The Histology, Cytology and Embryology Department of OSMU hosted the International Scientific Student Conference «Normal and pathological human embryonic development» under the leadership of Prof. Viktor A. AKULININ, MD, PhD, Head of the Department. The participants were first-year students of OSMU, students of the Karaganda Medical University under the supervision of Galina U. ZHANAIDAROVA, MD, PhD, Prof. of the Morphology and Physiology Department, and students of the Medical-Social Institute of Tajikistan under the supervision of Zufnura N. SOKHIBOVA, MD, PhD, Head of the Histology Department.
The reports touched upon current issues of medical embryology, revealed some mechanisms of congenital malformations and methods for their prevention. Of particular interest were the reports on the structure and function of the placenta; development of the eye; early stages of development and anomalies in the formation of twins, types of twin defects and the possibilities of their separationl and lithopedion.
At the conclusion of the international conference, Prof. Viktor A. AKULININ thanked the students of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Omsk for their participation and expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation.
The participants of the Conference will receive diplomas and certificates.
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