Associate Prof.
Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
I am Hovik Panosyan, DSc, PhD, Associate Prof. at Yerevan State University, Microbiologist, Biotechnologist
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Birthday (day/month/year)
18/11/1976
Education
1999 - 2002: Post-graduate courses, YSU
1994 - 1999: Faculty of Biology, YSU; Biologist, Teacher of Biology and Chemistry
Academic degrees
2003, Doctor of Biology, “Isolation and Study of Extremophilic Microorganisms from Sites with Thermal and Geochemical Anomalies of Armenia”, 03.00.07 “Microbiology”, Institute of Botany of NAS RA
2023, Doctor of Science, “Microbial diversity of geothermal springs in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh and their biotechnological potential”, 03.00.07 “Microbiology. Biotechnology”, SPC «Armbiotechnology» NAS RA
Academic title,
2011 up to date, Associate Professor
Professional experience
2011 up to date, Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology of YSU
1999-2005, Scientific researcher of the Institute of Geology of NAS RA, Georisk Scientific Research Company
2001, Scientific researcher of the State Microbial Depository Center (MDC) NAS, RA
2002-2013, Scientific researcher at the Department of Microbiology and Plant and Microbe Biotechnology of YSU
2005-2011, Assistant lecturer at the Department of Microbiology and Plant and Microbe Biotechnology of YSU
2005, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry CNR Naples (Italy), Research fellow
2007-2015, Associate Professor at the Department of Biology and Ecology of Gavar State University (GSU), Professor of GSU
2016 up to date, University of Traditional Medicine of Armenia (UTMA), Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences of UTMA
2008-2010, Leader of the Thematic Project N 470 provided from Ministry of Education and Science of RA
2009, University of Bergen (Norway), Research fellow
2009, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (Italy), Research fellow
2014, University of Bergen (Norway), Research fellow
2012, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (USA), Research fellow
2013, LMU Munich, Germany, Research fellow
2013, University of Bergen (Norway), Research fellow
2020 up to date, Yerevan ‘’Haybusak’’ University, Associate Professor at the Institute of medcine
2023 up to date, YSU Research Institute of Biology, senior researcher
2023, ERASMUS+ ARM O51 Activity for Staff Mobility, University of Teramo
Professional membership, Membership of professional councils
2021-to date: Member of the 018 Specialized Council on Biotechnology of the Supreme Certifying Committee acting in the SPC "Armbiotechnology" NAS RA,
2017–to date: Armenian Ambassador of International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME)
2012 –to date: Member of the Academic Council of Faculty of Biology, YSU
2012 – to date: Member of the Examination Council for Biotechnology for PhD students
2011 – to date, expert of the State Committee of Science
2007 - to date, Armenian Microbiological Association (FEMS Full Member)
2006 - to date, Armenian Association of Biotechnologists
2004 - to date, Armenian Association of Biochemists (FEBS Constituent Member)
2023 - to date President of Armenian Microbiological Association
2023 - to date FEMS delegate
Skills
Interests
Project cooperation
Production of bioactive molecules based on extremophiles using cost effective wastes
Production of extremozymes, exopolysaccharides, polyhydroxyalkanoates by extremophilic microbes using by cost effective agrowastes