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Marine S. Arakelyan
Head of Chair | Chair of Zoology Education (beginning with IHE)
1991 - 1996: Yerevan State University 1997 - 2001: PhD study, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, St.-Petersburg, Russia Academic degree 2001: Ph.D.; Biology Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Science, St.-Petersburg, Russia 2012: DSc; Biology Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, Yerevan, Armenia Professional experience 2019 - present: Professor, Chair of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University 2014 - present: Head of Chair of ZoologyFaculty of Biology, Yerevan State University 2012 - 2019: Associate professor, Chair of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University 1996 - present: Researcher, Chair of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Armenia 2013 - present: Coordinator of projectsArmenian branch of NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) 2008 - 2009: Invited researcherCIBIO (Centre of Biodiversity and Genetic Resources), Portugal 2004 - 2012: Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University 2002 Invited researcher. Ramon Science Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 1998 - 2002: First Category Specialist Department of Specially Protected Natural Areas of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia 1997 - 2002: Research Assistant Institute of Molecular Biology of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia Academic courses Vertebrate biology, Comparative anatomy of vertebrate, Phylogeny and systematics of animals, Diversity of animals of Armenia, Methods of study in zoology Scale of professional interests Monitoring of animals, Biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles of Armenia and NKR, Parthenogenesis of rock lizards of genus Darevskia evolution pathways and hybridization. Parasites of reptiles. Diversity of turtles. Ontogenesis of reptiles Participation in grant projects (present and past) 2015 - present: Coordinator of project, State Committee of Science (SCS) of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia and Russian Foundation for Basic Research joint Fund, 2015. 15 RF-048. 2015 - present: Principal Investigator, Fund of State Committee of Science RA 2016 - present: Principal Investigator, The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund 2015 - 2016: Expert in herpetology, Development of a Management Plan of Ijevan Sanctuary 2015 - 2016: Coordinator of project, Booster Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation 2013-2016 UNEP/GEF Project 2013 - 2014: Coordinator of project, Armenian National Science & Education Fund (ANSEF) 2013 - 2015: Principal Investigator, Fund of State Committee of Science RA 2011 - 2016: Armenian team leader, BIOGEAST, Seventh framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions-People, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme 2010 - 2012: Principal Investigator, Fund of State Committee of Science RA 2011 - 2012: Coordinator of project, Second Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation 2011 - 2012: Coordinator of project, The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund 2010 - 2012: Armenian team leader, FundaçãoCalousteGulbenkian. Preserving Armenian biodiversity: Joint Portuguese – Armenian program for training in modern conservation biology 2009 - 2010: Coordinator of project, Armenian National Science & Education Fund (ANSEF) 2008 - 2009: Coordinator of project, Armenian National Science & Education Fund (ANSEF) 2008 - 2009: Coordinator of project, First Rufford Small Grant for Nature Conservation, 2003 - 2004: Coordinator of project, Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund Turtle Research Award Languages English – good, Russian – fluently, Armenian – as a native speaker Professional membership (NGO, professional council, editorial staff of scientific journal, funds etc.) Nikolsky’s Herpetological Society, St.-Petersburg, Russia IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group (TFTSG) DEVC-Developing Country Member of Society for Conservation Biology“Young Biologists Association” NGO “Bezoar” NGO Awards received Yerevan State University, 2014 arakelyanmarine@ysu.am |