INSTITUTE
OF GENETICS & CYTOLOGY

Strengthening Synergies for Transformative Change: Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Through Existing Biodiversity Agreements / International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2021 // Tessnow-von Wysocki I., Agapakis I., Anand A., Kamara G., Mozgova G., Niikkonen K., Jesus Ovalle M., Sirakaya A.; eds: Dr., Prof. Honkonen T. — Joensuu, Finland. Law School, University of Eastern Finland. 2023. 162 p. ISBN 978-952-61-4735-2.

Biosafety of Genetic Engineering Activity. Detection and Identification of Genetically Engineered Organisms / Mozgova, G.V. [et al.]; under the editorship of Mozgova, G.V., PhD in Biology; Makeyeva, E.N., PhD in Biology, Associate Professor. – Minsk. Pravo & Ekonomika. 2022. 236 p.

Biosafety of Genetic Engineering Activity. Detection and Identification of Genetically Engineered Organisms. Mozgova, G.V. [et al.]; eds: PhD Mozgova, G.V., PhD, Assoc. Prof. Makeyeva, E.N. — Minsk: Pravo & Ekonomika. 2022. 212 p. ISBN 978-985-887-030-0.

The Fourth National Report on the Implementation by the Republic of Belarus of Commitments under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. / Моzgova, G.V., Kilchevsky, A.V., Sheiko, R.I. [et al.]; under the editorship of Mozgova, G.V., PhD in Biology; Kilchevsky, A.V., Academician, D.Sc. in Biology, Professor; Sheiko, R.I., Corresponding Member, D.Sc. in Agriculture, Professor ‒ Minsk. Pravo & Ekonomika. 2021. 133 p.  ISBN 978-985-08-2028-0.

The Fourth National Report on the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in the Republic of Belarus / Mozgova, G.V., Kilchevsky, A.V., Sheiko, R.I. [et al.]; eds.: PhD Mozgova, G.V., Academician, Dr., Prof. Kilchevsky, A.V., Dr., Prof. Sheiko,R.I. – Minsk. Pravo & Economika. 2021. 41 p. ISBN 978-985-552-996-6.

Scientific articles, conference materials:

Up-to-Date Techniques for the Identification of Adulterated Raw Materials and Foodstuff, the Detection of Unauthorized Additives in Feedstuffs / Krivetskaya, А.М., Mozgova, G.V., Drobot, N.I., Ostapchik, V.S., Ostrovskaya, A.N. // Endless Light in Science. No. 4. 2024. P. 26-32. DOI 10.24412/2709-1201-2024-3-5. (Impact Factor: SJIF 2022 — 5.94).

Effective Approaches to GMO Screening in Foodstuff, Feedstuff and Raw Materials / Mozgova, G.V., Ostapchik, V.S., Krivetskaya, A.M., Drobot, N.I., Ostrovskaya, A.N. // Product Quality Control. No. 9. 2023. P. 44-50.

To the Issues on the Detection and Identification of Genetically Modified Rapeseed Lines / N.I. Drobot, G.V. Mozgova, A.M. Krivetskaya, V.S. Ostapchik, A.N. Ostrovskaya // International Scientific and Practical Online-Offline Conference “Biotechnology: Achievements and Perspectives of Development”, Pinsk, Polessky State University, November 30 – December 1, 2023. – P.20-23.

RT-PCR as a tool for GMO biomonitoring / V. Astapchyk, G. Mozgova, N. Drobat, A. Astrouskaya, A. Kryvetskaya // XIII International Scientific Conference for Young Scientists, Graduates, Master and PhD Students “Actual Environmental Problems” // November 30 – December 1, 2023. – P. 171-172.

Technique for the Evaluation of National Safety in Relation to Genetically Engineered Organisms / Mozgova, G.V., Kilchevsky, A.V., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Zheleznova, T.V., Drobot, N.I., Ostapchik, V.S., Krivetskaya, A.M. // Medical & Biological Science News. 2022. Vol. 22, No. 2. P. 118-125.

Identification of Meat Ingredients and the Detection of Adulterants in Foodstuff, Feedstuff and Feed Additives / Ostrovskaya, A.N., Ostapchik, V.S., Drobot, N.I, Krivetskaya, A.M., Mozgova, G.V. // Materials of the 7th Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges of Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology.” 2022. – Tashkent, Uzbekistan. May 18, 2022. P. 301-303.

Detection and Identification of Genetically Modified Rape Lines / Krivetskaya, A.M., Ostapchik, V.S., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Drobot, N.I., Mozgova, G.V. // Materials of the 5th International Scientific Conference Dedicated to the 135th Birth Anniversary of N. I. Vavilov “Genetics and Biotechnology of the 21st Century.” November 21-25, 2022, Minsk, the Republic of Belarus. P.46.

Using Up-to-Date Techniques for the Monitoring and Control of Genetically Engineered Organisms / Mozgova, G.V., Kilchevsky, A.V., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Drobot, N.I., Ostapchik, V.S. // Medical & Biological Science News. 2021. Vol. 21, No. 4. P. 69-75.

Regulation of Safety in Genetically Engineered Activity in the Republic of Belarus / Kilchevsky, A.V., Mozgova, G.., Zheleznova, T.V., Makeyeva, E.N., Sheiko, R.I. // Medical & Biological Science News. 2021. Vol. 21, No. 4. P. 85-92.

Use of Droplet Digital PCR Technology for the Detection and Absolute Quantification of GM Plant Lines / Mozgova, G.V., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Lemesh, V.A., Ostapchik, V.S., Drobot, N.I. // Molecular & Applied Genetics. 2020. Vol. 28. P. 57-68.

DNA Identification of Animal Products for the Detection of Adulterated Foodstuff / Mikhailova, M., Sheiko, P., Lagun, E., Balashenko, N., Mozgova, G., Ostrovskaya, A. // Nauka & Innovatsii: Scientific and Practical Journal. Issue No. 10 (212). 2020. P. 40-45.

Approaches to the Regulation of GMO and Products Containing GM Ingredients / Drobot, N.I., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Ostapchik, V.S., Mozgova, G.V. // Proceedings of the 67th International Scientific Conference of the Eurasian Scientific Association “Prospects of Contemporary Science Modernization.” September 2020. Moscow, Russian Federation. No. 9(67). Biological Sciences. P. 164-167.

Legal Regulation and Methodological Approaches Ensuring the Safe Release into the Environment and the Transboundary Movement of Organisms Obtained Using Genetic Engineering and Genome Editing Techniques / Mozgova, G.V., Zheleznova, T.V., Ostrovskaya, A.N., Drobot, N.I., Ostapchik, V.S. // Materials of the 9th International Scientific & Practical Conference “Ecological and Biological Aspects of the State and Development of Polesia Region.” November 27, 2020. Mozyr, the Republic of Belarus. P. 80-88.

Taking part in Conferences (for the last 5 years).

2020 (online):

1. June 18. Training provided jointly by the Global Environment Facility and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology as Part of the International Technical Assistance Project for Biosafety Clearing-House.
2. October 19-20. The Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on Environmental Solutions Related to Adaptation to Climate Change. Organizer: the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment of the Republic of Moldova, the CBD Bio-Bridge Initiative, Environmental Projects Implementation Group.
3. November 5. The Webinar “Genetic Diversity Indicators for all Species within the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity in the Post-2020 Period.” Organizers: G BiKE (Cost Action) Working Group, GEO BON and IUCN.
4. October 28-29. The Global Forum on Landscape Biodiversity: Food and Livelihoods, Landscape Restoration, Rights, Financing and Measuring Progress. Organizers: CIFOR, UNEP, World Bank. 
5. November 3-4. The 4th International Scientific Conference “Genetics and Biotechnology of the 21st Century: Problems, Achievements and Prospects”. Organizers: the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus; the Belarusian Society of Geneticists and Breeders. 
6. November 16-17. The Meeting of the Aarhus Convention and Consideration of the Need to Introduce Amendment 6-bis in Relation to GMOs by the Republic of Belarus. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
7. December 1-4. The Meeting of the BCH Advisory Committee. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
8. December 8. The Webinar “The Sharm El-Sheikh to Kunming Action Agenda for Nature and People.” Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
9. December 9. The Second Training Webinar on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
10. November 18-19. The Meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Organizer: the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
11. November 24. The Webinar “Intensive Vertical Farming Systems – Urban Agriculture.” Organizer: the Agricultural Research Organization Volcani Center, Israel.
12. November 27. The Ninth International Scientific and Practical Conference “Ecological and Biological Aspects of the State and Development of Polesia Region”, Mozyr. Organizers: the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus; the Mozyr State Pedagogical University.

2021 (online):

1. April 26-27. The Regional Workshop on Proposed Measures for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity of the Convention on Biological Diversity for Central and Eastern Europe. Organizers: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
2. June 10. PlantEd Webinar: Understanding the Potential Contribution of Genome Editing to the Development of Sustainable Agriculture. Organizer: COST Action/ PlantEd.
3. January 19. The Informational Webinar of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) and the Subsidiary Body for the Implementation (SBI) of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
4. February 17-19. The Informal Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
5. March 8-14. The Informal Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
6. May 3 – June 9. The Twenty-fourth Meeting of the SBSTTA of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
7. October 11-15. The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Part I), Kunming, China (online). Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
8. March 2-4. Participation of the NCBC in Training within the Framework of the Second National Theoretical and Practical Workshop on the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) for Kyrgyzstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 3-6.  Organizers: the United Nations Environment Programme; the Global Environment Facility.
9. October 6 — November 3. The Online Meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

2021 (in-person participation):

1. November 10. The Training Workshop “Organization of Work and Safety System in the Field of Genetic Engineering Activities” held by  NCBC Head (Minsk, RUE “Belmedpreparaty”).
2. November 29. The NCBC organized and held a workshop to present the draft Fourth National Biosafety Report to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety within the Framework of the UNEP-GEF Project (Minsk). 
3. December 8. The Scientific and Practical Conference “Biosafety of the Republic of Belarus: National Interests, Threats, Strategic Directions for Enforcement and State Assessment” (Minsk). Organizer: the Ministry of Health.

2022

1. May 15-19. The NCBC participation in Training within the Framework of the Third Workshop for BCH Parties (Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic). 
2. March 19-29. The Fourth SBSTTA Meeting, SBI; the Third Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (online). Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
3. June 10-18. Training of Trainers for the Biosafety Clearing-House. BCH III. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 
4. September 30 — October 1. Session on the Biosafety Issues of the Union State of the Russian-Belarusian Forum on Security and Cooperation “Frontiers of the Union State.” St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation.
5. May 23-24. The 2nd Round of Belarusian-Russian Consultations on Biosafety in the Interdepartmental Format. Moscow, the Russian Federation.
6. June 19-27. The Fouth Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Preparation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and the Regional CEE Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya.
7. November 1-3. The Training Conference “Laboratorika 2022”, Minsk. Organizer: ООО “Aleksa Tekhnolodzhis”.
8. November 22-24. The Fifth International Scientific Conference “Genetics & Biotechnology of the 21st Century: Problems, Achievements and Prospects,” Minsk. Organizer: the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus.
9. December 1-22. The 5th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-5); the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity; the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol; the 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol. Montreal, Canada. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

2023

1. November 30. The Training Workshop “Unlocking the Transcriptome: A Journey into RNA Sequencing” (online). Organizer: Novogene (company)
2. November 30 – December 1. The International Scientific and Practical Online-Offline Conference “Biotechnology: Achievements & Prospects of Development”, Pinsk (online). Organizer: Polessky State University. 
3. March 6-8. The 3rd Workshop for BCH Parties. Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (online). Organizer: UNEP.
4. March 14-16. The International Conference on GMO Analysis and New Genomic Techniques. Berlin, Germany (online). Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
5. April 19. The Workshop “Development of Differentiated LMO Application Guidelines” under the FAO-GEF Project “Implementation of the National Biosafety Structure in the Kyrgyz Republic in the Framework of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.” Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (online). Organizer: FAO.
6. May 10-11. The 29th Session of the Board of Governors of the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). Cape Town, South Africa (online). Organizer: the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
7. May 15-16. The Twelfth Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House. Montreal, Canada. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
8. June 14-16. The Meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation. Montreal, Canada. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
9. October 15-19. The 25th SBSTTA Meeting. Nairobi, Kenya. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
10. October 19-20. Final Sessions of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity; the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; the 4th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization. Nairobi, Kenya. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
11. October 30-31. The Global Workshop on LMO Risk Assessment. Montreal, Canada. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
12. November 1-3. The Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on LMO Risk Assessment. Montreal, Canada. Organizer: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
13. November 30 – December 1. The International Scientific and Practical Online-Offline Conference “Biotechnology: Achievements & Prospects of Development.” Pinsk (online). Organizer: Polessky State University. 
14. October 3. The NCBC organized an introductory webinar on the Bio-Bridge Project “Enhancing Collaboration Between the CEE and Central Asia’s Centres of Excellence to Address the Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss and Maintain Human, Crop and Livestock Health” (online).
15. December 11. The NCBC organized the hybrid workshop “Comparison of Legal and Technical Regulations; Laboratory Methods and Approaches in the Area of Species Identification; Detection and Identification of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs); Detection of Plant Pathogens and Other Key Areas of Laboratory Detection that can Contribute to the Conservation of Biological Diversity” in the framework of Bio-Bridge Project “Enhancing Collaboration Between the CEE and Central Asia’s Centres of Excellence to Address the Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss and Maintain Human, Crop and Livestock Health.” Held online at the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus, Minsk. 

2024

1. February 12-16. The NCBC held the 5 Days’ Theoretical and Practical Training Workshop on the Laboratory Identification of Species, the Screening of Living Modified Organisms and the Detection of Plant Pathogens (the Institute of Genetics and Cytology, NAS of Belarus, Minsk) in the framework of the Bio-Bridge Project “Enhancing Collaboration Between the CEE and Central Asia’s Centres of Excellence to Address the Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss and Maintain Human, Crop and Livestock Health.”
2. March 11. The NCBC held a webinar to consider reviews on the comparison of technical normative legal acts in the field of laboratory detection and the GMO detection, plant pathogen identification, species identification and  eDNA identification methods, as well as to cinsider the prepared agreement “On the Establishment of CEE Centres of Excellence for the Purposes of Collaboration in Holding Joint Activities on the Laboratory Detection of the Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss”; the Sustainability Plan and Roadmap to it under the Bio-Bridge Project  “Enhancing Collaboration Between the CEE and Central Asia’s Centres of Excellence to Address the Key Drivers of Biodiversity Loss and Maintain Human, Crop and Livestock Health” (online).