Young Researcher School

The Young Researchers School welcomes everyone who wants to make first steps in science. Now it has a new format with an extended and refined education program. 

If you want to start your researcher career, but don't know where to start, then you should join this programme! Young researchers, members of the Scientific Society of Young Scientists and Students of the Volgograd State Medical University, winners of international conferences and forums, holders of a number of awards and scholarships for achievements in research activities will conduct master classes on the basics of scientific knowledge specifically for you. In addition, you will have an opportunity to attend the lectures delivered by the outstanding scientists, vice-chancellors and professors of the VolgSMU and ask them questions. 

Upon completing the School of Young Researchers programme you will be able to write your first scientific work as well as you will acquire and master skills of searching for reliable information, working with literary sources and databases, designing scientific articles and presenting in public, as well as participating with your own projects in international youth forums for young people which help young people unlock their highest potential. 

You can find out more about the program below.  

After completing this program, we recommend you to join From scientific hypothesis to Scopus and WoS! programme or English for Researchers programme (See a special offer for Курс от базовой к продвинутой подготовке в области научных исследований and Курс по англоязычной подготовке в области научных исследований programmes).

The cost of the training programme is 8,000 rubles.
NOTE: The cost of accommodation, travel, meals and medical insurance incurred by the participants is not included in the tuition fees. 

Please note that the formation of the group will be carried out with the recruitment of at least 6 people.

Programme schedule

July 19, 2021 

9:00-11:00 - ZOOM-lecture ‘Current trends in medical sciences’ (lecturer – Head of the Department for Research Activities, PhD, Associate Professor L.I. Kondakova) 

11:00-11:30 - break 

11:30-13:00 – ‘The art of science’ master class 

13:00-13:30 - lunch break 

13:30-14:30 - skill acquisition 

July 20, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture ‘Submission requirements for peer-reviewed and Scopus-indexed journals’ (lecturer – Executive secretary of the Journal of the VolgSMU, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Bioinformatics Department V.S. Sirotenko) 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 – ‘Article format, writing up research findings» master class 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch break 

13:30 - 14:30 - skill acquisition 

July 21, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture ‘Grant activities and social engineering’ (lecturer – Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs, Head of the Department of Histology, Embryology, Cytology of Volgograd State Medical University, Federal expert of the All-Russian Competition of youth projects under the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Rosmolodezh, PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor V.L. Zagrebin) 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 - ‘Literature search and international databases’ master class 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch break 

13:30 - 14:30 - skill acquisition 

July 22, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture ‘Medical statistics and Evidentiary Standards’ (lecturer – Professor of Normal Physiology Department, specialist in Research Support, M.D./Ph.D. A.N. Doletsky) 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 - ‘International conferences and internships’ master class 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch break 

13:30 - 14:30 - skill acquisition 

July 23, 2021 

9:00 - 11:00 - ZOOM-lecture ‘Intellectual property law’ (patent lawyer of the Volgograd State Medical University S.A. Kostenko) 

11:00 - 11:30 - break 

11:30 - 13:00 – ‘Processing of research findings’ master class 

13:00 - 13:30 – lunch break 

13:30 - 14:30 - skill acquisition 

Your teachers

Загребин
Валерий Леонидович

Vice-Chancellor for educational and extracurricular affairs, Head of the department of histology, embryology, cytology, PhD (Medical Sciences), associate professor.

Kondakova
Larisa Igorevna

head of the department of Scientific research support of Volgograd State Medical University, associate professor of the department of histology, embryology, cytology, PhD (Medical Sciences)

Olga S. Salomatina

Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Scientific Society of Young Scientists and Students, Lecturer of the Department of Histology, Embryology, Cytology, specialist of the Institute for Continuing Medical and Pharmaceutical Education, grant competition winner (research interests: pediatrics, clinical pharmacology)

Lubov S. Pushkarskaya

Organizer of popular science lectures, researcher of the Federal Medical Center for Continuing Education, grant competition winner (research interests: psychiatry)

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