Integrative approach in biological researches: Phenomenon of Jalal Aliyev

International Conference "Summit on Integrative Biology" was held in Las Vegas (USA) on August 5-7, 2013. Professor Jalal Aliyev, head of the Department of Fundamental Problems of the Biological Productivity of the Institute of Botany, ANAS received a special invitation letter from Professor Joseph Hoper, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee. The main theme of this exciting seminar, which was attended by about 100 scientists from different countries, was to accelerate the application of computer approaches in biological studies, as well as systemic (integrative) approach to solve biological problems using knowledge from various fields of science, methods and technologies of analysis. Jalal Aliyev is one of the first and even the first initiator of integrative approaches in biology in the world. Advances in biological science over the past 20 years, as well as approaches, used in this area, preparing highly qualified specialists testify the deep importance of foresight of professor Jalal Aliyev, and his hard work and strenuous activity for the implementation of the idea, given by him 40 years ago, related to mathematical and computational biology.