Education: 1) Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Almaty, Kazakhstan. [11/05 – 11/07]. PhD in Virology 2) Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan. [09/03 – 08/05]. MSc in Microbiology 3) Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan. [09/99- 08/03]. Bachelor in Biology. Has 16 years' experience in scientific work. Specialist in virology, molecular biology and immunology. The main areas of scientific activity are related to the study of enveloped viruses and bacteriophages, their ecology, the development of vaccines, immunostimulants and antibacterial drugs.