New project “Ғалымдар”

A new school project “Ғалымдар” was launched in the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology in Petropavlovsk. 

 

The first guest of the school project “Ғалымдар” is biologist, virologist, doctor of PHD, employee of the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in France Asel Musabekova. Students of the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology in Petropavlovsk had the opportunity to listen to interesting facts about science and from the world of science through online communication. Despite her young age, Asel has a great store of knowledge and rich experience in the field of molecular and cell biology, genetics, virology. She studied in Kazakhstan and in the universities of Great Britain and France. 

“I am very grateful to my teachers. My first teacher advised me to learn from the best, which I did. I received knowledge from both experienced Kazakhstani scientists and foreign colleagues. In science, the subject of research is not so important as its usefulness. For example, during my practice I had to study naked mole-rat and Drosophila flies. Despite the fact that these creatures are not always beautiful and seem useless to us, they have provided tremendous information for scientists in the field of genetics and virology. For example, mole rats are the only living creatures that are not susceptible to cancer, and they also do not feel pain. This gives us the opportunity to develop a special direction in medicine. Thanks to Drosophila, scientists have learned about many human genes, ”Asel Musabekova shared during an online meeting. 

 

Nowadays the Bolashak program graduate is also engaged in social and educational activities. Her goal is to popularize science in our country and make it more understandable. Therefore, now she talks about many studies in a simple and understandable language, and translates various scientific articles and works. The topic of viruses is especially relevant during the current pandemic. The Kazakh scientist urged the students of the school to also be interested in science, to choose interesting directions for themselves and constantly develop. During the meeting, the students were interested in the possibilities of modern science, the prospects of Kazakhstani science. 

The goal of the “Ғалымдар” project is to familiarize students with the world of science. Meetings with renowned scientists from Kazakhstan, as well as with domestic researchers working abroad, will be held once a month in an online format. They will tell the students of the Nazarbayev Intellectual School  about different sciences, innovations, trends and prospects of scientific activity.