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This is an overview of the biography and scientific accomplishments of Dr. Juri Vasiliev, an outstanding Russian cell biologist. Ju. M. Vasiliev published seminal papers on carcinogenesis and cytoskeleton of normal and cancer cells. He founded a scientific school and mentored many students that are now occupying leading positions in different laboratories throughout the world.
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Vasiliev, Ju. M., and Gelfand, I. (1981) Neoplastic and Normal Cells in Culture, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; Nauka, Moscow, 1981; Beijing, 1984.
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Published in Russian in Biokhimiya, 2018, Vol. 83, No. 12, pp. 1763–1766.
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Margolis, L.B. Juri Markovich Vasiliev – My Mentor and Friend. Biochemistry Moscow 83, 1433–1436 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006297918120015
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