On March 14, 2025, at 2 PM, the PhD defense for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Gulnaz Mukhtarovna Zholdasbekova took place at "Karaganda Medical University" NPJSC, on the topic of "Оценка биохимических параметров, цитокинового профиля и микробиома кишечника у пациентов с болезнью Альцгеймера" under the 8D10100 "Medicine" educational program.

In accordance with the Model Provisions on Dissertation Councils, the meeting was attended by temporary members of the Dissertation Council, representing the leading specialists of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Yelena Vitalyevna Zholdybayeva, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory at the National Center for Biotechnology; Olga Vladimirovna Bulgakova PhD, Associate Professor, Acting Professor at the Department of General Biology and Genomics of the Eurasian National University; Dauren Adilovich Yerezhepov PhD, Leading Researcher at the Genomic and Personalized Medicine, National Laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University.

Academic advisers:
Dmitry Anatolyevich Klyuyev – Candidate of Medicine, Associate Professor, Director of the Life Sciences Institute, "Karaganda Medical University" NPJSC
Sholpan Nesipbayevna Askarova – PhD, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine, Life Sciences Center, NLA, Nazarbayev University
Dinara Sagyndykovna Alzhanova – Candidate of Medicine, senior lecturer at the Department of Neurology of "Astana Medical University" NPJSC
Varvara Kozyreva – PhD, California Department of Public Health, Genotyping Unit Chief, Research Scientist Supervisor I (Microbial Diseases Laboratory Program).

Based on the results of the secret voting, the Dissertation Council made request to the Science and Higher Education Quality Assurance Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan to award the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The Dissertation Council pays compliments to the PhD candidate and academic advisers on the successful defense and wishes them continued success!