Dr. Kazima Bulayeva PhD has done her biology and psychophysiology training in University of Rostov at Don, Russia, as well as in USSR Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia. DrSc dissertation has been done in Institute of Medical Genetics of Russian Ac.Sc.Dr Bulayeva's study indicated that these ethnic populations have a high endogamy and high consanguineous marriages rates over hundreds generations that created genetically homogeneous gene pool with significant role of gene drift and selection pressure. One of most important factor of gene drift -ancestor effect along with endogamy and inbreeding created in some rare genetic isolates a high aggregation of certain complex diseases, such as neuropsychiatric (schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, BPD, ASD etc), cardiovascular disorder, certain types of cancer etc.

Dr. Kazima Bulayeva Genetic-Epidemiology; Population genetics; Molecular medicine; Brain diseases;