International Subject Olympiad on pharmaceutical and toxicological chemistry and pharmacognosy for students of the educational program «Pharmacy»
Dear students!
The Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry and the Department of Pharmacognosy with a Botany Course at the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University invites you to participate in the International Subject Olympiad (hereinafter referred to as the Olympiad), dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, in the academic disciplines of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Toxicological Chemistry and Pharmacognosy.
The purpose of the Olympiad is to popularize knowledge about pharmaceutical chemistry, toxicological chemistry and pharmacognosy among students, increase their ability and interest in learning, identify among them the most talented and competitively capable pharmacists for their future profession, develop their cognitive abilities and broaden their horizons in relevant subjects.
Main tasks:
— improving the quality of education, scientific potential of students and establishing friendly relations between universities;
— stimulating and motivating students to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities within the framework of the Pharmacy educational program;
— assistance to the development of social partnership between pharmaceutical industry enterprises, forensic examination organizations and universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and neighboring countries.
Olympiad will held for students of 3, 4, 5 courses of the specialty «Pharmacy», in accordance with the educational program «Pharmacy».
PhD, candidates or doctors of sciences in the Pharmacy educational program, no more than one candidate from each participating university, are elected to the jury.
The winners in the team competition for the first, second, and third places are awarded with Diplomas. The participants of the Olympiad will receive a Certificate of participation in the International Olympiad.
The Olympiad will be held on May 29-30, 2025 from 9:00 to 18:00.
The organizers of the Olympiad are the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry and the Department of Pharmacognosy with a botany course, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University.
Form of the event: full-time.
Languages of the event: Kazakh, Russian.
Each higher educational institution represents at least one team of 5 students from Medical universities and Pharmaceutical universities specializing in Pharmacy to participate in all competitive tasks of the Olympiad.
The Olympiad is held in 3 rounds.
The first stage is the presentation of the teams (a video clip with a duration of no more than 5 minutes).
Stage II – solving situational tasks (3 tasks for each subject);
Stage III – testing in the disciplines of «Pharmaceutical Chemistry», «Toxicological chemistry» and «Pharmacognosy» (80 tests each).
To register teams, you must submit an online application by 05/20/2025 using the attached form Appendix 1 (Akjonas Khamitova [email protected]).
To prepare for the Olympiad, participants should study the relevant sections of the disciplines «Pharmaceutical Chemistry», «Toxicological Chemistry» and «Pharmacognosy», which are presented in the attached form Appendix 2.
Appendix 1
| Application for participation | |
| Name of the university | |
| Team name | |
| Full name of the Olympiad participants | |
| Course | |
| Full name in English for the certificate | |
| Full name of the supervisor (academic degree, academic title, position) | |
| Full name of PhD, candidate or Doctor of Sciences (member of the jury) | |
| Student’s contact phone number (WhatsApp or Telegram) | |
Appendix 2
We hope that this event will contribute to the development in the field of training competitive specialists for the pharmaceutical industry, forensic chemistry, forensic medicine and the development of international cooperation between universities of the states.
Organizing Committee address:
151 Bogenbai — Batyr Street, Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, 050012, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty.
Contact information:
1.Masakbayev A.D. +7 707 192 0533 (e-mail: [email protected])
2.Khamitova A.E. +7 702 436 3952 (e-mail: [email protected] )
| Contingent: | 3rd, 4th, and 5th year students of the specialty «Pharmacy», disciplines: «Pharmaceutical Chemistry», «Toxicological Chemistry», «Pharmacognosy» |
| Evaluation format: | Assessment of knowledge in disciplines (testing): 80 tests (MCQ A-type)
80 tests (MCQ A-type) Duration: 100 minutes (without interruption) Threshold level for disciplines: 75% (60 points) |
The list of topics for preparation for the Olympiad:
PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
| № | Name of sections and subsections | Quan—tity |
| 1. | Inorganic medicinal substances: the seventh group of the periodic table of elements of D.I. Mendeleev; the sixth group of the periodic table of elements of D.I. Mendeleev. | 6 |
| 2. | Organic medicinal substances: halides of alkanes; alcohols; aldehydes and their derivatives. | 10 |
| 3. | Organic medicinal substances: carboxylic acids and their salts; esters; amino acids of the aliphatic series. | 6 |
| 4. | Organic medicinal substances: carbohydrates; derivatives of polyoxycarboxylic and polyaminopolycarboxylic acids. | 5 |
| 5. | Organic medicinal substances: phenols and their derivatives; naphthoquinone derivatives; tetracycline antibiotics and their semi-synthetic analogues. | 6 |
| 6. | Organic medicinal substances: aromatic acids and their salts; phenolic acid derivatives; para-aminophenol derivatives. | 5 |
| 7. | Organic medicinal substances: meta-aminophenol derivatives; phenylacetic and phenylpropionic acid derivatives. | 5 |
| 8. | Organic medicinal substances: arylalkylamines, hydroxyphenylalkylamines and their derivatives; iodized derivatives of arylaliphatic and aromatic amino acids; amidated derivatives of benzenesulfonic acids. | 5 |
| 9. | Heterocyclic compounds: furan derivatives; 1,2- and 1,4-benzopyrane derivatives; pyrrolidine derivatives. | 5 |
| 10. | Heterocyclic compounds: indole derivatives; pyrazole derivatives; imidazole and triazole derivatives. | 5 |
| 11. | Heterocyclic compounds: pyridine derivatives. | 6 |
| 12. | Heterocyclic compounds: tropane derivatives. | 6 |
| 13. | Heterocyclic compounds: fluoroquinolines, isoquinoline derivatives. | 5 |
| 14. | Heterocyclic compounds: barbituric acid derivatives. | 5 |
| Total | 80 |
TOXICOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
| № | Name of sections and subsections | Quan—tity |
| 1. | Isolation of substances by steam distillation. | 6 |
| 2. | Detection, determination and toxicological significance of substances distilled with steam. | 10 |
| 3. | A group of toxic and potent substances isolated from biological material by acidified alcohol. | 6 |
| 4. | A group of toxic and potent substances isolated from biological material by acidified water. | 5 |
| 5. | Isolation methods: acidified alcohol isolation. | 6 |
| 6. | Isolation methods: acidified water isolation. | 5 |
| 7. | Isolation methods: alkalized water isolation. | 5 |
| 8. | Detection, determination and toxicological significance of substances extracted by chloroform from an acid solution. | 5 |
| 9. | Detection, determination and toxicological significance of substances extracted by chloroform from an alkaline solution. | 5 |
| 10. | General issues of isolation, detection and determination of alkaloids. | 5 |
| 11. | A group of toxic substances extracted from biological material by organic solvents. Pesticides. | 6 |
| 12. | Phosphorus-containing pesticides. | 6 |
| 13. | A group of substances isolated after mineralization (destruction) of organic substances. | 5 |
| 14. | Fractional detection, determination, and toxicological significance of individual cations. | 5 |
| Total | 80 |
PHARMACOGNOSY
| № | Name of sections and subsections | Quan—tity |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing polysaccharides. | 6 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing alkaloids. | 10 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing cardiac glycosides. | 6 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing vitamins. | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing flavonoids. | 6 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing essential oils. | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing lipids. | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing phenolic compounds. | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing coumarins. | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing bitterness (iridoids). | 5 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing saponins. | 6 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing anthracene derivatives. | 6 |
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Medicinal plants and medicinal plant raw materials containing tannins. | 5 |
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Medicinal plant raw materials of animal origin. | 5 |
| Total | 80 |
