Prof. Dr. Shalva Sikharulidze

Director, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Professor, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

1 Botanikuri St., 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995 599 573830

E-mail: shalva.sikharulidze@iliauni.edu.ge

EDUCATION

1985                PhD Botany - Institute of Botany of the Georgian Academy of Sciences

1971-1976      MSc, Forestry - Agrarian Institute of Georgia

RESEARCH FOOCUS

Plant diversity and ecology

Plant conservation

Ethnobotany

POSITIONS HELD

2010 to date    Director, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

2011 to date    Professor, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

2008-2011      Director, Tbilisi Botanical Garden and Institute of Botany, Tbilisi, Georgia

1999-2008      Director, Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden of the Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of   Georgia, Bakuriani, Georgia

1985-1999      Senior Researcher, Department of Alpine Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of   Georgia,

1976-1985      Junior Researcher, Department of Alpine Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of   Georgia,

PROJECTS

2012 to date Coordinator, Study of Georgia’s plant diversity, evaluation of plant resources and development of practices for plant conservation and sustainable use. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.

2016                  Coordinator Ex situ and in situ conservation of Salix kikodseae – a Georgian Red List species. BGCI. _ Coordinator.

2012                  Coordinator Digitization of of living plant collections at Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden. BGCI.

2013-2015         Coordinator Integrated ex situ and in situ conservation of Karambi (Nitraria schoberi). BGCI.

2007-2008         Coordinator Evaluation of the Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden for the implementation of Chicagol and Grows style program. CRDF.

2004-2006         Coordinator, Sustainable use and conservation of medicinal plant resources in the Republic of Georgia.

2001-2002         Coordinator, Sustainable use and conservation of medicinal plant resources in the Republic of Georgia. CRDF.

1999                 Coordinator, exploration of the genus Paeonia in the Caucasus. CRDF.