Vladimir Surov

Vladimir Surov is an Instructor at Nazarbayev University School of Medicine in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. He has held clinical roles at the National Centre for Maternal and Child Health and the National Centre for Neurosurgery, and completed a pre-registration pharmacy program in the UK.

• Education: Bachelor and Master's Degree in Pharmacy (with Honours), University of Nottingham

Research interests: He focuses on Drug Discovery and Development, with applications in Oncology and Antimicrobials, as well as Anti-epileptic pharmacotherapy. His work intersects clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, and sociomedical factors influencing drug use.

Publications highlight trends in antibiotic consumption linked to social determinants, and the exploration of metformin derivatives for cancer treatment. These contributions span pharmacology, public health, and drug repurposing.

Scientific awards:

• Recipient of the International Bolashak Scholarship (2008) for studying Pharmacology, Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the UK

Additional activities include collaboration with researchers from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and contributions to peer-reviewed journals like Antibiotics and Frontiers in Pharmacology.