Education
1971: Graduated from Faculty of Physics, Yerevan State University

Academic degree
Candidate of phys.-math. sci. (03.00.02 - Biophysics) - “The structural peculiarities of DNA at the interaction with transition metal ions and alkaline pH”, 1987, Institute of Physics of Georgian Academy of Science, Tbilisi.
Doctor of phys.-math. sci.(01.04.14 - Molecular Physics) - “The structure of DNA-ligand complexes. Reversible and irreversible binding mode”, 2003, Institute of Applied Problem of Physics of Armenian Academy of Science, Yerevan.

Professional experience
2006: Head of Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
1994 - 2005: Docent of Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
2003 - 2004: Investigator at the University of Toronto ( Canada) in the frame of NATO grant LST.CLG.979777.
1998: Visiting investigator at the University of Florence, Italy.
1987 - 1994: Senior Scientific Researcher of Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
1975 - 1987: Junior Scientific Researcher of Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.
1971 - 1975: Lab. Assistant of Department of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Physics, YSU.

Academic courses
"Molecular Physics" for 1-st year bachelor students, YSU,
"Introduction to Biophysics" for 3-rd year bachelor students, YSU,
"Physics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids" for1-st year master students, YSU.

Scale of professional interests
The investigation of thermostability and conformation of DNA in different condition (acidic and alkaline pH, mono- and bivalent metal ions). Determination of molecular mechanisms of interaction of DNA with antitumor (cis-platin) and potential antitumor (Pt- and Ru- complexes, porphyrins and metalloporphyrins) preparations.

Participation in grant projects
1994: RYX000 from International Science Foundation
1998 - 1999 CRDF #AB1-963/ NFSAT #ACB-014-98
1999 - 2000 ISTC #A-301.1
2000 - 2001 CRDF #AB2-2006
2002 - 2004 NFSAT #MB 078/CRDF #12027
2002 - 2006 ISTC A-773
2002 - 2007 ISTC #A-301.2
2003 - 2004 NATO LST.CLG.979777
2011 - 2013 Joint Armenia-Belarus grant, "11РБ-017"
2013- 2015 Grant of SCS RA #13-1F094

Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.)
Member of the 051-“Biophysics” Special Council of High Attestation Commission of Armenia.

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English

yeva@ysu.am