Zaal Kokaia#
| Membership Number: | 4542 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/research-groups/kokaia |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-2296-2449 |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/zkokaia/ |
- 05/2008 - present: Professor of Experimental Medical Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Sweden
- 01/2003 - present: Head, Laboratory of Stem Cells &Restorative Neurology, at Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund, Sweden.
- 01/2009 - present: Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- 01/2011 - 01/2020: Director, Lund Stem Cell Center
- 06/2010 - 01/2020: Coordinator, Strategic Research Area (“SFO”) in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine “StemTherapy”, Sweden
- 08/2001- 05/2008: Associate Professor of Experimental Medical Research (Universitetslektor), Faculty of Medicine, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
- 01/1999 - 08/2001: Research Assistant (supported by the Swedish Research Council), at Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University Hospital
- 01/1996 - 01/1999: Research Assistant –(supported by University of Lund, Section of Restorative Neurology), at Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- 11/1988 - 04/1995: Scientific, Senior , Lead Fellow, I.Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia
Fields of Scholarship
- Stem cells
- Neurodegeneration
- Neuroregeneration
- Neurogenesis
- Cellular reprogramming
- Stroke
- Restorative Neurology
Honours and Awards
- 2009 Petre Sarajishvili Medal and Honor Diploma for prominent contribution in neuro-education in Georgia (2009) awarded by Georgian Association of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons
- 2011 Elected member, Lund Physiographic Society, Sweden
- 2012 Honorary Doctor, David Agmashenebeli University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2012 Honorary Member, Georgian Association of Allergology and Clinical Immunology
- 2013 Distinguished Professor, Free University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2017 Nino Javakhishvili Medal for the contribution to Natishvili Institute of Morphology, Tbilisi State University, Georgia
- 2018 GD Alco Award - for the contribution to the development and popularization of Georgia; awarded to 20 Georgians in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Georgia’s Independence.
- 2019 Honorary Doctor at Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- 2019 National Prize in Science (Georgia) awarded by President of Georgia.
- 2019 “Year’s first public lecture” and a Medal by Tbilisi State University.
- 2020 Bengt Falck Prize in Neuroscience by Lund University, Sweden.
