Scientists interested in the theme are cordially invited to read the special Issue of the Ukrainian Biochemical Journal dedicated to hemostasis studies. This collection of open access articles represents in particular the review on structure and functions of fibrinogen BβN-domain by Prof Leonid Medved and Dr Sergiy Yakovlev (Maryland, USA) (http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/2020/08/structure-and-function-of-fibrinogen-b%ce%b2n-domains.html); experimental work by Prof Eduard Lugovskoi (Kyiv, Ukraine) on the functioning of coiled-coil region of fibrinogen (http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/2020/08/the-fibrin-b%ce%b2125-135-site-is-involved-in-the-lateral-association-of-protofibrils.html); the report by Dr Sandor Vari (Los-Angeles, USA) about the newest findings on COVID-19 infection pathogenesis (http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/2020/08/covid-19-infection-disease-mechanism-vascular-dysfunction-immune-responses-markers-multiorgan-failure-treatments-and-vaccination.html).
This issue also includes the short communication in memoriam of Professors Russell Doolittle and Eduard Lugovskoi giving readers insights of their scientific dialogue and friendship (http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/2020/08/men-of-the-molecules.html).
Full issue can be downloaded here: http://ukrbiochemjournal.org/current-issue