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Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD CURRICULUM VITAE I. PERSONAL DATA: Surname, Name: Berishvili Berney, Ekaterine Date and place of birth: November 21, 1973, Tbilisi, Georgia Nationality: Georgian Professional address: 1. Laboratoire d’Isolement et Transplantation Cellulaires, Centre Médical Universitaire, 1 rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Genève 4. 2. Department of Stem Cell and Tissue Bioengineering, Ilia State University, Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave 3/5, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia Telephone number and e-mail: 022 / 379 51 13 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] II. PRESENT POSITION: 2013– Associate Professor, School of Natural Schiences and Engineering Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia III. DIPLOMAS University: 1999: MD, Tbilisi Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia. 2003: PhD, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Title of Thesis: “Organic biofilter of portal blood for the surgical treatment of portal hypertension” Specialization: 2000: General Medicine, Ministry of Health, Tbilisi, Georgia 2005: General Surgery, Ministry of labor, health and Social Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia 1 Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD IV. EDUCATION 1992-1999: MD student, Tbilisi Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia 1999-2003: PhD student, Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Georgian State Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia (Prof. Z. Kakabadze) V. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (POST-GRADUATE) 1996-1999: Technician, Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Georgian State Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Georgia (Prof. Z. Kakabadze) 1999-2005: Fellow, department of Visceral Surgery, K. Eristavi Experimental and Clinical Surgery Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia 2003: Visiting Scholar, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA (Prof. C. Ricordi) 2005-2006: Assistant Professor, Department of Topographic Anatomy and Operative Surgery, Georgian State Medical Academy, Tbilisi, Géorgie (Prof. Z. Kakabadze) 2006-2007: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA (Prof. Sanjeev Gupta) 2007-2008: Deputy Director, Medical Skills Center, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Géorgie. 2008- 2010: Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Géorgie 2008-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Géorgie 2009-2014 Head of Cell Transplantation Unit, University Central Hospital, Tbilisi, Géorgie 2013–2014 Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA 2015 Visiting Professor, Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont Amedeo Avogadro (Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”), Novara, Italy 2 Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD VI. TEACHING Undergraduate: Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tbilisi State Medical University (2005-2014): Clinical Anatomy, 3rd grade (180 hours/year) Laboratory of cell isolation and transplantation, CMU, University of Geneva (2015) Directeur de stage PREM (30 hours/year) Post-Graduate: Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tbilisi State Medical University (2005-2014): Anatomy of head and neck, residents of dentistry (20 hours/year) Anatomy of pelvis and abdomen, residents of obstetrics and gynecology (40 hours/year) School of Natural Schiences and Engineering, Ilia State University: Molecular medicine, Biotechnology, PhD Students VII. RESEARCH Novel cellular therapies for the treatment of organ insufficiencies (chronic liver failure, metabolic disorders of liver, Type I diabetes) Ectopic Auxiliary Organs for the treatment of organ insufficiencies (chronic liver failure, metabolic disorders of liver, Type I diabetes) Demucosated intestinal segment as a novel site of transplantation of the liver tissue and pancreatic islets Isolated venous sac as a site for pancreatic islet transplantation Bioengineering of vascularized, insulin-secreting, immunoprotective, 3D constructs on human amniotic membrane matrix Ongoing Scientific Collaborators: Camillo Ricordi ,MD; Antonello Pileggi MD, PhD; (Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA) Sanjeev Gupta, MD; (Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College, Yeshiva University, The Bronx, NY, USA) 3 Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD Antonia Follenzi (Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Department of Health Sciences, Novara, Italy) VIII. ADMINISTRATION: 2004-2006: Member and Scientific Secretary, Council of Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical Academy 2007-2010: Member, Committee of Thesis, Tbilisi State Medical University 2008- 2010: Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University IX. HONOURS AND AWARDS: 2004-2007: Stipendium of President of Georgia for Outstanding Young Scientists/Tbilisi, Georgia 2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship 2008-2010: Stipendium of I. Beritashvili for Outstanding Young Scientists, Tbilisi, Georgia 2013: EPITA Award for the outstanding quality of abstract: “Correction of diabetes by syngenic minimal mass islet transplantation into the small intestinal submucosa”, 16th Congress of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, September 8-11, 2013, Vienna, Austria X. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 2009: Member, European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 2010: Member, The Transplantation Society (TTS) 2010: Member, Cell Transplantation Society (CTS) 2011: Member, European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) 2011: Member, Georgian National Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2013: Member, International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA) XI. OFFICIAL POSTS: 2009 – : Founder and Director, Georgian National Institute of Medical Research, Tbilisi, Georgia 4 Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD 2009 – : President, Scientific Council, Georgian National Institute of Medical Research XII. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ROLES: Editorial board Associate Editor, Cell R4 – Official Journal of the Cure Alliance Member, American Journal of Biomedicine Organisation of scientific Congresses Organization Committee: “First International Symposium on Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine”, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 23 2012. XIII. GRANTS: International Science and Technology Center – G362 – New organ growing in vivo from liver tissue microfragments: US$ 240,000.- Role: Co-investigator; 2001-2004 (PI: Z. Kakabadze) Georgian National Science Foundation - GNSF/ST07/6-241 - Auxiliary liver into small intestinal segments: GEL 150,000.- (≈ CHF 75,000.-) Role: Principal Investigator; 01/01/08-01/01/09 Georgian National Science Foundation - GNSF/ST07/6-226 - Small intestinal submucosa as a site for cell transplantation: GEL 150,000.- (≈ CHF 75,000.-) Role: Principal Investigator; 01/01/08-01/06/09 European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes - Novel Ectopic Sites for pancreatic islet transplantation: € 100,000.- Role: Principal Investigator; 05/01/09-01/01/11 European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes - The mechanism of vein graft failure in diabetes: new target(s) of therapy: € 100,000.- Role: Co- Investigator; 09/01/11-09/01/13 (PI: K. Kupreishvili) 5 Ekaterine Berishvili, MD, PhD Fondation Romande pour la Recherche sur le diabète Toward the bioartificial pancreas : human amniotic membrane as a novel immunoprotective biological scaffold for islet graft implantation Role: Principal Investigator; 10/01/14-09/30/16 CHF 84'107.— Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique – IZ73Z0_152473 - Extrahepatic site for islet of Langerhans transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a large mammal model Role: Local Principal Investigator; 01/04/14-31/03/17 CHF 100,325.- Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique - 170090 - The role of direct contacts between alpha and beta cells in the function of pancreatic islets: Role: Co- Investigator; 01/10/16 – 30/09/19 (PI: D. Bosco) CHF 372,000.- XIV. Invited Lectures: 1. Bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation in patients with liver diseases. First International Symposium “Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine”, Tbilisi, Georgia, June 23, 2012 2. Islet transplantation for the treatment of diabetes: Progress and challenges. VIIth Georgian Congress of Allergology and Immunology, Batumi, Georgia, October 2-5, 2012 3. Novel extrahepatic sites for islet transplantation. IIIrd Joint AIDIPT and EPITA Winter Symposium&32nd AIDIPT Workshop, Innsbruck, Austria, January 27-29, 2013 4. Intestinal Submucosa and Isolated Venous Sac as Suitable Extrahepatic Sites for Pancreatic Islet Transplantation. 14th World Congress of IPITA, Monterey, CA, September 24-27, 2013 5. Perspectives and Challenges of Cellular Therapy in Treatment of Type I Diabetes Mellitus Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”, October 22, 2015 Novara, Italy 6. Current status and future promises of cell based therapies for liver diseases Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”, December 16, 2015 Novara, Italy 7. Properties of the amniotic membrane for potential use in tissue engineering, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”, December 17, 2015 Novara, Italy 8. Alternative Sites for islet transplantation, 8th NICE EPITA Workshop ``Islet isolation and transplantation``, November 14-16, 2016, Geneva University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland 6 Ekaterine