On November 5, at the scientific seminar of the ED 1.25 Dissertation Council, which operates under the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of the MSE RA, the discussion of the dissertation presented by Shamsiyya Mammadova on the topic "Evaluation of genetic diversity and biochemical indicators of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) specimens" in the specialty 2406.02 "Biochemistry to get PhD degree in biology, was held. The discussion of the thesis submitted to receive the scientific degree of doctor was held. The scientific supervisors of the dissertation work are PhD, Assoc. Prof. Ulduza Gurbanova, and the deceased doctor of biological sciences, Assoc. Prof. Haji Shikhlinski. Shamsiyya Mammadova presented the dissertation's main provisions to the council members' attention. Extensive discussions were held around the dissertation. The council members expressed their proposals to the applicant and noted the modernity, relevance, scientific and practical importance of the dissertation. Based on the results of the voting, a decision was made to release Shamsiyya Mammadova's dissertation to the main defense.