Darigash A. Shaimerdenova graduated from the Dzhambul Technological Institute of Light and Food Industry in 1984, specializing in "Grain Storage and Processing Technology" and qualifying as an engineer-technologist. From 1984 to 2018, she worked at the Kazakh Research Institute of Grain (later renamed the Kazakh Research Institute for the Processing of Agricultural Products), where she held various positions—ranging from junior researcher to director—and subsequently served as scientific secretary until 2018. Since 2018, she has been a lead researcher at NPP Innovator LLC. In 2019, she was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences. Her primary research interests include grain quality, grain storage and processing, technologies for processing grain and plant-based raw materials, extrusion processing, the development of functional foods, bakery and pasta products, and the enhancement of the nutritional and biological value of grain-based foods. Her areas of expertise encompass: grain quality; grain storage and processing; grain raw materials; extrusion processing; functional foods; bakery products; pasta products; and nutritional and biological value.
Darigash A. Shaimerdenova graduated from the Dzhambul Technological Institute of Light and Food Industry in 1984, specializing in "Grain Storage and Processing Technology" and qualifying as an engineer-technologist. From 1984 to 2018, she worked at the Kazakh Research Institute of Grain (later renamed the Kazakh Research Institute for the Processing of Agricultural Products), where she held various positions—ranging from junior researcher to director—and subsequently served as scientific secretary until 2018. Since 2018, she has been a lead researcher at NPP Innovator LLC. In 2019, she was awarded a doctorate in technical sciences. Her primary research interests include grain quality, grain storage and processing, technologies for processing grain and plant-based raw materials, extrusion processing, the development of functional foods, bakery and pasta products, and the enhancement of the nutritional and biological value of grain-based foods. Her areas of expertise encompass: grain quality; grain storage and processing; grain raw materials; extrusion processing; functional foods; bakery products; pasta products; and nutritional and biological value.