Arevik Vardanyan has been working at the SPC “Armbiotechnology” NAS of Armenia since 2010. Her present position is Senior Researcher. In 2015, Arevik received her Ph.D. in Microbiology. She had an opportunity to conduct short research at the University of Duisburg-Essen (Essen, Germany), Cyprus University of Technology (Limassol, Cyprus), and Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Halle, Germany). In 2020, Arevik was awarded the WBI Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBl) Excellence Grant 2020 for Postdoctoral Research at the University of Liege (ULg). She is an author and co-author of 27 scientific papers and 2 chapters published in international highly cited journals. Her main interests include chemolithotrophs; minerals; e-waste; bioleaching; and recycling.