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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
more than 1500 participants |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Ukraine, Iran, Italy, USA, UK, Slovenia, Germany |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
Kharkiv National Medical University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
The responses were very positive. As the congress was an interdisciplinary one, the participants were very interested to my talk, which was focused on the treatment of a prevalent disease, cancer. They asked some questions about the mechanisms that the immune system uses to recognize tumor cells, the cost-effectiveness of novel immunotherapies for cancer and the role of genetic and life style in developing cancer. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Liudmyla BIELOVA
President of Kharkiv University Consortium
Vil BAKIROV
Rector of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Vladimir LESOVOY
Rector of Kharkiv National Medical University
Alla KOTVITSKA
Acting Rector of the National University of Pharmacy
Yevgen SOKOL
Rector of the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
No. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
Getting the visa was a little difficult according to the rules of the embassy. Getting appropriate tickets was not easy as well, and I had to buy tickets from two different airlines.
When I arrived Kharkiv two medical students from Kharkiv National Medical University were at the airport to pick up and take me to the hotel booked for the delegates. The students and organizers were very kind and hospitable. They talked about their experiences of studying medicine in Kharkiv, Ukraine and asked about the similarities between the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and their universities. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
The 2nd International USERN Congress was held in Kharkiv, Ukraine, from 8th to 10th of November 2017.
It was a multidisciplinary congress covering different fields of science including medical, biological, physical, social and formal sciences with the shared theme of Evolution in Science. Nine leading scientists of the world were the keynote lecturers of this congress who had come from different continents and countries such as Canada, Germany, USA, Italy, UK, and Slovenia. There were also several oral and poster presentations known as junior talks which were presented by the talent undergraduate and graduate students.
Five universities and academic centers of Kharkiv, Ukraine hosted the congress, Kharkiv national medical University, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv Polytechnic University, National University of Pharmacy and Kharkiv University Consortium.
The opening session of the congress took place at the Premier Palace Hotel Kharkiv with speech of of Yuliya Svitlychns the Governor of Kharkiv Oblast and head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (HOGA) and rectors of the 5 Ukrainian universities. Then, the scientific lectures started with Evolution and changes in ecosystems by Prof. Daniel Pauly, from Canada. The next keynote lectures were the global food value chain – Systemic strategies for food authentication by Prof Markus Fischer from Germany, evolution of genes that make us human by prof. Evan Eichler, from USA, evolution in diagnosis of immunological disorders by prof. Nima Rezaei, from Iran, Almagest to day by prof. Massimo Capaccioli, from Italy, a new generation of sustainable carbon electrocatalysts for renewable energy technologies by prof. Maria Magdalena Titirici, from UK, brain network dynamics and flexible cognition and behavior by prof. Lucina Qazi Uddin, from USA, the undeniable impact of complex system science on human lives by prof. Matjaž Perc, from Slovenia, nano-material preparation and their application in the modern world by prof. Valentina Cauda, from Italy.
The second day had a fascinating parallel program in 4 universities of Kharkiv. In each site, there were leading scientists and junior scientists who gave their speech on the recent advancement of their specialty and they explained the evolutionary way of the subject. From the theoretical sciences to physical, molecular, cellular, medical and finally the social sciences were covered in the keynote lectures, junior talks and poster presentations. The participants were very surprised by the attractive scientific program of the congress.
In the third day, the glorious closing ceremony and awarding festival of USERN Prize 2017 were held by presenting 5 USERN medals to the leading scientists under age of 40 in 5 fields including medical, biological, physical, social and formal sciences. The laureates are mentioned below:
Prof. Matjaž Perc (From Slovenia) in Social Sciences
For: Transitions Towards Cooperation in Human Societies
Prof. Lucina Qazi Uddin (From USA) in Medical Sciences
For: Brain Dynamics and Flexible Behavior in Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Prof. Maria-Magdalena Titirici (From UK) in Physical Sciences
For: The Design of Efficient and Low Cost Electrocatalysts Catalysts Without the Use of Critical Metals
Prof. Valentina Cauda (From Italy) in Biological Sciences
For: Hybrid Immune-Eluding Nanocrystals as Smart and Active Theranostic Weapons Against Cancer -TrojaNanoHorse
Prof. Manlio De Domenico (From Spain) in Formal Sciences
For: Multilayer Structure and Dynamics of the Physical World: Modeling the Complexity of Systems of Systems
Among four candidate (Austria, France, Italy, and Hungary) to host USERN 2018 Prof. Capaccioli from Italy on behalf of Prof. Giovanni Romeo received the USERN Medal as the host of the 3rd USERN Congress and USERN Prize Awarding Festival. |