Yermekbayev Kanat

Degree: Ph.D

Position: Head of the laboratory of Molecular Genetics and genomics

+77083209868
kanat.yermekbayev@gmail.com

Education

  • 2005-2009 BSc in Biotechnology, Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi.
  • 2012-2014 MCs in Biological Sciences, Kazakh National University named after Al-Farabi.
  • 2017-2022: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences, John Innes Centre, Crop Genetics Department, Norwich Bioscience Institutions, Norwich, UK.

Achievements

SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS:

    1. AP15473186 “The development of new genetic resources for Kazakh bread wheat improvement”, 2022-2024, funded by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
    2. AP23488859 “Adding values to the Central Asian wheat through the means of whole genome scanning, automated phenotyping and intensive selection”, 2024-2026 funded by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
    3. “Rapid Wheat and Barley Varietal Development using Speed Breeding” workpackage under the Targeted Funding Program BR24992903-OT-24 “Practical implementation of modern molecular-genetic, physiological-biochemical, biotechnological methods and digital phenotyping in the selection of economically significant agricultural crops”, 2024-2026, funded by Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
    4. “KASP genotyping for wheat Bt genes” under the Targeted Funding Program BR22885305 “Breeding and genetic technology for the development of systems for long-term storage, restoration, monitoring and rational use of agrobiodiversity, as a basic basis for improving breeding programs in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, 2024-2026, funded by Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

   QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. In 2010 six – months Scientific training at Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
  2. In 2014 one – month Scientific training on Illumina Sequencing/Genotyping Platform, Okayama University, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Kurashiki, Japan.
  3. In 2015 two – months Scientific training on KASP genotyping planform, NBI, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK.
  4. In 2018 – One week Designing Future Wheat training, John Innes Centre, Norwich Bioscience Institutions, Norwich, UK.
  5. In 2023 – One week Speed Breeding training, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Patent:

  1. Patent No. 773 for Selection Achievement (Variety) – Spring barley “Shakhristan”; L. Tokhetova, Y. Turuspekov, T. Blake, S. Abugalieva, K. Shermaganbetov, S. Omirzakov, A. Abugalieva, N. Bodyk / LLP Kaz Rice Research Institute named after Zhakhaev. Application No. 2014/002.4, filed on February 3, 2014, registered on April 28, 2017.

  2. Patent No. 773 for Selection Achievement (New Variety) – Spring barley “Shakhristan”; L.A. Tokhetova, Y.K. Turuspekov, T. Blake, S.I. Abugalieva, K. Shermaganbetov, S.I. Omirzakov, A.I. Abugalieva, N. Bodyk / LLP Kaz Rice Research Institute named after Zhakhaev. Application No. 2014/002.4, filed on February 3, 2014, registered on April 28, 2017.

  3. Patent No. 10578 for Utility Model – “Rapid Development of Spring Wheat Varieties”; Kanat Abaevich Yermekbayev, Kuat Mataruly Baymyrzayev, Aybek Serikkazhyuly Abduaksov. Application No. 2025/0188.2, filed on February 10, 2025.

SCIENTIFIC WORKS

The list of most important of publications:

  1. Turuspekov, Y., Abugalieva, S., Ermekbayev, K. and Sato, K., 2014. Genetic characterization of wild barley populations (Hordeum vulgare ssp. spontaneum) from Kazakhstan based on genome wide SNP analysis. Breeding science, 64(4), pp.399-403.
  2. Volis, S., Ormanbekova, D., Yermekbayev, K., Song, M. and Shulgina, I., 2014. Introduction beyond a species range: a relationship between population origin, adaptive potential and plant performance. Heredity, 113(3), p.268.
  3. Volis, S., Ormanbekova, D., Yermekbayev, K., Song, M. and Shulgina, I., 2015. Multi-approaches analysis reveals local adaptation in the emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides) at macro-but not micro-geographical scale. PloS one, 10(3), p.e0121153.
  4. Volis, S., Ormanbekova, D. and Yermekbayev, K., 2015. Role of phenotypic plasticity and population differentiation in adaptation to novel environmental conditions. Ecology and evolution, 5(17), pp.3818-3829.
  5. Volis, S., Ormanbekova, D., Yermekbayev, K., Song, M. and Shulgina, I., 2016. The conservation value of peripheral populations and a relationship between quantitative trait and molecular variation. Evolutionary Biology, 43(1), pp.26-36.
  6. Volis, S., Ormanbekova, D., Yermekbayev, K., Abugalieva, S., Turuspekov, Y. and Shulgina, I., 2016. Genetic architecture of adaptation to novel environmental conditions in a predominantly selfing allopolyploid plant. Heredity, 116(6), p.485.
  7. Turuspekov, Y., Baibulatova, A., Yermekbayev, K., Tokhetova, L., Chudinov, V., Sereda, G., Ganal, M., Griffiths, S. and Abugalieva, S., 2017. GWAS for plant growth stages and yield components in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) harvested in three regions of Kazakhstan. BMC plant biology, 17(1), pp.1-11.
  8. Yermekbayev, K., Griffiths, S., Chhetry, M., Leverington-Waite, M., Orford, M., Amalova A., Abugalieva, S., Turuspekov, Y., 2020. Construction of a Genetic Map of RILs Derived from Wheat ( aestivum L.) Varieties Pamyati Azieva × Paragon Using High-Throughput SNP Genotyping Platform KASP—Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR. Russian Journal of Genetics 56, no. 9 (2020): 1090-1098
  9. Amalova, A.Y., Yermekbayev, K.A., Griffiths, S., Abugalieva, S.I. and Turuspekov, Y.K., 2019. Phenotypic variation of common wheat mapping population Pamyati Azieva x Paragon in south-east of Kazakhstan. International Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 12(1),11-17.
  10. Amalova, A., Yermekbayev, K., Griffiths, S., Abugalieva, S., Babkenov, A., Fedorenko, E., Abugalieva, A. and Turuspekov, Y., 2022. Identification of quantitative trait loci of agronomic traits in bread wheat using a Pamyati Azieva× Paragon mapping population harvested in three regions of Kazakhstan. PeerJ, 10, p.e14324.
  11. Amalova, A., Yermekbayev, K., Griffiths, S., Winfield, M.O., Morgounov, A., Abugalieva, S. and Turuspekov, Y., 2023. Population Structure of Modern Winter Wheat Accessions from Central Asia. Plants, 12(12), p.2233.

Articles in the journals included in the list of the Committee for Control in the Sphere of Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

  1. Abugalieva, S.I., Volkova, L.A., Ermekbaev, K.A. and Turuspekov, E.K., 2012. Genotyping of spring wheat commercial varietes of Kazakhstan using microsatellite DNA markers, Eurasian Journal of Biotechnology, (2), pp.35-45.
  2. Ashimova, A.N., Yermekbaev, K.A., Turuspekov, Y.K. and Abugalieva, S.I., 2016. Генотипирование мировой коллекции овса с использованием микросателлитных маркеров. Experimental Biology, 66(1), pp.134-143.
  3. Сартбаева Ж.Б., Ермекбаев К.А., 2024. Заманауи генетикалық білім берудің ғылыми сауатты қоғам қалыптастырудағы маңызы, Абылай хан атындағы ҚазХҚ және ӘТУ Хабаршысы, Педагогика сериясы, ҒТАМР14.01.01, https://doi.org/10.48371/PEDS.2024.72.1.007
  4. Сартбаева Ж.Б., Х. Озкан., К. Ермекбаев., 2024. Information literacy of students in genetics education on the example of biology and agronomy majors, Bulletin of Toraighyrov University. Pedagogics series. 46-58. 10.48081/GNUP9736. №. 4, https://clck.ru/3GBJ6H
  5. Yermekbayev K., Abduakassov A., Baimyrzayev K., Sartbayeva Zh., Shoken M and Zahid M., 2025, Evaluating different light distances on yield components of wheat under indoor speed breeding, Bulletin of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University. Agricultural Sciences, №3, (74).

Reports and abstracts of the conferences:

  • In the near abroad and overseas:
  1. Абугалиева С.И., Сариев Б.С., Чудинов В.А., Середа Г.А., Ортаев А.К., Тохетова Л.А., Цыганков В.И., Ермекбаев К.А., Туруспеков Е.К. Молекулярно-генетический и морфологический анализ сортов и линий ячменя // «Селекция и генетика сельскохозяйственных растений: традиции и перспективы»: тез. докл. межд. науч. конф., посв. 100-летию Селекционно-генетического института – Национального центра семеноведения и сортоизучения. – Одесса, 2012. – С.119-120.
  2. Волкова Л.А., Ермекбаев К.А., Абугалиева С.И., Туруспеков Е.К. Генетическое разнообразие сортов сои Казахстана // «Селекция и генетика сельскохозяйственных растений: традиции и перспективы»: тез. докл. межд. науч. конф., посв. 100-летию Селекционно-генетического института – Национального центра семеноведения и сортоизучения. – Одесса, 2012. – С.138-139.
  3. Abugalieva S., Ermekbaev K., Sariev B., Chudinov V., Sereda G., Turuspekov Ye. Genotyping and phenotyping of oat collection // 2nd Conference of Cereal Biotechnology and Breding. – Budapest, 2013.
  4. Turuspekov Y., Yermekbayev K., Griffiths S., Abugalieva S. QTL mapping of stress tolerance related traits in wheat based on use of SNP genotyping Illumina arrays // Матер. III межд. науч.ной конф. «Генетика и биотехнология XXI века: проблемы, достижения и перспективы», Минск, 2016.
  5. Abugalieva S., Yermekbayev K., Anuarbek S., Turuspekov Y. Comparative genetic diversity of cereal crops cultivars in Kazakhstan // Abstracts of oral and poster presentations of the 10th International Oat Conference. St. Petersburg, 2016. P. 130.
  6. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Griffiths S., Abugalieva S. Evaluation of hexaploid spring wheat cultivars from Kazakhstan based on adaptation related genes // Buerstmayr H, Lang-Mladek C, Steiner B, Michel S, Buerstmayr M, Lemmens M, Vollmann J, Grausgruber H (editors) (2017) Proceedings of the 13th International Wheat Genetics Symposium. Tulln, Austria; April 23-28, 2017; BOKU – University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; ISBN: 978-3-900932-48-0 – P. 139.
  7. Yermekbayev K. Strategies to increase wheat yield in Kazakhstan using genomic breeding approaches // Conference Oral Presentation // Loughborough University, Second Central Asian Research Forum on Sustainable Development and Innovation, 18th March 2019
  8. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Abugalieva S., Morgounov A., Baboev S., Otambekova M., Pakhomeev O., Griffiths S. Central Asia-UK relationships to kick off the wheat germplasm exchange for better bred wheat // Conference Oral Presentation // John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, Adding value to field crop genetic resources, 25-26 April 2019.
  9. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Griffiths S. Are Iht (increased height), not Rht (reduced height), genes important to define better wheat adaptation to extreme environments with constant drought and heat? // Conference Oral Presentation // University of Saskatchewan, 1st international wheat congress, Saskatoon, Canada, 21 – 26 May 2019.
  10. Yermekbayev., Y. Turuspekov., L. Wingen., S. Abugalieva., A. Amalova., S. Collier., S. Griffiths. Identification of Iht (Increased height) genes in wheat and evaluation of their yield benefits in the southeast Kazakhstan // Conference Poster Presentation // University of Birmingham, Plant Quantitative Genetics: from Theory into Practice, Birmingham, UK, 7 November 2019.
  11. Yermekbayev., Y. Turuspekov., L. Wingen., S. Abugalieva., Michelle Leverington-Waite., S. Collier., S. Griffiths. Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation and performance in Kazakh bread wheat // Conference Poster Presentation // University of Dundee, Dundee, UK, 27–29 April 2021.
  12. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Simon Orford., Griffiths S. HIT for Central Asian wheat-why HRT does not work in every case // Conference Poster Presentation // 2nd international wheat congress, Beijing, China, 12 – 15 September 2022.
  13. Yermekbayev K. Upscaling plant breeding from traditional to genomic selection in Kazakhstan // Conference Poster Presentation // Second Forum for Agri-Biotechnology, July 4-5, 2023, Astana, Kazakhstan.
  14. Sartbayeva Zh., Ozkan H., Yermekbayev K. Formation of genetic literacy of students in modern genetics // Conference Poster Presentation // The 8th Asia-pacific chromosome colloquium (APCC8), Tekirdag, Turkey, 18- 21 September 2023.             
  15. Yermekbayev K. Understanding the genetic control of adaptation and yield for Kazakh bread wheat through height controlling genes on 5A and 6A chromosomes // Oral presentation // The 8th Asia-pacific chromosome colloquium (APCC8), Tekirdag, Turkey, 18- 21 September 2023.
  16. Yermekbayev K. Tall or short: understanding the genetic control of plant height and its association with yield components in wheats from Central Asia // Oral talk // Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG 32) // San Diego on January 10-15, 2025
  17. Yermekbayev., Y. Turuspekov., L. Wingen., S. Abugalieva., Michelle Leverington-Waite., S. Collier., Anthony Hall and S. Griffiths. BREAKING THE FOUNDER EFFECT CONTROLLING PLANT HEIGHT IN KAZAKH WHEAT GENE POOL // INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANT BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY // Oral talk // Almaty, Kazakhstan, 3-6 June, 2024.
  18. Yermekbayev., 3rd International Wheat Congress (IWC) // 22 – 27 September 2024, Perth, Western Australia
  19. Kanat Yermekbayev, Aibek Abduaksov, Zahid Mahmood, Madi Shoken, Zhuldyz Sartbayeva, Yerlan Turuspekov and Simon Griffiths, POWER OF SPEED AND PRECISION IN PLANT BREEDING// GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE // Oral talk // Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27-30 May, 2025.
  20. Aibek Abduaksov, Zahid Mahmood, Kuat Baimyrzayev and Kanat Yermekbayev. “What did we learn from the establishment of the first Speed Breeding facility in Kazakhstan?”// GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE // Poster // Almaty, Kazakhstan, 27-30 May, 2025.
  • In Kazakhstan:
  1. Абугалиева С.И., Волкова Л.А., Ермекбаев К.А., Абугалиева А.И., Байбекова Г.С., Орманбекова Д.Е., Туруспеков Е.К. Молекулярно-генетические основы формирования качества зерна мягкой пшеницы // Материалы 2-ой международной конференции АСТАНА-БИОТЕХ 2011, Астана 10-11 октября 2011 г. С.90.
  2. Yermekbayev K., Rsaliyev A., Rsaliyev Sh., Turuspekov Y. Identification of resistant lines of wild barley Hordeum vulgare spontaneum Koch. to stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis // Материалы «Международной конференции по биологии и биотехнологии растений». – Алматы: ИББР, 2014. – C. 122.
  3. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Abugalieva S. Distribution areas and genetic diversity of wild barley from Kazakhstan // Материалы «Международной конференции по биологии и биотехнологии растений». – Алматы: ИББР, 2014. – C. 60.
  4. Turuspekov Y.,Yermekbayev K., Baibulatova A., Chapman S., Zheng B., Ganal M., Plieske J., Griffiths S., Abugalieva S. Prediction of flowering time and GWAS of yield components of spring wheat in Kazakhstan // “Plant Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology”: Материалы 4-ой Международной конференции PlantGen 2017 / под общей редакцией Е.К. Туруспекова, С.И. Абугалиевой. – Алматы: ИББР, 2017 (ISBN 978-601-80631-2-1). – С. 67.
  5. Yermekbayev K., Turuspekov Y., Ganal M., Plieske J., Griffiths S. Construction and utilization of the hexaploid wheat genetic map Pamyati Azieva x Paragon // “Plant Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology”: Материалы 4-ой Международной конференции PlantGen 2017 / под общей редакцией Е.К. Туруспекова, С.И. Абугалиевой. – Алматы: ИББР, 2017 (ISBN 978-601-80631-2-1). – С. 119.