Curriculum Vitae
Contact Tel: 00995/32/984899
Email: <t@gol.ge>
Address: Tskhemis Chikhi 1, Tbilisi , Georgia
Birth date and place: 31 March 1961 , Tbilisi , Georgia
Education: Saratov State University ( Russia ), faculty of biology 09.1977-09.1979
Tbilisi State University ( Tbilisi , Georgia ), faculty of bilogy 09.1979-09.1982
M.Sc. (biology) with honors, 07.1982.
Post-graduation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, USSR Academy of sciences, Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinbourg). 09.1983-09.1986. Supervisor: Dr. O. A. Pjastolova
Scientific degrees:
D.Sc (3/04), Institute of Zoology , Georgian Acad. Sci. The subject: Ecology and Speciation - the Amphibians of the Caucasus
Ph.D (ecology), 01.1987. The Project: Developmental Ecology of three newt species of the Caucasus
Languages: Georgian, Russian, English, German.
Publications: over 80 publications, including 35 articles in international refereed journals and four monographs.
Post-doctoral positions:
NATO/ Royal Society post-doctoral fellowship, School of Biological Sciences , University of Wales at Bangor , UK . Scientific hosts: Prof. Roger S. Thorpe, Dr. J. W. Arntzen. 09.1996-09.1997. The project: Population genetic analysis of the Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica)
Alexander von Humboldt fellowship, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut & Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany. Scientific hosts: Prof. Wolfgang Böhme, Prof. Clas Naumann. 07.1999-12.2000 and 04.2002-04.2003 Projects: (1) Brown Frogs of the Near East : Allochthonic Origin, Adaptive Radiation Or Spontaneous Adaptations To The Local Environment? (2) Landscape transition and speciation in Southern Caucasus : case study of rock lizards from Lacerta rudis group.
DFG fellowship. Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut & Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany. 01-03. 1998. Genetic study of Caucasian brown frogs and wood mice.
Work experience:
Institute of Zoology , Georgian Academy of Sciences. 09.1986-11.1989. Scientific researcher.
Tbilisi State University , Faculty of Biology. 12.1989-12.1993: Senior Scientific Researcher; Since 12.1993 - present: Leading Scientific Researcher.
Georgian Center for Conservation of Wildlife (GCCW). 2003-present. Conservation manager.
Temporary positions:
Soviet-Vietnamese Tropical Center , Hochiminh City , Vietmnam. Senior Scientific Researcher. Responsibility: Ecological study of amphibians of southern Vietnam . 08-11.1990.
University of Bonn , Germany . Scientific Researcher in the project "Amphibiens in Agrarlandschaft" . Project Leader: prof. W. Böhme. Responsibility: population genetic studies within the framework of the Project.
Affiliations as an expert (short-term):
GPC (Georgian Pipeline Company). 06.1996. Review of Literature and Other Sources about Condition of the Environment on the Territory of Georgia along the Early Oil Transportation Pipeline Corridor and Adjacent Territories from Georgia- Azerbaijan Border to Supsa Terminal. Leader of the Zoological Team.
GPC. 08.1998. The distribution and status of European marsh turtle ( Emys orbicularis ) in Colchis lowland, in particular the area of Supsa terminal. Research expert.
GIOC () 04-06. 2001. Baku-Ceyhan pipeline route: environment impact assessment. A member of the zoological team. Responsibility: amphibians and reptiles.
UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) 1996. Georgian Biodiversity Country Study Report. Member of an expert group, member of the editorial board.
BTC (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan). 2004-present. Monitoring of the impact of the pipeline on the local nature. The leader of the zoological team.
Awards:
NATO/Royal Society fellowship (1996-1997)
Alexander von Humboldt fellowship (1999-2000)
Alexander von Humboldt fellowship (2002-2003)
RSS ( Research Support Scheme), (1999-2000)
Mac Arthur foundation (1998-2000)
Family: wife and son.
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