Education
1975: Yerevan State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biophysics

Academic degree
Candidate - “Melting method at studies of DNA and chromatin structural changes”, 1983, Yerevan State University
Doctoral - “Structural transitions in DNA and DNA-protein complexes at different functional states of genome”, 1991, Tbilisi State University

Professional experience
1977: to present Yerevan State University
1996: to present Professor of Department of Biophysics of YSU
2002: Academic rank of professor
2005: to present Scientific head of scientific-research laboratory of “Biophysics of subcellular structures”
2001: to present Head of Department of Biophysics
1983: Institute of Molecular genetics, Moscow, Russian Academy of Sciences
1988: Institute of Molecular biology, Moscow, Russian Academy of Sciences
1990: Institute of Molecular biology, Moscow, Russian Academy of Sciences

Academic courses
Molecular biophysics, Biothermodynamics, Biometry, Equilibrium binding of ligands with macromolecules, Biophysics of nucleic acids, The principles of biophysics, The structure and functions of nucleic acids, Stereodynamics of biomacromolecules

Scale of professional interests
Molecular Biophysics, Spectroscopy of Macromolecules, Study on Eukaryotic Cell Genome, Study on DNA-ligand interactions, Study on different external physical and chemical factor influence on biological systems

Participation in grant projects (present and past)
2002 - 2005: A-773, ISTC
2003: NFSAT MB 078_02/CRDF 12027
1994: RYX000 from International Science Foundation
1993: Grant of International Science of Foundation

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

Professional membership
Vice-chairman of Scientific council on awarding degrees on Biophysics
Vice-chairman of all-Armenian association of Biophysicists
Member of editorial board of “Scientific Reports” of Yerevan State University

Awards received
Yerevan State University Award Gold Medal, 2009

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