Sphere of scientific interests
Veterinary virology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, diagnostics and prevention of infectious diseases of animals.
Delivered disciplines
Laboratory diagnostics in veterinary medicine. Veterinary ergonomics. Veterinary hygiene and sanitation. Veterinary and sanitary examination of plant products, fish farming, and beekeeping.
The main directions of research
Conducting molecular genetic studies of infectious animal diseases in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Research projects
1) Project Manager "Molecular Biological Analysis of the Rabies Virus Circulating in the Republic of Kazakhstan", State Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2020-2022.
2) Project Manager "Study of Species Diversity and Genetic Characteristics of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens of Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats in Astana", State Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2023-2025.
As a research fellow, she participated in seven research projects of the PCF in 2015-2017, 2018-2020, and 2020-2022.
Senior Researcher in PCF and State Fund projects:
1) "Regionalization of the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by Biological Safety Categories for Particularly Dangerous Infectious Animal Diseases", 2015-2017.
2) "Epidemiology and Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Pathogen Causal of Salmonella-Induced Equine Abortion," 2024-2026.
3) "Improving Preventive Measures against Infectious Animal Diseases (using Rabies as an Example) Using Information and Communication Technologies," 2023-2025.
4) "Epidemiology of Avian Influenza and Development of Preventive Measures Based on Quantitative Epidemiology and Information and Communication Technologies," 2024-2026.
Domestic and foreign employees
Anna Orlowska – Ph.D., National Veterinary Research Institute (Pullawy, Poland).
Marcin Smreczak – Ph.D., National Veterinary Research Institute (Pullawy, Poland).
Evelyne Picard-Meyer – Ph.D., Rabies and Wildlife Laboratory, European Union Reference Laboratory for Rabies (Nancy, France).
Androniki Psifidi – DVM, Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Royal Veterinary College (London, UK).
Masters and doctoral students working under the supervision
Under the supervision of Yessembekova G.N. 9 diploma theses and 1 master's thesis were defended.
Education
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2005-2010
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Shakarim University. Veterinary and Sanitary Doctor
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2011-2013
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S.Seifullin KATU. Master of Veterinary Sciences
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2014-2017
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Doctoral program at S.Seifullin KATU. Specialization: Veterinary Sanitation.
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Work experience
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2012-2014
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Assistant Professor of the Department of Veterinary Sanitation
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Astana
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2017
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Senior Lecturer of the Department of Veterinary Sanitation
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Astana
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Awards and Honours
Holder of the state grant for talented young scientists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2024.
Advanced training
– Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw, Poland, 2016.
– Harbin Veterinary Institute, Harbin, China, 2018.
– M. Aikimbayev Kazakh Scientific Center for Quarantine and Zoonotic Infections, "Methods and Techniques for Working with Pathogens of Particularly Dangerous Infections of Pathogenicity Groups II-IV," Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, 2019.
– National Veterinary Research Institute, Pullawa, Poland, 2022.
– Anses Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, Nancy, France, 2022.
– Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey, 2023.
– Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany, 2024, 2025.
Published works
Author of more than 30 scientific and methodological works, most significant among them include:
1.Abdrakhmanov S.K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Korennoy F.I., Beisembayev K.K., Kadyrov A.S., Kabzhanova A.M., Adamchick J. Zoning of the republic of Kazakhstan as to the risk of natural focal diseases in animals: the case of rabies and anthrax // Geography, Environment, Sustainability. 2020; 13(1):134-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2020-10 р.134-144
2. Abdrakhmanov S.K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Sultanov A.A., Yessembekova G.N., Borovikov S.N., Namet A., Abishov A.A., Perez A.M., Korennoy F.I. Mapping the risks of Peste des Petits Ruminants spread in the Republic of Kazakhstan // Abdrakhmanov S.K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Sultanov A.A., Yessembekova G.N., Borovikov S.N., Namet A., Abishov A.A., Perez A.M., Korennoy F.I. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. – 2022. – Volume 69, Issue 4. – P.2296-2305. doi: 10.1111/tbed.14237.
3. Tyulegenov S.B., Zhakupbayev A., Berdikulov M., Karibayev T., Yessembekova G.N., Sultanov A.A., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. Foot‐and‐mouth disease in Kazakhstan // Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. - 2022. Volume 69. Issue 4. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14607.
4. Sultanov A.A.,Tyulegenov S., Yessembekova G.N., Berdikulov M.A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Akhmetzhanova A., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. The progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Successes and challenges // Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023. Volume - 10. DOI10.3389/fvets.2023.1036121.
5. Yessembekova G.N., Xiao S., Abenova A., Karibayev T., Shevtsov A., Amirgazin A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Shuai Lei, Bu Z., Abdrakhmanov S.K. Molecular epidemiological study of animal rabies in Kazakhstan // Journal of Integrative Agriculture. - 2023. Volume 22. Issue 4. P.1266-1275 DOI 10.1016/j.jia.2022.11.011.
6. Kabzhanova A.M., Kadyrov A.S., Mukhanbetkaliyeva A.A., Yessembekova G.N., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Korennoy F.I., Perez A.M. Abdrakhmanov S.K. Rabies in the Republic of Kazakhstan: spatial and temporal characteristics of disease spread over one decade (2013-2022) // Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023. Volume 10. DOI10.3389/fvets.2023.1252265.
7. Yessenbayev K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Yessembekova G.N., Kadyrov A., Sultanov A., Bainiyazov A., Bakishev T., Nkamwesiga J., Korennoy F., Abdrakhmanov S. Simulating the Spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Kazakhstan Using the North American Animal Disease Spread Model // Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. – 2023. – Article ID 7052175, 9 p. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7052175.
8. Yessembekova G.N., Kurishbayev A.K., Abdrakhmanova A.S., Alikhanov K.D., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. Research in veterinary sciences in Kazakhstan (2018–2023): developments, gaps and opportunities // Front. Vet. Sci., 06 March 2025 Sec. Veterinary Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 12 - 2025 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1523732.
9. Temirlan Bakishev, Asylulan Amirgazin, Gulzhan Yessembekova, Marat Kuibagarov, Alma Kairzhanova, Alexander Shevtsov, Ablaikhan Kadyrov, Sarsenbay Abdrakhmanov, Sergey Borovikov Genome-wide characterization and comparative phylogenomics of three Salmonella Abortusequi strains isolated from equine abortions in Kazakhstan // Vet World Vol.18 June-2025 Article – 16 https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2025.1571-1580
10. Gulzhan Yessembekovа, Bolat Abdigulov, Alexandr Shevtso, Sarsenbay Abdrakhmanov, Elena Shevtsova, Asylulan Amirgazin, Symbat Bolysbekkyz, Salima Baduanova, Alexandr Shustov Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Torque teno felis virus (FcTTV) in Domestic Cats from Kazakhstan // Viruses 2025, 17(9), 1265; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17091265
11. Alberto Gomez-Buendia, Gulzhan Yessembekova, Ablaikhan Kadyrov, Yersyn Mukhanbetkaliyev, Eva Cervi˜no-Luridiana, Julio Alvarez, Andres M. Perez, Sarsenbay K. Abdrakhmanov A time-space Bayesian regression model of rabies cases in the animal population of Kazakhstan (2013-2023) // Front. Vet. Sci., Volume 12 – 2025 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1640050
