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Turakulov Yolkin Kholmatovich (October 1916.10.11, 2005.1.3, Mark, Republic of Kazakhstan - March 1966, 1965, Tashkent) - biochemist. Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1959). Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan (1962). Doctor of Biological Sciences (XNUMX), Professor (XNUMX).
After graduating from Tashkent Medical Institute (1936), he worked as an assistant at the Department of Biochemistry (1936-38), graduate student (1938-41), and now director of the Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute (1939-41). War veteran (1941-44), also director of the same institute (1944). Researcher at the Institute of Biology and Medical Chemistry of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences (Moscow) (1944-47). Rector of Tashkent Medical Institute (1947-50), senior researcher at the Agricultural Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1950-54), vice-rector and head of the department of Andijan Medical Institute (1954-56), head of the department at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1957), deputy director (1960-62). Director of the Regional Medical Research Institute (now Endocrinology) of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan (1957-60, 1962-63, 1976-96), current head of the laboratory (1957-97; scientific adviser since 1998), member of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1970 —72), vice-president (1963-66), chairman of the department of biological sciences (1966-79). Head of the Department at Tashkent State University (since 1967), Director of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1967-69), Head of the Laboratory 1967-70). Rector of SamSU (1970-72), Chairman of the Department of Medical Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (1994-97).
Yolkin Turakulov's scientific work is related to the biochemistry of thyroid hormones in some types of thyroid pathology. His research is devoted to the original areas of modern biology, medicine, biochemistry, biophysics, radiobiology and endocrinology. He was awarded the prestigious State Prize for clinical and biochemical work with radioactive iodine in thyroid disease (1964). He has compiled textbooks and manuals, dictionaries on biochemistry.
He was awarded the Beruni State Prize of Uzbekistan (1985), the Order of Honor of the Nation (1998) and the Order of Merit (2003).