Tomas Konecny obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. He began a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of South Bohemia. In 2023, Tomas switched to bioinformatics and started a PhD at Leipzig University, Germany. He is currently a bioinformatician at the Armenian Bioinformatics Institute and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Bioinformatics, Leipzig. His research focuses on grapevine response to climate change and molecular mechanisms of colorectal cancer. Tomas has expertise in molecular biology, genetics, epigenetics, and programming in Python, R, and Bash.
SEEK ID: https://armlifebank.am/people/26
Location:
Armenia
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-6092
Joined: 16th May 2025
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Tools: Genomics, Molecular Biology, Python, R, Transcriptomics, Cell biology
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The Plant Genomics Programme focuses on the comprehensive characterization of plant genetic resources, aiming to understand the factors that shape genetic variation across plant genomes and drive phenotypic diversity in traits of adaptive and economic importance. The research explores the genetic architecture of plant adaptation to changing climatic conditions and investigates the genomic determinants of genetic diversity. A key objective is the integration of multi-omics data into innovative ...
Projects: Functional Genomics of Vine, Armenian Wine Genome Program
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This Programme offers a comprehensive summary of various projects focused on deciphering the intricate molecular mechanisms of cancer development, progression, and response to treatments, utilizing bioinformatics, computational biology, and machine learning. These are multi-laboratory efforts carried out across several research institutions, supported by various grant programs.
Projects: Molecular Profiling of Cancer Metastases, Molecular characterization of cancers with long-read RNA sequencing
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Principal Investigator: Prof. Hans Binder
University: University of Leipzig
Research Group: Kristina Margaryan, Maria Nikoghosyan, Tomas Konecny, Anush Baloyan, Hripsime Gasoyan, Emma Hovhannisyan, Levon Galstyan, Duan Shengchang
Duration: 2023-2027
Co-implementing and hosting partner: Armenian Bioinformatics Institute (ABI) and Institute of Molecular Biology
Project Importance The cultivated grape (Vitis vinifera) has become the world’s leading fruit crop. Grape is unique not only because it is ...
Programme: Plant Genomics & Bioinformatics
Public web page: https://www.fast.foundation/en/program/847/2022/new_tab/6586/6677
Organisms: Grapevine
Together with the scientists at Agenus, a US-based biotech company specializing in innovative forms of cancer treatment, including the discovery and development of immuno-oncology therapies, ABI has formed a team of students and researchers to study cancer metastases and identify potential biomarkers and targets for cancer immunotherapies. This collaboration is also part of our long-term vision of supporting biotech developments in Armenia. The team discovers transcriptomics heterogeneity of Liver ...
Programme: Cancer Omics
Public web page: https://abi.am/research/research-labs/agenus-lab/
Start date: 21st Feb 2024
Organisms: Human
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Authors: T. Konecny, A. Asatryan, M. Nikoghosyan, H. Binder
Date Published: 6th Sep 2024
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 39273985
Citation: Plants (Basel). 2024 Sep 6;13(17):2501. doi: 10.3390/plants13172501.
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Authors: Kristina Magaryan, Maria Nikogհosyan, Anush Baloyan, Hripsime Gasoyan, Emma Hovhannisyan, Levon Galstyan, Tomas Konecny, Arsen Arakelyan, Hans Binder
Date Published: 6th Dec 2023
Publication Type: Journal
DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20236801009
Citation: BIO Web of Conferences,68:01009