LAUREATE IN SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR CATEGORY
FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF LIFE SCIENCES, AS WELL AS TO THE NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY – BIOPHOTONICS

Valery Tuchin
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory for Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems at the Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control SarSC of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Optics and Biophotonics at Saratov State University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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Leading researcher in biophotonicsABOUT THE LAUREATE
Valery Tuchin specializes in the field of biophotonics, studying the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with biological objects. He is renowned for developing the tissue optical clearing method, which was first described in a 1997 article published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics. This innovative technique allows for rendering tissues and even entire organs transparent, thereby opening new avenues in disease diagnosis and treatment, as well as in researching drug delivery mechanisms and action pathways. This research holds promise for visualizing blood circulation, penetrating biological barriers, delineating tumor margins, and providing optical monitoring during various medical procedures. A Google Scholar search for “tissue optical clearing” yields over 117,000 research articles, while PubMed lists more than 24,000 publications related to “optical clearing.”
Valery Tuchin’s groundbreaking research on the interaction of optical and terahertz radiation with biological tissues has led to the development of coherent-optical and spectral techniques for medical diagnostics and laser therapy.
The laureate is also advancing the concept of multimodality in diagnostics, which integrates various optical techniques with ultrasound, X-ray (CT), and magnetic-resonance (MRI) tomography using specific clarifying and contrast agents.
The VYZOV Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the field of life sciences, as well as to the new interdisciplinary field of knowledge and technology – biophotonics.
Valery Tuchin was born in 1944 in Saratov. He successfully defended his Candidate’s thesis in 1973 and his Doctorate in 1982, both from Saratov State University. He is a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Optics and Biophotonics and Director of the Science Medical Center of the Saratov State University. He is also the Head of the Laboratory for Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems at the Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control SarSC of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the supervisor of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Biophotonics at Tomsk State University. outstanding contributions to science have been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the SPIE Educational Award in Biomedical Optics (2007), Chime Bell Award of Hubei Province (2014), Joseph Goodman Award (2016), and Michael Feld Award (2019) for his pioneering work in the field of biophotonics.