Asymmetric biomimetic synthesis of non-proteinogenic amino acids, isolation and purification of amino acids from culture broth of microbiological synthesis

Graduated from YSU (1978), Ph.D. of chemistry (1985). Doctor of chemical sciences (1997), Prof. (2003), Corr. Member (2006), Acad. (2010)

Director of the Scientific and Production Center "Armbiotechnology" NAS RA (2010), Head of Pharmacy Department YSU (2002), Editor-in-chief of the "Chemical Journal of Armenia" (2008), Representative of NAS RA in the Coordination Board of ISTC, Member of the Presidium of NAS RA (since 2016), The President of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (since 2021)

Full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Member of the International Academy of Ecology, Member of Biotechnology Association of China, Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2022)

European "Descartes Prize" (2001), "Award of Friendship", "Tien-Shan" prize (2002), President's Prize of RA (2004), President’s Prize of RA (2011)