MorphologyMorphology1026-35432949-2556Eco-Vector13412110.17816/morph.134121PersonalTowards the 60<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Dmitriy Borisovich NikityukAlekseevaNatalija T.<p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor</p>alexeevant@list.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1510-8543KlochkovaSvetlana V.swetlana.chava@yandex.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-7607Voronezh State Medical University named after N.N. BurdenkoPeoples' Friendship University of Russia2205202316021251282501202308032023Copyright © 2023, Eco-Vector2023<p>On December 26, 2022, Dmitry Borisovich Nikityuk, a well-known anatomist and anthropologist, academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, president of the Russian Scientific Society of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists, celebrated his 60<sup>th</sup> birthday.</p>
<p>The stages of D.B. Nikityuks scientific way in the field of morphological exocrinology, dedicated to the functional morphology of the mucous membrane glands are described. His works have allowed to describe and prove the regularities of morphogenesis of these anatomical formations in the field of anatomo-anthropometric approaches to estimate the nutritional status of healthy and sick people, which is particularly important for revealing the constitutional predisposition to development of a number of alimentary-dependent diseases.</p>Dmitry Borisovich Nikityukmorphological exocrinologyanniversaryДмитрий Борисович Никитюкморфологическая экзокринологияюбилей