Professional experience More than 20 years of experience in molecular biology, paleogenetics, criminology and teaching. Participant of international projects and internships in Germany, USA, Canada and Singapore. He is the author of 11 articles and one book chapter indexed in Scopus (323). Competencies: ancient DNA, bioinformatics, Y-chromosome and mitochondrial analysis, next-generation sequencing, coordination of laboratory and scientific projects.
Education1999 - 2004 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Medical and Biological Sciences.
2015 - 2017 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. Master of Science Degree.
2019 - 2023 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. PhD, Биотехнология .
Scientific interestsGenetic Relationship Among the Kazakh People Based on Y-STR Markers Reveals Evidence of Genetic Variation Among Tribes and Zhuz
Publications
- Yeh, K. B., Parekh, F. K., Musralina, L., Sansyzbai, A., Tabynov, K., Shapieva, Z., Richards, A. L., & Hay, J. A. (2019). Case history in cooperative biological research: Compendium of studies and program analyses in Kazakhstan. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 4(4), 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4040136
- Yegemberdiyeva, R., Shapiyeva, Z., Dmitrovskiy, A., Maykanov, N., Musralina, L., & Yeraliyeva, A. (2019). West Nile fever: Clinical and epidemiological manifestations. Vestnik KazNMU, 2, 93. https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/lihoradka-zapadnogo-nila-kliniko-epidemiologicheskie-proyavleniya
- Tukhanova, N., Shin, A., Abdiyeva, K., Turebekov, N., Yeraliyeva, L., Yegemberdiyeva, R., Shapiyeva, Z., Froeschl, G., Hoelscher, M., Wagner, E., Rösel, K., Zhalmagambetova, A., Musralina, L., Frey, S., & Essbauer, S. (2020). Serological investigation of orthohantaviruses in patients with fever of unknown origin in Kazakhstan. Zoonoses and Public Health, 67(3), 271–279. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12683
- Djansugurova, L. B., Musralina, L. Z., Khussainova, E. M., Bekmanov, B. O., Samashev, Z. S., Gnecchi-Ruscone, G. A., & Krause, J. (2020). Paleogenetic analysis of human remains representing the Hunno-Xianbei layer of Berel in the Kazakh Altai. World of the Great Altai, 6(2), 949–958. https://www.vku.edu.kz/sites/default/files/files/nauka
- Gnecchi-Ruscone, G. A., Khussainova, E., Kahbatkyzy, N., Musralina, L., Spyrou, M. A., Bianco, R. A., ... Krause, J. (2021). Ancient genomic time transect from the Central Asian Steppe unravels the history of the Scythians. Science Advances, 7(13), eabe4414. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe4414
- Musralina, L. Z., Khussainova, E. M., Altynova, N. K., Zhanyazov, Zh. A., Nurzhibek, K., Samashev, Z. S., Bekmanov, B. O., & Djansugurova, L. B. (2021). Paleogenetic analysis of ancient pathogens in human remains from the Berel region. Problems of Evolution of Open Systems, 2(23), 117–126. https://peos.kaznu.kz
- Turebekov, N., Abdiyeva, K., Yegemberdiyeva, R., Kuznetsov, A., Dmitrovskiy, A., Yeraliyeva, L., Shapiyeva, Z., ... Musralina, L., ... Essbauer, S. (2021). Rickettsia spp. antibodies in hospitalized patients with undifferentiated febrile illness in the southern region of Kazakhstan. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(6), 2000–2008. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0388
- Kocher, A., Papac, L., Barquera, R., Key, F. M., Spyrou, M. A., Hübler, R., ... Musralina, L., ... Krause, J., Kühnert, D. (2021). Ten millennia of hepatitis B virus evolution. Science, 374(6564), 182–188. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abi5658
- Perfilyeva, A., Bespalova, K., Perfilyeva, Y., Musralina, L., Bekmanov, B., & Djansugurova, L. (2022). Integrative functional genomic analysis in multiplex autism families from Kazakhstan. Disease Markers, 2022, 1509994. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1509994
- Khussainova, E., Kisselev, I., Iksan, O., Musralina, L., Good, S. V., & Djansugurova, L. (2022). Genetic relationship among the Kazakh people based on Y-STR markers reveals evidence of genetic variation among tribes and zhuz. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, 801295. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.801295
- Musralina, L. Z., Djansugurova, L. B., & Krause, J. (2022). Features of the study of ancient pathogens. Problems of Evolution of Open Systems, 22(1), 83–89. https://peos.kaznu.kz/index.php/peos/article/view/259
- Andrades Valtueña, A., Neumann, G. U., Spyrou, M. A., Musralina, L., Aron, F., Beisenov, A., ... Herbig, A. (2022). Stone Age Yersinia pestis genomes shed light on the early evolution, diversity, and ecology of plague. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(17), e2116722119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116722119
- Spyrou, M. A., Musralina, L., Gnecchi Ruscone, G., Kocher, A., Borbone, P.-G., Khartanovich, V. I., ... Krause, J. (2022). The source of the Black Death uncovered from a 14th-century plague epidemic in Central Asia. Nature, 606(7915), 718–724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04800-3
- Shin, A., Tukhanova, N., Ndenkeh, J., Shapiyeva, R., Yegemberdiyeva, L., Yeraliyeva, T., Nurmakhanov, G., Froeschl, M., Hoelscher, L., Musralina, L., ... Essbauer, S. (2022). Tick-borne encephalitis virus and West Nile fever virus as causes of serous meningitis of unknown origin in Kazakhstan. Zoonoses and Public Health, 69(5), 514–525. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12941
- Musralina, L. Z., Khussainova, E. M., & Djansugurova, L. B. (2023). Genomic insights into ancient pathogens in Central Asia. Journal of Human Genetics, 68(4), 350–362. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99886-4.00002-8
- Altynova, N.K., Tokmurzina, S.S., Kassymbekova, A.M., Kereyev T.N., Musralina L.Z., Lebedeva, L.P., Djansugurova, L.B. (2024). Genetic markers of sports performance, interpretation of individual genotypes in the athlete’s genetic passport. International Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 17(2), 53–73. https://doi.org/10.26577/IJBCh2024v17.i2.6
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