In the 2023-2024 academic year, 93 students were accepted into the research club organized at the Department of Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, and all of them participated in research activities.

  All employees of the department actively helped students in conducting scientific research.

  During the year, 19 meetings of the SSC were held, at which plans for scientific work were discussed, the collected factual data and the results of scientific research were analyzed. The issues of publishing scientific theses and participation in student scientific and practical conferences were discussed.

  Members of the SSC actively participate in international Olympiads organized by the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the CIS countries.

  Students, members of the SSS, took part in the international Olympiad held at Samara State Medical University under the guidance of teachers of our department. Of these, 2 students took the 2nd place, 3 students took the 3rd place and 5 students received nominations. At the offline Olympiad, 1 first place was nominated.

  On April 26-27, 2024, the first International Scientific Olympiad was held at the Urgench branch of the Tashkent Medical Academy. The Olympiad tested students' knowledge in the areas of human anatomy, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, orthopedic and therapeutic dentistry, microbiology, traditional medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and biological chemistry. Fayoza Omonova, a participant in the SSS in microbiology, took the honorable 3rd place (headed by Assoc. Prof. Yusupov M.I.). Elbek Torakulov, a participant in the SSS in microbiology, took the honorable 1st place in the science of microbiology at the Olympiad organized by ToshMPI (headed by Assoc. Prof. Vohidova A.M.).

  In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Education” and the National Personnel Training Program, in order to deepen the process of integration of types of education, ensuring unity and continuity between them, members of our department and participants of the SSC K.S. Boltaev, Kh.Sh. Shaykulov, A.M. Vakhidova, M.I. Yusupov, F.A. Zhamalova, Z.T. Muratova, N.I. Mamarasulova, M.F. Bobokandova, G.M. Odilov and G.N. Khudoyarova conducted a “Master Class” for 12 groups and 312 students of the Academic Lyceum of SamSMU and students of Pastargomsky Medical College (Appendix-2).

  In an open dialogue, a discussion took place of the research and teaching activities of the SSC carried out at our department.

  Members of the SSC presented scientific articles and theses at the 78th scientific and practical conference of gifted students and masters of SamSMU. Students of the circle and their mentors published ten articles in international journals, 41 articles in national journals and 15 theses, for a total of 66 scientific papers. Under the guidance of teachers, several students continue to publish their scientific works and participate in scientific conferences.