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DNA Day

25 April 2019 News

DNA Day is a holiday celebrated on April 25th, which was established in 1953 in honor of the day when the three authors of the discovery of the molecular structure of DNA were published in the journal Nature: James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and their colleagues. DNA Day was first celebrated in the United States in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of DNA double helix discovery․ In April of that year, Human Genome Month was declared in the United States in honor of the completion of the Human Genome Project. Since 2010, the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has celebrated DNA Day every April. Special educational programs are organized every year on this day all over the world.

In this regard, on April 27th, 2019, within the framework of the World DNA Day, a student scientific-practical conference on human hereditary diseases was organized at the "Mkhitar Gosh" Armenian-Russian International University. The conference program is attached.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

27 April 2019

8:30 – 9.00

Registration

9.00 - 10.00

Welcome words /President of conference, Rector, Medstudies, Students council president/

Section 1. Genetic diseases in hematology

Moderators: Dr.Yervand Hakobyan & Dr.H.Khachatryan

10.00–10.10

“Hemophilia” Nikita Jain, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

10.10-10.20

“Thalassemia” Songwan Boby, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

10.20–10.30

“Thrombophilia” Abhishek Kumar, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

10.30–10.40

“Sickle cell disease” Harsh Raj Garg and Ashok Kumar, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

10.40 -10.55

“Owerviews about CML” Dr.Y.Hakobyan, MD, PhD, Haematology center aft. prof. R. Yeolyan (Yerevan, Armenia)

10.55 -11.10

“A few words about coagulopathies” Dr.H.Khachatryan, MD, PhD, Haematology center aft.prof.R.Yeolyan (Yerevan, Armenia)

11.10-11.40

Coffee break

Section 2. Genetik diseases in surgery

Moderator: Dr.Anahit Antonyan

11.50–12.00

“Cleft palate and Cleft Lip” Shivam Verma and Govardan, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

12.00-12.10

“Microtia” Khar Maruk, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

12.10-12.20

“Surgical Interventions for Congenital Anomalies” Dr. A. Toplaghalstyan, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

12.20–12.35

“General overview of MRT physics” Dr. E.Araboghlian, Yerevan, Armenia

12.35–12.50

“Application on PCR in laboratory diagnostic.” Dr.A.Keryan, PhD, (Yerevan, Armenia)

12.50–13.30

Lunch

Section 3. Genetic diseases in

Moderators: Dr. A. Soghoyan & Dr.

13.30-13.40

“Color blidness” Emanuel Kachapili, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

13.40-13.50

“Down Syndrome” Ramesh Suthar and Jatin Sinkh, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

13.50-14.00

“Brest cancer” Abinav Thakur, Mkhitar Gosh university, Yerevan, Armenia

14.00-14.20

“Genetic diseases diagnostic approach” Dr.N.Ghazaryan, MD, PhD (Yerevan, Armenia)

14.20 -14.30

Award ceremony and closing remarks