The Department of Biophysics was established in 1963. The founder and the first Chair of the Department was Professor Gerasim H.Panosyan. He has chaired the department in 1963-1984; 1986-1994 and 2000-2001. In 1994-2000 the Department was chaired by Professor Sergey M. Martirosov and in 1994-2000 – Professor Emil S.Gevorkyan. Since 2001 up to know the Department has been chaired by Professor Pogos H.Vardevanyan.

The Department and the scientific-research group (later on - Scientific-Research Laboratory of Biophysics of Sub-Cellular Structures) established in 1979 have carried out important works in the areas of biophysics, molecular and cellular biology on the topics of genome and membrane biophysics. New scientific directions were developed in the Department during the years of the Department.

Over 50 candidates of sciences and eight doctors of sciences have been prepared in the Department of Biophysics since its establishment.

The Department personnel have made notable input into the development of modern biophysics in Armenia. The Department of Biophysics of Yerevan State University actually is the major center for preparation of researcher biophysics. This is evidenced by the fact all the Armenian laboratories with biophysical specialization are staffed by graduates of the Department. During over four decades of its history the Department has prepared specialists that currently work in the areas of molecular and cell biology and other areas of modern biology.

The Department of Biophysics has published over 1,000 scientific papers, 15 monographs, textbooks and educational-methodological manuals and has received over 10 patents in recent years. The personnel of the Department has presented two doctorial and over 20 candidate theses in last 10 years.

The Department cooperates with internationally recognized Armenian and foreign scientific centers. The staff of the Department cooperates closely with scientists of USA, Germany, Japan and Russian Federation. The cooperation with the Institute of Molecular Biology (Moscow, Russian Federation), Boston University (Boston, USA), Biochemistry Institute of Bach (Moscow, Russian Federation), Microbiological Institute of Max Plank (Magdeburg, Germany), Michigan University (Ann Harbor, USA), Düsseldorf University (Germany) and Enlargen University (Germany) is very efficient. The Department actively participates in execution of international and Armenian scientific programs and has been awarded eleven international scientific and educational grant projects (CRDF, TEMPUS, ISF, ANSEF).

Professor A.Trchunyan and Junior Professor K.Bagramyan were awarded the Prize of the President of the Republic of Armenia in Natural Sciences in 2002 for the series of scientific papers.

Currently the Department implements research works in the following scientific directions:
1. Structural investigation of complexes of biologically active agents with chromatin and DNA.
2. Investigation of molecular mechanisms of impact of steroid and peptide hormones.
3. Investigation of structural and functional peculiarities of bacterial membranes.
4. Investigation of impacts of free radicals on membrane structure and function.
5. Investigation of photophysical and photochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis.
6. Investigation of stimulation of secondary metabolite synthesis in cell and calluse cultures of various herbs.

Department of zoology was built by Professor Avetiq Ter-Poghosyan in 1921. He was a first head of department.

After him the heads of department were docent A. Poghosyan, doctor of biology, professor A.M. Sargsyan, professor A. Ericyan, PhD, docent B.A. Baghdasaryan, PhD, docent A.G.Azaryan, PhD, docent A.Q. Minasyan, doctor of biology, professor R.A. Mailyan, doctor of biology, professor K.A. Jivanyan. F.D. Danielyan has been managing the department of zoology since 2003. There are three doctors of biology, professors, one doctor of biology, docent, two PhD’s, docents and four PhD’s working at the department.

The department of zoology prepares a lot of experts, which complete the ranks of zoologists in Armenia and out of its borders.

Many graduates of department are doctors and PhD’s, heads of zoological and ecological organizations. The scientific interests of staff members and graduates of department include theoretical and practical aspects of zoology. Especially there are a lot of works about faunistic research of vertebrate animals in department. Also there were done extensive studies of ichthyology, fish parasitology and hydrobiology.

Faunistical, ecological and bioacoustical aspects of amphibians have been investigating in the department. Colleges and graduates of department participate in research of herpetofauna of Armenia, of theory of hybridological birth of partenogenetic rock lizards, of fauna and ecology of mammals. The order Chiroptera had thoroughly analyzed in department of zoology. The most extended class of invertebrates is insects. Also many histological and embryological researches have been doing in department of zoology.

Bachelors and post graduate students of department get fundamental knowledge, take part in summer practicum and trips, and do term paper and diploma works. There are many aspirants from different universities of Armenia and other countries, particularly from Iran. Department of zoology participate in writing of scientific and popular articles and books, in publishing of books “Nature of Armenia”, “Red Book of Armenia”, annual “National report” and many other publications. Department of zoology collaborating with scientific organizations and universities of most of former Soviet Union Republics, and other foreign countries: Iran, Italy, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, USA, Canada. Collective of department of zoology take part in many international programs and grants (ANSEF, BP, NFSAT, IBRO and many more)

The department of Botany was founded in 1923. The first Head of department was Prof. H. L. Bedelyan (1923-1927). There were such well-known scientists as Prof. N.A. Troitsky (1927-1938), Academician A. L. Takhtajan (1938-1948), Associate member of Academy of Sciences of Armenia D. N. Teterevnikova-Babayan (1949-1971) to follow him. The department was several times renamed during that time. In 1968-1978 the department was divided into 2 parts: department of Lower Plants and department of Higher Plants. The department of Higher Plants was lead by docent T. G. Tsaturyan in 1968-1973 and by Prof. A. P. Melikyan in 1973-1977. In 1971-2005 the Head of department of Lower Plants (later the department of Botany) was Academician of NAS RA L. L. Osipyan. In 2005, Academician Osipyan was appointed Honoured Head of department. From 2005, Prof. S. G.Nanagulyan has became the head of Departmnet of Botany.

The staff of the department includes 1 Academician, 3 Dr.-Professors, 7 Candidates. The department of Botany has educational and scientific herbariums (ERHM and ERCB), which are registered with the International Cadastre of Herbariums.

The department of Botany trains broad specialists in botany and is the only scientific centre in Armenia that does mycological research, at the same time YSU is the only university that trains specialists in mycology, algology, lichenology, bryology and food microbiological safety. Bachelor and Master graduates obtain fundamental knowledge, participate in summer practice and botanical expeditions and do their course, graduation and diploma research works in botany, medical mycology, biotechnology, phytopathology research. Postgraduate students from different Higher Educational Institutions of Armenia and a number of other countries, mainly from Syria, Iran and Iraq do their research here, at the department. The staff of the department participates in publication of scientific and popular articles, “The Armenian Nature” encyclopedia and “Red Book of Armenia (Higher Plants and Fungi)”.

The department collaborates with a number of scientific organisations and universities of former Soviet Union and other countries like Germany, France, USA, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Greece, Iran, Syria etc.

The staff of the department has been part of a number of International grant programms (Tempus, DAAD, NEF, ANSEF, FP6/FP7, NFSAT, NATO, USDA etc.).

In past several years, the department has organised local and international conferences dedicated to the actual problems of botany, mycology, and contamination of foodstuffs with microorganisms.

Department of Genetics and Cytology was founded in 1948. The main directions of scientific research held in the Department of Genetics and Cytology are the following ones:

Investigations of environmental pollution by the application of plant test-objects.

Analysis of human chromosome aberrations. Molecular-cytogenetic analysis of patients that are being treated in a number of institutes of RA Ministry of Health. The investigations are held together with Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology (Jena, Germany).

Testing of new synthesized pharmaceutical and environmental genotoxicants : DNA and chromosome aberration analysis in human cells. The investigations are held together with NAS RA institutes of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and with United Institute for Nuclear Research Dubna, Russian Federation, in order to discover features of new synthesized radiomodification porphyrins.

Conferences organized by the Department:
1.NATO/ASI conference “Plant Bioassay on the Genotoxicity of Contaminated Water, Air and Soil” (sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Advanced Study Institute (ASI)), was conducted at the Western Illinois University (WIU), Macomb, IL USA with the collaborative efforts of WIU and the Yerevan State University (YSU) of Armenia on July 6 through July 16, 2004.
2.The II International Conference Modern problems of genetics, radiobiology, radioecology and evolution, dedicated to N. W. Timofeeff-Ressovsky and the 70th anniversary of “On the Nature of Gene Mutations and Gene Structure” by N. W. Timofeeff-Ressovsky, K. G. Zimmer, and M. Delbruck. Yerevan-Dubna, 8-11 September, 2005

Department is teaching the following subjects:
to Bachelor's:
cell biology, genetics, genetics and evolutionary theory, human molecular genetics, evolutionary theory, evolutionary genetics, genotoxicity, molecular biology of cell, principles of human genetics, teaching methodology,

for Master's degree:
molecular genetics, genetic analysis, principles of mutagenesis, informatics in genetics, medical genetics, pharmacogenetics, cell genetics, genetic engineering, cell physiology, immunogenetics, genomics and molecular medicine, gene and cell engineering, anthropology, population genetics, application of cell cultures, ecological genetics, behavior genetics, animal cell biotechnology.

Department of Ecology and Nature Protection has been founded on 1983 on basis of Department of Agrochemistry and Soil Science operated at the Faculty of Biology of Yerevan State University since 1957. Professor G. Melick-Khachatryan has headed the department from the 1983 to 1995 and from 1997 up to today the head of department is Professor K. Grigoryan. For the founding of Department had an important role the Vice Rector of YSU Levon Yesayan.

During the last 8 years the department has complemented with yang specialists. Works are passed in the department for guarding the level of teaching and research works corresponding to contemporary needs, also for preparation of yang specialists. Have been changed all the teaching programs which now correspondent to contemporary needs. The organization of the courses of “Ecology and Nature Protection” at the YSU is implemented by the lecturers of department. In present the lecturers of the department teach the course “Principles of Ecology and Nature Protection” in 17 different faculties of YSU. The department has relations with different institutions of higher education, research institutions and ministries of Republic of Armenia as well as with international institutions and organizations.

The workers of Department have published teaching, scientific-methodical handbooks and programs for interactive teaching.

The main part of graduates of department’s work in the institutions of higher education, research institutions and ministries of republic.

In the field of researches the department has following achievements:

At the first the intensity of soil ferments has been used as for index for the ecological evaluation of natural objects (soil, water, plant) in the condition of technogenic pollution. For the mentioned aim have been developed gradations for practical use, which are used in different countries.

According to condition of technogenic pollution in Republic of Armenia have been revealed the links, relationships and existing regularities between constituents of geosystems.

Have been given the ecological evaluation of water objects, soils, agricultural plants of Spitak, Gugark and Hrazdan regions and have been developed relevant methods and actions for the protection of abovementioned objects.

Have been developed new permissible limits of heavy metals concentrations for irrigation waters, soils and plants.

Have been developed 2 scientific-methodical handbooks, which give possibility for revealing the area and level of pollution with heavy metals of natural objects. Have been published 2 handbooks.

At the first time have been studded the clean oneself processes passing in soils which are polluted with heavy metals.

Have been revealed new dominant spaces of phytoplankton in the Lake Sevan which have been appeared during the researches of succession processes of the phytoplankton community of the lake during the different fazes of eutophication, which are the indicators of water quality with the other spaces specific for eutophicated lakes.

Have been implemented researches related to the Debed river and its watershed basin and related to the river system of the Syunik region, including ecological monitoring, the ecological evaluation at the basin level, management of the area and development of sustainable development policy.

During that researches also have been implemented the evaluation of anthropogenic influence on constituents of ecosystems by the complete use of methods of chemical and biological monitoring.

Have been revealed the chemical and irrigation properties of waters of the watershed basin river network under the new ecological conditions. Have been revealed the quantitative regularities among the biotic and abiotic constituents of ecosystems. Has been implemented the evaluation of the sanitary condition of rivers.

In the department are passed researches in field of ecological monitoring, ecological evaluation on level of watershed basin, management and planning of sustainable development policy.

The main aims of the researches are:
1. The evaluation of anthropogenic influence on constituents of ecosystems by the complete use of methods of chemical and biological monitoring.
2. Revealing of chemistry and irrigation properties of the waters of watershed basin river network under the new ecological condition.
3. Revealing of quantitative regularities among the biotic and abiotic constituents of ecosystems.
4. Evaluation of the sanitary condition of rivers.
5. Development of action plan for the management of area.
6. Planning the sustainable development policy for the area.

Assessment, conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity are important components of food security around the world. The importance of application of molecular tools for characterization, conservation and sustainable use of plant and animal genetic resources in developing countries including Armenia is mentioned in Second Report on the State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources and The Second Report on the State of the World’s Animal genetic Resources (FAO) the importance of application. There is research group within department of Ecology and Nature Protection working on different applied and fundamental aspects of biology, particularly:

1. Genomic and phenotypic characterization of agrobiodviersity, as well as water and terrestrial ecosystems (genome sequencing, DNA fingerprinting, phylogenetic studies, SSR and SNP typing ect.)
2. Study of adaptive diversity, as well as genetic and molecular mechanisms of resistance to biotic and abiotic stress (plant and animal genetic resources), gene expression analysis, RNA interference, epigenetics, identification of economically important genes), association genetics.
3. Assessment of impact of environmental contaminants on living organisms using ecotoxicology, genetic and bioindication approaches:
4. Typing of animals genetic resources for important breeding traits.
5. Assessment of environmental risks of genetically modified organisms, as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Department is actively involved in different national and international research and ecuation projects. It is important to mention TEMPUS MAPB project within framework of which the bilingual Masters program (Armenian/Georgian - English) has been created with active collaboration of Armenian and Georgian universities and leading European Universities: University of West of England (UK), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), P&B Company (Portugal) and the University of Alicante (Spain). Students keen to continue and pursue a Masters degree in Applied Biosciences can now do so at five leading universities of Armenia and Georgia: Yerevan State University, Armenian State Agrarian University, Iv. Javakishvili Tbilisi State University, A. Tsereteli State University, Georgian State Agrarian University.

The Masters program is aligned with the standards of European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The program is module-based, student-oriented and provides the preparation high qualified specialists in four strands: Healthcare Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology and Agrobiotechnology. Students will gain and improve practical skills in well-equipped research laboratories. They will take an advantage of the combined learning methods, which integrate traditional campus-based practices with modern distance learning technologies. Students will be provided with the latest literature and e-resources. http://www.biosciences-tempus.org.

Department had two ANSEF projects in 2010 and 2011 devoted to the application of molecular tools for characterization and conservation of wheat wild relatives in Armenia. Currently the scientists and PhD students of department are involved in a COST action FA 1003 on East-West Collaboration for Grapevine Diversity Exploration and Mobilization of Adaptive Traits for Breeding.

The topics of the first and second-degree theses of students specializing in department are correspondent to nature of scientific research works.

Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology was established in 2016 as a result of the merging of the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Plants and Microbes.

The department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of the Plants and Microbes was established in 1927 as “Department of Plant Physiology and Anatomy”. Prof. H.L. Bedelyan was invited to become the head of the Department. He managed the Department until 1940. From 1941 Prof. M.Kh. Chaylakhyan took the chair of the Department. He was also working at the Institute of Plant Physiology in Moscow. During the absence of M.Kh. Chaylakhyan the Department was directed by the associate Professor, later full Prof. N.M. Melikyan. During the period of 1948-1962 Prof. V.H. Kazaryan was in charge of the Department. Starting from 1962 to 1977 the head of the department was honorable scientist, Prof. N.M. Melikyan. The department was directed by associate Prof. Yu.G. Popov afterwards (1977-1987). From 1987 - 1992 associate Prof. J.V. Tsovyan was the chairwoman at the department followed by associate Prof., later full Prof. Yu.G. Popov from 1992 to 2011. Since 2011 the head of the department is Prof. A.A. Trchounian, corresponding member of NAS RA.

Prof. Bedelyan, being the head of the Department, contributed his great share for its development. He worked hardly on writing textbooks in the mother language, which was very important for the students of the Faculty of Biology during those years. He was an author of the many university textbooks, including “Acclimatization of plants” (1931), “Anatomy of Plants” (1935), “Plant physiology” (1940) etc. In the NAS of Armenia the fundamental work – the botanical dictionary in eight languages – was presented after his death. In 1964 the monograph of “Anatomical changes and dynamics of lignin accumulation in plants” was published by Prof. N.M. Melikyan. During the last years a number of textbooks were published by the department.

The department of Biochemistry was founded in 1960 by academician of the National Academy of Sciences of RA M.A. Ter-Karapetyan and directed for 1960-1971 years. The heads of the department were also academician M.A. Davtian (1971-1999, then 2006-2014), Doctor of Biological Sciences, Prof. A.Kh. Aghajanyan (2000-2005). In 2016, the department of Biochemistry was merged with the department of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Plants and Microbes and was renamed as Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology. The head of the Department is corresponding member of NAS RA, Prof. A.A. Trchunian.

The study at the department is two-staged, including Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Master studies are in two specializations – “Applied and Medical Biochemistry” and “Microbiology and Biotechnology”. The department is collaborating with Belgrade State University (Russia), University of Bergen (Norway) and Saarland University (Germany). About 30 specialists graduate the department each year. They work in the scientific, industrial and pedagogical fields. The department also facilitates PhD studies.
The lecturers and the staff of the department are implementing scientific research work involving students, and some of the obtained results become a base for their final Bachelor’s and Master's thesis. During the last years two doctoral and 20 candidate thesis were defended by the students and the staff of the Department. Both, the employees and the students of the Department are regularly participating in International Conferences and Congresses, such as: “ASM Microbe” annual meeting, the congress on Extremophiles, FEBS and FEMS conferences, The World of Hydrogen Energy congress and many others.

A.A. Trchounian was re-qualify in Germany (2013 and 2016), Associate Professor H.H. Panosyan was re-qualify in Germany (2013) and Norway (2014). Nils-Kåre Birkeland (Norway) and R.G. Sawers (Germany) are the visiting Professors of the department.
A.A. Trchounian was awarded with Akira Mitsui and many other international scientific prizes (2014 and 2016), K.A. Trchounian and H.H. Sargsyan were awarded with “Haykyan” prizes from the Armenian government (2015 and 2016). During the last years A.A. Trchounian and the department staff were recognized as effective scientists of Armenia.

Scientific research was carried out within the framework of governmental financing.

Scientific Grants are including: INTAS (1993-1995), ISTC (2002-2005), agreement with the Danisco Cultor Company (2002-2006); NATO program for the security trough science - SfP (2007-2010); CPEALA-2014/10068; CPEA-LT-2016/10095; ANSEF (from 2011 to date) and others. Since 2017 the department participates in the European action for science and technology (COST Action) program.
The department closely collaborates with the laboratories of Microbiology, bioenergetics and biotechnology, as well as with laboratory of biochemistry of the Research Institute of Biology.

The Department of Human & Animal Physiology ,Faculty of Biology of Yerevan State University was founded in 1921 by the Rector of University T.P. Mousheghyan. In 1936 Ezras Hasratyan was appointed as a Head of the Department, the Academician of the National Academy of Sciences, and then - G.P. Moushegyan, who were involved in studying the nervous system plasticity.

From 1950 until 1971 the leadership of the Chair assumed Prof. S.A. Hakobyan. This period the main direction of investigations at the Department was the study of problems of radiation injury pathology and treatment . From 1972 until 1986 H.G. Baklavajyan, the Academician of the National Academy of Sciences headed the Chair. In 1986-1991 the Department managed prof. N.S. Hakobyan, and then from 1991 to 2009 - Prof. SM Minassian.

Beginning from 1972 up to present the most important scientific directions of the Chair is the study of neurophysiological and neurochemical regulatory mechanisms of organism’s viscero-somatic functions (circulatory, respiratory, hemocoagulatory systems, metabolism, vestibular analyzer) in conditions of an influence of ecological factors (vibration, hypoxia, noise, electromagnetic radiation) as well as mental and emotional load.

During last ten years by the efforts of the Department employees it has been written and issued to the public a number of textbooks and manuals for students in Armenian language:

The research institute of Biology was established by the YSU Academic Council decision 2014. In May of 2015 թ. Dr. Aleksandr Yesayan PhD in Biology, Associate professor was elected and appointed as a director. The deputy director of the Institute is Karen A. Trchunyan - PhD, Research Scientist. Scientific secretary - PhD, Research Scientist Yeva Soghoyan:

Currently the Institute of Biology comprises 10 laboratories:
Staff:
1. "Microbiology, bioenergetics and biotechnology" laboratory
Employees
Karen A. Trchunyan - deputy director of institute, lab. lead, researcher, PhD
Karine M. Grigoryan - senior researcher, PhD
Naira Zh. Sahakyan - senior researcher, PhD
Lilit Y. Hakobyan - researcher, PhD
Anahit V. Vasilyan - researcher, PhD
Armine A. Margaryan - junior researcher, PhD
Diana R. Soghomonyan - junior researcher, PhD
Lusine Karapetyan - senior lab. assistant
Anush H. Arakelyan - senior lab. assistant
Satenik N. Mirzoyan - senior lab. assistant, PhD.
Heghine Kh. Gevorgyan - researcher
Liana M. Vanyan - lab. assistant, master program student

2. The Laboratory of Biophysics of Subcellular Structures
Staff:
Poghos H. Vardevanyan - lab lead՝ leading researcher, PhD
Ara P. Antonyan - senior researcher, PhD
Marine A. Parsadanyan - senior researcher, PhD
Mariam A. Shahinyan - researcher, PhD
Marieta Mikaelyan - researcher, PhD
Susanna G. Tiratsuyan - researcher, PhD
Evelina G. Sargsyan - researcher, PhD
Lia A. Minasbekyan - researcher, PhD

3. The Laboratory of Biochemistry
Staff:
Nikolay V. Avtandilyan - senior researcher, PhD
Ernestina Kh. Barseghyan - researcher, PhD
Gayanae H. Semerjyan - researcher, PhD
Narine K. Hayrapetyan - researcher, PhD
Hasmik M. Karapetyan - reseacher, PhD
Anush A. Aghajanyan - senior researcher, PhD
Mikayel M. Ginoyan - researcher, PhD
Hayarpi G. Javrushyan - junior researcher, PhD
Tatevik A. Manutsyan - senior lab. assistant
Svetlana M. Hovhannisyan - junior researcher
Gayane H. Petrosyan - junior researcher
Syuzan A. Marutyan - senior lab. assistant
Lidia R. Benyaminova - senior lab. assistant
Mery V. Qocharyan - senior lab. assistant
Edita E. Nadiryan - senior lab. assistant
Mary K. Iskandaryan - junior researcher

4. The laboratory of General and Molecular Genetics
Staff:
Ruben M. Harutyunyan - senior researcher
Galina G. Hovhannisyan - senior researcher
Evelina A. Aghajanyan - senior researcher
Anahit L. Atoyants - senior researcher
Kristine S. Margaryan - senior researcher
Rimma E. Avalyan - senior researcher
Margarita B. Matevosyan - researcher
Nelli S. Babayan - junior researcher
Tigran A. Harutyunyan - junior researcher

5. The Laboratory of Zoology
Staff:
Feliks D. Danielyan - senior researcher
Marine S. Arakelyan - senior researcher
Anna F. Karapetyan - senior researcher
Georgi Y. Papov - researcher
Sargis A. Aghayan - researcher
Meri V. Arzumanyan - senior researcher
Armine S. Kosyan - junior Researcher

6. The Laboratory of Botany and Mycology
Staff:
Siranush G. Nanagulyan - senior researcher
Inessa M. Eloyan - senior researcher
Iren V. Shahazizyan - senior researcher
Yeva Y. Soghoyan - researcher
Yeva Kh. Hovhannisyan - researcher
Lusine V. Margaryan - junior researcher
Ruzanna G. Adamyan - junior researcher
Aida Miakaeli Petrosyan - junior researcher
Elmira S. Yezekyan - master student

7. The Laboratory of Human and Animal Physiology
Staff:
Siranush M. Minasyan - senior researcher
Susanna H. Sargsyan - senior researcher
Emma S. Gevorgyan - researcher
Marietta A. Karapetyan - researcher
Tsovinar I. Adamyan - researcher
Lilit E. Ghukasyan - researcher

8. Interfaculty Research Laboratory of Biophysics
Staff:
Emil S. Grigoryan - senior researcher
Irina G. Artsruni - senior researcher
Jenya V. Yavroyan - senior researcher
Karine S. Matinyan - senior researcher
Gayane V. Ananyan - senior researcher
Nune R. Hakobyan - researcher
Gayane B. Ghukasyan - researcher
Agapi G. Hovhannisyan - junior researcher
Anush L. Asatryan - researcher, PhD

9. The Laboratory of Applied Biosciences and Ecology
Staff:
Aleksandr H. Yesayan - director of institute
Lusine R. Hambaryan - senior researcher
Nelli A. Hovhannisyan - researcher
Karen K. Grigoryan - researcher
Karen A. Ghazaryan - researcher
Syuzanna S. Yesoyan - junior researcher
Hasmik N. Zakaryan - senior laboratory assistant
Tigran A. Yesayan - junior researcher

10. The Laboratory of Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
Susanna M. Badalyan - Head of Laboratory
Narine G. Gharibyan - Senior Researcher
Anush L. Barkhudaryan - Researcher
Ani K. Gasparyan - Senior Specialist

Ecological investigations and assessment of the state of soil and water resources, as well as molecular genetic and ecological investigations of biodoviversity are being conducted.

Staff members`
Yesayan H. Aleksandr - Director of the Institute
Hambaryan R. Lusine - Senior Researcher
Hovhannisyan A. Nelli - Research Scientist
Ghazaryan A. Karen - Research Scientist
Grigoryan K. Karen - Research Scientist
Zakaryan Hasmik N. - Senior laboratory assistant
Dallakyan V. Marina - Junior Researcger
Esoyan S. Syuzanna - Junior Resarcher
Manukyan Iskuhi M. - Laboratory assistant