Winogradsky International Summer School Program

ORGANIZERS:

Winogradsky Club and the National Center "Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"

SUPPORTED BY:

• Philanthropists – the family of Professor Mykola Gumeniuk, M.D.;

• Public Association "Up To Future";

• Department of Education, Youth and Sports of the Gorodok City Council;

• Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Khmelnytskyi National University.

For additional information, please contact us via Instagram Direct Message @biotech.school

August 10, 2024 – Venue: Winogradsky Club Educational Hub

Module 1: Innovation. Health Care Startups. Leadership.

11.00-11.30	Registration and Welcome Coffee
11.30-12.30	Welcome Remarks • Andrii Horban Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician, Head of the Public Association Up To Future • Neonila Andriichuk Head of the Gorodok City Council • Anna Hritchyna PhD in Pedagogical Sciences, Acting Director of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (JASU) • Ihor Chernetskyi PhD in Pedagogical Sciences, Head of the Department for the Development of Thematic Knowledge Systems, National Center Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine • Mariia Haievska Deputy Director of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Student Scientific and Technical Creativity, Head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Branch of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine • Vasyl Shenderovskyi Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Academician • Maksym Kovalenko Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Head of the Functional Inorganic Materials Group, ETH Zurich • Roman Hladyshchevskyi Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv • Nadiia Yamborko PhD in Biological Sciences, Senior Research Fellow, D.K. Zabolotny Institute of Microbiology and Virology, NAS of Ukraine • Zhanna Maksimova Director of the Center for Professional Development of Educators, Gorodok City Council • Nadiia Chepurna Coordinator of the Gorodok Branch of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine • Oleksandr Kotlinskyi Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, Academic Secretary of the Winogradsky Club • Kateryna Humenna Deputy of the Gorodok City Council, Project Lead of the Winogradsky School
12.30-13.30	Topic 1: A Great Ukrainian Petro Kryvyi Head of the Serhii Winogradsky Club
13.30-14.30	Coffee Break
14.30-15.00	Introduction to the Winogradsky School Laboratory
15.00-17.00	Topic 2: How Do VR Technologies Transform Learning? Practical Applications of VR in Education Andrii Mutyka Physics Teacher, Mentor at Winogradsky School
17.00-17.30	Welcome Addresses • Mykola Gumeniuk Professor of Medicine, President of YURiA-PHARM Corporation • Halyna Gumeniuk Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Phthisiology and Pulmonology, P.L. Shupyk National University of Health Care of Ukraine • Roman Shyrokov PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University; Academic Vice President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the USA
17.10-18.00	Closing Remarks and a Guided Visit to the G-Museum

August 11, 2024 – Venue: Conference Hall “Sunny Provence”

Module 1: Innovation. Health Care Startups. Leadership.

10.00-10.30	Registration
10.30-12.00	Topic 1: Leadership. Developing Leadership Skills. Modern Technologies Olena Trush General Practitioner in Family Medicine Deputy General Director, Oberig Medical Clinic Business Coach at the Public Association Up To Future
12.00-13.30	Topic 2: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development – From Launch to Sustainable Growth Olena Trush General Practitioner in Family Medicine Deputy General Director, Oberig Medical Clinic Business Coach at the Public Association Up To Future
	Coffee Break
13.30-15.00	Topic 3: Reputation as an Intangible Business Asset – Strategies, Tools, and Protection Mechanisms Olena Trush General Practitioner in Family Medicine Deputy General Director, Oberig Medical Clinic Business Coach at the Public Association Up To Future
15.00-16.00	Networking Reception
16.00-19.30	Guided Tour

August 12, 2024

Module 2: Academic Session of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

10.00-10.50	Lecture. The Scientific and Engineering Method (with Demonstrations)
11.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop. Creating an Artificial Muscle
12.00-12.50	Lecture. Astronomy - The Sun and the Solar System
13.00-13.50	Laboratory Workshop. Solar Observations and Micrometeorite Collection

August 13, 2024

10.00-10.50	Lecture. Thermodynamics of Natural Processes
11.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop. Investigation of a Cryohydrate Mixture (STEM Project)
12.00-12.50	Lecture. Fundamentals of Astrography
13.00-13.50	Laboratory Workshop. Capturing Images of Planets and Deep-Sky Objects

August 14, 2024

10.00-14.50

Field Expedition in the Area of Sataniv Township

August 15, 2024

10.00-10.50	Lecture. General Overview of the Photosynthesis Process. The Light-Dependent Phase of Photosynthesis
11.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop. Methods of Extracting Plastid Pigments from Leaves. Separation of pigments using Kraus’ method. Alkaline saponification of chlorophyll. Observation of chlorophyll fluorescence. Formation of primary starch in a photosynthesizing leaf
12.00-12.50	Lecture. The Dark Phase of Photosynthesis. Biotechnological Aspects of Photosynthesis. Problem-Solving Exercises on the Topic
13.00-13.50	Laboratory Workshop. Separation of Pigments Using Adsorption Chromatography. Formation of Pheophytin and Restoration of the Metallorganic Bond

August 16, 2024

10.00-10.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group I). Chemosynthesis. Serhii Winogradsky’s Contribution to the Discovery of Chemosynthesis. Microbial Analysis of the Winogradsky Column
10.00-10.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group II). Identification of Rocks and Minerals
11.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group II). Chemosynthesis. Serhii Winogradsky’s Contribution to the Discovery of Chemosynthesis. Microbial Analysis of the Winogradsky Column
11.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group I). Identification of Rocks and Minerals
12.00-13.50	Lecture. Qualitative Reactions for Detecting Key Organic Compounds in Plant Material

August 17, 2024

10.00-11.50	Laboratory Workshop. Identification of Key Organic Compounds in Plant Material Collected During the Field Expedition Using Qualitative Reactions
12.00-12.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group I). Spore Staining in Bacillus subtilis
12.00-12.50	Independent Project Work (Group II). Data Analysis of Organic Compound and Chlorophyll Content in Plant Samples; Background Research on the Studied Plant Species
13.00-13.50	Laboratory Workshop (Group II). Spore Staining in Bacillus subtilis
13.00-13.50	Independent Project Work (Group I). Data Analysis of Organic Compound and Chlorophyll Content in Plant Samples; Background Research on the Studied Plant Species

August 18, 2024 - Venue: Winogradsky Club Educational Hub

9.00-10.00	Registration. Departure of Participants from Sataniv
10.00-11.15	Concluding Remarks
11.15-14.00	Conference: Presentation of Student Projects
14.00-14.30	Summary and Closing Ceremony. Awards Presentation
14.30-15.30	Networking Reception

Additional Activities by the Winogradsky School.

Moderated by Winogradsky School Teachers

August 13, 2024

15.00-17.00

Independent Case Study Work with Olena Trush

August 15, 2024

15.30-18.00

Movie Screening

August 16, 2024

15.15-17.00

Lecture: Soil Microorganisms as Mediators of Ecosystem Processes Petr Baldrian Professor, PhDLaboratory of Environmental Microbiology Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences

August 17, 2024

15.00-16.00	Lecture: Youth and Student Projects and Startups Olha Paraska Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Project Lead of Winogradsky-HUB Head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Khmelnytskyi National University Guest Lecturer at Lodz University of Technology (Poland)
16.00-17.00	Lecture: Innovations in Science. Health Care Startup Maksym Smoliar IT Expert at the Public Association Up To Future Software Developer Master’s Degree in Information Technology and Public Finance (Accounting and Auditing)