Scientific interests
- Bioenergetics and biochemistry of phototrophic microorganisms (bio-hydrogen production; photo-fermentation; regulation of microbial growth; redox regulation; purple bacteria; green algae)
- biophysics and bioenergetics of biological membranes (membrane ion transfer, membrane potential, proton motive force, proton-translocating ATPase)
- nanotechnology (green synthesis of nanoparticles, physicochemical characteristics, antibacterial potential)
Education
Institution
Yerevan State University
Faculty
Biology Faculty, Department of Biophysics
Date
-
Degree name
Qualified specialist
Scientific Rank/degree
Institution
Yerevan State University
Date
2012
Degree name
Associate professor
Specialty
Biological sciences
Institution
Yerevan State University
Date
2006
Degree name
Candidate
Specialty
Biological sciences
Language skills
Հայերեն
English
Deutsch
Русский
Work experience
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
Rank/degree
Chairman of the Competition Committee, Academic Council, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
Rank/degree
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Microbe and Plants Biotechnology, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Associate Professor, Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Assistant Professor, Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Senior Scientific Researcher, Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Junior Scientific Researcher, Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty
Institution
Yerevan State University
Period of time
-
Rank/degree
Senior Lab. Assistant, Department of Biophysics, Biology Faculty
Membership
Institution
Member of the Academic Council of the Faculty of Biology
Period of time
State awards and honorary titles
2011
The “Best scientific work” award of The National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, World Armenian Congress and The Union of Armenians in Russia
2022
“Award for Excellence in Teaching at Yerevan State University” in the category of Natural Sciences
Publications
Conference
New sources and optimized conditions for hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Воздействие миллиметровых волн низкой интенсивности на рости фотовыделение Н2 пурпурной бактерией Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Comparative Effects of Cu(Ii) and Ni(Ii) Ions Low Concentrations on Rhodobacter sphaeroides Growth Characteristics and Hydrogen Production
Conference
Photofermentative Hydrogen Production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides Using Ethanol Fermentation Waste
Conference
Advantages of mixed carbon fermentation in biological hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Окислительно-восстановительный потенциал и фотовыделение Н2 Rhodobacter sphaeroides: влияние ингибитора нитрогеназной активности.
Conference
Oxidizer and reducer different effects on proton-translocating FoF1-ATPase activity of Rhodobacter sphaeroides membrane vesicles
Conference
Combination of dark- and photo-fermentative bacteria to enhance hydrogen production from ethanol (distillers grains) waste
Conference
Metabolic cross-talk between nitrogenase and hydrogenase in Rhodobacter sphaeroides during photofermentation and hydrogen production
Conference
Inhibitor studies on hydrogen photoproduction by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Effect of iron and magnesium ions combination on hydrogen photoproduction by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Redox regulation of FoF1-ATPase activity of membrane vesicles of Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Distiller’s grains in bio-hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Light/dark duration as a tool to enhance bio-hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Conference
Developing hydrogen production biotechnology: cheap substrates, effective strains and optimized fermentative conditions
Conference
Effects of light/dark duration on hydrogen production by green microalgae Chlorella pyrenoidosa
Conference
BIOENERGETICS OF PHOTOFERMENTATION: EFFECT OF PROTONOPHORES ON MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED ATPASE ACTIVITY IN RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES
Conference
Hydrogen cycle in purple non-sulfur bacteria: relationship between nitrogenase and hydrogenase
Conference
Membrane conductance of Rhodobacter sphaeroides and the input of F0F1- ATPase in its formation
Conference
The role of FOF1-ATPase in biological hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides during mixed carbon fermentation
