An English-language conference on medical genetics brought together more than 200 participants.

      The 4th student scientific and practical conference with international participation, titled "Current Issues in Medical Genetics: Genetics of Multifactorial Diseases," was held on 26-28 May at the Department of Biology. The working language of the conference was English. The 2-day meeting generated great interest within the university community, gathering over 100 participants each day.

      Students from the Faculty of Foreign Students actively took part in the discussion. The presentations covered the nature, clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and modern treatment approaches for multifactorial pathologies. The speakers paid special attention to pharmacogenetics, the development of personaliыed medicine, and the viability of introducing genetic passports. Modern approaches to the study of gallstone disease and diabetes mellitus, the prospects of using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, and the role of mosaic syndrome in the development of complex diseases were also analyzed in detail.

      Based on the results of the competitive program, the expert committee awarded the prize places. The organisers awarded the 1st-degree diploma to Gudapati Bindu from group 213-i. The holders of 2nd-degree diplomas were Mahmoud Arian from group 403-i and Edriss Osman Ibrahim from group 203-i. 3rd-degree diplomas were awarded to Naik Yash and More Purva from group 208-i, as well as Swain Premji Nakulcharan from group 210-i.

      At the conclusion of the event, the final remarks were delivered by I. G. Suetina, Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Students, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, and T. B. Agalakova, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor. The conference helped consolidate theoretical knowledge, expand professional horizons in the field of genetics and provided a strong impetus for further research work.