8th International Scientific and Practical Conference «The Formation and Prospects for the Development of the Pharmacy Research School: Intergenerational Continuity», Dedicated to the Memory of Professor R.D. Dilbarkhanov

On 30 June, the 8th International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘The Formation and Prospects for the Development of the Scientific School of Pharmacy: Continuity Across Generations’, dedicated to the memory of Professor R.D. Dilbarkhanov, took place. The conference was organised by the School of Pharmacy at the S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (KazNMU).

Rakhymzhan Dilbarkhanovich Dilbarkhanov – Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a scientist and educator who made a significant contribution to the development of pharmacy. Since 1974, his professional career has been linked to the Faculty of Pharmacy (now the School of Pharmacy) at Kazakhstan’s largest medical university. R. Dilbarkhanov rose through the ranks at S.D. Asfendiyarov KazNMU from departmental assistant to Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy. For many years, he headed the Department of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and served as Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.

R.D. Dilbarkhanov made a significant contribution to the training of scientific and teaching staff. His period in charge is rightly regarded as one of the most productive in the history of the Faculty of Pharmacy. In an effort to ensure the continuous development of domestic science, he initiated the establishment of the Dissertation Council for the defence of candidate and doctoral theses and personally chaired it.

Under his academic supervision, a host of highly qualified specialists were trained: 12 Doctors and 33 Candidates of Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters of Pharmacy. Among his distinguished students were N. A. Lyapunov, M. N. Ashirmatova, D. K. Kiyashev, B. A. Sagyndykova, R. M. Abdullabekova, S. D. Yusufi, U. M. Datkhaev, Z. B. Sakipova, G. O. Ustenova, L. M. Sikhymbaeva, K. K. Kozhanova, E. N. Kapsalyamova, Sh. S. Begaliev, Ibadullaeva, R. B. Ayupova, U. S. Alimova, S. E. Mombekov and others. Many of them work at the School of Pharmacy, making a significant contribution to the training of qualified pharmaceutical professionals.

Professor R. D. Dilbarkhanov’s in-depth knowledge and wealth of experience were sought after at the very highest levels of government. Over the years, he successfully served as an expert for the Ministry of Health of the USSR in the field of ‘Pharmacy’, as chair of the Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Committees of the Ministry of Health of the Kazakh SSR, and later as an expert at the Pharmacopoeia Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He played an active role in a historically significant event — the creation of the first edition of the State Pharmacopoeia of independent Kazakhstan. In memory of this outstanding scientist and educator, the School of Pharmacy at KazNMU holds annual scientific and practical conferences with international participation.

The aim of the conference is to bring together academics, specialists and early-career researchers in the field of pharmacy to discuss current issues relating to the development of academic schools, to exchange experience and knowledge, and to preserve and pass on academic traditions to future generations. Particular attention is paid to honouring the memory of Professor R. Dilbarkhanov as an outstanding scientist and educator, whose legacy continues to inspire the current generation of pharmacists.

The conference format involves the exchange of experiences and views on the development of social partnership as a factor in improving the quality of education, and the discussion of avenues and prospects for collaboration with research centres, pharmaceutical enterprises and companies – in a hybrid (in-person and online) format.

The following speakers delivered welcoming addresses to the conference participants:

— Ubaidulla Makhambetovich Datkhaev, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Professor, Vice-Rector for Strategic and Corporate Development  at the S.D.

Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University;

 

— Yusufi Salomudin Jabbur, First Deputy Minister of Health   and Social Protection

of the Republic of Tajikistan, Doctor  of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,

Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe,

Tajikistan.

 

The conference was attended by leading scientists, lecturers, representatives of research organisations, the pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare system, as well as young scientists, PhD students, Master’s students and undergraduates from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Uzbekistan and other countries.

Conference participants discussed current trends in the development of pharmaceutical science, education and practice; issues relating to the preservation of scientific traditions, the development of scientific schools, the training of highly qualified personnel, the introduction of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, the integration of science, education and industry, as well as the prospects for international scientific cooperation.

The following speakers presented papers at the conference:

— U. M. Datkhaev: «75 Years of the Scientific School: A New Era and Innovative

Leadership in Pharmacy in Kazakhstan»;

 

— Gulnor Urumbayevna Tillaeva, Professor at the Tashkent Pharmaceutical

Institute of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan,  Tashkent:

«Molecular docking to justify the selection of the optimal  NSAID partner for

immobilised serratiopeptidase»;

 

— Valeria Sergeevna Shurakova, first-year postgraduate student at the Federal State

Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «St Petersburg State

Chemical and Pharmaceutical  University» under the Ministry of Health of Russia,

St Petersburg, Russia: «Analysis of   the market niche for specialised food

Products based on blue cyanosis  in the segment of stress-induced condition

management’;

 

— Asyl Keneovna Boshkaeva, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Head of the

Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Associate

Professor, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University:

«Pharmaceutical  research as the foundation of evidence-based medicine’;

 

— Ulyana Andreevna Efremova, second-year postgraduate student, analytical chemist

at the Institute of Laboratory Medicine (Centre for Clinical and Clinical

Laboratory Sciences) of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of

Higher Education «St Petersburg State Chemical and   Pharmaceutical University»

under the Ministry of Health of Russia, St Petersburg,    Russia: “Algorithmisation

of quality criteria for a new ionisable   lipid for the synthesis of LNCs”;

 

— Meruert Ilyasovna Tleubayeva, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of

Organisation, Management and Economics of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy,

S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University: Almaty, Kazakhstan:

«Training  a new generation of clinical pharmacists: adapting educational

programmes to the needs of the healthcare system”;

 

— Andrey Nikolaevich Gurin, PhD, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Deputy

Head of the Scientific and Technical Centre for Radiochemistry and Isotope

Production,  Almaty, Kazakhstan;

— Karlygash Tleubergenovna Raganina, Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, S.D.

Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University: ‘Integration of education,

science and  manufacturing in the training of personnel for the radiopharmaceutical

industry  in Kazakhstan’;

 

— Zuriadda Bektemirovna Sakipova, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor,

Dean of the School of Pharmacy, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical

University: ‘From achievements  to new challenges: problems and prospects for

the development of the School of Pharmacy’.

 

Following the plenary presentations and discussions, conference participants noted that:

• academic schools form the foundation for the development of pharmaceutical

science,   ensuring continuity across generations of researchers and the preservation

of the finest   academic traditions;

 

• modern pharmacy is evolving against a backdrop of digital transformation, the

widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, molecular

modelling, personalised medicine and   innovative drug development technologies;

 

• improving the quality of pharmaceutical education requires the continuous

refinement of educational programmes in line with contemporary  challenges and

international requirements, professional  standards and the needs of healthcare and

pharmacy practice;

 

• the further development of clinical pharmacy and the introduction of digital

technologies in radiopharmacy, drug technology, pharmaceutical chemistry,

pharmacology,   pharmacognosy and drug quality assurance systems.

 

The conference participants consider it appropriate to recommend:

• the development of the School of Pharmacy at the S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh

National Medical  University in accordance with the Strategic  Plan for 2024–2028;

• the improvement of pharmaceutical education;
• the integration of education, science and industry;
• the digital transformation of pharmacy;
• the preservation of the traditions of the scientific school and the development of

new areas of research;

• the expansion of international scientific partnerships and the enhancement of

the competitiveness of Kazakhstani pharmaceutical science;

• expanding state-of-the-art research and practical laboratories in the fields of

pharmaceutical technology, clinical pharmacy, radiopharmacy, pharmaceutical

biotechnology, digital pharmacy and cosmetic   pharmacy;

• encouraging the active participation of young scientists in national and

international research projects and the commercialization   of research outcomes;

• training a new generation of professionals equipped with modern scientific,

digital and managerial skills.

 

The conference participants would like to express their sincere gratitude to the organising committee, the management of the S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, all the speakers and participants for the high standard of the conference’s organisation, the constructive academic dialogue and their significant contribution to the development of pharmaceutical science in Kazakhstan and worldwide.