Madina T. Kumarbayeva – PhD of Agricultural Sciences (6D080100 – Agronomy). Senior researcher of Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IPBB). The area of research is related to the study of the resistance of grain crops to pathogens of rust and spotting species using the phytopathological and MAS technology (marker selection). She is the author who has contributed to 40 publications, including one methodological recommendation. Over the past 5 years, 35 works have been published, including 11 indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases. The citation indices (h-indices) are 8 in WOS and 6 in Scopus, with a total of 74 citations.