Tissue Preservation and Biobanking

Biography

Karine Sargsyan, MD, PhD, pediatrician and psychologist, is a native Armenian. She joined the Medical University Graz, Austria (MUG) in 2005 within the scope of an international cooperation project after several years in Children’s Republican Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia were she led the Metabolism, Nutrition and Medical Dietetics department. She worked on and conducted several projects in health sector with the Ministry of Health and non-governmental organizations. Since coming to MUG, she has served on the Pediatric Department for a year and has written grant proposals collaboratively to fund research in hospital and central laboratory. She is currently the COO of Biobank Graz, and responsible for numerous scientific - research and re-training co-operative as well as developing projects. She is also the Scientific Director of multiregional Competence Project “Biomarkers for Personalized Medicine in Common Metabolic Disorders”, which consolidates more than 15 industrial and 5 academic partners under its roof. Together with her team, since 2008 she developed the Biobank Graz as an interdisciplinary institution. At both Armenia and Austria, she has served in many managerial positions. Her management skills have been recognized with an Academic Management Award for Biobank Graz at 2009.

Research Interest

Biobanking, Reproductive health