Revaz Solomonia
Georgia

Revaz Solomonia (b. 28.05.1956) graduated from I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Biology in 1978, specialized in Biochemistry. During  1978-1982 years he did post-graduate studies at Moscow Molecular Biology Institute . In 1983 he received his Ph.D.  at Moscow State University. From 1982 till present R.Solomonia is a fellow  of I. Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine (former I. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology) in parallel with other positions. From 2022 Revaz Solomonia is also a chairman of Scientific Council of the I. Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine.

R.Solomonia took 1 year training course at International Center of Biological Research in Szeged,Hungary in 1985-1986 years.

In 1992 R. Solomonia  received  Science Doctor degree in Biochemsitry and Physiology 

In 1994-1996 he worked  at Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge  as a fellow  of Wellcome Trust. In the following years Dr.R.Solomonia received 2   Wellcome Trust fellowship 2 Royal Society grants  for  joint project between the  Institute of Physiology and University of Cambridge. 

In 2002-2005 Revaz Solomonia was Full Professor and  head of Laboratory  of Biologically Active Compounds at I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. From 2006 till present he is Full Professor at Ilia State University and Director  of the  Institute of Chemical Biology. Dr.Solomonia received more than 20 international and local research grants, successfully supervised more than 20 PhD students.  His research interests lies mainly  in the field of  Molecular Neurobiology.