On January 7, the first meeting of the Scientific Council of IMBB was held in 2022. Opening the meeting, Vice-President of ANAS, General-Director of the Institute, academician Irada Huseynova informed the members of the council about the issues on the agenda. At the meeting, an extensive discussion of the comprehensive plan of scientific research work to be carried out at the Institute in 2022 in accordance with the thematic plan of scientific research work to be carried out at ANAS for 2021-2025, approved by the decision No. 17/1 of the Presidium of ANAS dated October 1, 2021, was held and adopted unanimously. Then, the issue of sending Gunay Zakiyeva, full-time doctoral student of the Institute, on the specialty 2422.01 - "Biotechnology", to Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey, Head of Population Genomics Laboratory, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology Nurmammad Mustafayev to Istanbul Jarrahpasa University and other organizational issues were discussed. Thus, the meeting of the Scientific Council No. 01 concluded its work.