At Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the dissertation defense for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be held by Kaiyrlykyzy Aiym on the topic: “Risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease in Kazakhstan”, under the educational program «8D10101 – Public Health».
The dissertation was completed at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Evidence-Based Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Defense format: Dissertation defense
Language of defense: English
Official reviewers
1. Elena Zholdybayeva – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor, Head of the National Scientific Shared Laboratory of Biotechnology, National Center for Biotechnology (Astana, Kazakhstan)
Specialty: 03.00.06 – «Virology»
2. Assel Tukinova – PhD, Senior Lecturer, Acting Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Semey Medical University (Semey, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 8D10101 – “Public Health”
Scientific supervisors
1. Kairat Davletov – MD, PhD, MPH, Professor, Deputy Head of the Science and Technology Park, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
2. Sholpan Askarova – PhD, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Bioengineering and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Life Sciences, Private Institution “National Laboratory Astana”, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan)
3. Akira Sekikawa – MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council
1. Nurbek Igissin – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Center for Life and Health Sciences, Higher School of Medicine, Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company “Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University” (Kokshetau, Kazakhstan).
2. Nazym Altynova – PhD, Associate Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Population Genetics, Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Institute of Genetics and Physiology” (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
3. Rauan Kaiyrzhanov – MD, PhD, Senior Clinical Research fellow, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London (London, United Kingdom).
The defense will take place in an online/offline format on Novermber 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at the dissertation Council at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs "8D10101", "6D110200" - Public Health; "8D10102", "6D110100" - Medicine; "8D10104", "6D110400" - Pharmacy, "8D10103" – Nursing at the address: 050040, Almaty, Al-Farabi Avenue, 71, library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, office 303.
Zoom Conference Access: https://zoom.us/j/99475550628?pwd=S58giaIJXTKNdJzqGaxoNQeSHbW844.1
Conference ID: 994 7555 0628
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