Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

About department

Description
The Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biotechnology was founded on the basis of the Faculty of Medical Biology, which was operating since 2004.  During the 2004-2017 period, the head of the department was Dr. of Biological Sciences, Professor H.R. Vardapetyan. Starting from 2018 the head of the department is Ph.D., Associate Professor A.A. Hovannisyan.

The educational process of the department is carried out in two degrees: 

Specialist degree: 30.05.01 specialty "Medical biochemistry", full-time studying, the standard period of mastering the basic educational program is 6 years.

Postgraduate studies for the following specialties: S.00.08 Zoology, Parasitology, Ecology, G.00.04, and 1.5.4. Biochemistry. The standard period for mastering the basic educational program is 4 years (for the Russian section) and 3 years (for the Armenian section).

The department also has Master's programs:
Master's degree programs: "Materials and technologies for medicine and biotechnology" and "Biomedical Engineering" (in the frame of TEMPUS). In the case of full-time studying, the standard period for mastering the basic educational program is 2 years.

Research activities of the department
On the basis of the department, have been created six educational and two research laboratories, which are considered one of the best in their field and are equipped with modern equipment. Laboratories of "Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology" and "Structural bioinformatics" have been created.
The department and laboratories main research areas are:
* Analytical biochemistry;
* Green and red biotechnology,
* Nanobiotechnology,
* Study of secondary metabolites of plants
The department is actively involved in the organization of scientific discussions, conferences, and round tables on various topics. We give utmost attention to the scientific potential of our students via creating research opportunities with leading universities in the regio
 

Programs

team

Hovhannisyan Ashkhen

PhD in Biology

Information

ACADEMIC DEGREE PhD in Biology, Phd thesis theme:
“Different elicitors’ action on hypericins and podophyllotoxins biosynthesis metabolic pathways”
2003
EDUCATION PhD student of Yerevan State University, Biological Faculty, Department of Biophysics. 1991-2000
Yerevan State University, Biological Faculty, Department of Biophysics, Diploma of Honor, Yerevan 1986-1991
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Head of the department Medical Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Head of the laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Associate Professor
Russian-Armenian University, Medical Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2018-

2018-


2005-
  Senior scientific researcher
Group of “Molecular Biophysics Laboratory” in Yerevan State University, Biological Faculty, Department of Biophysics.
 
2000-
RESEARCH GRANTS & AWARDS
 
Supervisor the Armenian Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science Grant program “21APP-1F010” - Design of nano- and microscale structures of the "core-shell" type for use theranostics of diseases
Supervisor the Armenian Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science Grant program “21T-1F243” - Biogenic nanoparticles and their complexes as strategic healthcare approaches for modern
solutions to the problems of multidrug resistance
Involved in Armenian National Science and Educational Foundation (ANSEF) Grant Programme 20AN:NS-biotech-2329 Green Synthesis, Characterization And Application Of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles
2021




2021







2020
  Supervisor the Research teams from universities and research institutes of the Republic of Armenia are invited to participate in the Faculty Research Funding Program implemented by Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) with support of PMI Science: “Testing strategies for green silver nanoparticles’ safety applications use”
Supervisor the Armenian Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science Grant program basic financing (N 10-2/I-1), “Combined action of antitumor and antioxidant natural compounds investigation"
TEMPUS Biomedical Engineering  Education Initiative in Easter Neighboring Area (BME-ENA)
          2019











        2017-



  2014-2017


 
  Involved in Armenian National Science and Educational Foundation (ANSEF) Grant Programme (NS-82) 2003
  The Armenian Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science Grant program (thematic and basic financing) 2000-2017
  The Russian Federation’s Ministry of Education and Science Grant program 2015-2020
MEMBERSHIP Armenian Biochemists association member
European Biochemists Federation Member Dechema member (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology).
 
2000-
2003-

2005-

Scientific interests

  • Biochemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioengineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular biology
  • Nanobiotechnology

List of publications

  • Vardapetyan HR, Kirakosyan AB, Hovhannisyan A. et al, Effect of various elicitors on lignan biosynthesis in callus cultures of Linum austriacum // Rus. J. of “Plant Physiology”, v.50, N3, p.297 –301, 2003.
  • Vardapetyan H.R., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A. Martirosyan A.S., Possibility of improvement of hemoglobin properties as biosensors’ detection element. In Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II, edited by Jürgen Popp, Wolfgang Drexler, Valery V. Tuchin, Dennis L. Matthews, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7715 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 2010) 77153N, p.77153N-1 – 77153N-8. doi:10.1117/12.852765.
  • Vardapetyan HR, Tiratsuyan SG, Hovhannisyan AA. Martirosyan AS, Biphasic dose–response of antioxidants in hypericin-induced photohemolysis // Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2011, 8(3), 282-7. doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.03.339.
  • Vardapetyan H.R., Martirosyan A.S., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A. Interaction between hypericin and hemoglobin. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biol. 101 (2010) p. 53-58, PMID: DOI: 10.1016 / j.jphotobiol.2010.06.011.
  • Vardapetyan H.R., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A., Martirosyan A.S., Improvement of hypericin properties as an anticancer agent // Annals of Oncology, Abstract book IMPAKT 2010 Breast Cancer Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 6-8 May V. 21, Suppl. 4, v.58, 134P, 2010.
  • Vardapetyan H.R., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A. Martirosyan A.S., “Improvement of hemoglobin peroxidase activity via hypericin”, FEBS J., 36th FEBS Congress “Biochemistry for Tomorrow’s Medicine”, Torino, Italy, 25-30 June, 2011, V. 278, Suppl. 1, P08.23, p.159-160.
  • Vardapetyan H.R., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A., Martirosyan A.S., “Elucidation of DPPH radical scavenging, antibacterial and photodynamic activities of Hypericum perforatum extracts’, BJA, 2012, v.64, N 2, p. 111-116.
  • Vardapetyan H., Tiratsuyan S., Hovhannisyan A., Rukhkyan M., Hovhannisyan D. “Phytochemical composition and biological activityof Laurus nobilis L. leaves collected from two regions of South Caucasus’ // Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, vol 1, issue 2, pp. 45-51, 2013.
  • H. Vardapetyan, AA Hovhannisyan, S Tiratsuyan, Study of photodynamic activity of hypericin and synthetic photosensitizers on haemolysis of erythrocytes in vitro // Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering V. 6087, 2006, Article number 608706 Biophotonics and Immune Responses; San Jose, CA; United States; 23, 24 January 2006 through; Code 67211. proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org
  • HR Vardapetyan, AA Hovhannisyan, SG Tiratsuyan, et al. Substrate specificity of Peroxidases // Vestnik IAELPS regional issue, V.10, № 5, p. 161-164, 2005.
  • Vardapetyan H., Tiratsuyan A., Hovhannisyan A. Hepatoprotective activity of leaf extract of Laurus nobilis L. against CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in rats // IFMBE CONFERENCE 3rd International Conf. on Nano¬technologies and Biomedical Engineering (ICNBME-2015) vol. 55, p.419-423, 2015. DOI:10.1007/978-981-287-736-9_99.
  • S.G. Tiratsuyan A.A. Hovhannisyan, A.V. Karapetyan, T.A. Gomktsyan, A.P. Yengoyan, Synthesis and biological activities of novel pyridazine derivatives // Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, V. 63, Issue 5, pp 656–662, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443716050125.
  • Оганесян A.A., Вардапетян Г.Р. «Зеленая биотехнология», Культуры раcтитeльных клeток и тканeйв биологии и медицине // Издательство «Асогик» 2017. Проект BME-ENA “Темпус инициатива в сфере Биомедицинского инженерного образования в регионе Восточного Соседства”. ISBN 978-9939-50-352-3, 2017.
  • Оганесян А.А., Рштуни Л.Р., Вардапетян Г.Р., Геворкян В.А. Действие наноразмерного серебра на морфофизиологические свойства каллусных культур Linum ausriacum L. // «Физико-химическая биология» материалы IV международной научной интернет-конференции, Материалы III междунар. науч.-практ. конф. – Ставрополь : Изд-во СтГМУ, 24-27, 2017.
  • Ohanyan A., Shishkoyan N., Kazaryan Sh., Hovhannisyan A., Tiratsuyan S., Elbekyan K., Koshel V., Khodzhayan A. Antioxidant and Hemolytic Properties of Different Extracts from Prunella vulgaris L. Leaves. Medical News of North Caucasus 2018. 13(3), 507-510. DOI – https://doi.org/10.14300/mnnc.2018.13091.
  • Чилингарян Г.В., Оганесян A. А., Гиносян С.В., Тирацуян С.Г. Теломерные Г- Квадруплексные Мотивы ДНК как Потенциальная Мишень Новых Антималярийных Препаратов. VI Международная научная интернет конференция Физико-химическая биология Ставрополь 2018, ноябрь 27-29, 9-12.
  • Оганесян А.А., Вардапетян Г.Р., Арутюнян А.А., Тирацуян С.Г., Казарян Ш.А., Петросян М.С. Исследование действия миллиметровых волн на антиоксидантную систему суспензионных культур Linum ausriacum L. VIII Международный конгресс "Слабые и сверхслабые поля и излучения и в биологии и медицине" 10-15.09.2018, Санкт-Петербург, стр. 67-68.
  • Kazaryan Sh., M. Petrosyan, L. Rshtuni, V. Dabaghyan, and A. Hovhannisyan Effects of Green Silver Nanoparticles on CCl4 Injured Albino Rats’ Liver. 4th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering Proceedings of ICNBME-2019, September 18–21, 2019, Chisinau, Moldova. V 77, 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31866-6_27
  • Ohanyan S., Grabski H., Rshtuni L., Tiratsuyan S., Hovhannisyan A. Improvement of the Antibacterial Activity of Benzylpenicillin in Combination with Green Silver Nanoparticles Against Staphylococcus aureus. 4th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering Proceedings of ICNBME-2019, September 18–21, 2019, Chisinau, Moldova. V.77, 349-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31866-6_6
  • Petrosyan M., Gevorgyan T., Kirakosyan G., Ghulikyan L., Hovhannisyan A., Ayvazyan N. Testing Green Silver Nanoparticles for Genotoxicity, Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity 4th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering Proceedings of ICNBME-2019, September 18–21, 2019, Chisinau, Moldova. 567-579. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31866-6_101
  • Khachatryan A., Khasaryan Sh., Tiratsuyan S., Hovhannisyan A."ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF SILVER AND IRON OXIDE Fe3O4 NANOPARTICLES IN COMBINATION WITH ANTIBIOTICS ON E. coli" 2019, BioNanoScience, Springer New York, LCC, vol. 9, p. 587–596, DOI: 10.1007/s12668-019-00640-0.
  • Казарян Ш.А., Рштуни Л.Р., Оганесян А.А. Синергизм антибактериального действия наночастиц серебра и экстракта T. polium. Сборник Научных Трудов VI Съезда Биофизиков России: в 2 томах, 2019, 253, DOI: 10.31429/SbR6.2019.001 http://conf-2019.biophys.ru/work/BioPhys-2019_V1.pdf
  • Казарян Ш.А., Рштуни Л.Р., Петросян М.С., Каралян Н.Ю., Оганесян А.А. Влияние зеленых наночастиц серебра на биохимические показатели функционирования печени крыс Сборник Научных Трудов VI Съезда Биофизиков России: в 2 томах, 2019, 254, DOI: 10.31429/SbR6.2019.001 http://conf-2019.biophys.ru/work/BioPhys-2019_V1.pdf
  • Farsiyan L., Hovhannisyan A., Arutyunyan A., “Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Green Synthesis”, Current advances in pathogen research, FEBS, March 25-30, 2019, Yerevan, Armenia. pp. 45-46.
  • Gabrielyan L, A Hovhannisyan, V Gevorgyan, M Ananyan, A Trchounian “Antibacterial effects of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles: distinguishing concentration-dependent effects with different bacterial cells growth and membrane”. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Publisher NameSpringer Berlin Heidelberg March 2019, Volume 103, Issue 6, pp 2773–2782 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-019-09653-x
  • Gabrielyan L, Hakobyan L, Hovhannisyan A, Trchounian A “Effects of iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles on Escherichia coli antibiotic resistant strains” Journal of applied microbiology, Volime 126, Issue 4, pp 1108-1116 https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14214
  • Arutyunyan A., Hovhannisyan A., Kazarian Sh., Tiratsuyan S. “Effect of silver nanoparticles on peroxidase activity of Linum ausriacum L. and Hypericum perforatum L. callus culture”, March 2019, Toxicon, 159:S21 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.387.
  • Hovhannisyan A., Arutyunyan А., Ohanyan А., Chilingaryan G. “Investigation of the action of silver nanoparticles on the biosynthesis of podophyllotoxins of L. austriacum suspension cultures”, March 2019, Toxicon, 159: S24-S25 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.11.401.
  • Manukyan A.E., Hovhannisyan A.A.- Evaluation of the quercetin semisynthetic derivatives interaction with Breast Cancer Resistance Protein. Biorxiv 2020, https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.12.292821 (doi: 10.1101/2020.09.12.292821)
  • Manukyan A.E., Hovhannisyan A.A. The quercetin and quercetin derivatives interaction with cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2. bioRxiv 2020.12.05.413088; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.05.413088
  • Ohanyan S.A., Rshtuni L.R., Grabski H.V., Tiratsuyan S.G., Hovhannisyan A.A. Antibacterial Action of Chemical and Green Silver Nanoparticles In Combination With Antibiotics // Biolog. Journal of Armenia, 2019. V.71 (3), P.89-96. http://biology.asj-oa.am/11615/1/89.pdf
  • Khachatryan A., Khasaryan Sh., Tiratsuyan S., Hovhannisyan A."Antibacterial effect of silver and iron oxide Fe3O4 nanoparticles in combination with antibiotics on E. coli" 2019, BioNanoScience, Springer New York, LCC, 9(11), 587-596. DOI: 10.1007/s12668-019-00640-0
  • Казарян Ш.А., Рштуни Л.Р., Оганесян А.А. Синергизм антибактериального действия наночастиц серебра и экстрактов T. Polium. БИОФИЗИКА, 2021, 66(4), 734–740. DOI: 10.31857/S000630292104013X
  • Kazaryan, S.A., Rshtuni, L.R. & Hovhannisyan, A.A. The Synergistic Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles and T. polium Extracts. BIOPHYSICS, 2021, 66, 623–628 https://doi.org/10.1134/S0006350921040084
  • Farsiyan L.M., Kazaryan Sh.A., Hovhannisyan A.A. Comparative Analysis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticle’s (Fe3O4) Cytotoxicity Synthesized by Chemical and Biogenic Methods. IFMBE Proceedings. 2022, 87, 48–54. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92328-0_7
  • Kazaryan Sh., Farsiyan L., Tumoyan J., Kirakosyan G., et al. Oxidative stress and histopathological changes in several organs of mice injected with biogenic silver nanoparticles. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2022, 50(1), 331-342, https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2022.2149931
  • Ohanyan, S., Rshtuni, L., Hovhannisyan, A. (2024). Antibacterial Activity of “Green” Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) in Combination with Benzylpenicillin and Kanamycin. In: Sontea, V., Tiginyanu, I., Railean, S. (eds) 6th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering. ICNBME 2023. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42775-6_57
  • Tiratsuyan, S., Hambardzumyan, Y., Poghosyan, M., Danielyan, M., Hovhannisyan, A. (2024). In vivo and in silico Studies of the Neuroprotective Effect of Artemisinin in Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease in an Animal Model. In: Sontea, V., Tiginyanu, I., Railean, S. (eds) 6th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering. ICNBME 2023. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 92. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42782-4_22
  • Tumoyan, J., Kazaryan, S., Hovhannisyan, A. (2024). The Impact of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles on the Enzymatic Antioxidant System of Wistar Rats’ Kidney. In: Sontea, V., Tiginyanu, I., Railean, S. (eds) 6th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering. ICNBME 2023. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42775-6_58

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Hovhannisyan Ashkhen

PhD in Biology
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Aloyan Mary

PhD, Associate Professor
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Harutyunyan Margarita

PhD, Associate Professor
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Vardanyan Gayane

Doctor of biological sciences, professor
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Gabrielyan Lilit

PhD, Associate Professor
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Kazaryan Shushanik

PhD in biology
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Harutyunyan Anna

PhD, Associate Professor
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Azaryan Nora

PhD, Associate Professor
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Mayilyan Karine

Doctor of Biological Siences
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Sargsyan Tatevik

senior teacher
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Melik-Andreasyan Gayane

Doctor ob medical sciences, professor