To the 95th anniversary of the birth of Professor Susanna Alexandrovna Minina (1929-2018)

This essay is dedicated to Professor Susanna Alexandrovna Minina, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences – an outstanding scholar, gifted educator, and remarkable individual. Professor Minina’s career was inextricably linked with the St. Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical University. The essay includes her reminiscences about studying and working at the Leningrad Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute from 1948 to 1968. It was here that Professor Minina was a student, later becoming a faculty member, and eventually heading the Department of Drug and Phytopreparation Technology from 1968 to 1994. She is the author of over 350 scientific publications, 31 author’s certificates, and 5 patents, as well as 36 methodological works. Susanna Alexandrovna Minina made a significant contribution to training scientific personnel. Under her supervision, 40 candidates successfully defended their dissertations, and she served as a scientific consultant for two doctoral dissertations. Her students and followers pursue successful professional careers not only in Russia but also abroad. Professor Minina’s primary research focused on developing phytopreparation technologies and creating dosage forms based on synthetic and natural substances. The results of her research have been implemented in industrial regulations for drug production, currently utilized in the pharmaceutical industry. Susanna Alexandrovna Minina’s scientific and pedagogical achievements have been recognized with governmental awards, including the “Excellent Worker in Healthcare” and “Excellent Worker in Medical and Microbiological Industry of the USSR” distinctions. She was also awarded a diploma and a gold honorary medal from the Academy of Natural Sciences “For Practical Contribution to Strengthening the Nation’s Health.” We express our sincere gratitude to Alexander Borisovich Zaputryaev, Susanna Alexandrovna’s son, for his assistance in compiling archival materials provided from the family archive.