Forum program

PROGRAM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC FORUM
«MODERN TRENDS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES»

 

Date: March 27-28, 2024

Time: 10.00-18.00

Venue: Al-Farabi Library

Format: Hybrid

Honorary Chairman of the Conference – Tuimebayev Zhanseit Kanseituly

The chairman of the conference – Kurmanbayeva Meruert Sakenovna

 

OPENING OF THE FORUM AND PLENARY SECTION

 

Time

Event

10.00-11.00

Registration of participants and coffee break

 (11.00-13.40) The foyer of the 4th floor of the Al-Farabi Library

CEREMONY OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM

416

11.00-11.05

Welcome speech – opening of the forum

Tuimebayev Zhanseit Kanseituly

Honorary Chairman of the Conference – Chairman of the Board - Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Doctor of Philology, Professor.

11.05-11.10

Congratulatory speech

Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary – General Coordinator of COMSTECH, Professor, Islamabad, PAKISTAN.

11.10-11.15

Congratulatory speech

Mohammad Nafees Zakaria – COMSATS Executive Director, Ambassador, Islamabad, PAKISTAN.

11.15-11.20

Congratulatory speech

Vlastimil Samek – Representative of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, Head of the United Nations Information Office in Kazakhstan,

Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.

11.20-11.25

Congratulatory speech

Hasanova Minara Yunis – acting General Director of the Institute of Dendrology of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Baku, AZERBAIJAN.

11.25-11.35

Plenary talk: Identifying nutrient-dependent nuclear processes mediating cancer cell growth and survival.

Dos Zhurmakhanbetovich Sarbassov – Professor, Director of the National Laboratory “Astana”, Nazarbayev University, Astana, KAZAKHSTAN.

11.35-11.45

Plenary talk: Artificial synthesis functional microbial communities and its systematic evolution.

Zhiyong Huang – PhD, Professor, Principle Investigator of Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese  Academy of Sciences (TIB CAS), Tianjin, China.

 

11.45-11.50

Signing of agreement

The official ceremony of signing a memorandum between Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Azerbaijan Republic Dendrology Institute

11.50-12.20

COFFEE - BREAK

PLENARY SECTION, hall 416

12:20-12:25

 

Welcome speech – an introduction to the history of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology

Kurmanbayeva Meruert Sakenovna

Conference Chairman Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor.

12:25-12:35

Plenary talk: The role of mitochondria and microRNAs in the development of lung cancer.

 

Rakhmetkazhi Iskendirovich Bersimbay – Professor, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Institute of Cell Biology and Biotechnology, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Astana, KAZAKHSTAN.

12:35-12:45

Plenary talk: Neighbour-joining method: a new method for reconstruction of phylogenetic trees.

Saitou Naruya – Professor, National Institute of Genetics, JAPAN.

 

12:45-12:55

Plenary talk: Genome-wide association study in search for QTL associated with economically valuable traits in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill.).

 

Turuspekov Yerlan Kenesbekovich – Professor, Candidate of biological Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of molecular genetics, RSE “Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology” of the Committee of Science, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.

12:55-13:05

Plenary talk: Potential ap­pli­cations of deep lear­ning in conservation biol­ogy.

 

Zoltán Barta – Professor, Director of the Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, HUNGARY.

 

13:05-13:15

Plenary talk: Use of plant genetic resources in fruit breeding programs: ber­ries.

 

Sedat Serçe – Dr., Professor, Omer Halisdemir Nigde University, Nigde, TURKEY.

13:15-13:25

Plenary talk: Perspectives of the Brain Institute and Neuroscience in Kazakstan.

Kustubayeva Almira Melsovna – Candidate of biological sciences, Professor, and Director of the Brain Institute at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.

 

13:25-13:30

Congratulation

 

Sadanov Amankeldi Kurbanovich Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, General Director of the Research and Production Center for Microbiology and Virology, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.

13:30-13:35

Congratulation

 

Gulnara Tokbergenovna Sitpayeva Doctor of Biological Sciences, Academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences, General Director of the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.

13.35-13.40

Closing speech

Kurmanbayeva Meruert Sakenovna

Conference Chairman Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor.

 

PROGRAM OF SECTION

 

Section No. 1. Interdisciplinary Research in Biophysics, Biomedicine, and Neuroscience

 

Location: Almaty, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Hall 408.

Date and time:

March 27, 2024, 15.00-18.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

March 28, 2024, 9.55-16.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

Format of the Forum: Hybrid format. Offline and online on the Zoom platform.

Chairman:

Almira Kustubayeva – Head of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neurosciences, Director of Brain Institute, PhD, professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Moderators:

Maxim Sharaev – Head of the research group of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia.

Gaukhar Datkhabayeva – Deputy Head of Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience on Scientific work and International Relations, PhD, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

Time

Topic

Speaker

MARCH 27

15.00-15.05

Welcome Speech

Chairman of the section:

Almira Kustubayeva

15.05-15.20

 

Selective cytotoxicity and anticancer activity: ROS-induced cell death facilitated by metal complex

Hitoshi Sato – Head of the Division of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, Professor, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, 1‑5‑8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa‑ku, Tokyo, Japan.

15.20-15.35

Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Chronobiology and Chronomedicine

Tuleukhanov Sultan Tuleukhanovich – Doctor of Biological Sciences,  Professor of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.35-15.50

Assessment of the significance of the enzyme immunoassay test system for determining antiendotoxic immunity against endotoxin of gram-negative bacteria

Hafiza Nuraliyeva – Head of the Department of Medical, Biological Disciplines and Physical Culture, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 

15.50-16.05

Influence of different light intensities during the day on the motor activity of adolescents

Alima Tyutenova – PhD student of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neurosciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

16.00-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

16.35-16.50

The effect of lipolytics on atherosclerotic plaques of the artery

Oralbai Darmenov – Director of Center for Vascular Pathology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, MD, Professor, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

16.50-17.05

Effects of pharmacotherapy on post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: systemic review

Yury Kustov – 6th-grade student of Medicine Institute, Patrice Lumumba Рeoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

17.05-17.20

Electro-enzymatic processes in mitochondria

Yury Shapovalov – Professor of the Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

MARCH 28

09.55-10.00

Introduction to the Second-Day Session

Moderator:

Maxim Sharaev

10.00-10.15

The cytoplasm and cytomatrix - an age-old problem of cell biology and biochemistry

Shaiken Tattym – Founder and senior researcher at Peri-Nuk Labs, senior researcher of the Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology of  Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US.

10.15-10.30

Interpretable AI models for predicting distant metastasis development based on genetic data: kidney cancer example

Maria Boyko PhD student at Skoltech University, Research engineer in Applied AI Centre, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia.

10.30-10.45

Interictal High Gamma Oscillation Regularity as a Marker for Presurgical Epileptogenic Zone Localization

Yosuke SatoDirector of the Brain Function Analysis & Digital Medicine Research Institute, MD, PhD, Showa University, Hatanodai, Shinagawa‑ku, Tokyo, Japan.

10.45-11.00

Machine learning algorithms for age prediction based on linear and non-linear parameters of electroencephalogram data

Dinmukhamed Sadibekov – Master’s student at the School of Information Technology and Engineering of Kazakh British Technical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

11.35-11.50

MRI biomarkers of gliomas: application of methods for early detection in preoperative diagnosis of brain tumours

Zhanibek Bayturlin – Head of the Department of Radiology and Radiosurgery of the National Center of Neurosurgery, PhD, Professor, Astana, Kazakhstan.

11.50-12.05

Self-Referential Processing in Addictive Disorders

Mikhail Mel’nikov – Leading researcher at Federal Research Center of Fundamental and Translational Medicine, PhD, Novosibirsk, Russia.

12.05-12.20

Functional brain maturity, alpha EEG asymmetry, cognitive outcomes and school-related anxiety in overweight and normal weight children

Gaukhar Datkhabayeva – Deputy Head of Department of Biophysics, Biomedicine and Neuroscience on Scientific Work and international relations, PhD, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

12.20-12.35

The influence of first and second languages on third language acquisition (neurolinguistic analysis)

Karlygash Zhaksylykkyzy – Lecturer at the Department of Turkology and Language, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

13.00-14.00

LUNCH

14.30-14.45

Achievements and prospects in the study of Parkinson's disease

Altynay Karimova – Director of the Center for Practical Neurology Alta Neuro, senior lecturer of the Department of Biomedicine, Biophysics and Neuroscience of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, PhD,  Almaty, Kazakhstan.

14.45-15.00

MRI study of brain maturation

Oxana Kabenova – PhD student of the Department of Biomedicine, Biophysics and Neuroscience, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.00-15.15

Study on erythropoiesis-, leukopoiesis- and thrombocytopoiesis-stimulating activity of compounds BIV-241, BIV-242, BIV-243

Anastasiya Sokolenko – PhD student at Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan   

15.15-15.30

The effect of interval hypoxic training on cognitive functions of university students

Ainur Yerlan – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Biomedical Disciplines, Caspian International Medical School, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.30-15.45

Age-related differences in the cytokine profile in the lungs of Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus

Gleb Fomin – Junior research fellow at the Central reference laboratory of the Masgut Aikimbayev’s National Scientific Center for especially dangerous infections.

15.45-16.00

Physiological and biochemical indicators of the organism after normobaric hypoxic training in combination with a protein product

 

Saule Kolamsak – 2nd-grade student of the Biotechnology Department of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

16.00

COFFEE BREAK

16.30

FORUM CLOSING CEREMONY, HALL 416

 

 

Section No. 2. Current Issues in Biotechnology, Microbiology and Bioengineering

 

Location: Almaty, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Hall 409.

Date and time:

March 27, 2024, 15.00-18.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

March 28, 2024, 10.00-16.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

Format of the Forum: Hybrid format. Offline and online on the Zoom platform.

Chairmans:

Huma Balouch – Deputy Director (International Partner Organizations), Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS).

Dilfuza Egamberdiyeva – Professor, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany.

Moderator:

Aida Kistaubayeva – Head of the Department of Biotechnology of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Associate Professor.

 

Time

Topic

Speaker

MARCH 27

15.00-15.05

Welcome Speech

Moderator:

Aida Kistaubayeva

15.05-15.25

Potential strains of photosynthetic microorganisms in bioenergy: Advances and Future prospects

Bolatkhan Zayadan – Doctor of Biolo­gical Sciences, Professor, Acade­mician of NAS RK.  Professor of the Bio­technology Department, Al-Farabi Ka­zakh National University, Almaty, Kazak­hstan.

15.25-15.45

Effect of macro and microelements on the formation of secondary metabolites in Ornithogalum sintenisii species

Ramazan Mammadov – Professor, University of Odlar Yurdu, Baku, Azerbaijan.

15.45-16.05

Co-inoculation of antagonistic Bacillus velezensis FH-1 and Brevundimonas diminuta NYM3 promotes rice growth by regulating the structure and nitrification function of the rhizosphere microbiome

Jingjing Wang – PhD, The Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China.

16.05-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

16.40-17.00

 

Advancements and Applications of Aptasensors for Healthcare, Agriculture, Environment, and More

Kanayeva Damira   PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology in the School of Sciences and Humanities at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.

17.00-17.20

 

Biotechnological potential of green microalgae from Almaty region 

Huma Balouch – Deputy Director (International Partner Organizations), Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS).

17.20-17.40

 

Introduction of value chains of stress-resilient crops to support the development of sustainable rural communities in marginalized regions

Henda Mahmoudi – PhD, ICBA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

17.40-18.00

The impact of climate change on the taxonomic composition of the Zagatala State Nature Reserve

Aynur Huseynova – PhD, Researcher of Institute of Dendrology, Baku, Azerbaijan.

 

MARCH 28

10.00-10.05

Introduction to the Second-Day Session

Moderator:  

Aida Kistaubayeva

10.05-10.20

Endophytes of extreme environment

Dilfuza Egamberdiyeva – Professor, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany.

 

10.20-10.35

Studying the acute toxicity of the phytopreducation lorseptil

Rano Sultanova – PhD, Associate Professor of Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

10.35-10.50

Enhancing Soil Cleanup with Biochar: Field-Scale Phytoremediation of POPs-Contaminated Lands Using Paulownia tomentosa

Aigerim Mamirova – PhD, Department of Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

10.50-11.05

On the development of biotechnologies in Uzbekistan

Zakira UsmanovaPhD, Associate Professor of Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

11.30-11.45

Camel milk affects serum metabolites by modulating the intestinal microflora

Haitao Yuea – Professor, Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China.

11.45-12.00

Determination of resistance to yellow rust in new breeding mutant lines of spring wheat at adult plant and seedlings stages

Saule Kenzhebayeva Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

12.00-12.15

A new hyperspectral index of biological crust in remote sensing

Xu Ma – Associate Professor,  College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, China, Xinjiang, Urumqi, China.

12.15-12.30

Research and demonstration of key technology of the camel milk industry

Jie Yang – Professor, College of Life Science and Technology of Xinjiang University, China.

13.00-14.00

LUNCH

14.30-14.45

Design rationale for a prototype of a mobile intelligent robot waterer for mini greenhouse with manipulator and video vision

Madina Mansurova – Associate Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

15.00-15.15

Assessment of the sequestration strategy based on brown coal Shoptykol to reduce organochlorine pesticides transfer from contaminated soil to hen eggs

Arailym Akhatzhanova PhD студент, URAFPA, University of Lorraine-INRAE, France (online).

15.15-15.30

The bacterial community antibiotic resistome analysis and rapid detection of psychrophilic bacteria in raw camel milk

Yanan QinAssociate Professor, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science & Technology, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China.

 

15.30-15.45

Camel whey protein (CWP) ameliorates liver injury in type 2 diabetes mellitus rats and insulin resistance (IR) in HepG2 cells via activation of the Pl3K/Akt signalling pathway

Ying Liu – PhD, Lecturer, master's super­vi­sor of the College of Life Science and Techno­­logy of Xinjiang University, China.

 

15.45-16.00

Milk biosafety for the content of antiparasitic drugs used for human consumption

Dariga Utemuratova – MSc, LLP “Research and Production Enterprise “Antigen”, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.40-16.00

Assessment of risk for antibiotic residues in milk of dairy livestock: a meta-analysis over the last decade

Zaira Kabdullina – MSc, LLP “Research and Production Enterprise “Antigen”, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

16.00

COFFEE BREAK

16.30

FORUM CLOSING CEREMONY, HALL 416

 

 

Section No. 3. Fundamental and Applied Research in Genetics and Molecular Biology

 

Location: Almaty, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Hall 308.

Date and time:

March 27, 2024, 15.00-17.40 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

March 28, 2024, 9.50-15.10 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

Format of the Forum: Hybrid format. Offline and online on the Zoom platform.

Chairman:

Khazima Muazim – Programme Manager, COMSTECH.

Moderator:

Zhunusbayeva Zhazira – Head of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

Time

Topic

Speaker

MARCH 27

15.00-15.05

Welcome Speech

Moderator:

Zhunusbayeva Zhazira

15.05-15.20

Achievements and prospects for development of the National Center of Biotechnology in the field of medical genetics, oncogenetics and molecular diagnostics

Iskakova Aisha Nurbekovna – General Director, National Center of Biotechno­logy, Astana, Kazakhstan.

15.20-15.35

Genetic monitoring tools for radon pollution research

Biyasheva Zarema Maratovna – Asso­ciate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.35-15.50

Modeling of secondary metabolite accumulation by modification of in vitro morphogenesis: examples with Sideritis scardica, Artemisia alba Turra and Hypericum species

Kalina Danova – Associate Professor, Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria.

15.50-16.05

Analysis of the genetic variability of camel populations in Kazakhstan using ISSR-PCR markers

Dossybayev Kairat Zhumagalievich – Leading Researcher, Institute of Genetics and Physiology, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

16.05-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

16.35-16.50

Investigation of the impact of iodine coordination compound on production of interleukin-4 and interferon-γ in vitro and primary evaluation of local irritation in vivo

Abekova Asima – Senior researcher, JSC “SCAID”, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

 

16.50-17.05

Study of antimutagenic activity of medicinal plant infusions Crataegus sanguinea Pall. family Rosaceae in plant test systems

Aliya Medetbekova – Master's student, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

17.05-17.20

Mutagenic activity of water samples from Kaskelen River (Kazakhstan) on plant test systems

Assel Jenisbayeva – Master's student,
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

17.20-17.35

Concluding remarks of the day with prospects on the future

Aizhan Zhussupova – Deputy Head for Science and International Affairs of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 MARCH 28

09.50-10.00

Introduction to the Second-Day Session

 

Moderator:

Zhunusbayeva Zhazira

10.00-10.15

Molecular identification of Oidium neolycopersici on greenhouse tomato in Kazakhstan

Alexandr Pozharskiy – Senior researcher, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

10.15-10.30

Comparative study of pollen morphology and fertility in Pyrus L. species under in situ and ex situ conditions in Greater Caucasus, Azerbaijan

Sabina Jafarzadeh – Senior researcher, Institute of Microbiology, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

10.30-10.45

Potentials of electron microscopic examination in the diagnosis of genetically determined disorders related to morphology and motility of human spermatozoa

Zadubenko Denis – Senior embryologist, Beshik Human Reproduction Clinic, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

10.45-11.00

Chromosomal abnormalities in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Aliya Sarmoldina – Master's student, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

11.30

Optional excursion: Visit the Museum of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

13.00-14.00

LUNCH

Concluding afternoon by the Abai-Verne awardees

14.05-14.20

Putative role of the futile repair initiated by human Thymine-DNA glycosylase in formation of programmed strand breaks in neuronal enhancers

Diana Manapkyzy – 3rd-year PhD student at the University Paris-Saclay, Paris, France (jointly with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan).

14.20-14.35

Application of the switchSENSE® technology for real-time study of pesticides interaction with biological molecules

Gulminyam Baratzhanova – double diploma PhD student from al Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan) and University of Lorraine (France).

14.35-14.50

Assessment of the genotoxic potential of soil-associated DDTs and its metabolites using the Salmonella/microsome assay

Ronagul Turganova – double diploma PhD student from al Farabi Kazakh National University (Kazakhstan) and University of Lorraine (France).

14.50-15.05

Closing speech

Chairman:

Khazima Muazim

16.00

COFFEE BREAK

16.30

FORUM CLOSING CEREMONY, HALL 416

 

 

Section No. 4. Current issues and modern principles of studying biodiversity

 

Location: Almaty, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Hall 416.

Date and time:

March 27, 2024, 15.00-18.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

March 28, 2024, 10.00-16.00 (GMT +6, Almaty time)

Format of the Forum: Hybrid format. Offline and online on the Zoom platform. 

Chairman:

Hasanova Minara – Associate Professor, Acting General Director of the Institute of Dendrology Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Republic.

Moderator:

Kurmanbayeva Meruert – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 

Time

Topic

Speaker

MARCH 27

15.00-15.05

Welcome Speech

Moderator:

Kurmanbayeva Meruert

15.05-15.20

The study of anatomical and morphological features and productivity of perennial wheat in various agro-ecological conditions of the Almaty region

Kurmanbayeva Meruert – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.20-15.35

Phylogenetic position and evolutionary history of dwarf amygdalus (Prunus sect. Chamaeamygdalus)

Gabor Sramko – PhD Professor, Department of Botany, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

15.35-15.50

Plant populations at the edge of species’ distribution range: characterization of central versus peripheral population traits

Maria Höhn – PhD Professor, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary.

 

15.50-16.05

Molecular Identification and Some Biochemical Properties of Lactarius sanguifluus collected from Türkiye

Cihan Düşgün – Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey.

16.05-16.30

COFFEE BREAK

16.35-16.50

Kombucha Fermentation and Its Biological Activity

Cihan Düşgün – Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey.

16.50-17.05

Diversity of Endemic Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Türkiye and Their Conservation

Osman Seyyar – Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey.

17.05-17.20

Digitization of the flora of Kazakhstan

Nasip Demirkuş – Professor, VAN Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Education Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey.

17.20-17.35

Potential application of GBIF platform for flora inventory of Karaganda Region

Ishmuratova Margarita – Associate Professor, Karaganda Buketov University, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

MARCH 28

10.00-10.15

Towards ecological friendly pond aquaculture in the Ili River basin (Kazakhstan, Central Asia) (in Russian)

Kegenova Gulnar – Head of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, senior teacher, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

10.15-10.30

Studying the species distribution of Rhuburb (Rheum l.) in Kazakhstan

Sumbembayev Aidar – PhD, Director of Altai Botanical Garden, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

10.30-10.45

Balkhash-Alakol Basin animal world database creation process for the purpose of cadastre maintenance

Chirikova Marina – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director for Science, Laboratory of Herpetology and Ornithology, RSE on REM “Institute of Zoology” CS of MSHE of RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

10.45-11.00

A good word on Topmouth Gudgeon Pseudorasbora Parva in small impoundments in the Aral Sea Watershed (Central Asia, Kazakhstan)

Mamilov Nadir – Candidate of Biological Sciences, associate Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

11.00-11.30

COFFEE BREAK

11.35-11.50

Sustainable use of economically valuable and conservation of rare plant species in Almaty region

Gemejiyeva Nadezhda – Doctor of Biological Sciences, Head. Lab. Plant Resources RSE at the RVC “Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction” KLHZM MENR RK, Almaty, Kazakhstan (online).

11.50-12.05

Analysis of the soil cover from the Mercury Aydarken province (Kyrgyzstan)

Kalyskan Imatalikyzy – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan (online).

12.05-12.20

Study of the resistance of economically important Pine species to dangerous pests on the Absheron Peninsula

Shamaddin Gahramanov – PhD in Agrarian Sciences, Head of the Plant Protection Laboratory, Dendrology Institute of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan (online).

12.20-12.35

Potato agriculture research station Batakundi, Aaran, a hot spot for cyst nematode (Globodera Spp.) of potato in Pakistan

Shahid Ahmed – PhD, Principal Scientific Officer at Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Director, National Coordinator (Plant Protection), Plant Sciences Division (PSD),  Islamabad,  Pakistan (online).

12.35-12.50

Using coniferous plants in the landscape design of Absheron

Shalala Gulmammadova – PhD in Biology, Head of the “Landscape Architecture” Laboratory, Institute of Dendrology of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan (online).

13.00-14.00

LUNCH

14.30-14.45

Current state of the cenopopulation of ADONIS WOLGENSIS STEVEN EX DC. in the North Kazakhstan region

Zhumagul Moldir – Postdoctoral student, Senior Researcher of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

14.45-15.00

Main results of bird ringing (banding) in the Western Tien Shan in the 21st century (2001-2023)

Akentyeva Yekaterina – PhD, Junior Researcher, Institute of Zoology of the RK, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.00-15.15

Histopathological examination of zebrafish immunocompetent organs under exposure to microplastics

Bakiyeva Adel – Master's student, specialist of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

15.20-15.30

Closing speech

Moderator:

Kurmanbayeva Meruert

16.00

COFFEE BREAK

16.30

FORUM CLOSING CEREMONY, HALL 416