Pre-defense of the thesis by A. Pozharskiy  

January 14, 2025, was held the pre-defense of the thesis of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Pozharskiy Aleksandr on the theme «Investigation of the gene pool and genome editing of the tomato varieties bred in Kazakhstan» on educational program «8D05105 – Biotechnology».

The thesis is focused n editing the genome of domestic tomato varieties selected by molecular screening for pathogen resistance markers in order to achieve resistance to powdery mildew caused by the fungus Oidium neolycopersici. In this work, Genetic diversity of tomato varieties of Kazakhstani selection in comparison with foreign varieties was characterized for the first time. Genomic editing of promising tomato cultivars will allow the development of plant forms with high resistance to powdery mildew with the possibility of subsequent production of plants free of transgenic sequences. 

The thesis also examines the aspects of the 2 sustainable development goals (SDG), «Zero Hunger ».

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics