On November 28-30, 2023, the III Congress of Young Scientists took place in Sirius (Sochi). Senior researcher Ruslan Sayfutdinov took part in the congress as part of the joint delegation of the Council of Young Scientists of the Russian Academy of Sciences. As part of the busy business program of the congress, he was able to attend a number of interesting and useful sessions, including those dedicated to the development of youth science at RAS institutes, as well as take part in the RSF school and discussions of young researchers.
The topics of digitalization of scientific activity, including the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies, as well as the need to achieve the technological and research sovereignty of the country deserve special attention. In addition, preliminary agreements were made to expand cooperation with the youth activists of the RAS institutes. This will allow us to adopt the valuable experience of colleagues in improving scientific work, improving social and living conditions and organizing leisure time for young scientists.
Senior researcher Pavel Sorokin participated in the section “Environmental genetics: the gene pool of wild animals and challenges of modern times.”
Together with the leading specialists in environmental genetics of our country from the Federal State Budgetary Institution "VNII Ecology", the Federal State Budgetary Institution IOGEN RAS, Moscow State Law Academy, reports were presented on the general concept of environmental genetics, the use of genetic and genomic approaches for the protection, maintenance and restoration of the gene pool of rare and valuable animal species of the Russian Federation using the example various species of birds, mammals and fish. The legal aspects of environmental genetics are considered in relation to the identification, certification and management of biological resource collections of rare and protected species of animals, including for conducting molecular genetic examination in the framework of criminal cases of illegal extraction and trafficking of animal objects. These topics aroused great interest among visitors to this section.