Dr. Gulyaim Sagandykova is a postdoctoral researcher from Nicolaus Copernicus University. Her research interests mainly include the development of laser desorption ionization techniques for the detection of low molecular weight compounds. She is a principal investigator of a grant funded by National Science Centre (Krakow, Poland) dedicated to the development of nano-assisted LDI techniques based on gold and silver. She has 8 years of research experience; during this time, she actively participated in research projects in Kazakhstan and Poland and internships in Poland, Great Britain and South Korea.