June 21, 2024 in Astana, Department of Microbiology and Virology named after Sh.I. Sarbasova, together with the Microbiology Committee of the Federation of Laboratory Medicine with the support of «MedZnania Kazakhstan» held the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues of Medical Microbiology”, dedicated to the memory of the founders of the Department of Microbiology A.L. Kotova and Sh.I. Sarbasova, and the 60th anniversary of the «Astana Medical University» NJSC.

More than 380 specialists in laboratory microbiological diagnostics took part in the Conference: 65 offline participants from Astana, 25 representatives of universities, 11 representatives of private medical laboratories and companies selling equipment and consumables for medical laboratories, as well as more than 320 online listeners. Reports were presented according to the conference program.

Vice-Rector of the NJSC “Astana Medical University” Koikov V.V., Chairman of the Conference Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Dusmagambetov M.U. and invited guests from the USA, Russian Federation delivered welcoming remarks to the participants of the congress.

The memories of our teachers, Albina Leonovna Kotova and Sharbat Iglikovna Sarbasova, were touching when watching the videos. Greetings to the conference participants, daughter of A.L. Kotova – Deryabina Lidia Vladimirovna, as well as the son of Sh.I. Sarbasova – Sarbassov Mendygali Imangalievich, were greeted with great warmth and cordiality.

Well-known foreign experts spoke at the plenary session of the Conference:

Evgeni V. Sokurenko – MD, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA;

Andrew L. Lobashevsky – MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the laboratory of Histocompatibility, Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Director of the laboratory of Immunogenetics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Director of the laboratory of leukocyte antigens (HLA), National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Abu Dhabi, UAE;

Tartakovsky Igor Semenovich – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Legionnaires' Disease, Federal State Budgetary Institution FNITsEM im.N.F. Gamaleya of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Chairman of the Microbiology Committee of the FLM Association, chief freelance specialist of the Ministry of Health of Russia on clinical microbiology and antibiotic resistance for the Central District of Russia, Russian Federation, Moscow;

Azizov Ilya Suleymanovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the laboratory complex of the Research Institute of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy of the SNMU of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Russian Federation, Smolensk;

Priputnevich Tatyana Valerievna – Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, chief freelance specialist in medical microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Healthcare, Russian Federation, Moscow;

Rudakov Nikolay Viktorovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Omsk Research Institute of Natural Focal Infections of Rospotrebnadzor, Head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology with a Course in Immunology of Omsk State Medical Academy, Chief Bacteriologist of the Siberian Federal District, Russian Federation, Omsk.

In addition, domestic specialists in the field of clinical and microbiological diagnostics:

Bisenova Nelya Mikhailovna - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the Microbiological Laboratory of JSC National Scientific Medical Center, Astana;

Almagambetov Kairtai Khamitovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Biobank of Industrial Microorganisms of the Republican Collection of Microorganisms LLP, Astana;

Atygaeva Saule Kabievna – Candidate of Medical Sciences, chief freelance infectious disease specialist of the Department of Public Health of Astana, deputy director for medical work of the State Public Enterprise at the PCV “City Infectious Diseases Center”, Astana.

As well as representatives of the scientific and educational community – the teaching staff of the NJSC "Astana Medical University", KazNMU named after. S.D. Asfendiyarov, NJSC "Medical University Karaganda".

At the sectional sessions, issues of training personnel for microbiological laboratories of the Republic of Kazakhstan were considered, special attention was paid to modern approaches to teaching microbiology, as well as issues of antibiotic resistance, modern capabilities for pre-symptomatic immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis infection, monitoring of priority bacterial pathogens in Kazakhstan and other pressing issues of clinical microbiology.

Based on the results of the International Conference, a resolution was adopted. All participants and listeners received certificates.

The guests were given excursions around the city, visits to the «ALZHIR» museum and memorial complex and the Astana Opera Theatre.

All participants (offline and online) expressed gratitude to the organizers for the well-prepared and conducted Conference.

Conference materials can be downloaded from this link.

The staff of the Department of Microbiology and Virology named after Sh.I. Sarbasova and the Microbiology Committee of the “Federation of Laboratory Medicine” thanks everyone thanks to whom the Conference was held at such a high level!