I was born in the capital city of Yerevan, Armenia, in 1984. I have received B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the Yerevan State University, Armenia, in 2006 and 2008, accordingly, and have been awarded Ph.D. degree in biology by the resolution of the Council of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 2011. Since 2011, I have been a Senior Scientific Researcher in the Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, and since 2020, I have been Head of the Scientific Group of Applied Hydroecology in the Center. I have authored more than 50 scientific publications. My research interests include aquatic and soil ecology, aquatic biodiversity, water and soil quality, water and soil resources management, limnology, environmental impact assessment, climate change and its consequences, fish farming.