Nobel Prize laureate to deliver lectures on gene mutations to young Armenian scientistsOctober 20, 2010 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 20-26, 2011, Yerevan will host 18 famous professors of European, Asian and American scientific laboratories, who’ll deliver lectures on gene mutation-caused cancer. As the organiser of the event, the president of the Armenian Young Biologists Association, Arsen Gasparyan told a news conference in Yerevan, free lectures, to be followed by a conference, are a unique chance for Armenian students to hear famous scientists, with a Nobel prize laureate among them. To be granted an access to the lectures, young Armenian scientists should submit applications along with their thematic works. The best works will be used as a subject matter for further lectures. The project aimed to increase the government’s awareness of young scientists, was organised in cooperation with European Biosafety Association and Yerevan State University. Application deadline is November 1, 2010. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |