Education
1984 - YSU, IHE

Academic degree
Candidate - “Physicochemical Properties of Dialkylsulfoxides and Interactions with Aminoacides and Amides”, 1991, YSU
Doctoral - “Physico-chemical study of interactions of biomacromole-cules (proteins, DNA, liposomes ) with dialkylsulfoxides and their platinum complexes”, 2010, YSU

Professional experience
Laboratory assistent, Scentific Research Institute, “Agat”, 1975 - 1976
Laboratory prep.1976 - 1981
Laboratory assistant, Yerevan State University, 1981 - 1988
Sin. Assistant, Yerevan State University, 1988 - 2000
Assistant, Yerevan State University, 2000 - 2004
Assistant Prof., Yerevan State University, 2004 - upto now only long-term scientific missions (no less than one month)

Academic courses
1. Physical Chemistry,
2. Molecular Spectroscopy and Structural Chemistry
3. Fluorescence spectroscopy methods in biological systems
4. Environmental Physical Chemistry

Scale of professional interests
Physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, biomedical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, folding, denaturation and complex formation of proteins

Participation in grant projects
1.November 1999 - November 2002, ISTC, A-199, Structure, Reactivity and Application of Dialkylsulfoxides, researcher,
2. New Photonic substances on the bases of Polyarylureas, 2003 - 2005, NFSAT, CH 103-02/CRDF 12033, researcher.

Professional membership
2010 - 2013 Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Bioanalytical Sciences – Editorial Board member.
2013 - up to now, Science Journal of Chemistry, Editorial Board member.
2013 - up to now, Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Editorial Board member.

Awards recieved
1988 - The Best Scientific Work of Young Scientists, YSU
2010 - letter of commendation YSU

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

kara@ysu.am