Aitugan Sabitov received his PhD (candidate of chemical sciences) in Chemistry from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in 2009 and is now pursuing a PhD in Chemistry. He worked as Test Facility Manager at the Scientific Center for Anti-Infectious Drugs (2011–2021). In 2022, he moved to the Institute of Combustion Problems and was promoted to Project Manager (Leading Scientist) in 2022. His research topics mainly include iodine–organic compounds, colloid and nanoparticles, and carbon-based sorbents. Aitugan Sabitov is a Lecturer at Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University.