OSMU Department of Biology hosted the International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Students "Biology and Life". The Conference brought together participants from OSMU, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Omsk State Agrarian University named after P.A. Stolypin, F.M. Dostoevsky State University, Institute of Clinical Medicine, the Institute of Motherhood and Childhood of Tyumen State Medical University, Tyumen State University, SibSMU, NVSU (Nizhnevartovsk), as well as the Kazakh-Russian Higher Medical College (Almaty).
The purpose of the Conference was to popularize scientific biological research, develop ecological thinking and healthy lifestyle skills among students. The jury heard scientific reports on current trends in the development of molecular biology, the influence of teratogenic factors, advances in biotechnology, topical issues of experimental biology and medicine, general issues of human health, psychology of health and a healthy lifestyle, environmental pollution and bioindication of ecosystems. The students' reports were diverse, interesting, relevant, and deserved the attention and great interest of the listeners. During the event, students asked questions, actively participated in the discussion – many expressed a desire to speak at such events in the future.
At the end of the Conference Accos. Prof. Larisa V. Chernaya, PhD in biology, Head of the Biology Department, the chairperson of the organizing committee, congratulated all the speakers on their successful performances and wished them further success in their scientific activities.