Prof. Dr. Nino Janleidze

Nino Janelidze is a Leading Scientist at the G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology. She graduated in Biotechnology from Georgian Technical University ( GTU) in 1998 and received her Ph.D in Biotechnology from GTU in 2009. She has been teaching microbiology at the University of Georgia since 2013 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017. Her main research areas are Microbial Ecology and Bacteriophage research, specifically diversity of microorganisms in the natural water environments, investigation of phages against pathogens of medical and agricultural importance. She has been awarded by a numberof research fellowships and awards, participated in over 15 international research projects in frames of INTAS, CRDF/DTRA, SRNSF, STCU. She had work experience at University of Wales (UK), University of Maryland (USA), Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (Greece). She has published over 65 research articles and abstracts