Leading Russian Geneticists to Meet in Tomsk for a Conference Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the Research Institute for Medical Genetics
On November 20-22, Tomsk will host the XIII scientific conference «Human Genetics and Pathology», dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Scientific Research Institute for Medical Genetics of Tomsk Institute.
The scientific programme of the conference includes presentations by leading Russian and foreign geneticists, exhibition of laboratory and medical equipment and traditional competition of young scientists.
During the conference, Vadim Stepanov, director of Tomsk NMRC, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will give plenary lectures and reports.
Igor Lebedev, Deputy Director for scientific work of Tomsk NMRC.
Vera Izhevskaya, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Medical Sciences, Deputy Director for scientific work of the Research Centre for Medical Genetics, chairman of the Russian society of medical geneticists.
Sergey Voronin, PhD, chief physician of the Research Centre for Medical Genetics.
Also the XIII scientific conference «Human Genetics and Pathology» will be attended by Nikolay Yankovskiy, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Biological Sciences, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of General Genetics named after N.I. Vavilov, Moscow).
Alexander Polyakov, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Biological Sciences, corresponding member of RAS (Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow).
Viktor Tarabykin, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Biological Sciences (Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky).
Nadezhda Shilova, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Medical Sciences (Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow).
Ekaterina Zakharova, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Medical Sciences (Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Moscow).
Andrey Kozlov, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Biological Sciences (St. Petersburg Peter the Great Polytechnic University).
Sofia Pchelina, Holder of an Advanced Doctorate in Biological Sciences (Kurchatov Institute, St. Petersburg).
Kim Hie Lim (Singapore), Joris Vermeesch (Belgium), Andrey Rzhetsky (USA), Thomas Liehr (Germany), Andres Salumets (Estonia) and many others.
For more details on the Conference follow the link: https://conference.medgenetics.ru/program/
The focus of specialists' attention is such fields as omix technologies in medical genetics, genetics of multifactor diseases, cytogenetics and chromosomal diseases, orphan diseases, evolutionary and population genetics, genome editing, bioinformatics, etc.
The issues of organization of expanded neonatal screening for 36 hereditary diseases, which begins in Russia from 2023, as well as the provision of medical assistance to patients with orphan hereditary diseases will be discussed by the heads of the regional medical genetic services at the Round Table in the Genetic Clinic of the Research Institute for Medical Genetics of Tomsk NMRC (3 Moscow tract, Tomsk).
“Genetics is one of the most important links in modern biomedicine, and its dynamic development requires constant productive interaction of researchers, exchange of experience, information. The upcoming conference - a bright event in scientific life, a beautiful platform that will serve as a basis for new contacts, meetings and plans, will contribute to the start of projects and long-term and fruitful cooperation of scientists”, - said Vadim Stepanov, Director of Tomsk NMRC, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“Russian geneticists have a remarkable tradition of meetings on Siberian soil at conferences organized by the Research Institute for Medical Genetics of Tomsk NMRC, marking the 40th anniversary. The past years are the years of active development of research, creation in Tomsk of a scientific school of medical geneticists, won the authority in our country and abroad. The forthcoming conference, on the one hand, is a summary of the results of the next stage of development of the Institute, and on the other - an opportunity for leading domestic and foreign scientists to share their achievements, to discuss the problems and prospects of development of research and implementation of results in the practice of healthcare”, - said Vera Izhevskaya, Deputy Director for scientific work of RCMG, chairman of the Russian society of medical genetics.
The solemn opening of the conference is held on Sunday, November 20, at 14.00 at the ICH TEH (13v, Usova St), after which there at 14.45 Valeriy Puzyrev, scientific director of Tomsk NMRC, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, gives a plenary lecture «The Origins and Soviet Period of the History of the Tomsk Institute for Medical Genetics».
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