Naira M. Ayvazian

Head of Laboratory
Doctor of Biological Sciences

E-mail: taipan@ysu.am, nairaayvazyan@physiol.sci.am

Studying the structure-functional properties of animals’ and plants’ venom peptides are of considerable theoretical interest for understanding the mechanisms and pathways of molecular evolution, designing novel therapeutic agents, and developing antivenom production strategies. The investigation of natural venom (and particularly the snake venom’s) influence on organism is a vital question today for Armenia both in case of safety of population and in aspect of using of snake toxins in pharmacology.

Major patterns of venom biochemical compositional trends are identified for the main clades of venomous snakes, and the identification of novel toxins and interesting structural variants, as well as elucidation of their biological activities and significance, will remain fertile areas of research for many years to come.