11/16/2024
Lilit Nersisyan, founder of the Armenian Bioinformatics Institute, combines her expertise in biology from Yerevan State University with her experience as a researcher and programmer. This conversation explores her journey through biology, research, and programming, highlighting where these fields intersect.
P.S. The interview was conducted in Armenian.
10/04/2024
Razmik Sargsyan, ABI researcher, talked about his journey into science during an interview. He shared his early interests, why he chose the Faculty of Biology, and the path that led him to his career in research. Razmik also spoke about the areas he has worked on and the impact of his studies.
P.S. The interview was conducted in Armenian.
09/20/2024
Lusine Adunts, a junior researcher at the Institute of Bioinformatics, shares her passion for applied mathematics with 12-year-old Levon, a budding mathematician who dreams of becoming a doctor. Levon’s curiosity about unsolved math problems, infinity, and non-obvious solutions drives their fascinating discussions.
P.S. The interview was conducted in Armenian.
09/14/2024
Lusine Adunts, a junior researcher at ABI, talks about how she discovered her passion for science and bioinformatics, and about the exciting projects she's currently working on. From personal insights to the impact of bioinformatics on modern research.
P.S. The interview was conducted in Armenian
04/12/2022
Lilit Nersisyan, a bioinformatician and the founder of the Armenian Bioinformatics Institute (ABI), discusses the field of bioinformatics, its role in the world today, and what ABI is working on. Among the topics discussed are science commercialization and the biotech industry.
01/25/2022
In her interview with Network Nation Podcast, Lilit Nersisyan, the Founding Director of the Armenian Bioinformatics Institute, tells about the institute’s founding story, short and long-term goals, the involvement of the Diaspora, networking, and other important and valuable topics.
12/09/2021
During TEDxYerevan 2021 ABI’s founding director Lilit Nersisyan had a talk explaining her and her colleagues’ search for a solution for building expertise in genome bioinformatics in Armenia. She explained the role of ABI as a source of human capital that will eventually drive developments in the genomics-heavy biotech sector.
10/06/2021
Bioinformatics is one of the most prospective professions in the field of biology in the 21st century. The development of bioinformatics in Armenia will give an opportunity to perform modern research, revive biology and related fields, and attract the attention of scientific-industrial companies. Zhanna Avagyan talked about the possible development of this direction with Lilit Nersisyan, a Candidate of Biological Sciences.
08/24/2021
An interview about the OMICSS-2021 summer school in Genome Bioinformatics to the 1tv. ABI’s founding director Lilit Nersisyan and OMICS student Susanna Avagyan talk about how the students will continue their journey in bioinformatics under the mentorship of scientists from Armenia and abroad.
03/05/2021
ABI’s Founding Director Lilit Nersisyan discussed ABI’s midterm results and explained the importance of developing bioinformatics in Armenia in the scope of the AFT forum, which aims to establish a mechanism to support and guide Armenian scientists toward translational impact, in other words, moving basic science discoveries into practice.
09/10/2021
ABI’s Founding Director Lilit Nersisyan discussed ABI’s midterm results and explained the importance of developing bioinformatics in Armenia in the scope of the AFT forum, which aims to establish a mechanism to support and guide Armenian scientists toward translational impact, in other words, moving basic science discoveries into practice.
09/21/2021
The seminar underlines years of intensive and successful collaboration between Germany and Armenia, explains why high-level genome bioinformatics is mandatory for Armenia, and why the present situation is problematic, but not hopeless. The presentation is followed by discussions on issues related to the state of Bioinformatics research and education in Armenia, prospects, and obstacles, and how to develop strong and competitive bioinformatics research with applications in medicine, biotechnology, and life sciences to make Armenia a valued partner and idea-driver in this field.
07/15/2021
During this lecture, ABI’s Founding Director Dr. Lilit Nersisyan discusses the plan to establish the Armenian Bioinformatics Institute (ABI) as a regional hub for cutting-edge research aimed at promoting data-driven studies in biomedicine and biotechnologies with international impact.
10/24/2021
ABI’s founding director Lilit Nersisyan published an article for EVN Report on the challenges and opportunities in the fields of Genomics and Bioinformatics in Armenia. The article reviews issues related to the development of the bioinformatics industry in Armenia and offers ambitious possible solutions.
08/25/2021
The article highlights the key moments of the OMICS Summer School 2021, explains the importance of the initiative, and outlines the future opportunities for successful graduates.
