On April 24, 2024, the Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics as part of School of General Medicine-1 held the International Student Olympiad in the discipline “Medical Genetics”. The event was attended by 103 students from two countries -Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.

Universities that participated in the Olympiad, for example,from Kazakhstan: West Kazakhstan Medical University named after M. Ospanov, Semey Medical University, Astana Medical University, KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, from Uzbekistan: Samarkand State Medical University, Tashkent Medical Academy.

The Olympiad was held in 2 rounds in three languages ​​(Kazakh, Russian, English) on the Zoom platform.

Prize-winners of the International Olympiad in the section “Medical Genetics”:

For the Kazakh group:

• I place – Dauletkhanova Aruzhan Rustemkyzy Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• 2nd place – Maratov Arna Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• III place – Abubakir Balzhan  Astana Medical University
• III place – Karshyga Altaiyr  KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov

For the Russian group:

• I place – Nurtaeva Laura Askarovna Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• II place – Karimov Mustafa Rasimovich KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• III place – Suyeubay Bayan Maratkyzy Astana and KazNMU named after S.D. Asfendiyarov

For the English group:

• I place – Anoochana Kameswari Ammanamanchi Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• II place – Preethi Soundhara Pandian Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
• III place – Gulshan Solanki West Kazakhstan Medical University named after M. Ospanov

All participants in the online Olympiad received appropriate certificates.