To the 70-th anniversary of Golovko Tamara Konstantinovna. Scientific pathway
The article is devoted to the well-known scientist-biologist, the specialist in plant physiology, the chief researcher at the Laboratory of Ecological Plant Physiology of the Institute of Biology (IB) Komi SC UrD RAS, Dr. Sci. Biol., Professor Tamara Konstantinovna Golovko. On May 29, 2018 she celebrated her 70-th anniversary. Tamara Konstantinovna was born in village Styla of the Donetsk region. She graduated from the Donetsk State University with degree in biology and plant physiology and started working at the IB of the Komi Branch of the AS USSR (Syktyvkar) in the Laboratory of Plant Physiology. In 1978 she defended the thesis for the PhD degree at the Leningrad State University, in 1993 - the thesis for the second (doctoral) scientific degree at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the RAS in Moscow. T.K. Golovko largely contributed to development of fundamental problems of physiology, ecology and bioenergetics of plant respiration. She developed the concept of respiration in sink-source relations of plants, obtained important results in the field of relationship of respiration with photosynthesis and other functions in a plant, revealed the role of respiration in productivity process and realization of ecological strategy of plants. Many scientific projects on studying of photosynthesis, respiration, growth, metabolic activity and mechanisms of stability of plants in cold climate were performed. Long-term data on physiology of productivity process were summarized, and methodical recommendations about improvement of technology of cultivation of important crops in the North developed. T.K. Golovko is an author and co-author of more than 300 scientific publications, including 12 monographs and about 150 papers in the reviewed journals. Under her supervision 16 candidate and two doctoral dissertations were prepared and defended. From 1985 to 2017, she headed the Laboratory of Ecological Plant Physiology. From 1994 to 2004, she was Deputy Director for Scientific Problems. At that time, she paid much attention to planning and coordination of scientific research in divisions of IB. Professor Golovko lectured in many higher education institutions of Syktyvkar, in 2003-2008 headed the Department of Botany at the Syktyvkar State University. She still gives lectures at the Department of Forestry at the Syktyvkar Forest Institute. T.K. Golovko is member of the Scientific Council of RAS on Plant Physiology and Photosynthesis (now -Experimental Plant Biology), member of the Central Council of the Russian Society of Plant Biology (RSPB), chairman of the Komi Division of RSPB. She is chair of specialized council for protection of doctoral dissertations at IB. T.K. Golovko was regularly awarded Certificates of Honor from RAS and the Komi Republic. She was given the Honorary Titles as «The honored worker of science of the Russian Federation», «The honored worker of the Komi Republic», «The honorable scientist of the Komi Republic», «The veteran of work».