Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor Address: 010000, Astana, Moldagulova st., 27 Сabinet 5115, тel. +7 (7172) 31-13- 08 E-mail: v.khasanov@kazatu.edu.kz

Research Interests

Virus-free seed potato production and breeding; agricultural biotechnology; plant protection; xylotrophic mushroom cultivation.

Courses Taught

«Methods of Scientific Research», «Molecular Genetic Methods of Plant Protection» «Biotechnological Methods in Plant Protection and Quarantine».

Fundamentals of Scientific Research

Biotechnology, potato breeding and protection, mycology.

Current Research Projects

IRN AR23485559 “Colored-flesh potatoes for Northern Kazakhstan: selection of varieties and hybrids, development of a biologized plant protection technology” within Budget Program 055 “Scientific and/or Scientific and Technical Activities”, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2024–2026.

“Testing of modern diagnostic methods for quarantine pest organisms” within the Targeted Program Funding of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2024–2026.

“Development of a virus-resistant, early-maturing, high-yielding domestic potato variety based on marker-assisted selection for the conditions of Northern Kazakhstan” within the Targeted Program Funding of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2024–2026.

Education

1993-1997 - L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Biology;

2000–2003 – Postgraduate studies at S. Seifullin Kazakh State Agrotechnical University;

2004 – Awarded the degree of Candidate of Biological Sciences, specialty 03.00.23 "Biotechnology";

2009 – Awarded the academic title of Associate Professor, specialty "Biology";

2024 – Awarded the academic title of Professor, specialty "Biological Sciences".

Professional Experience

1997–2000 – Chemistry and Biology Teacher at Priozernaya Secondary School (Secondary School No. 33, Rodina village);

2001–2003 – Junior Researcher at the National Center for Biotechnology of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NCB MES RK);

2003–2004 – Assistant at the Department of Plant Physiology and Botany and the Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, S. Seifullin Kazakh State Agrotechnical University;

2004–2008 – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, S. Seifullin Kazakh State Agrotechnical University;

2008–2010 – Acting Associate Professor at the Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry;

2010–2012 – Associate Professor at the Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, S. Seifullin Kazakh State Agrotechnical University;

2013–2018 – Associate Professor at the Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University;

2022–2024 – Acting Professor at the Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University;

2024–2025 – present – Professor at the Department of Biology, Plant Protection and Quarantine, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University (KATRU);

2025 – present – Professor of the Educational Program "Plant Science" at the Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University (KATRU).

Awards and Honors

• Two-time winner (scholarship recipient) of the competition for talented young scientists of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2004–2006, 2010–2012);
• Winner of the "Best University Teacher - 2012" title, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Laureate of the Award of the Foundation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy for high achievements in science and technology, 2015;
• Awarded the Medal "For Achievements in Science" of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in honor of the 60th anniversary of S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, 2017;
• Medal (Breastplate) and Certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan for achievements in the field of science in the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2017;
• Winner of the "Best Researcher - 2021" title, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Recipient of the "Qilu Friendship Award" from the People's Government of Shandong Province (PRC), 2022.

Advanced training courses

• • Center for Molecular Biotechnology RGAU-MSHA them. K.A. Timiryazev, Moscow, 2007;
  • Department of Agricultural Biotechnology RGAU-MSHA them. K.A. Timiryazev, Russia, Almaty Moscow, 2008;
  • Agroinstitute Nitra, Slovakia, Nitra, 2009;
  • Department of Biotechnology of the State Scientific Institution All-Russian Institute of Plant Industry. N.I. Vavilov Russian Agricultural Academy, Russia, Almaty St. Petersburg, 2012;
  • Center for Collective Use of the State Scientific Institution All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Russia, Moscow, 2013;
  • Courses in the UK of English and Elementary level proficiency (English Language Company, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 2013);
  • UK Pre-Intermediate courses (Great Britain, Brighton, 2013);
  • Roving Workshop on Plant Breeding, Genetic Resources (PGR) and Plant Biotechnology. - Southern Kazakhstan, June 6-14, 2011;
  • Summit of Science Leaders “Science and Education. Innovative Development Models”, Oxford, UK, 2014;
  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: "Meeting Agricultural Challenges in a Changing World: Biotechnology and Bioinformatics," Rehovot, Israel, 2015;
  • Scientific Internship at the University of California, Davis: "Greenhouse Crop Production in Protected Ground," USA, under the GPIID program, 2016.
  • Scientific internship at the University of California at Davis in the field of “Production of greenhouse crops in protected soil” in the USA, within the framework of the GPIID program, 2016;
  • Trip to AgroParisTech University for dual education, Grignon, France, 2019;
  • Scientific internship at the Northwestern University of Agriculture and Forestry in the direction of “Application of cellular and molecular biology methods for scientific research and agricultural production”, Yangling, China, 2019;
  • Trainings conducted by specialists of the General Inspection Service for Seed Potatoes (NAK) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands as a trainee inspector, June, October 28, 2022;
  • College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, China, Chongqing, 2023;
  • Laboratory course of the summer school of the company “Biologica” in the field of microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, biotechnology, Georgia, Tbilisi, 2023.

Professional Scientific Field. Virus-free seed potato production and breeding; agricultural biotechnology; plant protection; xylotrophic mushroom cultivation.

ORCID: 0000-0002-9054-5551.
H-index: 6.

List of publications, articles, scientific publications:

Author of more than 180 scientific works, including: 20 patents, 10 methodological recommendations and guidelines, 7 study guides, 2 laboratory regulations, 1 monograph, etc. The most significant works in the presented areas include:

1. Hongju Jian, Shiqi Wen, Rongrong Liu, Wenzhe Zhang, Ziyan Li, Weixi Chen, Yonghong Zhou, Vadim Khassanov, Ahmed M. A. Mahmoud, Jichun Wang and Dianqiu Lyu. Dynamic Translational Landscape Revealed by Genome-Wide Ribosome Profiling under Drought and Heat Stress in Potato Plants (Basel). 2023 Jun 6;12(12):2232. DOI: 10.3390/plants12122232 (IF 2022 – 4,5, Q1, Pr. – 83%).

2. Gulnazym Ospankulova, Vadim Khassanov, Svetlana Kamanova, Dana Toimbayeva, Saule Saduakhasova, Berdibek Bulashev, Gulnar Aidarkhanova, Yernaz Yermekov, Linara Murat, Bakhyt Shaimenova, Marat Muratkhan, Wenhao Li. Effect of infection of potato plants by Potato virus Y (PVY), Potato virus S (PVS), and Potato virus M (PVM) on content and physicochemical properties of tuber starch. Food Science & Nutrition, 2023-05-07, Volume 2. 11(7), P. 4002–4009 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3386 (IF 2022 – 3,9, Q1, Pr. – 83%).

3. Azhimakhan М., Beisembina В., Khasanov V.T., et al. Genetic and biological signature of Potato Virus X circulating in Kazakhstan» в журнале «Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences» (ISSN 17353-0337).- Vol. 21, No. 5, Special Issue 2023. (Pr. – 44%).

4. Mustafa S., Gürgen A, G. Khassanov V., Celal B.  Biological Activities of Ethanol Extracts of Hericium erinaceus Obtained as a Result of Optimization Analysis // Foods, 2024 13(10). 1560. (IF 2022 - 5.8, Q1, Pr. – 85%). https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85194049924?origin=resultslist

5. Adilbayeva K.; Moisseyev R.; Kolchenko M.; Pozharskiy, A., Gritsenko, D., Kenzhebekova R.; Khassanov V.; Azhimakhan M., Beisembina B.; Tokbergenova Zh.; Sharipova D.; Krasavin V. Genetic Evaluation of Kazakhstani Potato Germplasm for Pathogen and Pest Resistance Using DNA Markers. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1923. https://doi.org/10.3390/ agronomy14091923 Q1 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/9/1923

6. Sevindik Mustafa, Khassanov Vadim Tagirovich, Sevindik, Emre, Uysal Imran, Mohammed Falah Saleh. Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.): A Comprehensive Review on its Usage Areas, Biological Activities, Mineral, Phenolic and Chemical Contents and Applications, Applied Fruit Science 2024, Volume 66, Issue 5, P. 2061 – 2071. DOI: 10.1007/s10341-024-01151-3 https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85199353176?origin=resultslist

7. Mustafa Sevindik, Vadim Tagirovich Khassanov, Emre Sevindik, Imran Uysal&FalahSaleh Mohammed. Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.): A Comprehensive Review on its Usage Areas, Biological Activities, Mineral, Phenolic and Chemical Contents and Applications. Applied Fruit Science. – 2024. – Т. 66. – №. 5. – С. 2061-2071. Q2 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061624

8. Azhimakhan M., Khassanov V., Vologin S., Baigeng Hu, Zh. Tokbergenova, Amirgazin A., Shevtsov A., and Beisembina B. Detection of molecular markers of potato X virus resistance genes in the potato gene pool of Kazakhstan. International Journal of Agriculture and Biosciences. - 2025. -  14(2) – Р. 201-208. 1,8 Q2 https://www.ijagbio.com/pdf-files/24-990.pdf

9. Mustafa Sevindik, VadimTagirovich Khassanov, Ayşenur Gürgen, Emre Sevindik, İmran Uysal. A comprehensive review on chemical and phenolic composition and biological activities of Abies species. Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, 2025, 85, Р. 223–248. Q3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780443237546000057?via%3Dihub

10. Licai Li, Yuan Liu, Song Liu, Heng Wei, Tingting Li, Ruirui Feng, Liwen Ding, Zeming Liu, Vadim Khassanov, Yuling Meng, Weixing Shan Phytophthora Avr3a-Like Effectors Target and Inhibit Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase CAD5 to Suppress Plant Immunity Molecular Plant PathologyVolume 26, Issue 8 e70139 https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.70139.https://bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mpp.70139