Ph.D of biological sciences, Lecturer
Ph.D of biological sciences/ Lecturer, at the Chair of Biology, Chemistry and its Teaching Methods
Education
2001- Yerevan State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Bachelor’s degree
2003- Yerevan State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Master’s degree
Academic Credentials
2015- Ph.D (Candidate of biological sciences), the theme of dissertation: “ Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota of Periodic disease patients”, G.00.07 in “Microbiology” specialization
Work Experience
2020- Current- Armenian National Agrarian University/ANAU/, Scientific Research Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Senior Researcher
2019- Armenian National Agrarian University/ANAU/, Laboratory of Biological Investigations, Senior Researcher
2010-2019- Armenian National Agrarian University/ANAU/, Scientific Research Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Division of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Researcher
2002-2010- NAS RA Institute of Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Intercellular Interactions, Junior Researcher
Bachelor’s degree course
Histology with the Basics of Embryology
Molecular Biology
Microbiology
Master’s degree course
Virology
Scope of Academic Interests
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology,Immunology and Virology, Biotechnology, Food Biochemistry, Food Safety, Biosafety, Food and Environmental Safety, Histology
Participation in International Projects
● International Science and Technology Center (A-732) – Human intestinal microflora and microbiological aspect of its regulation during diseases of digestive tract, 2002-2006
● International Science and Technology Center (A-1227) – Gut microbiota composition in Crohn’s disease patients, 2006-5/2011
● DTRA Grant Project No. Preparation of the atlas of zoonotic infections in South Caucasus, 2020
● Project 21AG-4D065. Agricultural biotechnologies: regulation of heat stress in fish and domestic birds, 2021
Certification
• “Modern approaches, mechanisms and normative-legislative base for food quality and safety. International requirements for food safety management (ISO 22000:2018, HACCP model)”- “STANDARD DIALOG” LLC, 2022, Republic of Armenia
• “Skills and knowledge development”-“Strategies for development” with the support of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, 2021, Republic of Armenia
Publications (2011-2023)
1. Shahbazi Sh., Harutyunyan N., Mirzabekyan S., Manvelyan A., Pepoyan A. Comparative analysis of Lactobacillus isolates from kefir and matsun //Electronic Journal of Natural Sciences. V. 17№ 2.- P. 11-12, 2011
2. Manvelyan A., Gasparyan G., Harutyunyan N., Pepoyan A. Investigation of Hidromikroecosystem of Water Reservoirs and Intestinal and Gikks Microflora of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) // Bulletin of State Agrarian University of Armenia, 3(35), p. 60-63, 2011
3. Арутюнян Н. А. Влияние пробиотиков на антибиотикорезистентность комменсальных E. Coli изолятов, выделенных из кишечной микрофлоры больных периодической болезнью // Доклады Национальной Академии Наук Армении.- Т. 113 №3.- С. 311-315, 2013
4. Harutyunyan N.A, Manvelyan A.M., Mirzabekyan S.S., Malkhasyan L.M. Effects of probiotics on antibiotic resistance of commensal commensal E. coli isolated from intestinal microflora of periodic disease patients // The 1st Taiwan-Armenian Medical Conference // Blood and Cancer Secrets.- October, 2013.- V. 1 №1,- P. 22-23.
5. Harutyunyan N.A., Manvelyan A.M., Balayan M.H., Mirzabekyan S.S., Malkhasyan L.M., Pepoyan A., Piceno Y., Torok T. PhilochipTM Microarray Comparison of Sampling Methods used for Gut Microbiota Investigation // The 2nd International Scientific Conference of Young Researches on Biotechnology, General and Applied Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Environmental protection: Book of abstracts- Yerevan, October 1-4, 2013.- P. 83-84
6. A.M. Manvelyan, S.D. Petrosyan, N.A. Harutyunyan, M.H. Balayan, S.S. Mirzabekyan, L.M. Malkhasyan, A.Z. Pepoyan, Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria from Must of Grape Varieties Grown in Vineyards of Armenia. // The 2nd International Scientific Conference of Young Researches on Biotechnology, General and Applied Microbiology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Environmental protection: Book of abstracts- Yerevan, October 1-4, 2013.- P. 51-52
7. Piceno Y.M., Harutyunyan N., Balayan M., Tsaturyan V., Manvelyan A., Pepoyan A., Torok T. Effects of Probiotics on the Gut Microbiota of Armenian Populations with Familial Mediterranean Fever Using PhyloChiptm and Culture-based Analyses // International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics: Book of abstracts- Kosice, Slovakia, June 11th - 13th, P. 37-38,2013.
8. Pepoyan A., Harutyunyan N, Tsaturyan V, et al. Comparative analysis of bacterial enumerations in fecal samples of patients with Familial Mediterranean fever disease by culture-based and phylochip techniques. Clin Microbiol, 3:5, p. 57-57, 2014
9. Harutyunyan N., Balayan M., Tsaturyan V., Manvelyan A., Pepoyan A., Piceno Y., Torok T. Effects of probiotics on the gut microbiota composition of Armenian populations with Familial Mediterranean fever disease. International Conference “Trends in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology”. YSU press, Yerevan, p.33.ISBN 978-5-8084-1895-0, 5-8 October, 2014
10. Pepoyan A., Balayan M., Harutyunyan N., Manvelyan A., Malkhasyan L., Mirzabekyan S., Isajanyan M. Placebo effect in Familial Mediterranean disease. 5th ASM Conference on Beneficial Microbes. Washington, DC. P. 87, September 27 - 30, 2014
11. Pepoyan E., Harutyunyan N., Balayan M., Karagyozyan M., Hakobyan L., Mirzabekyan S., Tsaturyan V., Manvelyan A., Pepoyan A.. Depression and anxiety in association between clinical blood characteristics and quality of life in Armenian Familial Mediterranean fever disease patients. Proceedings of the 1st International Nursing & Midwifery Conference on Health and Wellbeing. Isfahan, Iran.p. 336. 6-9 May, 2014
12. Harutyunyan N., Tsaturyan V., Manvelyan A., Balayan M., Pepoyan A., Piceno Y., Torok T. Comparative analysis of bacterial enumerations in fecal samples of patients with Familial Mediterranean fever disease by culture-based and phylochip techniques. 3-rd International Conference on Clinical Microbiology & Microbial Genomics, Valencia, Spain, September 24-26, p. 57, 2014
13. Pepoyan A., Harutyunyan N., Grigorian A, Tsaturyan V., Manvelian A., Dilnian E., Balayan Ma., Torok T. The certain clinical characteristics of blood in patients with family mediterranean fever of Armenian population. Klinicheskaia laboratornaia diagnostika. 60(6):46-7, 10/2015
14. Pepoyan A.Z., Balayan M.A., Harutyunyan N.A., Grigoryan A.G., Tsaturyan V.V., Manvelyan A.M., Dilanyan E., Pitseno I., Torok T. Antibiotic resistance of Escherichia Coli of the intestinal microbiota in patients with Familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Med (Mosk),93(7):37-39, 2015
15. Pepoyan A., Harutyunyan N., Pepoyan E., Tsaturyan V., Torok T. Relationship between the numbers of Candida albicans and abundance of Helicobacter spp. in the gut microbiota of Familial Mediterranean fever patients. Helicobacter; 24(S1), 09/2019
16. Pepoyan A.Z., Pepoyan E.S., Harutyunyan N.A, Tsaturyan V.V., Torok T., Ermakov A.M, Popov I.V, Weeks R., Chikindas M.L. The role of immonobiotic/psychobiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus strain INMIA 9602 Er 317/402 Narine on gut Prevotella in familial Mediterranean fever: gender-associated effects. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins,V 5, p. 1-10 , 2021
17. И.М. Жаркова, Н.А. Арутюнян, А.З. Пепоян, И.М. Почицкая, Томаты: современный взгляд на переработку и возможность сотрудничества стран Евразийского экономического сообщества. III международный конгресс «Наука, питание и здоровье»,Сборник научных трудов, ч. 2, стр. 83-87, 2021, УДК 635.64 : 664 : 632.95
18. Balayan Marine, Mirzabekyan Susanna, Harutyunyan Natalya, Manvelyan Anahit, Pepoyan Astghik.CASE STUDY:ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ENTEROCOCCI AND LACTOBACILLI FROM THE INFANT̓ S FECAL MICROBIOTA.Collection of Scientific Articles of Gavar State University, 10, p. 86-93, 2021
19. Harutyunyan, N.; Kushugulova, A.; Hovhannisyan, N.; Pepoyan, A. One Health Probiotics as Biocontrol Agents: One Health Tomato Probiotics. Plants 2022, 11, 1334. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11101334
20. Manvelyan A., Balajan M., Harutyunyan N., Mirzabekyan S., Pepoyan A. Agricultural biotechnologies: A brief overview of heat stress and the characteristics of fish gut lactobacilli and Escherichia coli (in Armenian). Conference: All-Armenian Scientific Conference 2022, September 26-october 1, Vanadzor, Book of abstracts: p.45 https://maxmkmk.github.io/conference/directions/
21. N.H. Harutyunyan, A.M. Manvelyan, M. H. Balayan, A.Z. Pepoyan. Bacterial Communities of Bartonella-Positive Fleas in Gut Microbiota of Armenian Populations. AgriScience and Technology, 2022; 4/80, p. 388-393 doi: 10.52276/25792822-2022.4-388
22. H.G. Batikyan, S.S. Mirzabekyan, N.H. Harutyunyan, A.Z. Pepoyan A Number of Biosafety Indicators of the Yoghurts Produced on the Basis of New Lactic Acid Probiotic Strains (in Armenian). AgriScience and Technology, 2023; 1/81 p. 91-96 doi: 10.52276/25792822-2023.1-91 https://anau.am/en/agroscience-and-technology-periodical-2023-1-81/#
23. Mirzabekyan S, Harutyunyan N, Manvelyan A, Malkhasyan L, Balayan M, Miralimova S, Chikindas ML, Chistyakov V, Pepoyan A. Fish Probiotics: Cell Surface Properties of Fish Intestinal Lactobacilli and Escherichia coli. Microorganisms. 2023; 11(3):595. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11030595
24. A Z Pepoyan, A M Manvelyan, M H Balayan, N A Harutyunyan, V V Tsaturyan, H Batikyan, A B Bren, V Chistyakov, R Weeks, M L Chikindas, Tetracycline resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from water, human stool, and fish gills from the Lake Sevan basin, Letters in Applied Microbiology, Volume 76, Issue 2, February 2023, ovad021, https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovad021
25. Tsaturyan V, Manvelyan A, Balayan M, Harutyunyan N, Pepoyan E, Torok T, Chikindas M, Pepoyan A. Host genetics and gut microbiota composition: Baseline gut microbiota composition as a possible prognostic factor for the severity of COVID-19 in patients with familial Mediterranean fever disease. Front Microbiol. 2023 Mar 30;14:1107485. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1107485. PMID: 37065143; PMCID: PMC10098164.
ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-4981
Languages: Armenian, Russian, English
