Education
2005-2011: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Biology, Biophysicist
1995-2005: Secondary school N8, Yerevan
Department of Biophysics, YSU, PhD, Junior scientific researcher
Professional experience
2011-2013: Ph.D. student, Department of Biophysics, YSU
2011-present: Junior Scientific Researcher, Department of Biophysics, YSU
Qualifications
2010: Short term research visit (host – Prof. G. Sawers), Department of Microbiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
2012: Short term research visit (host – Prof. A. Stams), Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Scale of professionals interests
Biophysics, Bioenergetics, Microbiology and Biotechnology
Participation in grant projects
2014: ANSEF-2014 research grant
2014, 2012, 2008: EBEC-2014 (FEMS Meeting grant), EBEC-2012 and EBEC-2008 Travel Grants
2013, 2010: 38th and 35th FEBS Congress Bursary
2013, 2011: 5th and 4th FEMS Congress Grant
2012: FEBS Young Scientists Program (YSP)/ 12th Young Scientist Forum (YSF) Grant; IUBMB-FEBS 2012 Congress Grant
2012: FEMS Research Fellowship 2012-1 to study in Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
2011: “AREXIMBANK-GAZPROMBANK CJSC” (Yerevan, Armenia) Scholarship
2010: FEBS Summer Research Fellowship to study in Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
2009, 2007: Winner of Scholarship Grant Awards of the Fund of Armenian Relief of America, USA
2007 – 2011: YSU Academician L.A. Orbeli Scholarship for academic excellence
2011, 2008: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) Travel Grants
2011: 8th EBSA Congress Bursary
Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.)
2010 – Present: Armenian Microbiological Association, FEMS member society
2010 – Present: American Society for Microbiology
2009 – Present: Young Biologist Association NGO
2008 – Present: All-Armenian Association of Biochemists, FEBS constituent society
2008 – Present: US Biophysical Society
2007 – Present: All-Armenian Biophysics Association, EBSA member society
Awards received
2013: Winner of the “Academia” Young scientists prize in the field of Biology dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
2005, 2004, 2003: Winner of Republican Biological Olympiad (First grade Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia)
2005, 2004, 2003: Winner of Municipal Biological Olympiad of Yerevan (First grade Diploma of the Mayor of Yerevan City)
2005: Certificate of Merit of Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia for excellent and outstanding study
Languages
Armenian, Russian, English
K.Trchounian@ysu.am