Scientific interests
          - Molecular mutagenesis, genome editing, mitochondrial DNA, molecular cytogenetics, genetics of aging
 
Education
          Institution
                            Yerevan State University
                      Faculty
                            Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics and Cytology
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                      Degree name
                            PhD student
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University
                      Faculty
                            Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics and Cytology
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                      Degree name
                            Masters
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University
                      Faculty
                            Faculty of Biology, Department of Genetics and Cytology
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                      Degree name
                            Bachelor
                      Scientific Rank/degree
          Institution
                            Yerevan State University
                      Date
                            2021
                      Degree name
                            Associate professor
                      Specialty
                            Biological sciences
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University
                      Date
                            2015
                      Degree name
                            Candidate
                      Specialty
                            Biological sciences
                      Scientific Supervisor
                            Rouben Aroutiounian
                      Research Topic
                            GENOTOXIC, MOLECULAR-CYTOGENETIC AND EPIGENETIC EFFECTS OF MYCOTOXINS AND THEIR COMBINATION IN VIVO AND IN VITRO
                      Language skills
          Русский
          English
              Work experience
          Institution
                            Yerevan State University, Research Institute of Biology, Laboratory of General and Molecular Genetics
                      Period of time
                            Rank/degree
                            Group leader
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University, Department of Genetics and Cytology
                      Period of time
                            Rank/degree
                            Associate Professor
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University, Research Institute of Biology, Laboratory of General and Molecular Genetics
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                            Researcher
                      Institution
                            Institute of Human Genetics Jena (Germany)
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                            Research Fellow
                      Institution
                            Yerevan State University, Department of Genetics and Cytology
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                      Rank/degree
                            Senior Laboratory Assistant
                      Participation in international conferences and seminars
          
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  Research stay
            
                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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  Research stay
            
                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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  Conference
            
                    Tokyo University
            
                    Japan
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Southern Federal University
            
                    Russian Federation (the)
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  
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                    Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Human Genetics
            
                    Germany
            
  Publications
Article
      Circular RNAs as key regulators in cancer hallmarks: New progress and therapeutic opportunities
      
  
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      Elucidating the impact of Hypericum alpestre extract and L-NAME on the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in A549 lung adenocarcinoma and MDA-MB-231 triple-negative breast cancer cells
      
  
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      Knockdown of histone H1–5 gene affects the sensitivity of MRC-5 and HeLa cells to DNA damaging agents
      
  
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      The known unknowns of mitochondrial carcinogenesis: de novo NUMTs and intercellular mitochondrial transfer
      
  
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      Changes in Telomere Length in Leukocytes and Leukemic Cells after Ultrashort Electron Beam Radiation
      
  
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      5-fluorouracil and Rumex obtusifolius extract combination trigger A549 cancer cell apoptosis: uncovering PI3K/Akt inhibition by in vitro and in silico approaches
      
  
  Article
      CELL-FREE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA IN DOXORUBICIN-TREATED KCL22 AND K562 CELL LINES
      
  
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      Enhancing virus inhibition in track-etched membranes through surface modification with silver nanoparticles and curcumin
      
  
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      DNA Damage in Moderate and Severe COVID-19 Cases: Relation to Demographic, Clinical, and Laboratory Parameters
      
  
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      ANALYSIS OF DOXORUBICIN-INDUCED MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DELETIONS IN HUMAN BLOOD LEUKOCYTES AND THP-1 CELL LINE BY PCR
      
  
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      EVALUATION OF GENOTOXIC EFFECTS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS AS A POTENTIAL MARKER OF VIRUS-HOST ADAPTATION
      
  
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      DNA DAMAGE INDUCED BY ULTRASHORT PULSED ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION IN HUMAN CANCER AND NORMAL CELLS
      
  
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      The Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Potential of Cell-Free DNA with a Special Focus on COVID-19 and Other Viral Infections
      
  
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      Increase in the Level of Doxorubicin-Induced DNA Damage in HeLa Cells with CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated HIST1H1B Gene Knockout
      
  
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      Analysis and pharmacological modulation of senescence in human epithelial stem cells
      
  
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      Can age related mosaic loss of Y chromosome really cause cardiac damage in men?
      
  
  Manual
      Cytogenomics: Approaches for studying epigenetic aspects of the human genome
      
  
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  Article
      IDENTIFICATION OF CYTOGENETICALLY VISIBLE mtDNA IN INTERPHASE NUCLEI OF HUMAN BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES EXPOSED TO DOXORUBICIN
      
  
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      Doxorubicin-induced translocation of mtDNA into the nuclear genome of human lymphocytes detected using a molecular-cytogenetic approach