Biography

Giorgi Kvesitadze is a biochemist, Doctor of Biological Sciences, professor, and an academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences since 1988. He was President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences in 2013–2023. He headed the Institute of Plant Biochemistry in 1987–2008 and was Minister of Agriculture of Georgia in 1992–1994. His research fields are plant biochemistry, biotechnology and ecology. He is a member of the GTU Supervisory Board.

Education

• Georgian Agricultural Institute, Faculty of Technology – 1961

Scientific degree and rank

• Candidate of Biological Sciences, 1969
• Doctor of Biological Sciences, 1983
• Professor, 1983
• Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1988

Work experience

• 1966–1983 – Institute of Plant Biochemistry, head of laboratory
• 1987–2008 – Institute of Plant Biochemistry, director
• 1988–1996 – Technical University, head of the Chair of Biotechnology
• 1992–1994 – Minister of Agriculture of Georgia
• 2013–2023 – President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences