The role of women scientists in the development of ultrashort pulsed laser technology-based biomedical research in Armenia

Abstract

Purpose

To describe the contribution of women scientists in the development of biomedical studies conducted on research facilities based on the ultrashort pulsed laser technologies in Armenia.

Conclusion

Given the opportunities provided by the ultrashort pulsed laser driven two-photon microscopy and electron beam linac facilities at CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, the Armenian women scientists initiated and conducted interdisciplinary research to understand of the biomedical effects of ultrashort pulsed electron beam irradiation, as well as to experience and apply the advantages of the two-photon microscopy in their fields of research. Women scientists had a crucial role and unique impact in the development of ultrashort pulsed laser technology-based biomedical studies in Armenia.

Keywords:

• Ultrashort pulsed electron beam irradiation
• two-photon laser scanning microscopy
• women scientists
• biomedical research

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The present work was financially supported by the State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia – research projects 21T-1F066 and 20TTCG-1F003 – as well as, Russian Science Foundation, project no. 19-14-00151.

Notes on contributors

Gohar Tsakanova

Gohar Tsakanova, PhD, is the deputy director, head of laboratory and a senior scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia), as well as head of laboratory and senior scientist at CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute (Yerevan, Armenia).

Elina Arakelova

Elina Arakelova, PhD, is a scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia).

Lusine Matevosyan

Lusine Matevosyan, PhD, is a scientist at the CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute (Yerevan, Armenia).

Mariam Petrosyan

Mariam Petrosyan, PhD, is a junior scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia).

Seda Gasparyan

Seda Gasparyan, MSc, is a senior laboratory assistant at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia).

Kristine Harutyunyan

Kristine Harutyunyan, MSc, is a junior scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia).

Nelly Babayan

Nelly Babayan, PhD, is the head of laboratory and a leading scientist at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia), as well as an assistant professor and a senior scientist at the Department of Genetics and Cytology of the Faculty of Biology of Yerevan State University (Yerevan, Armenia).