PhD in Aquatic Microbiology and a Nominee as a Person of Extraordinary Ability from the US evaluating committee in 2018. An author of six US patents (twelve in total). Two out of them concerns the creation of “bio-filters” and technology to clean water of aquaculture and fishponds. She is the author of innovative technology for rapid cleaning of waters from Cyanobacteria. Author of innovative bioreactor to control growth of cyanobacteria in waters. Two inventions relate to the methods of effective application of astaxanthin. Invented the method to raise effectiveness of probiotics. Author of the content for www.sevanlake.am webpage OKF First Prize in 2009. Fulbright Fellowship (USA) 2016-2017. Representative at CYANOCOST Action ES1105 since 2014 (https://cyanocost.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/cyanonews-issue-9-july-august-2018.pdf). International Scientific Awards: INTAS (Finland, 2004), DAAD (Germany, 2005, 2010, 2013, 2020), OEAD (Austria, 2006-2007), SNSF (Switzerland, 2012-2013), EU Horizon 2020. Isolated and established the culture of the first and still the only strain representing the taxon of Polynucleobacter difficilis isolated from Lake Sevan in Armenia. Deposited the first isolates of cyanobacterial strains from Armenia at BCCMTM/ULC (BCCM Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms).

Skills

• Biotechnology
• Science and Engineering
• Food and Beverage
• Aquaculture
• Writing
• Innovation
• Microbiology

Interests

• Food & Beverage
• Healthcare
• Biotechnology
• Microbiology

Languages

• English