The Presidential Library to host the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference of Geneticists

Determining the risk of especially dangerous blood diseases and modern methods of cancer treatment will be discussed by the participants of the VII All-Russian scientific and practical conference with international participation "Genetics of tumors of the hematopoietic system - from diagnosis to therapy". The conference will be held in St. Petersburg at the Presidential Library on May 19–20, 2023.

Specialists - genetics, hematologists, oncologists - today are able to determine the risk of blood cancer with a high degree of probability, make a diagnosis in a timely manner and effectively treat the disease. It should be noted that genetics in Russia has been actively used for diagnosing and treating patients with blood diseases since the early 2000s. Since then, the survival rate of cancer patients has increased from an average of 30% to 90%. Meanwhile, about 30,000 people fall ill with leukemia every year in Russia.

In order to exchange experience and discuss how to effectively diagnose and treat blood diseases in modern conditions, 200 experts from Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Uzbekistan will gather in the Presidential Library. Another 500 geneticists and hematologists will attend the conference online.

Conference events will be broadcast on the Presidential Library’s portal in Live Broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, on the Rutube-channel of the institution, as well as on the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

Doctors and scientists have learned to save the lives of cancer patients through DNA research which did not exist in the recent past. New technologies are personalized treatment methods and the use of targeted drugs that work more accurately and more efficiently than previous generation drugs and also have fewer significant side effects.

At the same time, the changed geopolitical situation cannot but affect the work of the medical community. The departure of a number of suppliers of equipment and consumables used by the genetic laboratories of our country poses new urgent challenges. The topics of the upcoming conference are the methods of genetic diagnosis of tumors of the hematopoietic system that have changed and the way out of the situation that has been found.

International experts will make keynote presentations at the forum:

Irina Martynkevich, Head of the Research Center for Cellular and Molecular Pathology of the RNIIGT, Doctor of Biological Sciences;

Sergei Sidorkevich, Director of the RosNIIGT FMBA of Russia, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor;

Sergei Kutsev, Director of the "Medical Genetic Research Center", Chief Freelance Specialist in Medical Genetics of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences;

Andrei Sudarikov, Head of the Department of Molecular Genetics, National Medical Research Center for Hematology, Doctor of Medical Sciences;

Irina Pivovarova, Director of Hematology Center, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Kazakhstan;

Elmira Boychenko, Chief Freelance Pediatric Hematologist, Head of the Department of Oncohematology, St. Petersburg "Children's City Diversified Clinical Specialized Center for High Medical Technologies", Doctor of Medical Sciences;

Galina Salogub, Director of the Institute of Oncology and Hematology of the Almazov National Medical Research Center, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences.

The expected result of the St. Petersburg forum will be a new step in the genetic diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors of hematopoietic, lymphoid and related tissues, in the preparation of clinical guidelines for the treatment of hemoblastoses, blood diseases and the possibilities of their prevention.

The conference will include the exhibition of promising developments, equipment, technologies, consumables for genetic research.

Hosted by:

Federal Medical Biological Agency, Russian Research Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, All-Russian Public Organization "Russian Society of Medical Genetics".

Venue:

Presidential Library (190000, St. Petersburg, Senate Square, 3А).

Timing:

19 May – 9:15 – 18:30

20 May – 10:00 – 18:00

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 May 18, 2023.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” at media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru, Tatyana Pechnikova, tel. (812) 305-16-21, ext. 534; mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.