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Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Al-Farabi KazNU

Akmukhanova Nurziya Rakhmediyevna

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor

akmukhanova.nurziya@gmail.com

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Professional Experience

Since 2019 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
2015 - 2019 Deputy Head of the Department of Biotechnology for Academic and Methodological Affairs
2007–2015 Senior Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology
09.2005–01.2007 Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Biology for Educational and Student Affairs
09.2004–07.2005 Lecturer, Department of Microbiology
01.2004–09.2004 Specialist, Department of Microbiology

Education and Academic Qualifications

2004 Defended a Candidate of Biological Sciences dissertation entitled “The Role of Microalgae in Bioindication and Treatment of Contaminated Wastewater in Almaty” in the specialties 03.00.16 – Ecology and 03.00.07 – Microbiology, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2019 Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan..

Professional Development and Research Internships

2015 -2025

Research internships and professional training in the field of biological and biotechnological research:

  • ALGATECH Centre, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences – 2023, 2024, 2025.

  • Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA – 2025.

  • Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan – 2015.

Project Leader — Grant-Funded Research Projects

  • AP14870201 – “Search for and Study of New Secondary Metabolites of Cyanobacteria Promising for Use in Agricultural Biotechnology.” Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Research Institute of Biology and Biotechnology Problems. Project Leader: N.R. Akmukhanova. Almaty, 2022–2024.

  • AP23488308 – “Study of the Biotechnological Potential of Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in the Biodegradation of Pesticides and Their Effect on Increasing Soil Fertility.” Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Research Institute of Biology and Biotechnology Problems. Project Leader: N.R. Akmukhanova. Almaty, 2024–2026.

Publication Activity

Author of more than 60 scientific publications, including 2 textbooks and teaching manuals, 8 monographs, and 10 patents for inventions and utility models. Her scientific publications are indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Over the past 5 years: 24 publications, 239 citations, h-index = 9.