Address

Tbilisi

Contact Information

T: +995-232-25 04 84

@: david.prangishvili@tsu.ge

Prangishvili David

Academician

Tbilisi State University

Scientific Interests: Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, Life in Extreme Conditions, Hyperthermophilic
Archaea and their Viruses – Diversity, Molecular Organization, Biotechnological Potential; Evolution of Viruses and Virus-Host Interactions.

Education - Scientific Degree

  1. 2025

    Academician

    Georgian National Academy of Sciences
  2. 2012-2025

    Foreign Member of the Academy

    Georgian National Academy of Sciences
  3. 1989

    Doctor of Science

  4. 1977

    PhD Candidate

  5. 1966-1971

    Higher

    Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Professional Appointments

  1. 2020 - present
    Invited Professor
    Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
  2. 2017-2020
    Professor
    Pasteur Institute, Paris
  3. 2004-2017
    Head of Laboratory
    Pasteur Institute, Paris
  4. 1999-2004
    Leading Researcher
    University of Regensburg, Regensburg
  5. 1992-1999
    Research Associate
    Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Munich
  6. 1986-1992
    Head of Laboratory
    Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Georgian Academy of Sciences
  7. 1984-1986
    Senior Researcher
    Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences
  8. 1971-1984
    Junior Researcher
    Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences

Awards & Prizes

  • 2023
    Gold Medal of Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
  • 1992; 1999-2001
    Alexander-von Humboldt and Max-Planck Fellowships, Germany