Professor Ada Yonath, laureate of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Israel Prize, YSMU Honorary Doctor and an international model of scientific courage and perseverance, passed away on August 31, 2026. She was 87.
02/09/2026On May 11, we had the honor of welcoming Prof. Jacek Jaworski from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (Poland), who is also a member of the COBRAIN Advisory Board.
On April 18-20, Yerevan State Medical University hosted the first conference titled “Heart Failure Spring School” for senior and mid-level medical workers․
The European Union granted “HR Excellence in Research Award” (Human Resource Strategy for Researchers – HRS4R) to Yerevan State Medical University.
Another scientific experiment was held at the “COBRAIN” Scientific and Educational Center for Basic Brain Research of YSMU. According to Hamlet Torosyan, a laboratory assistant at the Center, the experimental animal’s brain was disconnected by decapitation.
On December 1-2, the conference dedicated to summarizing the results of ARMDOCT national capacity development project took place.
Specialists of the Department of Medical Genetics of Yerevan State Medical University (Davit Babikyan, Natella Kostandyan, Natalia Minasyan), including ARICE project experts, participated in the 12th International Conference on Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (Undiagnosed Diseases Network International – UNDI 2023)
The “MD Physician” educational program of “General Medicine” Faculty of YSMU complies with the requirements set forth by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME).
The closing session of Neurotalks-2023 “Bridging, Synapses, Connecting Minds” event took place on October 2, in YSMU “COBRAIN” Scientific -Educational Center for Fundamental Brain Research.
The leading scientists of this field continued their discussions about contemporary topics in neuroscience. Those were the modeling of neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell therapy and the potential role of heavy water in case of neuropsychiatric diseases. The presentation of the reports was initiated in hybrid format.