Dr. Mzia Kutateladze represents the world-renown G. Eliava Institute of Bacteriophages, Microbiology and Virology, headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently, she is the Director of Eliava Institute, as well as the President of the Eliava Foundation, a collection of commercial spin-offs. She oversees, coordinates and manages the research directions and programs of the Institute. She is the author or co-author of more than 80 scientific papers. Her scientific background is in microbiology and molecular biology, bacteriophage research and application. Dr. Kutateladze was a manager and a leading scientist of number of scientific research projects. She is serving as a project and papers reviewer for national and international funding agencies and scientific journals.