Master of Agricultural Sciences, lecturer Office 5124, tel. 8 (778) 229 19 94 E-mail:  m.suleyman@kazatu.edu.kz

Sphere of scientific interests

Plant protection and quarantine, virology, molecular biology, agricultural biotechnology

Delivered disciplines

Agricultural entomology

Chemical plant protection

Quarantine organisms and measures to control them

Harmful nematodes. mites and rodents

General biology of organisms

Main research areas

Plant protection and quarantine, virology, molecular biology, phytopathology, mycology, obtaining extracts of xylotrophic fungi, agricultural biotechnology (virus-free seed production and potato breeding), cultivation of basidiomycetes

Current research projects

AP23485559 «Potatoes with colored flesh for Northern Kazakhstan: selection of varieties and hybrids, creation of a biologized protection technology», according to the 217 Budget Program of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2024-2026.

PTF of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2024-2026 of the program BR22887230 «Development of an effective population management system for quarantine pests, with limited distribution in the Republic of Kazakhstan», according to the project: «Test modern methods for diagnosing quarantine pests».

Education

2011-2015, «S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University» JSC, Faculty of Agronomy.

Awarded: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, specialty «Plant Protection and Quarantine».

Diploma with honors, weighted average grade (GPA) – 3.69.

2015-2017, «S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University» JSC, Faculty of Agronomy.

Awarded: Master's degree in Agricultural Sciences, specialty «Plant Protection and Quarantine».

The weighted average score (GPA) is 3.84.

2019-2022, NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University», Faculty of Agronomy.

Completed doctoral studies in the educational program «Phytosanitary technologies».

Work experience

2016-2019 – State Institution «Republican Plant Quarantine Center» of the State Inspection Committee in the Agroindustrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan – a leading researcher in the Department of Phytosanitary risk analysis and laboratory examinations.

2019-2019 – State Institution «Republican Plant Quarantine Center» of the State Inspection Committee in the Agroindustrial complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Chief researcher in the Department of Phytosanitary risk analysis and laboratory examinations.

2021-2024 – NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» – Researcher of the international program №3M/21, 3M/22, 3M/23, 3M/24: «Creation of perspective potato lines based on the germplasm resources of China and Kazakhstan»

2022-2024 – NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» – researcher of the project №4-22GF/22, 4-22GF/23, 4-22GF/24 «Molecular genetic substantiation of domestic and foreign potato varieties and hybrids resistance to main viral, nematode diseases and late blight pathogens».

2023-2024 - NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» – researcher of the project №21-23GF/23, 21-23GF/24 «Development of mushroom’s extracts and spent substrates efficient use technology as means potato protection against phytopathogens and feed additives manufacturing». 

2024-2024 – NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» - Laboratory assistant at the Department of Biology, Plant Protection and Quarantine.

2024-2025 - NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» – researcher of project №13-24/GF24, 13-24/GF25 «Potatoes with colored flesh for Northern Kazakhstan: selection of varieties and hybrids, creation of a biologized protection technology». 

2024-2025 - NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» – researcher of project №7P MSH RK/24, 7P MSH RK/245 «Test modern methods for diagnosing quarantine pests» PTF of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2024-2026 of the program BR22887230 «Development of an effective population management system for quarantine pests, with limited distribution in the Republic of Kazakhstan».

2024-present - NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» - lecturer of the Group of educational programs «Crop production».

Awards and certificates of honor

- 2014: participation in the IV Republican subject Olympiad, 3rd place in the team competition in the specialty «Plant protection and quarantine», Almaty;

- 2022: participation in the project «VI International Book Edition», «The BEST YOUNG SCIENTISTS – 2022» among scientific and educational institutions of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Awarded a Diploma of the II degree and the medal «Best Young Scientist-2022» of the Commonwealth of Independent States for her contribution to the development of science and education.

Professional development

«Phytosanitary safety of agriculture», «Expert Seven Start» Center for Educational Technologies» LLP, Astana, 2024

Publications

- author of 8 articles, 2 phytosanitary risk analyses, 2 guidelines for the identification of quarantine pests, 1 catalog, 1 potato variety, including:

1. Azhimakhan M.A., Suleiman M.A., Khassanov V.T., Dulat B., Dairbekova Z.K. Brown-marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys Stal.) - dangerous quarantine pest for the territory of Kazakhstan // Herald of science of S.Seifullin Kazakh agrotechnical university: Multidisciplinary. – 2025. – №. 4 (128). – P. 4-15.

2. Suleiman M.A., Khassanov V.T., Vologin S.G. Optimization of the protocol for PCR diagnosis of Potato tuber spindle viroid (Potato spindle tuber viroid, PSTVd) // Herald of science of S.Seifullin Kazakh agrotechnical university: Multidisciplinary. – 2025. – №. 3 (127). – P. 126-137.

3. Suleiman M.A., Khassanov V.T., Vologin S.G. Express pest risk analysis of Potato spindle tuber viroid (Potato spindle tuber viroid, PSTVd) for the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan // Herald of science of S.Seifullin Kazakh agrotechnical university: Multidisciplinary. – 2023. – №. 3 (118). – P. 114-123.

4. Patent No. 1129 for a breeding achievement, Red Rose Potato, Hu Baigeng, Khassanov V.T., Sidorik A.I., Beisembina B., Azhimakhan M.A., Babakhanov S.K., Taskulova A.M., Suleiman M.A., Makhanova M.M. - Republic of Kazakhstan / applicant and patent holder of NCJSC «S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical Research University» (KZ); «Leling Xisen Potato Industry Group Company Limited» (CN). – application no.2021/059.4; application no. 12/24/2021, published 04/05/2024, Bul. no.14.

5. Beisembina B., Khassanov V.T., Vologin S.G., Suleiman M.A., Kanapina M.M., Azhimakhan M.A., Akhmetzhanov M.T. Catalog of domestic and foreign highly productive varieties and promising breeding samples of potatoes with DNA markers of resistance genes to viruses, late blight and nematodes. – Astana, 2024. – 40р.