Shuga Manabayeva
PhD in Biological Sciences
Specialist in the field of plant genetics, genetic engineering, and biotechnology. Recipient of prestigious international research programs, including InWEnt, Germany (2003-2004), and DAAD, Germany (2006). Also awarded a research grant from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for research at Texas A&M University, USA (2007-2008). Worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University, USA, from 2009 to 2010. In 2018, she was awarded the breast badge “For Merits in the Development of Science in the Republic of Kazakhstan.” Author of over 80 scientific publications with a Hirsch index of 5 (Scopus). Over the past 5 years, she has led projects in the field of genome-edited plant creation using CRISPR/Cas9 technology, genetically modified plants, and the development of transient expression systems for recombinant proteins in plants.
ORCID ID – 0000-0001-7884-1713
Scopus ID – 55615915000