Proteins are constructed from just 20 amino acids, nine of which must come from food. Understanding their chemical properties and dietary sources is essential for nutrition, clinical practice, and disease prevention. — Protein Synthesis Elongation.png by Christinelmiller / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
