Dinara Alzhanova, MD, PhD
Area of Focus
- Advanced Parkinson’s therapies
- Alzheimer's disease
- Central Asia
Biography
Dinara Alzhanova- Associate Professor of the Department of Neurology at Astana Medical University (Astana, Kazakhstan)
INSTITUTION
-Akmola Medical Academy, Astana, Kazakhstan (1995-2001)
-Internship in neurology, Akmola Medical Academy, Astana, Kazakhstan (2001-2002)
-PhD (National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan)-2008
Positions and employment
-2002-2004 Neurologist, Hospital for veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Astana, Kazakhstan
-2004-2012 Neurologist, Researcher, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
-2012- Associate Professor at the Department of Neurology, Astana Medical University, Astana,
Clinical Research Experience:
-Age-related dementia in Kazakhstan: assessment of risk factors and search for potential biomarkers” under the program “Creation and development of the foundations of genomic medicine in Kazakhstan (2015-2017)
-Study of the intestinal and oral microbiome of patients with Alzheimer’s disease in Kazakhstan (2021)
-Study of the dysfunction of the phagocytic system of monocytes in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (2022-2023)
Publications
-Kaiyrlykyzy A, Kozhakhmetov S, Babenko D, Zholdasbekova G, Alzhanova D, Olzhayev F, Baibulatova A, Kushugulova AR, Askarova S. Study of gut microbiota alterations in Alzheimer’s dementia patients from Kazakhstan. Sci Rep. 2022 Sep 6;12(1):15115. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-19393-0. PMID: 36068280; PMCID: PMC9448737.
-Shinalieva K, Kasenova A, Akhmetzhanova Z, Alzhanova D, Eszhanova L, Bekenova A. Association of Insomnia with Anxiety and Depression in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Iran J Med Sci. 2023 Sep;48(5):448-455. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2023.96017.2755. PMID: 37786466; PMCID: PMC10541539.
-Kaiyrlykyzy A, Umbayev B, Masoud AR, Baibulatova A, Tsoy A, Olzhayev F, Alzhanova D, Zholdasbekova G, Davletov K, Akilzhanova A, Askarova S. Circulating adiponectin levels, expression of adiponectin receptors, and methylation of adiponectin gene promoter in relation to Alzheimer’s disease. BMC Med Genomics. 2022 Dec 16;15(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12920-022-01420-8. PMID: 36527105; PMCID: PMC9756783