
At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Mashzhan Akzhigit Sembayuly will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: «Metagenomic analysis of Kazakhstan thermophilic bacteria for obtaining promising hydrolytic enzymes» 6D070100 - Biotechnology.
The dissertation was completed at the Department of Biotechnology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and in the Laboratory “Extremophiles and biotechnologies” at the University of Bergen.
Form of defense - dissertation work.
Language of defense - Kazakh.
Official reviewers:
1. Chulenbaeva Laura Erbolatovna - PhD, Senior Researcher, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan). Specialty: 6D060700 – Biology;
2. Sarmurzina Zinigul Serikovna - Candidate of Biological Sciences, RSE "Republican Collection of Microorganisms" (Astana, Kazakhstan). Specialty: 03.00.07 - Microbiology.
Scientific supervisors:
1. Kistaubayeva Aida Serikovna – Candidate of Biological Sciences, associate professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
2. Birkeland Nils-Kåre – Ph.D, Professor at the University of Bergen (Bergen, Norway).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Kozhakhmetov Samat Serikovich – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan);
2. Altynova Nazym Kalikhanovna – PhD, Institute of Genetics and Physiology (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
3. Kanayeva Damira Ashimkhanovna - PhD, Associate Professor, Nazarbayev University (Almaty, Kazakhstan);
4. Abilev Serikbaі Karimovich - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia);
5. Yerezhepov Dauren Adilovich – PhD, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan);
6. Nauanova Ainash Pahuashovna - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, KazATU named after. S. Seifullina (Astana, Kazakhstan).
The defense will be held offline/online on May 3, 2024, at 15:00 at the dissertation Council at al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialty/educational program «6D060700, 8D05101 - Biology», «6D070100, 8D05105 - Biotechnology», «8D08401 - Fish Industry and Industrial Fishery», 8D05104 – Genetics.
Connect to the Zoom Conference:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82635154971?pwd=NlJTcWZvT3hyb2JScEJORzVWZWQ3QT09
Conference ID: 826 3515 4971
Link to the live broadcast: https://youtube.com/channel/UCyR2_KAKMfZX2-XOHmkyxLQ
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