Tolenova Karakoz Didarkyzy is a Master of Pedagogical Sciences, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Fundamental Medicine, Higher School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. She also serves as the Deputy Head of the Department for Academic, Methodological, and Educational Affairs, and is a recipient of the “500 Scientists” scholarship under the Bolashak International Scholarship Program. She completed her Bachelor's degree in 5B060700 – Biology in 2014 and her Master’s degree in 6M011300 – Biology in 2016 at the Department of Biophysics and Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi KazNU. In 2019, she was admitted to the PhD program in 8D05101 – Biology at the Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology and successfully completed it in 2022. Professional Experience 2015 — Lecturer of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry, KRMU, Almaty; 2016–2017 — Specialist of the Department of Strategy and Corporate Development, Asfendiyarov KazNMU, Almaty; 2017–2018 — Lecturer of Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Genetics, Asfendiyarov KazNMU; 2022 – present — Senior Lecturer, Department of Fundamental Medicine, Higher School of Medicine, Al-Farabi KazNU; Deputy Head of the Department for Academic, Methodological, and Educational Work. International Internships and Professional Development 2014 — Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Türkiye; 2021 — Professional development program, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, Türkiye; 2022 — Research internship at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University; September 15, 2024 – September 15, 2025 — One-year research internship at Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia (“500 Scientists” — Bolashaq International Scholarship). Scientific Achievements Author and co-author of more than 18 scientific publications; 2 articles indexed in Scopus; H-index — 2.