19/04/2026
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๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ๐๐๐๐๐โ
The photograph below documents a formative period of my medical scientific career in the midโ1980s, during my work and training in Moscow.
At that time, I had the privilege of collaborating with the research group responsible for the early development of MILTA, a multimodal biophysical technology emerging from the Soviet Unionโs aerospace and cosmic research ecosystem. Unlike later commercial adaptations, the original MILTA systems were conceived within a multidisciplinary environment where millimetreโwave physics, lowโintensity laser biomedicine, and engineering design intersected to address complex questions of human physiology and adaptation.
My work brought me regularly into the laboratory of Prof. Christoforov, the chief constructor engineer of MILTA. He was a scientist of remarkable technical depth and human warmth, widely respected within the Soviet scientific community. His laboratory was equipped with the full spectrum of electronic instrumentation characteristic of that era โ oscilloscopes, signal generators, prototype assemblies โ reflecting the rigorous experimental culture of Soviet applied research.
A distinctive feature of that laboratory was a wooden velvetโcovered chair, yellow with a black tinge, which Prof. Christoforov repeatedly identified as the seat used by Yuri Gagarin, the first human in outer space, during his visits to the institute. Each time I entered the laboratory, he would gesture toward it and say:
โSit here. This is Gagarinโs chair.โ
In the context of Russian scientific tradition, this gesture carried a meaning far deeper than hospitality. It signified recognition, collegial respect, and inclusion within a lineage of scientific endeavour that bridged aerospace engineering and biomedical innovation. Sitting in that chair was a symbolic reminder of the continuity between the early cosmic program and the emerging field of biophysical medical technologies.
This photograph, taken in that very laboratory beside Prof. Christoforov, represents one of the most meaningful moments of my scientific life. It captures not only a personal memory but also a historical intersection โ the environment in which the foundational concepts of MILTA were shaped, tested, and refined.
Sharing this image today allows me to honour the legacy of Prof. Christoforov, the scientific culture that shaped my early career, and the origins of a technology that would later influence clinical practice far beyond the borders of its creation.
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๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด
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