Lia Levoni Osipian (Armenian: Լիա Լևոնի Օսիպյան, born January 15, 1930) is an Armenian biologist, plant physiologist, and mycologist.[1]
Career edit
Born in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Osipian studied at Yerevan State University from 1947 to 1952.[2] After graduating, she worked as an assistant and lecturer at the university until she received her doctorate in biological sciences in 1970. She became a professor in the Department of Botany in the Faculty of Botany at Yerevan State University in 1971.[3] Twice, from 1986 to 1990 and 1999 to 2002, she served as the dean of the Faculty of Biology.[4] In 1996, Osipian became a full member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences and is an Honorary Scientist of Armenia.[5][6] Over the course of her academic career, she has been the doctoral supervisor for over 20 students.
Legacy edit
In 2022, a newly discovered species of fungus from Iran, Sphaerulina osypianiae, was named after her.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Osipian, Lia Levonevna | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "HONORED BOTANIST AND MYCOLOGIST:(on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of Academician of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia Lia L. Osipyan)". Proceedings of the YSU B: Chemical and Biological Sciences: 57–58. 2015.
- ^ Нанагюлян, С. Г. (2020). "К юбилею академика НАН Республики Армения Лии Левоновны Осипян". Микология и фитопатология (in Russian). 54 (2): 153–154. doi:10.31857/S0026364820020075. ISSN 0026-3648. S2CID 219004692.
- ^ "Լիա Լևոնի Օսիպյան". publishing.ysu.am. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Lia L. Osipyan, Faculty of Biology". ysu.am. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Национальная академия наук Республики Армения". Национальная академия наук Республики Армения (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Azimi, Hossein; Abbasi, Mehrdad; Osipyan, Lia (2022-02-20). "New species of Sphaerulina on Populus from Iran". Applied Entomology and Phytopathology. 89 (2): 257–262. doi:10.22092/jaep.2021.356523.1421. ISSN 1026-5007.