The Faculty of Biology at Baku State University (BSU) recently hosted the Republican scientific conference on the topic of “Actual problems of biology in the context of sustainable development”.

The opening speech at the conference was delivered by Afet Mammadova, the Dean of the Faculty of Biology. Afet Mammadova highlighted in her speech that the conference aims to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of applying innovative technologies in scientific research for the country's development. Additionally, she emphasized the growing importance of intellectual capital in the field of biology. The conference aims to attract a diverse range of specialists and scientists to collaborate on solving biological problems, summarize research findings in this domain, and promote their dissemination.

The event was attended by Director of the Center for Organization of Scientific Activities and Innovations of Belarusian State University, Professor Mais Suleymanov, Director of the Bioinformatics Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies, Corresponding Member of ANAS, Professor Ilham Shakhmuradov, Director of the Institute of Zoology, Associate Professor Aladdin Eyvazov, Executive Director of the Institute of Botany, Professor Shakir Gasimov, Head of the Department of Biochemistry of the Azerbaijan Medical University (AMU), Professor Gulnara Azizova, Head of the Department of Pharmacology of AMU Mahbuba Valiyeva, Head of the Department of Biology of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, Associate Professor Anakhanum Yusifova.

During the plenary session of the conference, presentations were delivered by Professor Rovshan Khalilov, the Head of the Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, and Professor Saib Gulahmedov from the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

The conference received a total of 185 submissions, encompassing various reports and research findings.