Education
1974 - 1979: Diploma of Yerevan State University, Faculty of Biology

Academic degree
Ph.D. “Homeostasis and hormonal regulation of tuberization in plants cultivated in vivo and in vitro“, Plant physiology - 03.00.05, Yerevan: 2001

Professional experience
1978: Pre-diploma practice in Moscow, Institute of Plant Physiology after Timiryazev, Laboratory of Plant Growth and Development, 3 months
1979 - 1986: Laboratory Assistant of the Department of Microbiology, Plants and Microbes Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, YSU
1981: Probation in Moscow, Institute of Plant Physiology after Timiryazev, Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, 2 months
1981: Probation in Moscow, Institute of Biochemistry after Bakh, Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry, 2 months
1987 - 1995: Junior Scientific Researcher of the Department of Microbiology, Plants and Microbes Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, YSU
1995 - 2005: Senior Scientific Researcher at the same department
2001 - 2005: Co-Assistant at the same department
2005 - 2011: Co- Senior Scientific Researcher at the same department

Academic courses
Plant physiology, Physiology of plants growth and development, Plants development and regulation, Plant tissue culture and micropropagation

Scale of professional interests
Plant physiology and Plant biotechnology

Participation in grant projects
Participation of the Grant CPEA -2011/10081 awarded by Norwegian centre of international cooperation for graduates and post-graduates: From 2011 up to date
Participation of 159340-TEMPUS-ES-TEMPUS-JPCR Development of Master Course In Applied Biosciences, YSU: 2010 - up to date
1993 - 1995: (INTAS), «The Molecular Genetic Analysis in Plants During Oxidative Stress»,
2002 - 2005: (ISTC), «Investigation of newly water-soluted biologically active melanin»,
2008: (ANSEF), «Application aspects of bacterial melanin as phytostimulator»
CRDF, ARBI-9006-YE-08 Application of bacterial melanin as phytostimulator in agriculture, viticulture and dendrology.

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

Professional membership
Armenian Association of Biotechnologists