Gohar Shahinyan, PhD

Adjunct Lecturer

Dr. Gohar A. Shahinyan studied Chemistry at Yerevan State University, Armenia, and received MS in 2013. After her post-graduate study at YSU under the supervision of Prof. S.A. Markarian, she obtained her PhD degree from the Institute of Chemical Physics NAS RA in 2017. From 2010 to 2020, she worked at the Department of Physical Chemistry of YSU as a Laboratory assistant and junior researcher. From 2019 to 2023, she worked at Eurasia International University as a Lecturer in the courses of Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Drug Chemistry. Since 2020, she has been working at the Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry of YSU as a Professor Assistant. Currently, she is a researcher at the Laboratory of Ecological Safety of the Scientific Center of Chemistry, YSU, and a lecturer at the American University of Armenia. The field of research interest includes molecular spectroscopy, physicochemical and analytical studies of biomolecules, edible plants, and colloid systems. Dr. G. Shahinyan is an author of 33 scientific publications.

Higher Education

2017, PhD in Chemistry

Institute of Chemical Physics, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

2013, MS in Chemistry

Department of Physical Chemistry, Yerevan State University

2011, BS in Chemistry

Faculty of Chemistry, Yerevan State University

Courses taught:

  • General Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Publications:

  1. A.Kh. Jamal, A.Q. Mohammed, A.H. Rasheed, A.R. Al-Rubbawi, G.A. Shahinyan, Herbal infusions as inhibitors of trypsin activity in water and polar organic solvent–water systems, Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2023, 57(2), p. 83–95. https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:B/2023.57.2.083
  2. G. A. Shahinyan, H.H. Ghazoyan, S.A. Markarian, The Effect of Dimethylsulfoxide (or Diethylsulfoxide) on Methylene Blue-Calf Thymus DNA Binding in Aqueous Solutions by Fluorescence Polarization and Steady-State Fluorescence Quenching, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-023-01263-6
  3. A.I. Martiryan, G.A. Shahinyan, V.V. Vardapetyan, Antiradical activity, base-catalyzed hydrolysis and partition coefficients of some surfactants, Colloid and Interface Science Communications, 2022, v. 50, 100653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colcom.2022.100653
  4. A.I. Martiryan, G.A. Shahinyan, V.V. Vardapetyan, Biodegradability and bioavailability of several environmentally friendly surfactants, POLYCHAR 28 World Forum on Advanced Materials, Yerevan, Armenia, July 4-6, 2022, p. 54. https://polychar-28.ysu.am/abstract/ thesis:https://polychar-28.ysu.am/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Polychar-28-Abstract-Book.pdf
  5. G.A. Shahinyan, Z.K. Papanyan, S.A. Markarian, UV-Vis and FT IR study of complex formation between isoniazid and dimethylsulfoxide or diethylsulfoxide, XVII Международная конференция “Спектроскопия координационных соединений” Краснодар, Россия, 10-13 сентября, 2020, с. 362, http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/ , thesis http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/Materials.php
  6. S.A. Markarian, Z.K. Papanyan, G.A. Shahinyan, Volumetric, UV–Vis and FT IR Studies of Isoniazid in Diethylsulfoxide Solutions, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 2020, v. 49, No7-8, pp. 1094-1106, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-020-01015-w ; website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10953-020-01015-w
  7. K.Yu. Amirbekyan, G.A. Shahinyan, H.H. Ghazoyan, H.R. Sargsyan, S.A. Markarian, Fluorescence anisotropy studies on the Hoechst 33258-DNA interaction: the solvent effect, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 2020, v.38 pp. 4902-4906. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2020.1782267
  8. G.A. Shahinyan, A.S. Dadayan, N.A. Hovhannisyan, S.A. Markarian, Study of the Interaction of Novel Nonprotein Amino Acids with Trypsin by Steady-State Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Journal of Fluorescence, 2020, v. 30, No 2, pp. 229-233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-020-02504-3
  9. S.A. Markarian, H.H. Ghazoyan, H.R. Sargsyan, G.A. Shahinyan, Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic (UV–Vis, FT IR) Studies of Solutions of CoCl2 (or NiCl2) in Diethylsulfoxide, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 2019, v. 48, No 10, pp.1378-1392 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-019-00924-9
  10. S.A. Markarian, G.A. Shahinyan, A.Yu. Amirbekyan, Fluorescence study of complex formation between DNA and acridine orange in DMSO/water mixture, XVI Международная конференция “Спектроскопия координационных соединений” Туапсе, Россия, 16-21 сентября, 2019, с. 60-61, http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/, thesis http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/Materials.php
  11. S.A. Borodkin, H.H. Ghazoyan, L.D. Popov, G.A. Shahinyan, H.R. Sargsyan, I.N. Shcherbakov, S.A. Markarian, Synthesis of Phosphonium Enamines: Physicochemical Properties of Dimethyl Sulfoxide Solutions, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019, v. 93, No 11, pp. 2194–2198. DOI: 10.1134/S0036024419110074
  12. G.A. Shahinyan, S.A. Markarian, FT IR study of cobalt chloride or nickel chloride solutions in diethylsulfoxide, 2nd Euro Chemistry Conference, Valencia, Spain, 17-19 June, 2019, p. 44, http://chemistry-conference.com/index.php, thesis http://chemistry-conference.com/Chemistry-2019_Book_.pdf
  13. L.D. Popov, I.N. Scherbakov, S.A. Borodkin, Yu.V. Revinskii, E.A. Kazoyan, G.A. Shaginyan, A.R. Sarkisyan, Sh.A. Markaryan, Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Novel Enamine Containing Coumarin and Phosphonium Fragments, Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2019, v. 89, No. 5, pp. 906–912. DOI: 10.1134/S1070363219050086
  14. G.A. Shahinyan, A.Yu. Amirbekyan, S.A. Markarian, Photophysical properties of methylene blue in water and in aqueous solutions of dimethylsulfoxide, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019, v. 217, pp. 170-175. doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2019.03.079
  15. Г.А. Шагинян, Ш.А. Маркарян, Объемные свойства обращенной мицеллярной системы н-гептан – бис –(2-этилгексил) сульфосукцинат натрия – полярная фаза (вода+диметилформамид (или ацетонитрил)), Химический журнал Армении, 2018, т. 71, No 3, с.280-291.
  16. S.A. Markarian, G.A. Shahinyan, The study of molecular interactions in dimethylsulfoxide containing aqueous solutions of acridine orange base by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, Conferences Cluster 2018, Suzdal, Russia, 1-6 июля 2018, p. 83-84. http://cluster.isc-ras.ru/
  17. А.Р. Саркисян, Г.А. Шагинян, Е.А. Казоян, И.Н. Щербаков, Ш.А. Маркарян, Изучение комплексообразования хлорида и нитрата меди (II) с диэтилсульфоксидом методом УФ-спектроскопии, XIV Международная конференция “Спектроскопия координационных соединений” Краснодар, Россия, 03-09 сентября, 2017, с. 263, http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/, thesis http://www.spec-complex.kubsu.ru/Materials.php
  18. G.A. Shahinyan, H.R. Sargsyan, A.M. Kolker, S.A. Markarian, Effect of diethylsulfoxide on volumetric properties of sodium bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate microemulsions, Chemical Journal of Armenia, 2016, v. 69, No 4, pp. 407-415.
  19. G.A. Shahinyan, Effect of diethyl sulfoxide on rheological properties of AOT microemulsions, Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Chemical and Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 2, pp. 3-7.
  20. G.A. Shahinyan, S.A. Markarian, The study of n-heptane/AOT/water+ dimethylsulfoxide reverse micelles using acridine orange base as molecular probe, Chemical Journal of Armenia, 2016, v. 69, No 1-2, pp. 33-46.
  21. G.A. Shahinyan, H.R. Sargsyan, S.A. Markarian, Physicochemical properties of n-heptane/AOT/water+sulfoxide microemulsions, IV International Conference “Current Problems of Chemical Physics”, Yerevan, Armenia, 5-9 October, 2015, p. 165, http://chph.sci.am/conference/IChPh2015.html,
  22. Sh.A. Markaryan, A.R. Sarkisyan, G.A. Shaginyan, Effect of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (AOT) concentration on the properties of the AOT-n-heptane-DMSO-water micellar system, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2015, v. 89, No 10, pp. 1808-1813. https://doi.org/10.1134/S003602441509023X
  23. S.A. Markarian, G.A. Shahinyan, The effect of dimethylsulfoxide on absorption and fluorescence spectra of aqueous solutions of acridine orange base, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2015, v. 151, pp. 662-666, doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2015.06.126
  24. А.Р. Саркисян, Ш.А. Маркарян, Г.А. Шагинян, Влияние концентрации АОТ на объемные и реологические свойства обращенных мицеллярных систем АОТ/н-гептан/диэтилсульфоксид (ДЭСО)-вода, XII Всероссийская конференция с международным участием “Проблемы сольватации и комплексообразования в растворах”, Иваново, РФ, 29 июня по 3 июля, 2015, с. 70, http://www.isc-ras.ru/ru/conferencii/xii-vserossiyskaya-konferenciya-s-mezhdunarodnym-uchastiem-problemy-solvatacii-i, thesis http://www.isc-ras.ru/sites/default/files/conferencesite/1040/abstract2015.pdf
  25. G.A. Shahinyan, Conductivity of reverse micellar systems of AOT-n-heptane-water+dimethylsulfoxide or diethylsulfoxide at temperature range 20-50 0C, Proceedings of the Yerevan State University. Chemical and Biological S 8.
  26. G.A. Shahinyan, The study of conductivity of reverse micellar systems of water+dimethylsulfoxide or diethylsulfoxide/AOT/n-heptane, 4-th International Conference of Young Scientists “Chemistry Today-2014”, Yerevan, RA, 2014, p. 100, August 18-22. http://chemistry.ge/conferences/icys-2014/welcome.html , thesis http://chemistry.ge/conferences/icys-2014/abstract_book_chemisry_today_2014_web.pdfciences, 2015, v.1, p. 13-20
  27. A.R. Sargsyan, G.A. Shahinyan, S.A. Markarian, Volume properties of reverse micellar systems AOT/n-heptane/DMSO-water, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2014, v. 88, No 5, pp. 858-862.
  28. Sh. A. Markaryan, L. A. Tavadyan, G. G. Kocharyan, G. A. Shahinyan, Effect of dimethyl sulfoxide on electrochemical and antiradical properties of ascorbic acid, Russian Chemical Bulletin, 2013, v. 62, pp. 1625–1629, , https://doi.org/10.1007/s11172-013-0235-6 , site: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11172-013-0235-6#citeas
  29. H.R. Sargsyan, G.A. Shahinyan, S.A. Markarian, Volumetric and transport properties of AOT/n-heptane/DMSO-water reverse micellar systems, International Conference “Frontiers in Chemistry, Armenia”, Yerevan, RA, 2013, ACF2013 PS183
  30. G.A. Shahinyan, H.R. Sargsyan, S.A. Markarian, Volumetric properties of AOT/n-heptane/DMSO-water reverse micellar systems, Young Scientists’ Conference “New Aspects in Molecular Biotechnology and Biochemistry”, Yerevan, RA, 2013, p. 30.
  31. А.Р. Саркисян, Г.А. Шагинян, Исследование обращенных мицеллярных систем ДМСО-вода/АОТ/гептан методами денситометрии и вискозиметрии, Международная конференция “Современные проблемы химической физики”, Ереван, РА, 2012, с. 226.
  32. А.Р. Саркисян, Г.А. Шагинян, Объемные свойства обращенной мицеллярной системы АОТ-гептан-ДМСО-вода, VI конференция молодых ученых “Теоретическая и экспериментальная химия жидкофазных систем”, Иваново, РФ, 2011, с. 121-122
  33. S.A. Markarian, H.R. Sargsyan, G.A. Shahinyan, The spectrophotometric study of ascorbic acid’s stability in water and water+dialkilsulfoxides mixtures, XI International Conference “Problems of Solvation and Complex Formation in Solutions”, Ivanovo, Russia, 2011, p. 117

Research Database IDs: 

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Awards:

  • Certificate for the 100 anniversary of Yerevan State University, 2019
  • Bronze medal of YSU, 2012