S.V. Sazonov. To the 60th anniversary of the birth.

The article is dedicated to the prominent Russian morphologist, Head of the Department of Histology of the Ural State Medical University, Honoured Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Sergey Vladimirovich Sazonov. On 17 May 2023 he turned 60 years old. Sergey Vladimirovich devoted his whole life to science, teaching, and his alma mater - Ural State Medical University (USMU). He opened a number of research and diagnostic laboratories in the Ural Federal District, continuously created and mastered new methods and new research technologies, introduced them into clinical medicine and education. Sergey Vladimirovich was one of the organisers and the first technical secretary of the first scientific medical journal in our region - the Vestnik of the Ural State Medical Academy (now the Vestnik of the Ural State Medical University). Sergey Vladimirovich successfully carried out material and technical re-equipment of the Department of Histology at USMU, created a completely new in content multimedia course of lectures, and now he actively carries out digital transformation of his discipline, skilfully manages the creation of electronic educational resources in histology. The article reflects the stages of life and creativity of Professor S.V. Sazonov, his main scientific achievements, professional and personal qualities.