Edisher Kvesitadze

Place of birth: Tbilisi. Graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology in 1986, majoring in Chemistry of Biologically Active Compounds. 1989 - Postgraduate study at the Bach Institute of Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Since 1989 - Candidate of Biological Sciences (Bach Institute of Biochemistry); Since 1994 - Doctor of Biological Sciences (Institute of Plant Biochemistry of the Georgian Academy of Sciences); 1996 - Professor in Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 1985-1986 - Institute of Plant Biochemistry of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Junior Researcher; 1989-1994 - science worker; 1994-1999 - Head of the Protein Research Laboratory of the same institute; 1995-2007 - Georgian Technical University, Head of the Department of Biotechnology; 2008-2012 - Director of the Sergi Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Georgian Agrarian University; Since 2008 - Georgian Technical University, Professor, Head of the Department of Continuing Education and Career Development; 1990 - Finnish Scientific and Technical Center - Espoo; 1983-1984 - Visiting Professor at Lehigh University (USA); 1991-1993 - Hallam University of Sheffield, England. Has received two patents. Has participated in grant projects and international scientific conferences. Is the author of 46 published publications. His research interests include: applied enzymology, genetically modified organisms, microbial technologies, microbial diversity for use in new biotechnologies, stable enzymes of microorganisms growing in extreme conditions (amylase, cellulases, proteases, new organisms), microorganisms, pectinases, microorganisms And to study the ability of plants to assimilate and convert environmentally polluting organic compounds and heavy metals. Biological control of plant bacterial diseases. Chemical Engineer, Biochemist, Biotechnologist, Doctor of Biological Sciences (1994), Professor (1996).