The director of the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who called sins the cause of mutations, was fired

At the Institute of General Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. N.I. Vavilov’s director was replaced. Alexander Kudryavtsev, who headed the institute since the summer of 2022, has been relieved of his post. In 2023, he stated that people in antediluvian times lived 900 years.

Since January 24, the duties of director have been performed by Doctor of Biological Sciences Andrey Misyurin. “The candidacy of the new leader was agreed upon with the Russian Academy of Sciences,” the Ministry of Education and Science said in a statement (quoted from TASS). The decision to terminate the contract with Mr. Kudryavtsev was made on January 23, and it was also agreed upon with the RAS.

Alexander Kudryavtsev came to the attention of the media after speaking at the III scientific and theological conference “God – Man – World” in the spring of 2023. Then he stated that the cause of many genetic diseases is sins. Head of the RAS Commission for Combating Pseudoscience Evgeny Alexandrov in a conversation with RTVI called it outrageous that “such a person holds the position of director of the academy’s leading institute.”

About the fight of the Russian Academy of Sciences against pseudosciences – in the material of Kommersant “The astro forecast is unfavorable”.

Leonid Uvarchev