Ye. Makukh¹, S. Grabovskyi¹, R. Stoika²

¹Department of Biochemistry, Stepan Gzhytskyi National University
of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies, Lviv, Ukraine;
²Department of Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis,
Institute of Cell Biology, National Acadermy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv

Ivan Dmytrovych Holovatskyi (1926–2015) was a distinguished Ukrainian biochemist and enzymologist, professor, and the founder of a school of biochemistry in Lviv. His research focused on carbohydrate metabolism, with particular emphasis on the pentose phosphate pathway and the regulation of glycolysis in normal and tumor cells. He authored more than 650 scientific publications, including monographs and a textbook, supervised numerous PhD and Doctoral dissertations, and served for many years as head of the Lviv branch of the Ukrainian Biochemical Society. His career was shaped by political repression and institutional obstacles; nevertheless, he remained committed to scientific research, mentorship, and public engagement, maintaining intellectual integrity and a principled approach to science and civic life.