Education
2009 - PhD student, Molecular Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Yerevan State University
2007 - 2009 - Master student, Faculty of Physics, YSU
2003 - 2007- Bachelor student, Faculty of Physics, YSU

Professional experience
2014- Researcher, “Physics of Macromolecules” Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU
2010- Professor Assistant, Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
2009-2014 Junior Researcher, “Physics of Macromolecules” Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
2006-2009 Laboratory assistant, “Physics of Macromolecules” Laboratory, Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU

Social experience
2011- Member of YSU young scientists’ society
2008-2010 - Chairman of student’ scientific society of Physics’ Faculty, YSU

Academic courses
"Molecular Physics" for 1-st year bachelor students, YSU.
“DNA Sequencing” for Master program, YSU.

Scale of professional interests
The investigation of thermostability and conformation of biopolymers in different condition (acidic and alkaline pH, mono- and bivalent metal ions). Biopolymer-legends interaction. Membrane transport.

Participation in grant projects
2013- 2015 - Grant of SCS RA #13-1F094
2011-2013թթ. Armenian Belarusian grant 11РБ-017
2010 “Young Scientists’ research support program-2010 ” «11A-1f040»
2008 ANSEF 08

Membership
Membership of Biophysical Society (USA)
Membership of Armenian Association of Biochemists

Awards received
2012-Biophysical Society Travel Award
2010-Prize of the President of the Republic of Armenia in the field of IT in the category of “the best PhD student”
2009-“The best master’s thesis” named after Norayr Kocharyan.

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

ishkhan@ysu.am