Name Surname Ilona Stepanyan 
Academic degree  PhD in biology 
The position Senior scientific researcher 
Laboratory / department Laboratory of Experimental Zoology 
e-mail ilona.stepanyan9@yahoo.com 
Phone number  
Link to profile in research platforms: ORCID, researchgate, scopus, google scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=V7-yuB4AAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests  Zoology, Biodiversity, Systematics, Cytogenetics, Population genetics, Evolution, Ecology, Conservation biology, Invasive species, Alien species, Conservation 

 

Period 

Role 

Number and Title 

Fund 

Amount 

2019-2021 

Principal investi- 

gator 

ArmBel-Ap18_1f-5, “Assessment of the genetic status of pest insects; development of new agents for their control” 

Science Committee, Ministry of Education, Science,  

Culture and Sport RA 

9.000.000.00 AMD 

2020-2021 

Principal investi- 

gator 

RSG-31363-1, “Environmental Value, Landscape and Biological Diversity of the Lori Plateau Lakes and Watershed (Lori Region, Republic of Armenia)” 

Rufford Small Grants foundation 

6.000 $ 

2021-2023 

Princi 

pal investi- 

gator 

EAPI2020-056, “Pests of medicinal plants. Peculiarities of genomic organization and microbiome composition of herbivorous insects and ticks associated with plants containing pharmaceutical and biotechnological valuable substances” 

Science Committee, Ministry of Education, Science,  

Culture and Sport RA 

24.000.000 

AMD 

01.08.2021-01.12.2021 

Princi 

pal investi- 

gator 

IZSEZ0_202220, “Morphology(osteology)-based phylogeny of Lacertini lizards” 

SNSF (Swiss National Science Foundation) 

40.000 Euro 

2021-2026 

Princi 

pal investi- 

gator 

21AG-1F033, “Systematization and distribution modeling of endangered and most dangerous invasive animals of Armenia” 

Science Committee, Ministry of Education, Science,  

Culture and Sport RA 

156.000000 AMD