Department of Respiratory, New and Re-emerging Viral Infections Research

Department Staff

Head of the Department: Nargiz S. Ibadullaeva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher.

Leading Researcher: Ravshan A. Rakhimov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher.

Virologist: Elizaveta A. Zholdasova.

Laboratory assistant: Shakhnoza M. Matyakubova.

Main Areas of Activity

The department conducts research activities focused on the study of acute respiratory viral infections, monitoring of the epidemiological situation, improvement of laboratory diagnostic methods, as well as the investigation of novel and emerging viral pathogens.

Within its scope of activities, the Department focuses on the following areas:

• Studying trends in the incidence of influenza, acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI), acute pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI).
• Investigating the etiological structure of acute respiratory viral infections.
• Assessing and forecasting the epidemiological situation regarding influenza.
• Studying the epidemiological, etiological, and molecular genetic characteristics of novel and emerging viral infections.
• Organizing and conducting clinical studies.
• Developing and implementing research projects, including those supported by national and international grant programmes.
• Conducting molecular genetic studies using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing methods.
• Developing methodological recommendations and improving clinical protocols.