Candidate of Biological Sciences,  Assosiated Professor Office 5214, tel. +7 (7172) 38-00-32 E-mail: s.jatayev@kazatu.edu.kz

Sphere of scientific interests
Genetics, molecular genetics and plant, molecular markers in plant breeding, genotyping, plant biotechnology, genetically modified organisms, conservation of plant biodiversity

Delivered disciplines    
• Innovative technologies in crop breeding
• Selection and seed production of agricultural crops
• Fundamentals of seed science of field crops
• Theory and practice in breeding and seed production
• Seed production and varietal technology of agricultural crops

Main research areas
The use of modern methods of Biotechnology and Molecular genetics in crop breeding.

International projects: 
2001-2011 - participated in 8 international and regional projects.

Education
1968-1973 - Samarkand state University named after A. Navoi, Specialty: biologist – genetics and breeding
1975-1978 - Graduate study named N.I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow).

Work experience:
1973-1975 Senior laboratory assistant, researcher-lab assistant for control of heredity plants of the Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental   Biology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
1979-1982 Junior researcher, lab assistant for control of heredity plants of the Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental   Biology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
1982-1992    Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of gene and cell engineering at the Biotechnology Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry named after Academic A.Sadykova, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. 
1992-1997 Head of the Laboratory of Cell Engineering and Plant Genetics Institute of Uzbek Academy of Sciences.
1998-2004   Deputy Director for International Affairs, Head of Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
2004-2010 National Coordinator of the International Project UNEP - GEF - «Institute of conservation of crop wild relatives through the strengthening of information management and its practical application" (Uzbekistan)
2010-2011 Deputy Director of the Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental   Biology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
2011-2015 Head of the International Cooperation Department of the National Center of Biotechnology Sciences
2015-2021. - Senior lecturer of the Department of Agriculture and Crop Production of S.Seifullin KATU. 
From 2022 to the present day - Associate Professor of the Department of Agriculture and Crop Production of the S.Seifullin KATRU.

Awards, diplomas
2021- Winner of the “Best Scientist” award for high achievements in the field of agricultural and veterinary sciences of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2022 - Medal “Enbek Ardageri” of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2023 – Medal “Saken Seifullin” of the Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University named after S. Seifullin.

Advanced training courses
2020 – Advanced training on the topic: "Innovative molecular technologies in crop breeding", Flinders University, Adelaide, (Australia).
2024 – «Innovations in the educational process: theory, methodology, practice of higher education», Kazakh Agro-Technical Research University (KATRU), Astana
Author of more than 100 scientific papers, 1 copyright certificate and 2 patents.

The most important publications:
1.    Jatayev, S., Sukhikh, I., Vavilova, V., Smolenskaya, S. E., Goncharov, N. P., Kurishbayev, A., Langridge, P. (2020). Green revolution ‘stumbles’ in a dry environment: Dwarf wheat with rht genes fails to produce higher grain yield than taller plants under drought.  PlantCell and Environment, 43(10), 2355-2364. doi:10.1111/pce.13819
2.    Baidyussen A., Jatayev S., Khassanova G., Amantayev B., Sereda G., Sereda S., Gupta N.K., Gupta S., Schramm C., Anderson P., Jenkins C.L.D., Soole K.L., Langridge P., Shavrukov Y. Expression of specific alleles of zinc-finger transcription factors, HvSAP8 and HvSAP16, and corresponding SNP markers, are associated with drought tolerance in barley populations// Int. J. Mol. Sci. – 2021. – V.22. – 12156.
3.    Kalendar R., Baidyussen A., Serikbay D., Zotova L., Khassanova G., Kuzbakova M., Jatayev S., Hu Y.G., Schramm C., Anderson P.A., Jenkins C.L.D., Soole K.L., Shavrukov Y.Modified “Allele-specific qPCR” method for SNP genotyping based on FRET // Front. Plant Sci. – 2022. – V.12. – 747886.
4.    Kuzbakova M., Khassanova G., Oshergina I., Ten E., Jatayev S., Yerzhebayeva R., Bulatova K., Khalbayeva S., Schramm C., Anderson P., Sweetman C., Jenkins C.L.D., Soole K.L., Shavrukov, Y.Height to first pod: A review of genetic and breeding approaches to improve combine harvesting in legume crops. // Front. Plant Sci. – 2022. – 13. – 948099.
5.    Amangeldiyeva A., Baidyussen A., Kuzbakova M., Yerzhebayeva R., Jatayev S., Shavrukov Y.Modified allele-specific qPCR (ASQ) genotyping // Methods Mol.Biol. (Clifton, N.J.). – 2023. – V.2638. – P.231-247.
6.    Spring barley hybrids assessment for biological and economic features under drought conditions of Northern and Central Kazakhstan. Kushanova RZh, Baidyussen AA, Sereda GA, Jatayev SA, Sereda TG (2023). SABRAO J. Breed. Genet. 55(3): 850-863. http://doi.org/10.54910/sabrao2023.55.3.20.
7.    Assessment of molecular markers and marker-assisted selection for drought tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Akmaral Baidyussen, Gulmira Khassanova, Maral Utebayev, Satyvaldy Jatayev, Rystay Kushanova, Sholpan Khalbayeva, Aigul Amangeldiyeva, Raushan Yerzhebayeva, Kulpash Bulatova, Carly Schramm, Peter Anderson, Colin L. D. Jenkins, Kathleen L. Soole, Yuri Shavrukov. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 2024, 23(1): 20–38