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Amur Academy Hosts Global Metabolic Disease Conference

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June 1, 2026

On May 29–30, 2026, an interdisciplinary conference with international participation "Hereditary metabolic diseases and secondary metabolic disorders in clinical portraits: diagnosis, personalized treatment and prevention" was held in Blagoveshchensk on the basis of the Amur State Medical Academy.

The event was organized by the E.I. Schwartz Association of Specialists in the Field of Molecular Medicine, Medical and Laboratory Genetics (St. Petersburg) as part of the implementation of an educational all-Russian initiative aimed at improving the competencies of doctors in the field of diagnosis and treatment of metabolic disorders. The co-organizers were the Ministry of Health of the Amur Region, the Amur State Medical Academy, the North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, as well as a number of leading scientific and educational institutions in Russia and neighboring countries.

Opening of the conference

Welcoming words to the participants were addressed by:

– Irina Zhukovets, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Acting Rector of the Amur State Medical Academy;

– Sergey Anatolyevich Saiganov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Vice-Rector for International Affairs, North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov;

— Irina Andrievskaya, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovative Development of the Amur State Medical Academy;

– Valentina Ilyinichna Larionova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, President of the E.I. Schwartz Association, Scientific Director of the Academy of Molecular Medicine, Expert of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on Rare Diseases;

– Tatyana Borisovna Urzhumtseva, Ph.D. in Economics, Counselor of the Russian Embassy in China, Head of the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing, Head of the International Relations Committee of the E.I. Schwartz Association;

— Elena Borisovna Romantsova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Children's Diseases of the Amur State Medical Academy, Chief Freelance Children's Specialist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for Medical Care in Educational Institutions of the Far Eastern Federal District;

— Sofia Mikhailovna Kolesnikova, Acting Rector of the Institute for Advanced Training of Healthcare Professionals (Khabarovsk);

— Natalia Vladimirovna Sikora, Head of the Medical Genetic Consultation of the Perinatal Center of the Khabarovsk Territory, Chief Freelance Geneticist of the Ministry of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory.

International character of the conference

The conference brought together specialists from Russia, China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Particular attention was paid to cooperation with the countries of Asia and the CIS, which became one of the key tasks of the educational initiative of the E.I. Schwartz Association.

• The People's Republic of China was represented by CapitalBio Technology, the general partner of the Hereditary Hearing Loss Symposium. Yanze Li, Vice President of the company, made a presentation on the development of molecular diagnostics of deafness in China and the prospects for Russian-Chinese cooperation.

• Republic of Belarus: A.M. Levaya-Smolyak (Ph.D., Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk) and E.P. Merkulova (Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education) presented the experience of genetic diagnostics and audiological screening.

• Republic of Kazakhstan: B.Zh. Toktabaeva (Head of the Department of Pediatric Diseases of the Medical University of the Abai Region, Semey) and V.T. Dolinnaya (Ph.D., Semey Medical University) shared regional approaches to the management of patients with NBS.

• Republic of Uzbekistan: N.A. Karimova (Ph.D., Head of the Vertigo Laboratory of the Research Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Tashkent) spoke about the diagnosis of hereditary hearing loss in the republic.

• Kyrgyz Republic: V.V. Khalfina (audiologist, Sluh Center, Bishkek) presented data on the prevalence of hereditary hearing loss among the Kyrgyz.

Scientific program

The first day (May 29) opened with the plenary session "Hereditary Metabolic Diseases: Clinical Masks of Diseases" chaired by Professors E.B. Romantsova, V.I. Larionova and S.M. Kolesnikova. Presentations were made by Professor V.I. Larionova (dysmophrology and acute forms of porphyria), Professor E.B. Romantsova (alpha-mannosidosis and other lysosomal diseases), Associate Professor E.V. Rakitskaya (rickets-like diseases), and N.V. Sikora (experience in the treatment of MPS 2 in the Khabarovsk Territory).

The central event was the symposium "Frequent and Rare Hereditary Diseases with Hearing Loss" with the support of CapitalBio Technology (China) moderated by Professor T.G. Markova (member of the Expert Council of the E.I. Schwartz Association) and Professor V.I. Larionova.

Further, a practical session "From preanalytics to molecular diagnostics" was held, where Professor V.I. Larionova conducted a training on express determination of ammonia using a portable device (point-of-care). The latest developments in the field of nucleic acid isolation, NGS diagnostics and the expansion of neonatal screening programs were also presented.

The second day (May 30) began with the session "Molecular genetic research in clinical practice: experience of the region" (chaired by Professor T.A. Shumatova (Tver) and Professor V.I. Larionova). A.V. Zotova and E.L. Chupak, employees of the Amur State Medical Academy, as well as Professor V.V. Voitsekhovsky (FESMU) presented clinical cases and results of targeted therapy.

Then there was a joint section with the Institute of Respiratory Pathology under the leadership of Professors V.I. Larionova, E.B. Romantsova, V.P. Vavilova (Kemerovo) and E.N. Suprun (Khabarovsk), dedicated to acute metabolic disorders, damage to the respiratory system and immunodeficiencies.

In the afternoon, the session "Analytical Methods: From Neonatal Screening to Digital Tools" was held (chaired by Professors E.B. Romantsova, V.I. Larionova and A.Y. Vasina (Academy of Molecular Medicine)).

The conference ended with a round table "Patient Communities as a Regional Navigator" with the participation of E.A. Khvostikova, Professor E.B. Romantsova and N.V. Sikora.

The conference was an important stage in the implementation of the all-Russian educational initiative aimed at systematically increasing the alertness of doctors to hereditary metabolic diseases, reducing diagnostic odyssey and improving patient routing. Thanks to the active position of the E.I. Schwartz Association and its President Valentina Ilyinichna Larionova, as well as the support of the Department of Pediatric Diseases of the Amur State Medical Academy (the head of the department is Professor E.B. Romantsova) and wide international participation, it was possible to create a unique platform for the exchange of experience between doctors from Russia, China and the CIS countries.

The importance of the conference for the health care system

Valentina Ilyinichna Larionova emphasized in her closing remarks: "The main barrier to the treatment of hereditary metabolic diseases is not the price or availability of drugs, but the lack of timely diagnosis. Our task is to systematically train doctors of all specialties, and this conference was the most important step in the creation of continuing medical education in the field of metabolic disorders."

Thanks to the efforts of the E.I. Schwartz Association, the active position of the Department of Children's Diseases of the Amur State Medical Academy (the head of the department is Professor E.B. Romantsova) and unprecedented international participation (China, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), it was possible not only to improve the competencies of doctors in the Far East, but also to lay the foundation for new joint clinical protocols and screening programs.

The conference is recognized as one of the most significant scientific and practical events in the first half of 2026 in the field of personalized medicine in the Far East.

The event confirmed that only an interdisciplinary approach and international cooperation make it possible to diagnose and effectively treat rare metabolic diseases in a timely manner.

We thank Elena Borisovna Romantsova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Children's Diseases of the Amur State Medical Academy, for her help in preparing the material.