An international seminar on population genomics will be held at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The international seminar "Population Genomics Initiatives in Underrepresented Populations: Promoting Global Health Equity" will begin in the Assembly Hall of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Armenia on November 16 at 10:00 a.m.

The NAS of Armenia informed ArmInfo that the seminar, which will be held in English, will bring together leading researchers from Armenia and abroad. The event will present the Armenian Genome Project, the history of population genetic research in Armenia, the European population genomic research project, the use of genetic information in healthcare and disease prevention, issues related to human genetics program management, the results of genomic research in various countries, as well as the development of genomics in various countries and the benefits that countries are receiving from these achievements. In addition, trends in the development of cancer treatment methods in the era of molecular medicine will be discussed, as well as solutions from the American biotechnology company Illumina. in the field of reproductive health.

The seminar is being organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the Institute of Molecular Biology as part of a grant program provided by the Association of Asian Academies of Sciences and Learned Societies (AASSA). According to the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, AASSA unites scientific and technological academies, as well as learned societies, of Asia and Oceania. Currently, the association comprises 32 academies of sciences and learned societies from 30 countries, as well as one regional academy of engineering and technology.