ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the Department of Pharmacognosy, as independent separate departments, were organized in 1953. Associate Professor Babich Solomon Efimovich was elected head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
From 1969 to 1979, this department was headed by Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor Esbolgan Tegisbaevich Tegisbaev.
From 1979 to 2008, the department was headed by Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Alimkhan Sabekovich Beisenbekov.
In 2008, the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry was transformed into the “Pharmacist-Analyst” module. From the beginning of the module’s formation until October 2016, the “Pharmacist-Analyst” module was led by Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor Roza Amirzhanovna Omarova.
Since September 2016, the Pharmacist-Analyst module has been renamed the Pharmaceutical Chemistry course. Starting from October 2016, the course of pharmaceutical chemistry was headed by Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Bisenbaev E.M.
The first head of the department of pharmacognosy was P.I. Belikov – Shtomich. Over the years, the department was headed by: Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Pisarev A.A.; Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Nikonov G.K.; Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Mukhametgaliev A.G.; Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor Ashirmatova M.N.
Since 2008, the Department of Pharmacognosy has been transformed into the “Pharmacist-Pharmacognosist” module. From the beginning of the module’s formation until 2016, the module was led by Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, docent Galiya Myrzagalievna Sayakova.
According to the order of the rector of KazNMU named after. S.D. Asfendiyarov No. 496 dated September 12, 2017, the courses of pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy and chemical-toxicological disciplines, previously part of the department of pharmaceutical disciplines, were merged into the department of chemical-pharmaceutical disciplines, headed by the head of the department, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor Boshkaeva A. TO.
From 2019 to 2021, the department was headed by PhD, Associate Professor Berillo D.A.
From October 2021 to March 2023, the department of pharmaceutical and toxicological chemistry, pharmacognosy and botany was headed by PhD, associate professor Zhumashova G.T.
From March 2023 to present, acting head of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Botany Candidate of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor Akhelova A.L.
From September 10, 2024, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor Assyl Kenesovna Boshkayeva was appointed head of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry.