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  • for International applicants:  February 28, 2023
  • for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan:  April 18, 2023
  • for International applicants:  March 15, 2023
  • for the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan:  May 3, 2023

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  • Language: English
  • Delivery mode: Full time, on campus

August 2024

  • Duration: 4 years
  • World Experience: International residency

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Ilesanmi Adesida

Ilesanmi Adesida

Acting President, Provost

Professor Ilesanmi Adesida is a successful scientist and administrator in both scientific and educational circles. Prior to his appointment at Nazarbayev University, Professor Adesida served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).

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Graduate School of Public Policy

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What we offer

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This program is aimed at students who want a rigorous training in public affairs which will prepare them for jobs in regional and international public, state-affiliated and NGOs organizations.

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This program is aimed at in-service public and third sector professionals with a career trajectory aimed at the most senior levels in government, state affiliated and NGOs organizations.

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We offer bespoke courses to meet the needs of regional organizations in the public and NGO sectors. Often this in response to short-term training needs which draws on the research expertise of our Faculty.

Why choose NU GSPP?

The Graduate School of Public Policy has an established partnership with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore which offers exchange opportunities for faculty, staff and students as part of their programs and professional development

Our Faculty combines international scholars and Central Asian experts who engage in scholarship and research informed teaching to graduate students who will raise the quality of public administration and policy in the region and internationally

The immediate hinterland for the Graduate School of Public Policy is Kazakhstan but we are increasingly attracting international students with an interest in Central Asian public sector studies. Kazakhstan is also seen as an innovator for its neighboring countries

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yingqiu Xie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Associate professor

  • Associate professor , School of Sciences and Humanities
  • School of Sciences and Humanities , Department of Biology

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

Overcome PARP inhibitor drug resistance in cancers; Nanozyme innovations; nMET signaling pathways in prostate cancer; Crosstalk between epigenetic mechanisms and Pim-1; Network pharmacology of natural products; Marine nanomedicine; Green biochemistry: waste recycle for nanoparticles medicine

  • 1998 Citations

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Professional information.

Dr. Xie received the Ph.D. in Genetics from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. During Ph.D. studies, Dr. Xie discovered a strong promoter for bioengineering from viral genome which was awarded a USA patent. During his postdoctoral training, Dr. Xie discovered novel diagnostic and prognostic markers of prostate cancer such as PIM-1L and nMET.  Dr. Xie also found mechanisms of multiple drug resistance, novel signaling networks in prostate, breast cancer and leukemia. Dr. Xie has supervised students to carry out cancer research and to publish their research results since he joined the Nazarbayev University as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Xie’s current research is focusing on molecular and biochemical mechanisms of cancer and other diseases and precision therapeutics.

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  • cancer INIS 100%
  • prostate INIS 62%
  • kinases INIS 37%
  • Cancer Cell Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 36%
  • Prostate Cancer Keyphrases 35%
  • Kinase Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 27%
  • receptors INIS 26%
  • carbon INIS 26%

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Projects per year

Improving the efficacy of PARP inhibition with Sulfur-Carbon Nanodots through DNA damage response

Xie, Y. & Dukenbayev, K.

1/1/22 → 12/31/24

Project : FDCRGP

  • Carbon Dots (C-dots) 100%
  • DNA Damage Response 100%
  • Sulfur 100%
  • PARP Inhibitor (PARPi) 100%
  • inhibition 100%

Phosphatase-like nanozyme activity of carbon nanodots and its potential as supplement for kinase inhibitor drug treating prostate cancer: potential intellectual property discovered in food product

Fan, H. , Xie, Y. & Chen, Z.

1/31/19 → 5/31/22

  • Pyridine 100%
  • carbon 100%
  • Carbon Dots (C-dots) 76%
  • interactions 69%

Prostate cancer drug target: Targeting cancer stem-like cells of castration-resistant prostate cancer through combinatorial inhibition of MET/nuclear MET and β-Catenin pathways: potential therapeutic intellectual property in prostate cancer treatment

Xie, Y. , Fan, H. , Dukenbayev, K. & Chen, Z.

1/31/19 → 8/31/22

  • cancer 100%
  • Malignant Neoplasm 82%
  • Rhizoma Polygonati 69%
  • prostate 69%
  • Prostate Cancer 69%

Research output

  • 7 Review article
  • 2 Comment/debate
  • 1 Conference contribution
  • 1 Editorial

Research output per year

Novel carbon nanozymes with enhanced phosphatase-like catalytic activity for antimicrobial applications

Research output : Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phosphatase 100%
  • Catalytic Activity 100%
  • Carbon Nanoparticles 100%
  • Carbon Nanozyme 100%
  • Antimicrobial Use 100%

Carbon nanoparticles induce DNA repair and PARP inhibitor resistance associated with nanozyme activity in cancer cells

  • Cancer Cells 100%
  • In Cancer 100%
  • Nanoenzyme 100%
  • PARP Inhibitor Resistance 100%

Editorial: Molecular mechanisms of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis

Research output : Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

A carbon dot-based Co-nanozyme with alkaline phosphatase-mechanism and application

  • Sensitive Detection 100%
  • Stem Cell 100%

Generation of particle assemblies mimicking enzymatic activity by processing of herbal food: The case of rhizoma polygonati and other natural ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine

  • Enzymatic Activity 100%
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine 100%
  • Natural Ingredients 100%
  • Particle Assembly 100%
  • Herbal 100%

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  1. Postgraduate programs

    Applicants can apply for no more than 2 Master's / PhD programs at Nazarbayev University. In case of admission to both programs, the applicant must choose only one. The application fee is 10 000 tenge. The application fee is increased 3 times when paid within the last two weeks before the first approved deadline and during the extension period ...

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  4. PhD in Business Administration/OVERVIEW

    PhD in Business Administration is a 4-year PhD program comprising compulsory coursework, research, examinations, and thesis writing. The program aligns with the structure of similar PhD programs in North America, and follows the Bologna process and the revised Graduate Programs Framework of Nazarbayev University.

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    Prior to his appointment at Nazarbayev University, Professor Adesida served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). ... and his PhD from University College, London. He is a noted and well-published physician-scientist whose research focuses on epithelial adhesion molecules and ...

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  10. Physics, Ph.D.

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  12. yingqiu Xie

    Dr. Xie received the Ph.D. in Genetics from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. During Ph.D. studies, Dr. Xie discovered a strong promoter for bioengineering from viral genome which was awarded a USA patent. During his postdoctoral training, Dr. Xie discovered novel diagnostic and prognostic markers of ...

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