About
CURRICULUM VITAE
| Work Details |
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Position: Director, Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy Organization: Russian-Armenian University Address: Armenia, Yerevan 0052, H. Emin 123 Email: [email protected] |
| Education: | |
| Date | Degree obtained, Institution |
| 2013 |
PhD in biology Thesis title “Molecular genetic markers of immune system alterations in schizophrenia”, Supervisor: Prof. Anna Boyajyan, PhD, DrSc |
| 2008-2012 |
Ph.D. student Institute of Molecular Biology National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) |
| 2005-2007 |
Master student (graduated with honors) Faculty of Physics, Yerevan State University (YSU) |
| 2001-2005 | Bachelor student (graduated with honors) Faculty of Physics, YSU |
| Professional Experience: | |
| Date | Position, Organization |
| 2019- up to date |
Senior Researcher Laboratory of Human Genomics Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA |
| 2018-2025 |
Head of Department Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Biology Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy Russian-Armenian University (RAU) |
| 2015- up to date |
Senior Lecturer “Genome engineering”, “Genetics” Department of Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Biology Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy RAU |
| 2013-2025 |
Lecturer Graduate courses “Functional genomics” Department Molecular and Cellular Biology International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA |
| 2009-2012 |
Junior researcher Laboratory of Macromolecular Complexes (Laboratory of Human Genomics), IMB |
| 2006-2007 |
Laboratory assistant Department of Molecular Physics, YSU |
| Research Experience and Technical Skills: | |
| Laboratory skills: ELISA, Western blot, PCR-SSP, qRT-PCR, calorimetry, circular dichroism, DNA/RNA extraction, gel-electrophoresis, UV-spectrophotometry, Sanger sequencing, Mass Array, Nanopore sequencing, Next-generation sequencing (NGS), cell culturing, stem cells development | |
| Computer skills: MS Office, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop, SPSS, GraphPrism | |
| Languages: Russian (fluent), English (fluent) | |
| Academic Fellowships and Visits: | |
| Date (from - to) | Place |
| 22.01.2020-27.01.2020 | Department of Genetics/Epigenetics, University of Saarland, Saarbrucken, Germany |
| 06.08.2017-27.08.2017 | Department of Pathology, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| 01.09.2009-02.02.2010 | Laboratory of Immunogenomics and Proteomics, Palacky University |
| Honors/Awards: | |
| 2024-2025 | “Infrastructure support program”, competition of the Higher Education and Science Committee, RA (PI) |
| 2021-2024 | “Study of molecular mechanisms of Familial Mediterranean fever using approaches of genetic engineering and functional genomics”, competition of State Committee of Science, RA (PI) |
| 2021 | “Equipment/reagents purchase program”, Young Scientists Support Program (PI) |
| 2019-2021 | Research grant “Study of association of treatment efficacy and genetic variants of drug metabolizing enzymes in schizophrenia”, competition of State Committee of Science, RA (PI) |
| 2019-2019 | “Genetic engineering, genome editing and third generation sequencing” center of excellence, supported by “Education improvement program” funded by the World Bank (program coordinator) |
| 2019 | Winner of the Instrumental Access 2019 competition by Seeding Labs (PI) |
| 2018 | Winner of the competition “The most productive young scientist-2017”, Awarded by the State Committee of Science, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Armenia |
| 2017 | Winner of the competition “The most productive young scientist-2016”, Awarded by the State Committee of Science, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Armenia |
| 2017 | Travel Grant to attend 9th EFIS-EJI South Eastern European Immunology School (SEEIS2017) |
| 2016 | Winner of the competition “The most productive young scientist-2015”, Awarded by the State Committee of Science, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Armenia |
| 2013 | Winner of the Young Scientists Competition “Best Scientific Work 2013”, Section of Biology, awarded by the National Academy of Sciences, RA |
| Supervision of graduate students: Supervision of 12 graduate projects and 3 PhD project | |
| Additional Professional Activities | |
| Evaluation activities: | |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry |
| 2015-to date | Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy |
| 2015-to date | Editorial Board member of the Scientific Journal of Genetics and Gene Therapy |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the Research and reports in Biochemistry |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the Neurological Disorders & Epilepsy |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the Advances in Genomics and Genetics |
| 2015-to date | Reviewer of the International Journal of Interferon, Cytokine and Mediator Research |
| 2015 | Abstract Reviewer of the Fourth International Congress of Immunology |
| 2013-to date | Expert of the State Committee of Science of the Republic of Armenia |
| Fellowships and scholarships: | |
| Year received | |
| 2023-2025 | “Development of novel molecular genetic testing system for familial mediterranean Fever”, funded by AESA, USA |
| 2021-2024 | “Study of molecular mechanisms of Familial Mediterranean fever using approaches of genetic engineering and functional genomics”, research grant funded by the Committee of Higher Education and Science (Former Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sport), RA |
| 2019-2021 | “Study of association of treatment efficacy and genetic variants of drug metabolizing enzymes in schizophrenia”, research grant funded by the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science, Education, Culture and Sport, RA |
| 2019-2021 | Educational-Scientific Center of Excellence for “Genetic engineering, genome editing and 3rd generation sequencing” grant in the frames of “Competitive Innovation Fund” under “Education Improvement” project supported by World Bank |
| 2019 | “Instrumental Access-2019” program funded by Seeding Labs, USA |
| 2017-2019 | Targeted research project “Genetic mapping of Armenian pathogenome”, State Committee of Science, Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Armenia |
| 2017 | Educational grant award, provided by the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) to attend special Educational Section at the World congress of Biological Psychiatry, June 18-22, 2017 |
| 2015 |
Educational grant award, provided by the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) to attend special Educational Section at the World congress of Biological Psychiatry, June 14-18, 2015 |
| 2015 |
Travel grant, IncoNet EaP project, FP7, attendance to the Horizon 2020 “Health, Demographic Change & Wellbeing” Health Partnering Day and Open Info Day, Brussels, September 17-18, 2015 |
| 2015 | Travel grant for participation to the “12th World congress of Biological Psychiatry”, awarded by the “Young Scientists’ Support Program” |
| 2013-2016 | “Schiff base cyclic amino acid derivatives for chemoprotection against damaging action of mycotoxins”, Grant of the International Science and Technology Center, ISTC (#A-2116), project participant |
| 2013-2015 | Grant of “Study of synaptic plasticity regulating transcription factors in schizophrenia”, competition of the State Committee of Science (SCS MES RA) (#13- 1F126), project participant |
| 2013 | Travel grant to attend International Congress of Immunology, Milan, Italy, awarded by the International Union for Immunological Societies (IUIS)-Gates Foundation |
| 2013 | Grant of “Searching for schizophrenia biomarkers among the genes of synaptic proteins” of the Armenian National Science and Education Fund (ANSEF), New York, USA, PI |
| 2012 | Grant of “Travel Support Program-2011” to participate in “Genomic disorders: genomics of rare diseases” conference, provided by the National Foundation of Science and Advanced Technologies (NFSAT) (TSP 09/2012) |
| 2012 | Grant of the “Materials and Equipment Purchase Support-2012” program, competition of the National Foundation of Science and Advanced Technologies (NFSAT) and Armenian International Woman Association (AIWA), PI |
| 2011-2013 | Grant of “Complexin-2 and annexin-a5 as potential biomarkers of cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders: genetic polymorphisms, expression levels”, competition of the State Committee of Science (SCS MES RA) (#11-1f151), project participant |
| 2011 | Travel grant to participate in “FEBS Practical course on gene expression regulation and data integration” funded by FEBS, August 27 – September 3, 2011, Debrecen, Hungary |
| 2010 |
Grant of “Immunogenetics of schizophrenia: single nucleotide polymorphisms of immune response related genes”, Early Careers Support Program (ECSP), competition of the National Foundation of Science and Advanced Technologies (NFSAT), the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation and the State Committee of Science (SCS MES RA) (ECSP-09-70), principal investigator |
| 2009 |
Grant of “Study of possible involvement of genetic polymorphisms of C-reactive protein and C1q component of the complement in pathogenesis of schizophrenia”, In-coming scholarship of the International Visegrad Fund (IVF) (#50910830), principal investigator, in collaboration with Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic |