Projects

In this project genetic engineering and functional genomics approaches will be used to describe molecular mechanisms of FMF. Using DNA/RNA samples obtained from FMF patients and healthy subjects MEFV nanopore gene sequencing will be performed to identify genetic variants and possibly find novel putative functional variants. The impact of genetic variants on transcriptome landscape will be studies by RNA-sequencing using nanopore sequencing device. Based on MEFV sequencing data and patients clinical ...

The “Low dose radiation risks: present research and future perspectives” Advanced Research Workshop is a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)-sponsored workshop organized by the McMaster University (Canada) and Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA (National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia) which offers a unique opportunity to learn about new discoveries and exchange experience with professionals in the field of radioecology, radiobiology, country-specific regulatory agencies, ...

Long-term environmental exposure to metals leads to epigenetic changes and may increase risks to human health. The human epidemiologic and the toxicologic animal model studies provide strong evidence of metal exposure related DNA methylation changes, and, consequently alterations in gene expression, in metabolic, genetic and signal transduction pathways and their functions. The current study is designed to investigate genome wide DNA methylation and transcriptomic changes induced by human chronic ...