On May 4, 2022, Professor of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Doctor of Biological Sciences Kolumbaeva Saule Zhanabaevna was awarded the medal "Eren enbegi ushin".

Professor S.Zh. Kolumbaeva has published more than 200 scientific publications in local and foreign journals, including 17 publications in Scopus and Web of Science databases. She is the author of 3 patents, 8 security documents, 2 monographs and 10 textbooks. h-index - 4. Scientific supervisor of 6 scientific projects of grant funding of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in 6 scientific projects.

Kolumbaeva S.Zh. is the owner of the following honorary titles and awards: “The best teacher of al-Farabi Kazakh National University. 2008”, Badge of al-Farabi Kazakh National University (dedicated to the 75th anniversary) (2009), Winner of the grant "The best university teacher-2011", winner of state scholarship of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a scientist who contributed to the development of science and technology (2017).

Kolumbaeva S.Zh. is the Associate Chief Editor of the journal “Bulletin of KazNU. Ecological series”, from 2012 to 2019. member of the National Coordinating Committee of the Small Grants Program of the UNDP Global Environment Facility.