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Lia OsipianLia Levoni Osipian (Armenian: Լիա Լևոնի Օսիպյան, born January 15, 1930) is an Armenian biologist, plant physiologist, and mycologist.[1] CareerBorn 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. LegacyIn 2022, a newly discovered species of fungus from Iran, Sphaerulina osypianiae, was named after her.[7] References
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