Mikhail Romanovich Sapin: On the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of the Anatomist Who Dedicated His Life to Immunomorphology

The article is devoted to the life path and scientific legacy of the outstanding Soviet and Russian anatomist, Academician Mikhail Romanovich Sapin (1925–2015). It examines the unique combination in his biography of a wartime past (participation in the Great Patriotic War, the Battle of Stalingrad) and decades of fruitful work in the field of morphology. The primary focus is on his revolutionary contribution to science – the systemic reinterpretation of the role of lymphoid organs and the creation of a new scientific field: immunomorphology. The article details his pedagogical talent, his long-term leadership of the Department of Human Anatomy at the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University and the Laboratory of Functional Anatomy at the Research Institute of Human Morphology, as well as his role as an organizer of science. The legacy of M.R. Sapin, which unites fundamental discoveries, pedagogical mastery, and the development of museum work, is presented as an integral part of modern medical science and education.