YEREVAN, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. Karen Trchunyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, is a promising young scientist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, and professor. He is an author and co-author of over 50 articles published in international science and technology repositories. The number of references to his studies is approximately 1300, H-index fluctuates within the range of 21-23, depending on the repository - Google Scholar, Web of Sciences, Scopus. Karen Trchunyan is one of the participants in the ADVANCE grant program by the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) and is engaged in a research project in the realm of biotechnology.