History of the department

The Department of Biostatistics and Foundations of Scientific Research was established by order No. 3494l on September 16, 2015. The first head of the department was Baurzhan Sabitovich Zhusupov (2015-2017).

Since December 2017, Aizat Shalkharovna Aymakhanova has been leading the department. The department’s team actively implements innovative teaching technologies and interactive methods into the educational process. They have more than 15 acts of implementing innovative teaching methods.

Department staff have participated in various research projects, including “Study of the Spread and Sensitivity of Pathogenic and Conditionally Pathogenic Microflora to Antibacterial Drugs Causing Infectious-Inflammatory Diseases in Humans” at the RSE “Institute of Microbiology and Virology” under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, “Molecular Analysis of Genetic Defects in Beta-Cell Function and Improvement of Monogenic Diabetes Diagnosis in the Kazakh Population” at the Kazakh National Medical University, and “Development and Implementation of a Modern Epidemiological Monitoring System for Major Non-Communicable Diseases to Create Innovative Healthcare Programs in Kazakhstan” at the RSE “Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases.”

The department also has a student research club and a scientific journal club for students.