Academician Amangeldy Bissenbayev Awarded the Al-Farabi Silver Medal

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Amangeldy Kuanbayevich Bissenbayev, has been awarded the Al-Farabi Silver Medal by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. On November 5, the KazNU Trade Union congratulated the scholar on his jubilee.

The award recognizes Amangeldy Kuanbayevich’s significant contribution to the advancement of science and the training of highly qualified specialists. He was born in 1966 and graduated from Kazakh State University in 1990 with a degree in Molecular Biology. He subsequently entered the postgraduate programme at the Department of Genetics. In 1994, he defended his Candidate of Sciences dissertation on the biochemical mechanisms underlying the effects of gibberellic acid on α-amylase synthesis and secretion in the aleurone layer of wheat grains. In 1999, he was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor, and in 2010, he defended his Doctor of Sciences dissertation in Biochemistry. In 2012, he was elected a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and in 2017, he became an Academician.

The scholar has been working at the University since 1993. Throughout his academic career, he has held positions ranging from Lecturer and Senior Lecturer to Associate Professor. Since 2011, he has served as Professor of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. Since 2000, he has also headed the Research Institute of Biology and Biotechnology Problems at KazNU on a part-time basis. From 2015 to 2017, he served as a member of the National Scientific Council in the priority area of Life Sciences. Since 2014, he has chaired the Dissertation Council responsible for awarding PhD degrees in Biology, Biotechnology and Geobotany. He also serves as Scientific Editor of the Bulletin of KazNU, Biological Series, is a member of the editorial boards of several academic journals, and is an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the Kazakh National Agrarian Research University.

Amangeldy Kuanbayevich’s achievements have previously received high recognition through state awards. He has twice received the state grant for Best University Lecturer (2007 and 2020). His other honours include the Y. Altynsarin Badge of Honour (2008), the badge For Merit in the Development of Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018), the Order of Kurmet (2022), and the Satpayev Order (2026).

The scholar leads research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the Department, he contributes to the development of research into the molecular genetic mechanisms regulating gene activity and genetic engineering. He teaches undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students courses including Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Evolutionary Biology, Recombinant DNA Technologies, and other disciplines. He has authored more than 250 scientific and educational-methodological publications. Under his supervision, one Candidate of Sciences dissertation and six PhD dissertations have been successfully defended. Each year, master’s and doctoral students, as well as undergraduate graduates, conduct research under his academic supervision.

The KazNU Trade Union congratulates Amangeldy Kuanbayevich on his jubilee and wishes him good health, further scientific achievements and many talented students.