Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Netesov has become an honorary professor of Mamun University (Uzbekistan)

The international conference on medical issues, attended by scientists from Turkey, Germany, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, was held at Mamun University (Uzbekistan) on April 13-14. At the event, with a lecture “Severe acute respiratory infections and control measures,” Dr. of Biological Sciences, professor, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chief research fellow of the Laboratory of Biomedical Technologies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Novosibirsk State University spoke.Sergey Netesov. At this conference, he was solemnly awarded the title of honorary professor of Mamun University.

In 2024, Sergey Netsov gave lectures twice at Urgench State University (UrSU) named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi (Uzbekistan). Representatives of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Mamun also attended, who were interested in the developments of the NGU scientists in the field of oncolytic viruses and the study of the etiology of respiratory diseases.

—From the point of view of respiratory infection morbidity, the territory of Uzbekistan is quite interesting because its climate is very different from the Siberian climatic conditions we are accustomed to. In fact, these are subtropics with very hot and dry summers and mild winters. Snow falls extremely rarely and does not stay for long. There is also a different set of bacterial infections. If pneumococci predominate in Russia, meningococci are prevalent in Uzbekistan. Various antibiotics are used in the treatment of these bacterial infections, and different vaccines are used for disease prevention.Nevertheless, the Uzbek colleague is interested in the experience we have gained, especially in the field of organizing preventive measures, since the most significant expenses of the healthcare system for treating the population for respiratory diseases fall on the treatment during hospitalization of patients. People who have been vaccinated either do not contract the infection or the disease occurs in a mild form and they do not require inpatient treatment. This is economically beneficial for the state.Representatives of Uzbekistan’s healthcare system intend to follow the path taken in Russia, to establish similar work in their own country and use Russian experience for the prevention of respiratory diseases and Russian diagnostic systems for the accurate diagnosis of respiratory infections. This is important because there is more than one dozen infectious agents causing these diseases. And for proper prevention and effective treatment, it is necessary to know the structure of the etiology of these diseases.In my lecture, I also presented recommendations on how to establish similar studies under the conditions of Uzbekistan and which vaccines are most appropriate to introduce into practice., — said Sergey Netesov.

Sergey Viktorovich also visited the specialized laboratories of Mamun University and, drawing on his own experience, gave recommendations regarding the equipment of its research equipment. The academician of the RAS also shared his teaching experience and passed on to his Uzbek colleagues methodological materials developed at NGU and still relevant.

As Sergey Netesov said, leading courses developed at universities in other countries and video lectures by leading scientists have entered into practice at universities in Uzbekistan. The lecture delivered by Sergey Viktorovich at this conference will also be used in the educational process.