Department of Biology
The Biology Department offers a four-year B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, a two-year M.Sc. in Life Sciences and a four-year Ph.D. in Life Sciences program. Research-integrated teaching and research training is delivered by international and local faculty members. Their research interests broadly align to three themes of One Health and Biodiversity:
  1. Biophotonics applied in environmental systems, and cell and cancer biology;
  2. Molecular basis of human diseases including cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and neurological diseases;
  3. Biotechnology, biosensors, nanoparticle delivery, bioinformatics, biomarker and drug target discovery.
Contact information:
Department of Biology,
Nazarbayev University
53 Kabanbai batyr ave.
Astana, Kazakhstan
010000
Ivan Vorobyev, Department Chair, Professor
ivan.vorobyev@nu.edu.kz