| Name Surname | Ilona Stepanyan |
| Academic degree | PhD in biology |
| The position | Senior scientific researcher |
| Laboratory / department | Laboratory of Experimental Zoology |
| 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 |