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