Aliya Bekmurzayeva received an MSc in Biotechnology from McGill University in Canada (2010) and a Ph.D. degree in Science, Engineering, and Technology from Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan (2020). Aliya is currently a researcher at National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University. Her research interests include aptamers, surface modification of materials for biomedical applications, and optical fiber biosensors for detection of different analytes.