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 plant breeding programs to enhance crop resilience and productivity.
A major research focus over the past decade has been the multidisciplinary characterization of Armenian grape genetic resources, utilizing ampelographic, eno-carpological, genetic, and genomic approaches. Understanding the genetic diversity and relationships among grapevine varieties is essential for identifying gene pools, optimizing germplasm collections, and developing effective conservation and breeding strategies.
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Projects: Sex-specific differences in long-term gamma and simGCRsim-associated alterations in deferential gene expression in the heart tissue, Functional Genomics of Vine, Molecular Profiling of Cancer Metastases, Study of the molecular mechanisms of familial Mediterranean fever using genetic engineering and functional genomics, Mental disorders and aging brain, Omics-Based Insights into Human Long-Term Exposure to Environmental Metals, Biological pathway activity analysis, ML approaches for omic data analysis, Tools for Telomere Biology, Armenian Wine Genome Program, Molecular characterization of cancers with long-read RNA sequencing, Low dose radiation risks: present research and future perspectives
Institutions: Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA, Armenian Bioinformatics Institute

Projects: Functional Genomics of Vine, Molecular Profiling of Cancer Metastases, Biological pathway activity analysis, Mental disorders and aging brain, ML approaches for omic data analysis
Institutions: Armenian Bioinformatics Institute, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioinformatics (IZBI)

Projects: Armenian Wine Genome Program
Institutions: Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA

Expertise: Plant Genomics, Biodiversity
Tools: Sequencing, Molecular Biology
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
Programme: Plant Genomics & Bioinformatics
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Organisms: Grapevine
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Authors: K. Margaryan, R. Topfer, B. Gasparyan, A. Arakelyan, O. Trapp, F. Rockel, E. Maul
Date Published: 25th Dec 2023
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 38143573
Citation: Front Plant Sci. 2023 Dec 8;14:1276764. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1276764. eCollection 2023.
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Authors: T. Konecny, M. Nikoghosyan, H. Binder
Date Published: 21st Dec 2023
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 38126012
Citation: Front Plant Sci. 2023 Dec 6;14:1303542. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1303542. eCollection 2023.
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Authors: Y. Dong, S. Duan, Q. Xia, Z. Liang, X. Dong, K. Margaryan, M. Musayev, S. Goryslavets, G. Zdunic, P. F. Bert, T. Lacombe, E. Maul, P. Nick, K. Bitskinashvili, G. D. Bisztray, E. Drori, G. De Lorenzis, J. Cunha, C. F. Popescu, R. Arroyo-Garcia, C. Arnold, A. Ergul, Y. Zhu, C. Ma, S. Wang, S. Liu, L. Tang, C. Wang, D. Li, Y. Pan, J. Li, L. Yang, X. Li, G. Xiang, Z. Yang, B. Chen, Z. Dai, Y. Wang, A. Arakelyan, V. Kuliyev, G. Spotar, N. Girollet, S. Delrot, N. Ollat, P. This, C. Marchal, G. Sarah, V. Laucou, R. Bacilieri, F. Rockel, P. Guan, A. Jung, M. Riemann, L. Ujmajuridze, T. Zakalashvili, D. Maghradze, M. Hohn, G. Jahnke, E. Kiss, T. Deak, O. Rahimi, S. Hubner, F. Grassi, F. Mercati, F. Sunseri, J. Eiras-Dias, A. M. Dumitru, D. Carrasco, A. Rodriguez-Izquierdo, G. Munoz, T. Uysal, C. Ozer, K. Kazan, M. Xu, Y. Wang, S. Zhu, J. Lu, M. Zhao, L. Wang, S. Jiu, Y. Zhang, L. Sun, H. Yang, E. Weiss, S. Wang, Y. Zhu, S. Li, J. Sheng, W. Chen
Date Published: 3rd Mar 2023
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 36862793
Citation: Science. 2023 Mar 3;379(6635):892-901. doi: 10.1126/science.add8655. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
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Authors: K. Margaryan, G. Melyan, F. Rockel, R. Topfer, E. Maul
Date Published: 6th Dec 2021
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 34943194
Citation: Biology (Basel). 2021 Dec 6;10(12):1279. doi: 10.3390/biology10121279.