Research

Michail Davidoff hat sich durch viele wissenschaftliche Beiträge über die Struktur und Funktion von Organen beim Menschen und bei Experimentaltieren ausgezeichnet. Seine Forschungsarbeiten hatten die Schwerpunkte Morphologie des zentralen und peripheren Nervensystems, Struktur und Funktion parenchymatöser Organe, Morphologie und Funktion neuroendokriner Zellsysteme.

Michail Davidoff is distinguished for many scientific contributions on the structure and function of organs of humans and experimental animals. His scientific research concerns three main topics, i. e. morphology of the central and peripheral nervous system, structure and function of parenchymal organs, and morphology and function of neuroendocrine cell systems.

Career

• since 2005 Retired professor at the Anatomical Institute of the University of Hamburg, Germany; Member of the board of the Society: „Freundes- und Förderkreis des UKE-Hamburg“, Germany
• since 2005 Retirement
• 2000-2001 Acting Director of the Department of Microscopic Anatomy of the Institute of Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 1993 Appointment as University Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 1990-1993 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 1989-1991 Appointment as Professor and Vice Director at the Institute of Cell Biology and Morphology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• 1985-1989 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 1982-1983 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Würzburg, Germany
• 1982 Appointment as Professor of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and Professor at the Regeneration Research Laboratory of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• 1978-1981 Visiting Associate Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University Würzburg, Germany
• 1977 2nd Habilitation (Tratise: „Lysosomes of the Central Nervous System“) and appointment as Doctor of Medical Sciences (Dr.S.)
• 1975-1977 Visiting Associate Professor at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Würzburg, Germany
• 1974-1982 Associate Professor at the Regeneration Research Laboratory of  the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Simultaneously, 1977-1978, Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of the Higher Medical Institute of Pleven-Bulgaria
• 1974 Habilitation and appointment as Associate Professor for Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
• since 1972 Member of the Anatomic Society
• 1972-1973 Scientific further education and professional development at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Würzburg, Germany
• 1970 Post-doctoral thesis („Electron microscopical characteristics and histochemistry of the developing and differentiated guinea pig placenta“) and appointment as Candidate of Medical Sciences
• since 1969 Member of the Society for Histochemistry, Germany
• 1969 Scientific further education on histochemistry and electron microscopy at the Institute of Anatomy, University of Würzburg, Germany
• since 1968 Member of the Bulgarian Society of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
• 1967-1974 Scientific research fellow at the Regeneration Research Lasboratory of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences-Sofia; at the same time: Assistant at the Department of Human Anatomy (1966 - 1968; 1970 - 1974) and the Department of  Histology and Embryology (1971 - 1974) of the Higher Medical Institute-Sofia
• 1960-1966 University education in human medicine at the Higher Medical Institute – Sofia and getting the degree doctor of medicine (MD), Bulgaria

Projects

• 2001-2003 Projektcoordination DFG: Da 459/1-1

Functions

• 1998-2002 Member of the  board and President (2001) of the Anatomische Gesellschaft
• 1982-1989 President of the Histochemical Section of the Bulgarian Society of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
• 1975-1989 Member of the board and Secretary of the Bulgarian Society of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
• 1971-1975  Member of the board and Treasurer of the Bulgarian Society of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

Honours and Memberships

• 1999 Honorary member of the Bulgarian Anatomical Society; Honorary member of  the Romanian  Society of Anatomy
• 1989 Appointment as Corresponding Member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• 1985 Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina