my name is evgeniy klemuk, i am the head of the genomic laboratory and deputy general director of pololkaect is to obtain 100,000 whole-genome data from russians and determine the national characteristics of our genomes. the point is that different ethnic groups may have some narrow genomic features that differ from the region of residence, so, of course, the russian population is different from what is represented in the world. the main goal of the unique genetic initiative is to generalize the data of the ethnic groups characteristic of russia and create reference genomes that are more suitable for them. this will create conditions for the development of personalized medicine. it will also help those who do not know the history of their ancestors well. even if a person does not know what ethnic group he is belongs, we will be able, based on his genomic data, due to complex artificial intelligence algorithms, to determine which ethnic group he belongs to, then all the benefits of ethno-specific medicine will become available to them. at the moment , more than 40,000 blood samples have be