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A videoconference focused on Russian-Indian cooperation in marine research was held on April 29, 2025. The online meeting from the Indian side was attended by Mr. Siddarth Gaurav, Consul General at the Consulate General in Vladivostok, and Mr. Anand Kamavisdar, Consul for Science and Technology at the Embassy of India in Moscow. The NSCMB FEB RAS was represented by Dr. Konstantin Lutaenko, Deputy Director for International Relations, Dr. Vladimir Mordukhovich, Deputy Director for Science, and Mrs. Anastasiia Grishina, specialist of the International Cooperation Department.

During the meeting, the parties discussed possible areas of scientific cooperation and expressed mutual interest and confidence in the prospects fruitful cooperation. To date, two Memorandums of Understanding have been signed with the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (Kolkata) and with CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography (Dona Paula, Goa). Both organizations have robust capabilities in marine biology, biodiversity, marine ecology, blue economy, ecosystem dynamics, microbiota, deep sea research and other related fields.

A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology FEB RAS expresses its sincere gratitude to the Consulate General of the Republic of India in Vladivostok and the Embassy of India in Moscow for organizing the event and for their attention to our Center. In July of this year, the Consul for Science and Technology of the Embassy of India in Moscow, Mr. Anand Kamavisdar, is expected to visit Vladivostok and the NSCMB FEB RAS.

Russia and India share a long history of relations, but their potential remains far from exhausted, particularly in the fields of science and technology. With strong support from both governments, there are promising prospects for advancing scientific and technological cooperation to a new level.

On March 26, 2025, a delegation of the Consulate General of India, led by Mr. Siddarth Gawrav, Consul General, paid an official visit to the NSCMB FEB RAS. The delegation also included Mr. Yadav Sachin, a Counselor to the Consul General, and Ekaterina A. Volesova, an Assistant Consul General. The event was hosted by Dr. I.Yu. Dolmatov, a Corresponding Member of RAS, the Director, by Dr. K.A. Lutaenko, the Deputy Director for International Cooperation, by Dr. A.V. Boroda, a Deputy Director for Science, and by Mrs. A.I. Grishina, as a specialist of the International Cooperation Department.

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On March 19, 2025, Professor Lyu Yonglong from the Xiamen University, Xiamen, the President of the Pacific Science Association (PRC), visited the NSCMB FEB RAS.

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On September 23–24, 2025, A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology FEB RAS (NSCMB FEB RAS) and the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) will hold the 7th NSCMB–IOCAS bilateral workshop in Vladivostok, Russia. The workshop will include only oral presentations and discussions. The workshop is dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the NSCMB FEB RAS, will be held immediately after the celebration day (September 22) and will precede the national marine biology meeting organized by the NSCMB on September 25–26, 2025.

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The A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, invites you to participate in the All-Russian Conference with international contributions, "Lipid Biochemistry", on October 7–8, 2025, in Vladivostok. The conference is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding biochemist Viktor Evgenievich Vaskovsky.

The preliminary conference program includes the following sessions:

1. History of lipid research and novel research methods
2. Lipids of aquatic organisms
3. Lipids of plants and fungi
4. Lipids and human health
5. Practical applications and lipid biotechnology

The conference aims to strengthen scientific and professional contacts and coordinate the development of scientific research in the field of lipidology. Leading Russian biochemists are scheduled to present their review reports on the conference topics.

Participation in the conference is free; no registration fee is required.

Conference format: Hybrid - in-person or remote participation.

Presentation formats: Oral (plenary, sessional) and poster.

Conference languages: Russian and English.

Conference venue: Conference hall of the A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (NSCMB FEB RAS), Vladivostok, ul. Palchevskogo 17.

The conference proceedings will be published with an ISBN, registered in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) system, and made in the Russian Scientific Electronic Library (eLIBRARY.RU).

Important Dates

• May 15, 2025 - Deadline for abstract submission
• September 15, 2025 - Deadline for registration.

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Igor Yu. Dolmatov, the Director of the NSCMB FEB RAS and a Corresponding Member of RAS, approved the annual report of the International Cooperation Department (ICD), jointly prepared with the ICD of the Primorsky Aquarium scientific and educational center, a branch of the NSCMB FEB RAS.

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In November 2024, staff members of the A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (NSCMB FEB RAS), led by Dr. I.Yu. Dolmatov, the Director and a Corresponding Member of the RAS, and Academician A.V. Adrianov, the Scientific Supervisor of the Center, participated in three major conferences in China. The delegation also included Dr. Mordukhovich and Dr. Orlova, the Deputy Directors for Science, Dr. Mayorova, the Scientific Head of the Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, and Dr. Malyutina, the Leading Researcher of the Laboratory of Systematics and Morphology.

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