical practice. The members of the research teams within which Z.V. Ermolyeva conducted research initiated by the Academy are being identified. In addition to published sources, the work uses documents from federal archives: the Russian State Archive of Economics and the Russian State Archive of Scientific and Technical Documentation.