[1] From 1921 to 1950 he worked at the Institute of Experimental Medicine, where from 1921 to 1931 he was under the direct supervision of Ivan Pavlov.

From 1943 to 1948 he was head of the scientific research medical institute of the Soviet Navy.

The session was organized with the aim of combating the “Western influence” and idealism in Soviet physiology.

[3] From 1950 until his death, Bykov was Director of the Institute of Physiology USSR Academy of Medical Sciences.

In the field of experimental balneology, Bykov collected extensive material justifying the therapeutic effects of mineral water, sulfur springs and radon baths on various body functions.