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THE VISIT OF THE EXPERTS OF INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE OF IAEA TO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLIGY
THE VISIT OF THE EXPERTS OF INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE OF IAEA TO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLIGY
On June 4, 2010 at the Faculty of Biology of Kazak State University named by Al-Farabi was the visit of the experts of internal audit service of IAEA - Chief Mr. Tizhani Shaush Bouraoui and a leading specialist Mr. Javier Chavarria Bruketas. The purpose of the visit - a comprehensive audit and evaluation activities under the cooperation of the IAEA and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field using atomic energy (planning and execution of a project supported by the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme).
The focus of the mission was given to the efficiency of delivery of scientific equipment, the interaction between the IAEA, the Kazakh partners and other organizations of the United Nations system and identify areas for improvement and recommendations. Project KAZ 5002 «Improving wheat and maize using nuclear and molecular techniques», the principle investigator of prof. S.S. Kenzhebayeva, was funded under the IAEA technical program from 2009 to 2011 and was implemented at the Faculty in this aspect of audit IAEA received high estimation for its implementation.
2. During mission of the audit held a roundtable discussion among leaders and participants of the project, prof. S.D. Atabaeva, prof. S.A. Shoinbekova, assoc. of prof. R.A. Alybaeva, assoc. of prof. S.Sh. Asrandina, a leading specialist of the Kazakh Institute of Plant Industry and Agriculture A. Absattarovoy and others. They discussed the task of expanding the genetic basis for the establishment of germplasm of wheat and maize are characterized by high productivity, resistance to drought and salinity, grain quality and other indicators of industrial crops, the use of molecular markers and methods of reverse genetics to manipulate the genes associated with valuable traits, as well as future prospects for cooperation, research projects and priorities of the agriculture of the republic.
