SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Direction:Biophysics
Position:Full Professor





Nunu Metreveli graduated from Physics Faculty at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University in 1987. From 1988 to 1996, she worked as a researcher at the same university’s macromolecular physics department. In 1997, she defended her PhD thesis: Denaturation Increment of Heat Capacity in Diluted Aqueous Solutions of Collagen, in biophysics. From 1998 to 2005, she worked at the department of Macromolecular Physics at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University as an associate professor and intensely engaged in academic and research processes. Since 2006 she has been a professor at Ilia State University. Since 2011 she has been the director of the Institute of Biophysics at the same university.

Scientific interests / research interests

  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Biophysics of Photobiological Processes
  • Biotechnology

Featured publications

  • Structure of tetrahelical DNA homopolymers support quadruplex world hypothesis; L. Lomidze, M. Yang, D. Khutsishvili, N. Metreveli, K. Musier-Forsyth, B. Kankia; ACS Chemistry 7, 4311-4316; 2022.
  • Bioremediation potential of hexavalent chromium- resistant Arthrobacter globiformis 151B: Study of the uptake of Cesium and other alkali ions; Rcheulishvili Olia, Solomonia Revaz, Tsverava Lia, Metreveli Nunu, Hoi-Ying Holman; International Microbiology, 25(4), pp.745-758, 2022.
  • Quadruplex Priming Amplification at a Range of Human Body Temperature; David Gvarjaladze, Tamari Gulua, Shota Gogichaishvili, Jozef Hritz, Nunu Metreveli; Biointerface Research In Applied Chemistry, V.11, Issue 1, p.7932- 7942, 2021.
  • Sr2+ Induces unusually stable d(GGGTGGGTGGGTGGG) quadruplex dimers; Levan Lomidze, Sean Kelley, Shota Gogichaishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Karin Musier-Forsyth and Besik Kankia; Biopolymers, Volume 105, Issue11, p811-818, 2016.
  • Stable Domain Assembly of a Monomolecular DNA Quadruplex : Implications for DNA-Based Nanoswitches ; Besik Kankia, David gvarjaladze, Adam Rabe, Levan Lomidze, Nunu Metreveli, and Karin Musier-Forsyth; Biophysical Journal, Vol.110, Issue 10, p2169-2175, 2016.
  • UV damage of collagen: Insights from model collagen peptides; K. Jariashvili, B. Madhan, B. Brodsky, A. Kuchava, L. Namicheishvili, N. Metreveli, Biopolymers, Volume 97, Issue 3, pages 189-198, 2012.
  • UV-Vis and FT-IR Spectra of Ultraviolet Irradiated Collagen in the Presence of Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid; Nunu Metreveli, Ketevan Jariashvili, Louisa Namicheishvili, George Mrevlishvili, David Svintradze, Marine Dgebuadze, Alina Sionkowska, Joanna Skopinska. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73, 448-455, 2010.
  • Identification of Free Radicals Induced by UV Irradiation in Collagen Water Solutions; Nunu Metreveli, Louisa Namicheishvili, Ketevan Jariashvili, Eduard Chikvaidze, Marine Dgebuadze, Alina Sionkowska; Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 93(2),61-5, 2008.
  • Collagen-DNA Complex; David Svintradze, George Mrevlishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Ketevan Jariashvili, Luisa Namicheishvili, Joana Skopinska, Alina Sionkowska; Biomacromolecules, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 21-28, 2008.
  • Mechanisms of the Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen and Collagen-Ascorbic Acid Solutions; . N.Metreveli, L.Namicheishvili, K.Jariashvili, G.Mrevlishvili, A.Sionkowska; International Journal of Photoenergy, Article ID 76830, p.1-4, 2006.
  • Partial Heat Capasity – Fundamental Characteristic of the Prosses of Thermal Denaturation of Biological Macromolecules (Proteins and Nucleic Acids); G. Mrevlishvili, N. Metreveli, G. Razmadze, T. Mdzinarashvili, G. Kakabadze, M. Khvedelidze; Thermochemica Acta, 308, p.41-48, 1998.
  • Liposome-DNA Interaction: Microcalorimetric Study; G. Mrevlishvili, B. Kankia, T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Metreveli; Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 94, p.139-143, 1998.
  • Calorimetric Investigation of DNA in the Native and Denatured State; G. M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Metreveli; Thermochimica Acta, 274, p.37-43, 1996.

An extensive list of publications

  • Structure of tetrahelical DNA homopolymers support quadruplex world hypothesis; L. Lomidze, M. Yang, D. Khutsishvili, N. Metreveli, K. Musier-Forsyth, B. Kankia; ACS Chemistry 7, 4311-4316; 2022.
  • Bioremediation potential of hexavalent chromium- resistant Arthrobacter globiformis 151B: Study of the uptake of Cesium and other alkali ions; Rcheulishvili Olia, Solomonia Revaz, Tsverava Lia, Metreveli Nunu, Hoi-Ying Holman; International Microbiology, 25(4), pp.745-758, 2022.
  • Quadruplex Priming Amplification at a Range of Human Body Temperature; David Gvarjaladze, Tamari Gulua, Shota Gogichaishvili, Jozef Hritz, Nunu Metreveli; Biointerface Research In Applied Chemistry, V.11, Issue 1, p.7932- 7942, 2021.
  • Proteomic responses of stress-resistant Arthrobacter globiformis 151B to Cr and Mg and the influence of Mg on the uptake process of Cr(III) and Cr(II); O.Rcheulishvili,, N.Metreveli, L.Tsverava, R.Solomonia, A.Rcheulishvili, L.Tugushi, M.Gurielidze; Annals of Agrarian Science V.18, p.546-554, 2020.
  • Heavy metals specific proteomic responses of a highly resistant Arthrobacter globiformis 151B; O. Rcheulishvili, L. Tsverava, A. Rcheulishvili, M. Gurielidze, R. Solomonia, N. Metreveli, N. Jojua, H-Y Holman; Annals of agrarian Sciences; Vol.17, No 2, p.218-229, 2019.
  • Sr2+ Induces unusually stable d(GGGTGGGTGGGTGGG) quadruplex dimers; Levan Lomidze, Sean Kelley, Shota Gogichaishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Karin Musier-Forsyth and Besik Kankia; Biopolymers, Volume 105, Issue11, p811-818, 2016.
  • Stable Domain Assembly of a Monomolecular DNA Quadruplex : Implications for DNA-Based Nanoswitches ; Besik Kankia, David gvarjaladze, Adam Rabe, Levan Lomidze, Nunu Metreveli, and Karin Musier-Forsyth; Biophysical Journal, Vol.110, Issue 19, p2169-2175, 2016.
  • The Uptake and detoxification of Chromium by bacteria of Arthrobacter species and the influence and of different metal ions on these processes; Olia Rcheulishvili, Tamaz Kalabegishvili, Hoi-ving Holman, Nino A. Rcheulishvili, Dimitri M.Papukashvili, Nunu Metreveli, Alexander Rcheulishvili; Conference Paper. Conference: The 8th international Workshop on Contaminant Biovailability in the Terrestrial Environment., At Nanjing, China, October, 2015.
  • Study of cadmium distribution and accumulation in saffron ; Rcheulishvili O, Rcheulishvili A, Osefashvili M, Papukashvili D, Tugushi L, Metreveli N; Proceedings Of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, v.39, N3-4, 2014.
  • Effect of Chromate on DNA of Arthrobacter globiformis; O. Rcheulishvili, N. Datukishvil, I. Gabriadze, T. Kutateladze, D. Pataraya, M. Gurielidze, N. Metreveli; Nano Studies, 7, pages 193-2007, 2013.
  • UV damage of collagen: Insights from model collagen peptides; K. Jariashvili, B. Madhan, B. Brodsky, A. Kuchava, L. Namicheishvili, N. Metreveli; Biopolymers, Volume 97, Issue 3, pages 189-198, 2012.
  • UV-Vis and FT-IR Spectra of Ultraviolet Irradiated Collagen in the Presence of Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid; Nunu Metreveli, Ketevan Jariashvili, Louisa Namicheishvili, George Mrevlishvili, David Svintradze, Marine Dgebuadze, Alina Sionkowska, Joanna Skopinska; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73, 448-455, 2010.
  • Identification of Free Radicals Induced by UV Irradiation in Collagen Water Solutions; Nunu Metreveli, Louisa Namicheishvili, Ketevan Jariashvili, Eduard Chikvaidze, Marine Dgebuadze, Alina Sionkowska; Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 93(2),61-5, 2008.
  • Collagen-DNA Complex; David Svintradze, George Mrevlishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Ketevan Jariashvili, Luisa Namicheishvili, Joana Skopinska, Alina Sionkowska; Biomacromolecules, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 21-28, 2008.
  • Modyfikacja kolagenu promieniowaniem UV w obecności kwasu askorbinowego; A. Sionkowska, M. Wiśniewski, J. Skopińska-Wiśniewska, N. Metreveli, K. Jariashvili, L. Namicheishvili, D. Svintradze, G. Mrevlishvili; w „Modyfikacja polimerów. Stan i perspektywy w roku 2007” pod red. R. Stellera i D. Żuchowskiej, Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, Wrocław, str. 345-348, 2007.
  • Investigation of Collagen-DNA Films; David Svintradze, George Mrevlishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Ketevan Jariashvili, Luisa Namicheishvili, Joana Skopinska, Alina Sionkowska; Journal of biological Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 7, No. 3, p. 107-116, 2007.
  • Mechanisms of the Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen and Collagen-Ascorbic Acid Solutions; N.Metreveli, L.Namicheishvili, K.Jariashvili, G.Mrevlishvili, A.Sionkowska; International Journal of Photoenergy, Article ID 76830, p.1-4, 2006.
  • Microcalorimetric and Electron Spin Rezonance Study of the Influence of UV Radiation on Collagen; N.O.Metreveli, L.O. Namicheishvili, K.K.Jariashvili, E.N.Chikvaidze and G.M.Mrevlishvili; Biophysics, Vol.51, No.1, pp.29-32, 2006.
  • Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation on Collagen: Mechanisms of the Influence; N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili, E. Chikvaidze, G. Mrevlishvili; Journal of biological Physics and Chemistry, 5, p. 133, 2005.
  • Subdenaturational Heat-Absorption in Water Solutions of Collagen under Various Factors; Metreveli N., Jariashvili K., Namicheishvili L., Mrevlishvili G.; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, 2004. V.170. N3. p.584-586, 2004.
  • The Action of Ascorbic Acid on Collagen as a Protective System Against UV Irradiation; Metreveli N., Jariashvili K., Namicheishvili L., Mrevlishvili G.; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, V.169. N2. p.357-359, 2004.
  • The Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen in the Presence of Vitamin C; Metreveli N., Jariashvili K., Namicheishvili L., Mrevlishvili G.; Bull. of the Georgean Acad. of Sci., 2003.-V.168.-N3.-p.546-548, 2003.
  • Microcalorimetric and Electron Spin Resonance Study of the Ultra-Violet Irradiation on Collagen; N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili, E. Chikvaidze, G. Mrevlishvili; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, V.165. N3. p.552-555, 2002.
  • The Influence of Ultra-violet Irradiation on Collagen; N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili, I. Jorjishvili, G. Mrevlishvili; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, V.164. N3. p.538-540, 2001.
  • Denaturation Increment of Heat Capacity in Diluted Aqueous Solutions of Collagen in the Presence of Neutral Salts; N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili, G. Mrevlishvili; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, V.160. N3. p.553-555, 1999.
  • Partial Heat Capasity – Fundamental Characteristic of the Prosses of Thermal Denaturation of Biological Macromolecules (Proteins and Nucleic Acids); G. Mrevlishvili, N. Metreveli, G. Razmadze, T. Mdzinarashvili, G. Kakabadze, M. Khvedelidze; Thermochemica Acta, 308, p.41-48, 1998.
  • Liposome-DNA Interaction: Microcalorimetric Study; G. Mrevlishvili, B. Kankia, T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Metreveli; Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 94, p.139-143, (1998).
  • The Denaturing Increment of the Heat Capacity in Dilute Aqueous Collagen Solutions; G.M.Mrevlishvili, N.O. Metreveli and T.Dzh.Mdzinarashvili; Biophysics, 1997, Vol.42, No.1, pp.81-85, 1997.
  • Calorimetric Investigation of the Thermodynamic Parameters of Denaturing of Collagen in Dilute Solutions at Different Scanning Rates; T.V.Burdzhanadze, N.O. Metreveli, T. Dzh. Mdzinarashvili and G.M. Mrevlishvili; Biophysics, Vol.42, No.1, pp.77-79, 1997.
  • The microcalorimetric study of thermodinamic parameters of collagen melting in diluted water solutions at different scanning rates; N. Metreveli, T. Mdzinarashvili, G. Mrevlishvili; Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, 155, N2, p.279-282, 1997.
  • Calorimetric Investigation of DNA in the Native and Denatured State; G. M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Metreveli; Thermochimica Acta, 274, p.37-43, 1996.
  • Physics of the Interaction of DNA and Water With Reference to Two Types of Hydrogen Bonds in Water; G.M.Mrevlishvili, G.Z.Razmadze, N.O.Metreveli and G.R.Kakabadze; Biophysics, Vol.40, No.2, pp.263-265, 1995.
  • Physics of water-dna interaction with reference to the two kinds hydrogen bonds in watert; . G. M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Metreveli; Proceedings Of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, v.20 N1-6, 1994.
  • Phase Diagram for Aqueous Solution of Benzolpurpurin 4B dye and Effect of Water on Stabilization of Liotropic Liquid-Crystaline Structures ; V.A. Bykov, G.M. Mrevlishvili, N.O. Metreveli ; Molecular cristals and liquid cristals science and technology, section C, Mol.Mat.,.V.1, p.73-83, 1992.
  • Microcalorimetric Study of the Bacteriophage DDVI ; G.M.Mrevlishvili, T.D.Mdzinarashvili, N.O.Metreveli, L.G.Kalandarishvili ; Biofizika, Vol.37, No.1, pp.48-52, 1992.
  • Thermal capacity of DNA in the native and denatured states ; G.M. Mrevlishvili, T.D. Mdzinarashvili, N.O. Metreveli and G.R.Kakabadze ; Biophysics, Vol.37, No.5, pp.755-756, 1992.

Current Courses

Course Catalog

2022-2023 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

2021-2022 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

2020-2021 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

Master’s level

  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research I
  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research II
  • Medical Physics
  • Cell Biophysics

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar I
  • Research Seminar III
  • Doctoral Seminar II

2019-2020 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

Master’s level

  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research I
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research II
  • Cell Biophysics

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar II
  • Doctoral Seminar I
  • Research Seminar I

2018-2019 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals of Biophysics
  • Fundamentals of Medical Biophysics

Master’s level

  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research II
  • Cell Biophysics

Doctoral level

  • Doctoral Seminar II
  • Doctoral Seminar I

2017-2018 Year

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals of Biophysics

Master’s level

  • Physical Methods of Biological Systems Research I

2016-2017 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

Master’s level

  • Medical Physics
  • Cell Biophysics

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar
  • Biophysics of Nucleic Acids

2015-2016 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar

2014-2015 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

Doctoral level

  • Research Seminar

2013-2014 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

2012-2011 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology
  • Fundamentals of Biophysics

2011-2012 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology

2010-2011 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics and Biotechnology
  • Molecular Physics

Doctoral level

  • Biophysics of Photobiological Processes

2009-2010 Year

Bachelor’s level

  • Biophysics

Doctoral level

  • Biophysical Basics of Photobiological Processes

Conferences

  • Influence of porphyrin on the stability of DNA quadruplexes; David Gvarjaladze,. Rati Tsertsvadze , David Khutsishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Besik Kankia; 35th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics; September 25-28; Online; 2021.
  • Structure of tetrahelical Monomolecular DNA (tmDNA) Probed by NMR; Levan Lomidze, Mengkun Yang , Davit Khutsishvili , Nunu Metreveli, Karin Musier-Forsyth, Besik Kankia;; 35th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics; September 25-28; Online; 2021.
  • Quadruplex-based non-enzymatic signal amplification of nucleic acids; E. Boyle, D. Gvarjaladze, N. Metreveli, K. Musier-Forsyth, B. Kankia; 21th Annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting, Cleveland, USA, 2019.
  • Quadruplex priming amplification at range of normal human body temperature; David Gvarjaladze,. Tamari Gulua, Nunu Metreveli, Besik Kankia; TIDES Europe: Oligonucleotide & Peptide Therapeutics; Amsterdam, The Nitherlands; 12-15 November, 2019.
  • Uptake of K, Cs and Rb and their Influence on Accumulation and Reduction Capacity of Cr(VI) by Highly Resistant Arthrobacter Species; O. Rcheulishvili, N. Metreveli, L. Lomidze, M. Gurielidze, A. Rcheulishvili, E. Ginturi, L. Tugushi, H-Y. Holman; Goldschmidt 2019: annual international conference on the geochemistry and related subjects; Barcelona, Spain, 18-23 August, 2019.
  • Effect of Zn2+ and toxic Cr6+ ions on the proteome of Arthrobacter globiformis 151B; O. Rcheulishvili, L. Tsverava, A. Rcheulishvili, M. Gurielidze, R. Solomonia, N. Metreveli, E. Ginturi, HY. Holman; FEBS 2019: The 44st Congress of Federation of European Biochemist Association; Krakow, Poland, 6-11 July, 2019.
  • Specific responses of Arthrobacterglobiformis 151B against some heavy metals; O. Rcheulishvili, L. Tsverava, A. Rcheulishvili, M. Gurielidze, R. Solomonia, N. Metreveli, E. Gelagutashvili, E. Ginturi, L. Tugushi, H-Y. Holman; ICOBTE 2019: The 15thInternational Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements”,Nanjing, China, 4-9 May, 2019.
  • Effect of chromate(VI), magnesium and calcium on the proteome of Arthrobacter globiformis 151B; O. Rcheulishvili, R. Solomonia, L. Tsverava, A. Rcheulishvili, E. Gelagutashvili, E. Ginturi, N. Metreveli, M. Gurielidze, L. Lomidze, L. Tugushi, H. Holman. The 43rd FEBS congress, Prague 7-12 July 2018.
  • Domain Assembly and Hysteresis of a Monomolecular DNA Quadruplex; Besik Kankia, David gvarjaladze, Adam Rabe, Levan Lomidze, Nunu Metreveli, Karin Musier-Forsyth ; 60th Annual Meeting Biophysical Society, Los Angeles, California, February 27 – March 2, 2016.
  • Nucleic acid Quadruplexes in Biotechnological applications; Besik Kankia, David Gvarjaladze, Levan Lomidze, Nunu Metreveli, Karin Musier-Forsyth; 17th Annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting; Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron, OH; October 23-24, 2015.
  • Quadruplex priming amplification for nucleic acid detection and quantification; Levan Lomidze, David Gvarjaladze, Olia Rcheulishvili, Nunu Metreveli, Besik Kankia; 17th Annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting; Sawmill Creek Resort, Huron, OH; October 23-24, 2015.
  • Nucleic Acid Detection and Quantification Methods Based on DNA Quadruplexes; Levan Lomidze, David Gvarjaladze, Nunu Metreveli, Besik Kankia; 5th International Meeting on Quadruplex Nucleic Acids; Talence, Bordeaux, France; May 26-28, 2015.
  • Thermodynamic and Optical properties of Quadruplex Primers for isothermal DNA Amplification; David Gvarjaladze, . Levan Lomidze , Nunu Metreveli, Besik Kankia; 5th International Meeting on Quadruplex Nucleic Acids; Talence, Bordeaux, France; May 26-28, 2015.
  • Studying the accumulation and distribution the toxic and potentially radioactive elements by wheat and barley; . O.A. Rcheulishvili, Timo Korpela, L.Tugushi, E. Ginturi, N. Metreveli , Kalabegishvili T.; 8th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior (Biogeomon 2014)” 13-17 July, 2014; Bayreuth, Germany.
  • Studying the accumulation and distribution of Mn, Cu, Cd and Zn by some Georgian feed plants; O. A. Rcheulishvili, N. O. Metreveli, T. L. Kalabegishvili,… 6th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2013), 5-8 November, Prague, Czech Republic.
  • Investigation of the assimilation of Cd by edible plant Saffron; O. A. Rcheulishvili, N. O. Metreveli, T. L. Kalabegishvili, … 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Athens, Ga, (USA). 16-20 June 2013, Book of Abstracts 0220- 000088.
  • Uptake of Cr, Fe, Mg and K by Bacteria Arthrobacter oxydans; O. A. Rcheulishvili, N. O. Metreveli, A.N. Rcheulishvili, T.L. Kalabegishvili, Holman H. Y; 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of trace elements (Icobte 2013) June 16-20, 2013 Athens, Georgia USA;
  • UV Radiation damages of collagen; Nunu Metreveli, Eduard Chikvaidze Louisa Namicheishvili, Ketevan Jariashvili, A.Kuchava, M.Chankvetadze; 1st International Conference Nano – IBCT 2011, Radiation damage of biomolecular systems: Nano-scale insights into Ion Beam Cancer Therapy, 2nd-6th October 2011, Caen, France.
  • Radiation Damage in Collagen Molecules; N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili E. Chikvaidze; VII International Conference on Radiation Damage in Biomolecular Systems, Madrid, Spain, 30 June-4Jule, 2010.
  • Identification of free radicals induced by UV irradiation in collagen water solutions; Nunu Metreveli, Louisa Namicheishvili, Ketevan Jariashvili, Eduard Chikvaidze; XIII th European Conference on the Speqtroskopy of Biological Molecules (ECSBM), Palermo, Italy, 28 August -2 September, 2009.
  • UV-Vis and FT-IR spectra of ultraviolet irradiated collagen in the presence of antioxidant ascorbic acid; N. Metreveli, K. Jariashvili, L. Namicheishvili, E. Chikvaidze, David V. Svintradze, Alina Sionkowska, J. Skopinska; XIII th European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules (ECSBM), Palermo, Italy, August 28 – September 2, 2009.
  • Photochemical Damages in Collagen under UV Irradiation ; Nunu Metreveli, Marine Dgebuadze, Ketevan Jariashvili, Louisa Namicheishvili, Alina Sionkowska ; Central European Conference on Photochemistry (CECP), Austria, February 10 to 14, 2008.
  • Mechanisms of the Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen and Collagen-Ascorbic Acid; N.Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, K. Jariashvili, G. Mrevlishvili, A. Sionkowska; The 9th International Conference on Solar Energy and Applied Photochemistry, SOLAR 06, Cairo, Egypt, 23-27 January 2006.
  • Photochemical Transformations in Collagen Aqueous Solutions under UV Irradiation; K. Jariashvili, L. Namicheishvili, N. Metreveli, G. Mrevlishvili and E. Chikvaidze; XXIst IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, Japan, 2006.
  • The Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen; L. Namicheishvili, N. Metreveli, K. Jariashvili, G. Mrevlishvili, E. Chikvaidze; IV-th World Congress of the International Academy of Cosmetics Dermatology, Paris, France, 2-5 July, 2005.
  • Microcalorimetric and ESR Study of the UV irradiation on collagen; K. Jariashvili, N. Metreveli, L. Namicheishvili, E. Chikvaidze, G. Mrevlishvili; Summer School in Protein Aggregation – Les Houches, France, 2-7 April, 2002.
  • Calorimetric Stud of Lipid-DNA Interactions; G. Mrevlishvili, B. Kankia T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Metreveli, M. Khvedelidze, T. Brelidze; 14th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, 1996.
  • Liposome-DNA Interaction. Microcalorimetric Study; G.M. Mrevlishvili, T.J. Mdzinarashvili, T.I. Brelidze, N.O. Meterveli, G.Z. Razmadze; 15th International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics. Porto – Portugal, 1998.
  • Partial Spesific Heat Capacity Change-Fundamental Characteristic of the Procese of Thermal Denaturation of Biological Macromolecules (Proteins and Nucleic Acids); G. Mrevlishvili, T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Meterveli, G.Razmadze, G. Kakabadze; Keihanna International Conference on Molecular Biophysics. Kyoto, Japan, 1996.
  • About the Physical Nature of Phase Transition in the Aqueous Solution of “Molten Globule”; G. Mrevlishvili, T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Metreveli. 14th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, 1996.
  • Prtial Spesific Heat Capacity Change-Fundamental Characteristic of the Prosses of Thermal Denaturation of Biological Macromolecules (Proteins and Nucleic Acids); G. Mrevlishvili, T. Mdzinarashvili, N. Meterveli, G. Kakabadze; 14th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, 1996.
  • Microcalorimetric Study of Helix-Coil Transition of DNA in Ordinary and Heavy Water Solutions; G.M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Meterveli, G.R. Kakabadze; Abstracts of 6th Europian Symposium on Thermal Analisis and calorimetry. Italy, 1994.
  • Microcalorimetric Study of Helix-Coil Transition of DNA in Ordinary and Heavy Water Solutions; G.M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Meterveli, G.R. Kakabadz; Abstracts of 13th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics. France, 1994.
  • Microcalorimetric Study of Helix-Coil Transition of DNA in Ordinary and Heavy Water Solutions; G.M. Mrevlishvili, G.Z. Razmadze, N.O. Meterveli, G.R. Kakabadze; Abstracts of 13th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics. France, 1994.
  • Thermal Denaturation of DNA is Accompanied by the heat Capacity; G.M. Mrevlishvili, T.D.Mdzinarashvili, N.O. Metreveli, Kh. Chikvaidze, G.R. Kakabadze; 11th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Como, Italy, 1990.
  • Thermal Denaturation of DNA is Accompanied by the heat Capacity; G.M. Mrevlishvili, T.D.Mdzinarashvili, N.O. Metreveli, Kh. Chikvaidze, G.R. Kakabadze; 11th IUPAC Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics, Como, Italy, 1990

Grants

  • Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation – Project N FR17-140, (2017-2020), Quadruplex priming amplification for molecular diagnostics and DNA sequencing, project coordinator.
  • Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation – Project N D-13/12 , (2017-2019), Quadruplex Priming Amplification at Range of Normal Human Body Temperature,
  • Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation – Project (FR / 218 018 /16) (2016-2019), “The influence of different metal ions on the Cr(VI) reduction process ongoing in bacteria such as Arthrobacter species”,
  • Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation – Project N0 D-13/12 (2012-2015), “Thermodynamics of DNA Quadruplexes”, Research Director.
  • STCU –Project # 4744 (2010-2013),  “Development of Methods of Nanoparticle  Production Using Extremofiles“,
  • NATO-PDD(CP) – (CBP.EAP.CLG 982215) (2006-2008), “Mechanisms of the Influence of UV Irradiation on Collagen and Collagen-DNA Functional Complex”- Research Director.
  • INTAS 99 1390, (2004-2005), „The Biological Dispersion Phenomenon and the Energetics of Microplankton: A Search for the Ecological Regularities and the Relationship to Environmental Fluctuations”,
  • Ministry of Science and Education of Georgia, N76, (2005-2006) “Thermodynamic, Hydrodynamic and Specrtoscopic Investigation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Their Complexes (Viruses and Phages)”,  Researcher.
  • ISF – Soros Internatiol Grant (1995-1998) , “Thermodynamic Investigation of Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Their Complexes ”