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Personal Information: Birthdate: Nov. 03.1970 Birthplace: Tbilisi GEORGIA Citizenship: Georgian Marriage: Married Five children Education: Postdoctoral studies: Suleyman Demirel UniversityIsparta Turkey 2001-2002; NMNH London UK 2003-2004; university of Coimbra Portugal 2004-2005. Institute of Zoology Georgian Academy of Sciences PhD Biology a focus on the chalcids parasitoids of sucking insects in Tbilisi 1999 Institute of Zoology Georgian Academy of Sciences Post-graduate course Zoology Entomology 1997 Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State Pedagogical Institute (University) Diploma Teacher of Chemistry and Biology with honors 1993 Experience: November 1992-1999 Senior Laboratory Assistant Dep. of Invertebrate animals Institute of Zoology Georgian Academy of Sciences Tbilisi Georgia August 1999 – June 2006 Senior Research Scientist Dep. of Invertebrate animals Institute of Zoology Georgian Academy of Sciences Tbilisi Georgia 2000-2003 Invited lecturer of Ecology Faculty of Botany and Ecology S.S. Orbeliani State Pedagogical University Tbilisi Georgia. June 2006 – 2009 march Head of the Laboratory of Entomology Georgian Institute of Zoology Tbilisi Georgia March 2009 – 2009 December Head of the Laboratory of Entomology Institute of Zoology Ilia Chavchavadze State University Tbilisi Georgia August 2006 – 2010 Assoc. Prof. (Docent) of Entomology Dept. of Plant Protection Faculty of Agriculture Suleyman Demirel University Isparta Turkey January 2010 – 2011August Director Entomology and Biocontrol Research Centre Ilia State University Tbilisi Georgia June 2010 – 2011August Assoc. Prof. of Entomology School of Graduate Studies Ilia State University Tbilisi Georgia August 2011 – September 2013 Director Entomology and Biocontrol Research Centre Agraricultural University of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia March 2013 – present Full Professor Faculty of Agro-technology Agraricultural University of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia July 2013 – present Member of PhD board in Agrarian sciences Agraricultural University of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia September 2013 - present Director Institute of Entomology Agraricultural University of Georgia Tbilisi Georgia April 2012 – 2017 Principal Investigator Invertebrate Research Center Tbilisi Georgia 2017 – present Head of the board Invertebrate Research Center Tbilisi Georgia