Protasov Andrey Dmitrievich, M.D., assistant professor of the Department of General and Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Allergology of the State-Funded Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "Samara State Medical University" (SFEI HPE "SSMU"), an applicant seeking the Doctor of Medical Sciences degree based on the thesis entitled "Systemic approach to vaccine prophylaxis and vaccine therapy of pneumococcal infection in patients with chronic bronchopulmonary pathology" (14.03.09 - "clinical immunology and allergology"; 14.01.25 - "pulmonology").