Mariya Li is an Assistant Professor at the Pathological Physiology Department named after Professor A.N.Nurmuhambetov of Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University. She completed her Master's in Major Medical Sciences at the same university this year, and was awarded “A master of scientific knowledge” during graduation. She recently participated in the Project “Antisense technologies: innovative strategies in genetic therapy of psoriasis”. She has co-authored two published papers in different journals, and serves as laboratory assistant in various projects. Her teaching disciplines include pathology and pathological physiology.