Successful scientific meeting in Nur-Sultan

Taking advantage of a business trip to Nur-Sultan, I met with the head of the Laboratory of Human Population Genetics, Candidate of Biological Sciences, PhD Maksat Zhabagin at the National Center of Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

M. Zhabagin is the scientific director of the project «Ethnic History of the Kazakh people», which united young domestic scientists, geneticists, one of the country’s young scientists. Our goal was to conduct the latest research in Saraishyk: to consult with geneticists about genetic research after radiocarbon examination. This decision was given by the famous scientist Zainolla Samashev. I followed an archaeologist, a member of the Saraishyk scientific projects, Aydin Zhunuskhanov, who, despite his young age, became known to the country for his searches. The meeting was very successful. First, we visited the laboratories, got acquainted with the center’s works, scientific projects, and the latest discoveries in the field of genetics. In conclusion, opinions were discussed in the course of joint scientific research. After all, genetic studies of the materials of the medieval Saraishyk have not been carried out before. During the meeting, I offered to make a report on genetic issues at a conference dedicated to the outstanding Kazakh figure Kasym Khan, which will be held in Atyrau soon. In the near future there will be not only archaeological excavations in Saraishyk, but also fundamental research aimed at other areas.