Vardanyan Gayane
Doctor of biological sciences, professor
About
EDUCATION
1961-1971 Secondary School N 42, named after T. Shevchenko, Yerevan, Armenia
1971-1976 Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
WORK HISTORY
1977-1988 Scientific Associate in Institute of Biochemistry, NAS, ASSR
1988-up today Professor in Biochemistry Department, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
1981 Defendance of PhD thesis “The role of the extract of Bryonica alba andnon saturated three oxyacids in regulation of some features of lipid metabolism under the conditions of alloxane diabetes”
1988 Senior Scientific Associate in YSMU Biochemistry Department
1993 Assistant Professor in YSMU Biochemistry Department (competitive selection)
1997 Defendence of Doctoral Thesis “The role of modificative changes of cell membrane lipid components in some neuroendocrine relationships”
1998 Associated Professor in YSMU Biochemistry Department
2002 Professor in YSMU Biochemistry Department
2005 Academic degree of Professor
2007 the Scientific Secretary of YSMU Board
OTHER
G. S. Vardanyan is a member of Specialized Council of Biochemistry at the YSMU
A Member of postgraduate level and candidate’s minimum examinations Commission for “Biochemistry” specialization at YSMU and RAU
G. S. Vardanyan is a member of Federation of European Biochemists Society (FEBS) and Alzheimer’s Disease Armenian Association
Scientific interests
- Along with teaching G. S. Vardanyan performed studies dedicated to biochemical mechanisms of violations in opioidergic neurotransmission process under diabetes mellitus conditions
- In 2012 the group under G. Vardanyan’s leadership won an ANSEF (Armenian National Science & Education Foundation) scientific grant entitled as “A new pain memory model”.
- At the moment G. Vardanyan’s scientific interests are concentrated on molecular-biochemical mechanisms of obesity. In 2018 the group under G. Vardanyan’s leadership won a ) scientific grant of MESCS RA Science Commity entitled as “Neurochemical mechanisms underlying brain reward system functioning in obesity”
- Under Gayane Vardanyan’s Scientific supervision two PhD theses were defended.
- Prof. Vardanyan has 117 published scientific papers and a methodical manual.