TNMU Scientist Presented Research Results of at the International Congress of Medical Sciences in Bulgaria

On May 13-16, 2021, the International Congress of Medical Sciences 2021 was held at the Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, supported by the Elsevier publishing company. The Congress has been held for 18 years and annually is attended by more than 600 participants from around the world. The Congress provides an opportunity for ambitious young scientists from around the world to present their research papers in the form of poster and oral presentations. In addition, more than 35 practical seminars and many lectures by world scientists were delivered over four days. The program of the International Congress of Medical Sciences was divided into four main sections:

– Section 1: Preclinical sciences, research areas: pharmacology, anatomy, biology, biophysics, histology, physiology, pathophysiology, genetics, microbiology, etc.;

– Section 2: Internal medicine, research areas: cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, neurology, rheumatology, etc.;

– Section 3: Surgery, research areas: gastroenterological surgery, cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, endocrine surgery, paediatric surgery, neurosurgery, transplantation, emergency surgery, maxillofacial surgery, etc.;

– Section 4: Public Health, research areas: hygiene, ecology, etc..

The leading scholars, who delivered lectures were Professor Harvey Alter (h-index 94), researcher, Nobel Prize winner in physiology and medicine (2020), member of the US National Academy of Sciences; Professor Thomas Krieg (h-index 34), Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge (UK).

Lead scientists, who presented master classes and delivered lectures during the International Congress of Medical Sciences (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Aliona Savych, the Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy and Medical Botany had an opportunity to participate in the International Congress of Medical Sciences (Sofia, Bulgaria). She represented I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University with an presentation on “Phytochemical and pharmacological research of new plant mixtures for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, establishment of correlation between phytochemical composition and their pharmacodynamics” (section 1: Preclinical sciences (Pharmacology), head of the section Professor Harvey Alter). The report covered phytochemical and pharmacological research of antidiabetic combination of herbal medicinal products and the study of correlations between biologically active substances and their pharmacodynamics. The results of the presented research are part of Aliona Savych’s doctoral dissertation, academic advicor – Professor Svitlana Marchyshyn, the Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Medical Botany.

Savych Aliona, PhD (Pharmacy), Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Medical Botany, presenting the report

Savych Aliona, PhD (Pharmacy), Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Medical Botany, during discussion