World-famous scientists to deliver lectures on modern genetics in YerevanJanuary 24, 2011 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 20-26, Yerevan will host a course of lectures on modern genetics. The event was organized by Young Biologists Association (YBA) NGO jointly with Yerevan State University (YSU) and the Federation of the Societies of Biochemistry (FEBS), association chairman Arsen Gasparyan said. The event, focusing on the latest achievements in genetics and genetic instabilities as cause of cancer, will feature 13 world-famous scientists, including an English biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate Timothy Hunt. 30 Armenian and 19 foreign students, as well as young scientists from U.S., UK, France, Japan, Russia, Canada were invited to participate. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |