SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Direction:Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Position:Associate Professor





Marine kikvidze got Diploma at the Faculty of Biology, Iv.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State Univeristy (1988). In 2006 Marine Kikvidze defended her doctor’s thesis at the Institute of Biochemistry and biotechnology. Title of thesis: “Selection of effective plant-microbe associations for intensification of nitrogen fixation and bioremediation of the soils contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene”.
Marine kikvidze worked at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology as Fellow Scientist in 1990-2006.
Marine Kikvide worked at the factory “tolia” of “Qartu-universaly”, in the dapartmant of control qwolity, as biochemistrst and microbiologists, in 2003-2012.
2008-2013 Dr.Kikvidze was Assistant Professor at the Ilia State University (ISU), Tbilisi Georgia. Current position – she is working as Associate Professor at the Ilia State University (ISU), Tbilisi Georgia.

Scientific interests / research interests

  • Microbiology
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Bioremediation
  • Biochemistry
  • Food quality control
  • Creation of Sustainable Immunodiagnostics
  • Epilepsy
  • Pathogen

  • Featured publications
    Nozadze M, Mikautadze E, Lepsveridze E, Mikeladze E, Kuchiashvili N, Kiguradze T, Kikvidze M, Solomonia R. 2011. Anticonvulsant activities of myo-inositol and scyllo-inositol on pentylenetetrazol induced seizures. European Journal of Epilepsy.Mar;20(2): 173-6.
  • Bagalishvili M., BasilashviliL., Kikvidze M., Gurielidze M., Nutsubidze N. Determination of antimicrobial activity of nitrogen fixing bacteria. Proceedings of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, 2007,vol. 2, No.2, p.6-12.
  • M. Kikvidze, L. Basilashvili,M. Bagalishvili and N. Nutsubidze. The study of biodegradational potency of nitrogen fixing microorganisms. Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry (JBPS), 2006, vol. 6, No. 4.

An extensive list of publications

Current Courses

Course Catalog

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Biochemistry of Systems and Metabolomics

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems and Metabolomics

2020-2021 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2019-2020 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2018-2019 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2017-2018 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2016-2017 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2015-2016 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2014-2015 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Microbiology and Virology

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2013-2014 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems

2012-2013 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases
  • Genes and Beyond Genes: Behavior and Diseases

Master’s level

  • Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation
  • Biochemistry of Systems