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STATE SCIENTIFIC SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Staff from the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology actively participate in the State Scientific Scholarship Competition every year. This year, Dilyara Aleksandrovna Gritsenko, Head of the Molecular Biology Laboratory, PhD, and Associate Professor, was named the winner (Order of the Ministry of Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 596 dated December 29, 2025, «On the Awarding of
Results of the IBBR-2025 Young Scientists Conference December 22–23, 2025, Almaty
The Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology held a Young Scientists Conference, «Current State and Prospects of Plant Biotechnology,» dedicated to the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Twenty-five young researchers from the Institute—PhD, doctoral, master’s, and young scientists under 40—participated in the event. Over the course of two days, participants presented the results of fundamental and applied research
On November 12, 2025, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology welcomed a delegation from the Zigong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (People’s Republic of China).
The delegation included: Zhu Yun – Deputy Secretary of the Zigong Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China; Ji Fei – Director of Zigong Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Xiao Xiaogang – Deputy Secretary of Fushun County Committee; Chen Yonghang – Deputy Secretary of Yantan District Committee; Li Jianming – Deputy Director of the Policy Research Office
The Oxford Nanopore WYMM MEAI Summit 2025
Dilyara Gritsenko, PhD, Associate Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology took part in the Oxford Nanopore WYMM MEAI Summit 2025, held on 13–14 October 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. The summit brought together leading researchers from the Middle East, Africa, and India within the framework of the global “One Health”
On September 24, representatives of ICARDA and the Islamic Organization for Food Security visited the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology
The Secretariat of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) organized a visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan on September 23-26, 2025 by Dr. Zakaria Kehel, head of the Genbank of the International Center for Agricultural Research in Drylands (ICARDA) in Morocco and Lebanon. As part of this trip, on September 24, IPBB visited Dr. Zakaria Kekhel, Dr. Akmal Akramkhanov,
A delegation of scientists from China visited the Institute
In order to develop scientific cooperation, a group of scientists from the Crop research Institute of the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences visited the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology оn September 10, 2025. The composition of the delegation from the Chinese side was represented by leading scientists: Zhang Yan, Associate researcher/Deputy chief; Gao Qiang, Associate researcher; Zhou Yuanhang, Associate
On August 26, 2025, the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology received a delegation from Tarim University (PRC) headed by the rector, Doctor of Sciences, Professor Yan Xianglin.
The delegation also included: The purpose of the meeting is to develop scientific cooperation and deepen interaction between the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IPBB) and Tarim University. The main areas are the exchange of advanced innovative technologies, joint scientific research, and training of scientific personnel. Particular attention is paid to creating a basis for a joint laboratory within
Based on the results of scientific research, amendments were made to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Social Protection of Citizens Affected by the Environmental Disaster in the Aral Sea Region”
In 2019–2020, under the order of Ecoservice-S, research was carried out at the Institute under the supervision of Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor A.A. Nurzhanova (executors: сbs Mursaliyeva V.K., Nurmangambetova A.S., Zhumasheva Zh.N., Mukhanov T.M.) within the framework of the project “Comprehensive Assessment of the State of the Environment and Public Health in the City of Kentau and Adjacent Settlements.”
Meeting with scientists from the People’s Republic of China
A delegation from the Institute of Western Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), People’s Republic of China made an official visit to the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology led by Liu Zhenhu, Deputy Director of the Institute on June 9, 2025. The delegation included Yan Ping, Zhang Zehua, Wang Lizhong, Zhu Jing, and Wang Yan. Following the meeting,
Heritage of the Great Steppe.
Kazakh horses are a unique heritage of the Great Steppe, formed by thousands of years of natural and artificial selection. Read the article on WWW.KP.KZ: https://www.kp.kz/daily/27702/5091483/
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