Head of the Department Z.A. Kadirova graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Tashkent State University (now Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan) in 1995 and worked at the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology as a senior laboratory assistant, then as a research intern and teacher. In 2020, he defended his PhD thesis on the topic “Creation of a virus-free medicinal plant Physalis alkekengi by microcloning and production of biologically active substances”. He began his teaching career in 2001 as a lecturer at the same university. In 2011-2020, he worked as a senior lecturer at the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Faculty of Biology of the Mirzo Ulugbek National University of Uzbekistan, in 2020 as an acting associate professor, and in 2023 as head of the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology. In 2025, he received the academic title of associate professor and currently holds the position of head of the department.