Administration
Kasenov Marhabat Melisbekovich, General Director of «Kazakh Scientific Research Veterinary Institute» LLP, JSC «National Holding «QazBioPharm»», Professor, Winner of the Al-Farabi State Prize in Science and Technology. M.M. Kasenov graduated from the Kazakh State Agrarian University in 1997 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. He started his career in 1997 at the Scientific Research Agricultural Institute (renamed in 2010 as NIIPBB). In January 2006, he successfully defended his PhD thesis. On December 8, 2022, he was appointed General Director of «Kazakh Scientific Research Veterinary Institute» LLP, JSC «National Holding QazBioPharm». M.M. Kasenov is a specialist in the field of biotechnology, epizootology, virology, organization of the production of biological products, development of technologies for the manufacture and control of preventive drugs. He has interned at leading research centers for the control of biological products: in the USA, Great Britain and Russia. He was the scientific director of 20 projects carried out within the framework of republican scientific and technical programs and grant funding for the development of specific prevention tools, diagnostics of viral infections and epizootological monitoring, and the executor of 7 international projects. M.M. Kasenov has more than 150 scientific papers, 25 inventions, including 1 Eurasian patent, 24 articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals with a non-zero impact factor according to Thomson Reuters, 4 co-authored monographs. The h-index is 6, according to Web of Science and Scopus. Kasenov Marhabat Melisbekovich is A Laureate of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation. He was awarded a Letter of gratitude from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev, Letters of gratitude from the Nur Otan party. For his contribution to the development of science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, he was awarded the diploma of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018), the medal «Halyk Algysy» (2020), the Letter of gratitude of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2021), the Diploma of the Akim of Zhambyl region (2021), the Laureate of the State Prize in Science and technology named after Аl-Farabi (2021). The name of Kasenov Marhabat Melisbekovich is included in the International Encyclopedia «The Best People».
Abdybekova Aida Makenovna – Deputy General Director for Scientific Activities of «KazNIVI» LLP, Doctor of Veterinary Sciences, Professor. In 1993, she graduated with honors from the Alma-Ata Veterinary Institute, after which she entered graduate school at the Kazakh National Research Institute. She successfully defended her PhD thesis in 1997 and her doctoral thesis in 2007. She has been working at the Institute in chosen field of scientific research for 30 years, including more than 10 years as a professor. Aida Makenovna is the founder of the scientific school of parasitologists of Kazakhstan. Under her leadership, 1 doctoral, 4 PhD, 2 PhD, 7 master's theses were defended. She is the supervisor of 5 PhD doctoral students. She has published more than 240 scientific papers, including 5 monographs, 1 textbook, 16 recommendations and guidelines, 2 e-books, 2 atlases, 28 security documents, 70 articles in domestic publications, 40 articles in international publications of the USA, Great Britain, Switzerland, Turkey, China, Russia, Belarus, including 16 scientific articles and 1 abstract in international cited publications. The Hirsch index is 9 (Scopus), 8 – (Web of Science). 3 NTD’s have been developed and agreed upon, 3 registration certificates for animal deworming preparations have been obtained, which are widely used in the veterinary practice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. For her contribution to the development of science in Kazakhstan, Aida Makenovna was awarded certificates of honour of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2012), «KazAgroInnovation» JSC (2012), Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017), COKSNVO MNVO RK (2021, 2023), NAO NANOTS (2021), the Badge of the Ministry of Agriculture RK «Auyl sharuashylygy salasynyn uzdigi» (2019), the badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Gylymdy damytuga sinirgen yenbegi ushin» (2023).. She is the winner of the state scientific scholarship 2020-2021 for achievements in science and winner of the «Best Researcher» award (2024).
Nurpeisova Ainur – Deputy general director for production development and commercialization of scientific developments, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). She is a specialist in the field of immunology, virology, biological safety, as well as in the development of means for the prevention of particularly dangerous infections of humans and animals. She has experience in managing scientific projects within the framework of grants and program-targeted funding. She co-authored more than 70 scientific papers, including 13 publications in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, indexed in the databases of Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science) and Scopus, included in the 1st - 4th quartiles according to Journal Citation Reports of Clarivate Analytics or having in the Scopus database, the CiteScore percentile ranges from 14 to 65., author of 2 monographs. Hirsch index: 4 (Web of Science, Scopus). She completed internships at leading scientific centers in Europe, Russia, and the USA: Netherlands Vaccine Institute (Bilthoven, the Netherlands): "International course on the production of influenza vaccines;" University of Utah (Logan, USA): "Training on the production of influenza culture vaccines;" University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (Kosice, Slovakia): "General issues of veterinary medicine;" Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute of Medical Primatology" (Sochi, Russia) "Preclinical studies of tuberculosis vaccine;" State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education “First St. Petersburg State Medical University named after acad. I.P. Pavlova" (St. Petersburg, Russia): "Methodology for planning and conducting clinical trials of drugs in accordance with the rules of good clinical practice;" Latvian University of Natural Sciences and Technologies (Jelgava, Latvia): "General issues of veterinary medicine." She participated in preclinical commission experiments involving pandemic inactivated vaccines Kazfluvac® and Refluvac®, as well as the inactivated vaccine QazCovid-in® against COVID-19, at the National Center for Expertise of Medicines, Medical Products, and Medical Equipment of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Almaty). Additionally, contributed to research on vector vaccines for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis at the Research Institute of Medical Primatology (Sochi, Russia) and participated in their clinical trials in advanced scientific centers within the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2020, she was honored with the state medal of the Republic of Kazakhstan, "Eren Enbegi Ushin," in recognition of her commendable efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, she was awarded the "Halyk Algysy" state medal by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Tlegenova Zhuldyz Zhenisovna - Candidate of Biological Sciences. Born on June 18, 1978, in Zhetysu region, Koksu district, Zhety-Zhal village. In 1996, she entered the Kazakh State Agrarian University, majoring in veterinary sanitation, from which she graduated with honors in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, she worked as a teacher at the veterinary department of the Taldykorgan College of Economics and Technology (formerly the Veterinary College). In 2002, she enrolled in full-time postgraduate studies at the Scientific Research Veterinary Institute, and was assigned to the Museum of Microbial Cultures laboratory. In 2010, she defended her PhD thesis on the topic: "Biological properties and maintenance of collectible strains of facultative anaerobic gram–negative rods" and she was awarded the degree of Candidate of Biological Sciences. She worked as a junior researcher at the laboratory "Museum of Microbial Cultures", senior researcher at the Department of Drug Introduction, Department of Epizootology and NTI, Research manager at the Department of STI and TEC. From 2023 to 2024, Head of laboratory "Collection of Microorganisms", from 2025 to the present, Chief Scientific Secretary of «KazSRVI» LLP. During the work, based on the results of the research, more than 40 scientific papers have been published, including 1 Catalog of microbial cultures, 3 innovative patents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and 2 methodological recommendations.
Deputy General Director for Internal Information and Biological Security - Zakirov Bakhytzhan Aleksandrovich