Lecture by Professor M.A. Kutlubaev on the topic “Stephen Hawking’s Mystery: Why Do Motor Neurons Die?”
Date: May 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue: Lecture Hall No. 1 named after Manshuk Mametova, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty)
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University invites faculty members, researchers, practicing physicians, residents, master’s students, doctoral candidates, and students to attend a lecture by one of the leading experts in modern neurology — Mansur Amirovich Kutlubaev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Neurology at Bashkir State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chief Freelance Neurologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and author of more than 130 scientific publications.
The lecture will focus on one of the most complex and widely discussed problems in modern neuroscience — the mechanisms of motor neuron death, neurodegeneration, and contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of motor neuron diseases.
The event will include:
- Current global data on the pathogenesis of motor neuron diseases
- Clinical aspects and challenging diagnostic cases
- Current international approaches to treatment and patient management
- Promising directions in fundamental and clinical research
- Open professional discussion and Q&A session with the audience
Additionally available: Collective and individual review of complex clinical cases by prior arrangement.
Free admission.



