The Department of Histology and Embryology of Kaunas University of Medicine celebrates its 80th anniversary

The Department of Histology and Embryology at Kaunas University was established in 1923. Professor E. Landau was the very first to head the Department. He arrived in Kaunas from the University of Bern (Switzerland) and worked here from 1923 till 1932. At that time the staff of the Department had only four people: professor E. Landau, head of the Department, J. Bubėnaitė, senior assistant, D. Kesiūnaitė, assistant, and J. Masevičius, laboratory assistant. From 1934 till 1937 the Department was headed by professor V. Danchakova, who came from Columbian University in New York. From 1939 till 1971 the Department was headed by professor B. Abraitis, and from 1971 till 1994 by professor A. Vitkus. In 1994 associate professor K. Baltrušaitis was elected head of the Department. At present time the staff has five