Structural bioinformatician Narek Abelyan, who is engaged in various research projects by Russian-Armenian University, will soon defend his dissertation to become a candidate of biological sciences. Narek’s scientific interests were outlined largely owing to his studies at Jewish school in Pyatigorsk, Russia, and at school in Sisian, Armenia, as well as the factor of his mum being a biology and chemistry teacher. Even though Narek had no Jewish roots, his parents opted for that particular school due to its high quality education and discipline. Later on, he carried on with higher edu...