Biologist – Assistant Professor – NKUA
Date of birth: 28 – 01 – 1966
Nationality: Greek
E-mail address: dstravop@biol.uoa.gr; dstravop@gmail.com
Marital status: Married
Military obligation: Completed (12 months)
Current position: Assistant Professor (tenured); Specialty: Cell Biology and Development
Work address: Section of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Panepistimiopolis, 15784 Zografou, Athens, Attica, Greece
Telephone at work: +30-210-727-4105
Fax at work: +30-210-727-4742
1983 – 1989: BSc: Department of Biology, NKUA, Athens, Attica, Greece (Excellent)
1989 – 1991: MSc: Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB – FORTH) and Department of Biology, University of Crete, Greece (Excellent)
1991 – 1995: PhD: Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB – FORTH) and Department of Biology, University of Crete, Greece (Excellent)
1995: “V. Xanthopoulou – S. Pneumatikou” Prize (FORTH, Crete, Greece)
1995 – 1998: Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Biochemistry, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJCRH), Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1997 – 1998: Postdoctoral Fellow: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Maryland, USA
1998 – 1999: Military Obligation in the Greek Army
1999 – 2000: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Institute of Biosciences and Applications (IBA), National Centre for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos”, Athens, Attica, Greece
2000 – 2001: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Section of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, NKUA, Athens, Attica, Greece (“IKY/SSF” Fellowship)
2000 – 2005: Technical Inspector of Occupational Health and Safety (TIOHS) (Specialty: Biochemistry), Ministry of Occupation and Social Protection, Athens, Attica, Greece
2003 – 2005: TIOHS National Representative in European Community (EC) – Brussels, Belgium
2006 – 2018: Assistant Professor (Specialty: Cell Biology and Development), Section of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, NKUA, Athens, Attica, Greece
Publications (PubMed – NCBI: 75)
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Stravopodis+D) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Stravapodis+D)
- A structural protein that plays an enzymatic role in the eggshell of Drosophila melanogaster. Keramaris KE, Stravopodis D, Margaritis LH. Cell Biol Int Rep. 1991;15(2):151-9
- One and two-level regulation patterns affecting NF-kappa B mRNA and nuclear NF-kappa B activity after treatment with TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma and IL-4. Vassiliadis S, Stravopodis D, Kyrpides N, Grigoriou M, Papamatheakis J. Eur Cytokine Netw. 1993;4(1):25-30
- Investigation of intracellular signals generated by gamma-interferon and IL-4 leading to the induction of class II antigen expression. Vassiliadis S, Kyrpides N, Stravopodis D, Grigoriou M, Athanassakis I, Papamatheakis Mediators Inflamm. 1993;2(5):343-8
- The MHC class II E beta promoter: a complex arrangement of positive and negative elements determines B cell and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) regulated expression. Thanos D, Gregoriou M, Stravopodis D, Liapaki K, Makatounakis T, Papamatheakis J. Nucleic Acids Res. 1993;21(25):6010-9
- Erythropoietin induces activation of Stat5 through association with specific tyrosines on the receptor that are not required for a mitogenic response. Quelle FW, Wang D, Nosaka T, Thierfelder WE, Stravopodis D, Weinstein Y, Ihle JN. Mol Cell Biol. 1996;16(4):1622-31
- Naturally occurring dominant negative variants of Stat5. Wang D, Stravopodis D, Teglund S, Kitazawa J, Ihle JN. Mol Cell Biol. 1996;16(11):6141-8
- Jak2 is essential for signaling through a variety of cytokine receptors. Parganas E, Wang D, Stravopodis D, Topham DJ, Marine JC, Teglund S, Vanin EF, Bodner S, Colamonici OR, van Deursen JM, Grosveld G, Ihle JN. Cell. 1998;93(3):385-95
- Stat5a and Stat5b proteins have essential and nonessential, or redundant, roles in cytokine responses. Teglund S, McKay C, Schuetz E, van Deursen JM, Stravopodis D, Wang D, Brown M, Bodner S, Grosveld G, Ihle JN. Cell. 1998;93(5):841-50
- Signaling by the cytokine receptor superfamily. Ihle JN, Thierfelder W, Teglund S, Stravopodis D, Wang D, Feng J, Parganas E. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998;865:1-9. Review. Erratum in: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006;1078:following 626. Stravapodis, D [corrected to Stravopodis, D]
- The roles of Jaks and Stats in cytokine signaling. Ihle JN, Stravapodis D, Parganas E, Thierfelder W, Feng J, Wang D, Teglund S. Cancer J Sci Am. 1998;4 Suppl 1:S84-91. Review
- Identification of protein-tyrosine phosphatases in Archaea. Stravopodis DJ, Kyrpides NC. J Mol Evol. 1999;48(5):625-7
- SOCS1 deficiency causes a lymphocyte-dependent perinatal lethality. Marine JC, Topham DJ, McKay C, Wang D, Parganas E, Stravopodis D, Yoshimura A, Ihle JN. Cell. 1999;98(5):609-16
- A small amphipathic alpha-helical region is required for transcriptional activities and proteasome-dependent turnover of the tyrosine-phosphorylated Stat5. Wang D, Moriggl R, Stravopodis D, Carpino N, Marine JC, Teglund S, Feng J, Ihle JN. EMBO J. 2000;19(3):392-9
- Stage-specific apoptotic patterns during Drosophila Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri I, Robert-Nicoud M, Margaritis LH. Eur J Cell Biol. 2000;79(9):610-20
- Actin cytoskeleton reorganization of the apoptotic nurse cells during the late developmental stages of oogenesis in Dacus oleae. Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri I, Margaritis LH. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 2001;48(3):224-33
- Dynamics of apoptosis in the ovarian follicle cells during the late stages of Drosophila Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri I, Robert-Nicoud M, Margaritis LH. Cell Tissue Res. 2002;307(3):401-9
- Defective organization of the erythroid cell membrane in a novel case of congenital anemia. Antonelou MH, Papassideri IS, Karababa FJ, Stravopodis DJ, Loutradi A, Margaritis LH. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2003;30(1):43-54
- Modes of programmed cell death during Ceratitis capitata Nezis IP, Modes V, Mpakou V, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Mammali I, Margaritis LH. Tissue Cell. 2003;35(2):113-9
- Morphological irregularities and features of resistance to apoptosis in the dcp-1/pita double mutated egg chambers during Drosophila Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Stergiopoulos C, Margaritis LH. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 2005;60(1):14-23
- The enzymatic component of Drosophila melanogaster chorion is the Pxd peroxidase. Konstandi OA, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Kenoutis CA, Hasan Z, Katsorchis T, Wever R, Margaritis LH. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2005;35(9):1043-57
- Molecular cloning and tissue-specific transcriptional regulation of the first peroxidase family member, Udp1, in stinging nettle (Urtica dioica). Douroupi TG, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH. Gene. 2005;362:57-69
- Follicular atresia during Dacus oleae Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. J Insect Physiol. 2006;52(3):282-90
- Programmed cell death of follicular epithelium during the late developmental stages of oogenesis in the fruit flies Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae) is mediated by autophagy. Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Dev Growth Differ. 2006;48(3):189-98
- The dual role of chorion peroxidase in Bactrocera oleae chorion assembly. Konstandi OA, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Antonelou MH, Kenoutis CA, Stefanidou DC, Margaritis LH. Int J Dev Biol. 2006;50(6):543-52
- Chromatin condensation of ovarian nurse and follicle cells is regulated independently from DNA fragmentation during Drosophila late oogenesis. Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Differentiation. 2006;74(6):293-304
- Autophagy is required for the degeneration of the ovarian follicular epithelium in higher Diptera. Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Autophagy. 2006;2(4):297-8
- Programmed cell death of the ovarian nurse cells during oogenesis of the silkmoth Bombyx mori. Mpakou VE, Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Dev Growth Differ. 2006;48(7):419-28
- Mechanisms of programmed cell death during oogenesis in Drosophila virilis. Velentzas AD, Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Margaritis LH. Cell Tissue Res. 2007;327(2):399-414
- Apoptosis and autophagy function cooperatively for the efficacious execution of programmed nurse cell death during Drosophila virilis Velentzas AD, Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Margaritis LH. Autophagy. 2007;3(2):130-2.
- Stage-specific regulation of programmed cell death during oogenesis of the medfly Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae). Velentzas AD, Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Margaritis LH. Int J Dev Biol. 2007;51(1):57-66
- Different modes of programmed cell death during oogenesis of the silkmoth Bombyx mori. Mpakou VE, Nezis IP, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Autophagy. 2008;4(1):97-100
- Drug-mediated targeted disruption of multiple protein activities through functional inhibition of the Hsp90 chaperone complex. Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Voutsinas GE. Curr Med Chem. 2007;14(29):3122-38. Review
- Cloning and functional characterization of the ovine Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL) full-length cDNAs: an integrated approach. Lampidonis AD, Argyrokastritis A, Stravopodis DJ, Voutsinas GE, Ntouroupi TG, Margaritis LH, Bizelis I, Rogdakis E. Gene. 2008;416(1-2):30-43
- A PCR-based integrated protocol for the structural analysis of the 13th exon of the human beta-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7): development of a diagnostic tool for HCM disease. Stravopodis DJ, Zapheiropoulos AZ, Voutsinas G, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS. Exp Mol Pathol. 2008;84(3):245-50
- Cloning and functional characterization of the 5′ regulatory region of ovine Hormone Sensitive Lipase (HSL) gene. Lampidonis AD, Stravopodis DJ, Voutsinas GE, Messini-Nikolaki N, Stefos GC, Margaritis LH, Argyrokastritis A, Bizelis I, Rogdakis E. Gene. 2008;427(1-2):65-79
- Cell death during Drosophila melanogaster early oogenesis is mediated through autophagy. Nezis IP, Lamark T, Velentzas AD, Rusten TE, Bjørkøy G, Johansen T, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Stenmark H, Brech A. Autophagy. 2009;5(3):298-302
- Grade-dependent effects on cell cycle progression and apoptosis in response to doxorubicin in human bladder cancer cell lines. Stravopodis DJ, Karkoulis PK, Konstantakou EG, Melachroinou S, Lampidonis AD, Anastasiou D, Kachrilas S, Messini-Nikolaki N, Papassideri IS, Aravantinos G, Margaritis LH, Voutsinas GE. Int J Oncol. 2009;34(1):137-60
- Human bladder cancer cells undergo cisplatin-induced apoptosis that is associated with p53-dependent and p53-independent responses. Konstantakou EG, Voutsinas GE, Karkoulis PK, Aravantinos G, Margaritis LH, Stravopodis DJ. Int J Oncol. 2009;35(2):401-16
- Molecular targeting and gene delivery in bladder cancer therapy. Voutsinas GE, Stravopodis DJ. J BUON. 2009;14 Suppl 1:S69-78. Review
- Thymidylate synthase inhibition induces p53-dependent and p53-independent apoptotic responses in human urinary bladder cancer cells. Stravopodis DJ, Karkoulis PK, Konstantakou EG, Melachroinou S, Thanasopoulou A, Aravantinos G, Margaritis LH, Anastasiadou E, Voutsinas GE. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2011;137(2):359-74
- Proteasome inhibition induces developmentally deregulated programs of apoptotic and autophagic cell death during Drosophila melanogaster Velentzas PD, Velentzas AD, Mpakou VE, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH. Cell Biol Int. 2011;35(1):15-27
- 17-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin induces downregulation of critical Hsp90 protein clients and results in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis of human urinary bladder cancer cells. Karkoulis PK, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Voutsinas GE. BMC Cancer. 2010;10:481
- The resurgence of Hormone-Sensitive Lipase (HSL) in mammalian lipolysis. Lampidonis AD, Rogdakis E, Voutsinas GE, Stravopodis DJ. Gene. 2011;477(1-2):1-11
- Programmed cell death of the ovarian nurse cells during oogenesis of the ladybird beetle Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Mpakou VE, Velentzas AD, Velentzas PD, Margaritis LH, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS. Dev Growth Differ. 2011;53(6):804-15
- A comparative study of the effects of three root-end filling materials on proliferation and adherence of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Samara A, Sarri Y, Stravopodis D, Tzanetakis GN, Kontakiotis EG, Anastasiadou E. J Endod. 2011;37(6):865-70
- Brain proteome response following whole body exposure of mice to mobile phone or wireless DECT base radiation. Fragopoulou AF, Samara A, Antonelou MH, Xanthopoulou A, Papadopoulou A, Vougas K, Koutsogiannopoulou E, Anastasiadou E, Stravopodis DJ, Tsangaris GT, Margaritis LH. Electromagn Biol Med. 2012;31(4):250-74
- Loss of CCDC6 affects cell cycle through impaired intra-S-phase checkpoint control. Thanasopoulou A, Stravopodis DJ, Dimas KS, Schwaller J, Anastasiadou E. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e31007
- Silencing of CCDC6 reduces the expression of 14-3-3σ in colorectal carcinoma cells. Thanasopoulou A, Xanthopoulou AG, Anagnostopoulos AK, Konstantakou EG, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ, Tsangaris GT, Anastasiadou E. Anticancer Res. 2012;32(3):907-13
- Detrimental effects of proteasome inhibition activity in Drosophila melanogaster: implication of ER stress, autophagy, and apoptosis. Velentzas PD, Velentzas AD, Mpakou VE, Antonelou MH, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ. Cell Biol Toxicol. 2013;29(1):13-37
- Targeted inhibition of heat shock protein 90 disrupts multiple oncogenic signaling pathways, thus inducing cell cycle arrest and programmed cell death in human urinary bladder cancer cell lines. Karkoulis PK, Stravopodis DJ, Konstantakou EG, Voutsinas GE. Cancer Cell Int. 2013;13(1):11
- Proteomic analysis of normal murine brain parts. Taraslia VK, Kouskoukis A, Anagnostopoulos AK, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH, Tsangaris GT. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2013;10(3):125-54
- Reactive oxygen species elevation and recovery in Drosophila bodies and ovaries following short-term and long-term exposure to DECT base EMF. Manta AK, Stravopodis DJ, Papassideri IS, Margaritis LH. Electromagn Biol Med. 2014;33(2):118-31
- E6/E7 mRNA expression of high-risk HPV types in 849 Greek women. Argyri E, Tsimplaki E, Daskalopoulou D, Stravopodis DJ, Kouikoglou O, Terzakis E, Panotopoulou E. Anticancer Res. 2013;33(9):4007-11
- Association of the clock genes polymorphisms with colorectal cancer susceptibility. Karantanos T, Theodoropoulos G, Gazouli M, Vaiopoulou A, Karantanou C, Stravopodis DJ, Bramis K, Lymperi M, Pektasidis D. J Surg Oncol. 2013;108(8):563-7
- Proteasome, but not autophagy, disruption results in severe eye and wing dysmorphia: a subunit- and regulator-dependent process in Drosophila. Velentzas PD, Velentzas AD, Pantazi AD, Mpakou VE, Zervas CG, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ. PLoS One. 2013;8(11):e80530
- Prevalence and expression of human papillomavirus in 53 patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma. Tsimplaki E, Argyri E, Xesfyngi D, Daskalopoulou D, Stravopodis DJ, Panotopoulou E. Anticancer Res. 2014;34(2):1021-5
- Transcriptome analysis of Bombyx mori larval midgut during persistent and pathogenic cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus infection. Kolliopoulou A, Van Nieuwerburgh F, Stravopodis DJ, Deforce D, Swevers L, Smagghe G. PLoS One. 2015;10(3):e0121447
- 3-BrPA eliminates human bladder cancer cells with highly oncogenic signatures via engagement of specific death programs and perturbation of multiple signaling and metabolic determinants. Konstantakou EG, Voutsinas GE, Velentzas AD, Basogianni AS, Paronis E, Balafas E, Kostomitsopoulos N, Syrigos KN, Anastasiadou E, Stravopodis DJ. Mol Cancer. 2015;14:135
- Global proteomic profiling of Drosophila ovary: a high-resolution, unbiased, accurate and multifaceted analysis. Velentzas AD, Anagnostopoulos AK, Velentzas PD, Mpakou VE, Sagioglou NE, Tsioka MM, Katarachia S, Manta AK, Konstantakou EG, Papassideri IS, Tsangaris GT, Stravopodis DJ. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2015;12(6):369-84
- 17-DMAG induces heat shock protein 90 functional impairment in human bladder cancer cells: knocking down the hallmark traits of malignancy. Karkoulis PK, Stravopodis DJ, Voutsinas GE. Tumor Biol. 2016;37(5):6861-73
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Klionsky DJ, …, Stravopodis DJ, …, Zughaier SM. Autophagy. 2016;12(1):1-222
- Yield of 6,000 proteins by 1D nLC-MS/MS without pre-fractionation. Anagnostopoulos AK, Stravopodis DJ, Tsangaris GT. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2017;1047:92-96
- Targeted downregulation of s36 protein unearths its cardinal role in chorion biogenesis and architecture during Drosophila melanogaster Velentzas AD, Velentzas PD, Sagioglou NE, Konstantakou EG, Anagnostopoulos AK, Tsioka MM, Mpakou VE, Kollia Z, Consoulas C, Margaritis LH, Papassideri IS, Tsangaris GT, Sarantopoulou E, Cefalas AC, Stravopodis DJ. Sci Rep. 2016;6:35511
- Mobile-phone radiation-induced perturbation of gene-expression profiling, redox equilibrium and sporadic-apoptosis control in the ovary of Drosophila melanogaster. Manta AK, Papadopoulou D, Polyzos AP, Fragopoulou AF, Skouroliakou AS, Thanos D, Stravopodis DJ, Margaritis LH. Fly (Austin). 2017;11(2):75-95
- Deep-proteome mapping of WM-266-4 human metastatic melanoma cells: from oncogenic addiction to druggable targets. Konstantakou EG, Velentzas AD, Anagnostopoulos AK, Litou ZI, Konstandi OA, Giannopoulou AF, Anastasiadou E, Voutsinas GE, Tsangaris GT, Stravopodis DJ. PLoS One. 2017;12(2):e0171512
- Neuronal function of the mRNA decapping complex determines survival of Caenorhabditis elegans at high temperature through temporal regulation of heterochronic gene expression. Borbolis F, Flessa CM, Roumelioti F, Diallinas G, Stravopodis DJ, Syntichaki P. Open Biol. 2017;7(3)pii:160313
- Pediatric ependymoma: a proteomics perspective. Tsangaris GT, Papathanasiou C, Adamopoulos PG, Scorilas A, Vorgias CE, Prodromou N, Stathopoulou FT, Stravopodis DJ, Anagnostopoulos AK. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2017;14(2):127-136
- Data of sperm-entry inability in Drosophila melanogaster ovarian follicles that are depleted of s36 chorionic protein. Velentzas AD, Velentzas PD, Katarachia S, Mpakou VE, Papassideri IS, Stravopodis DJ. Data Brief. 2017;12:180-183
- Molecular proteomic characterization of a pediatric medulloblastoma xenograft. Tsangaris GT, Dimas K, Malamou A, Katsafadou A, Papathanasiou C, Stravopodis DJ, Vorgias CE, Gazouli M, Anagnostopoulos AK. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2017;14(4):267-275
- Unraveling the human protein atlas of metastatic melanoma in the course of ultraviolet radiation-derived photo-therapy. Konstantakou EG, Velentzas AD, Anagnostopoulos AK, Giannopoulou AF, Anastasiadou E, Papassideri IS, Voutsinas GE, Tsangaris GT, Stravopodis DJ. J Proteomics. 2017;pii:S1874-3919(17)30395-0
- Mutational analysis of TSC1 and TSC2 genes in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex patients from Greece. Avgeris S, Fostira F, Vagena A, Ninios Y, Delimitsou A, Vodicka R, Vrtel R, Youroukos S, Stravopodis DJ, Vlassi M, Astrinidis A, Yannoukakos D, Voutsinas GE. Sci Rep. 2017;7(1):16697
- A high-resolution proteomic landscaping of primary human dental stem cells: identification of SHED- and PDLSC-specific biomarkers. Taraslia V, Lymperi S, Pantazopoulou V, Anagnostopoulos AK, Papassideri IS, Basdra EK, Bei M, Kontakiotis EG, Tsangaris GT, Stravopodis DJ, Anastasiadou E. Int J Mol Sci. 2018;19(1)pii:E158
- Hippocampal lipidome and transcriptome profile alterations triggered by acute exposure of mice to GSM 1800 MHz mobile phone radiation: an exploratory study. Fragopoulou AF, Polyzos A, Papadopoulou MD, Sansone A, Manta AK, Balafas E, Kostomitsopoulos N, Skouroliakou A, Chatgilialoglu C, Georgakilas A, Stravopodis DJ, Ferreri C, Thanos D, Margaritis LH. Brain Behav. 2018;8(6):e01001
- Dll1 marks cells of origin of Ras-induced cancer in mouse squamous epithelia. Vasilaki E, Kanaki Z, Stravopodis DJ, Klinakis A. Transl Oncol. 2018;11(5):1213-1219
- The indispensable contribution of s38 protein to ovarian-eggshell morphogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Velentzas AD, Velentzas PD, Katarachia SA, Anagnostopoulos AK, Sagioglou NE, Thanou EV, Tsioka MM, Mpakou VE, Kollia Z, Gavriil VE, Papassideri IS, Tsangaris GT, Cefalas AC, Sarantopoulou E, Stravopodis DJ. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):16103
Research Article Categorization in Major Thematic Axes
Cancer: 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 48, 50, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 65, 67, 69, 70, 71, 74; Development: 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 41, 44, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 66, 68, 72, 73, 75; Signaling: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 32, 33, 35, 43
Research Grants – Donations (G: Grant – D: Donation)
ΗERAKLEITOS2003 – 2005 (G); PYTHAGORAS Ι2004 – 2006 (G); PYTHAGORAS ΙΙ:2005 – 2007 (G); PENED – 2003:2006 – 2008 (G); KESY I2006 – 2007 (G); KAPODISTRIAS I*2006 – 2007 (G); HESMO I2007 – 2008 (G); FAGE*2007 (D); ETHNIKI ASFALISTIKI*2008 (D); SANOFI – GENZYME HELLAS*2009 (D); KESY II2008 – 2010 (G); KAPODISTRIAS II*2008 – 2010 (G); HESMO II*:2009 – 2010 (G); EMPEIRIKEION FOUNDATION*2009 – 2011 (G); BODOSSAKIS FOUNDATION*2014 (D); ACG – DEREE2010 – 2011 (G); KAPODISTRIAS III*2011 – 2012 (G); THALIS**2012 – 2015 (G) [*: Coordinator; **: Deputy Coordinator]
Teaching Experience – Major University Courses (C: Compulsory – E: Elective)
Cell Biology (C)2006 – 2018 (Department of Biology – NKUA); Biology of Cells and Molecules (C)2006 – 2008 (School of Dentistry – NKUA); Advances in Cell Biology (E)2006 – 2018 (Department of Biology – NKUA); Developmental Biology and Histology (E)2012 – 2018 (Department of Biology – NKUA); Current Topics in Cell Biology (E)2006 – 2018 (Departments of Chemistry / Physics – NKUA); Systems’ Molecular Biology* (C)2010 – 2018 (Department of Biology / Medical School – NKUA) [*: Coordinator (MSc program)]
Research Grant Evaluator
State Scholarships Foundation (“IKY/SSF”) (2008 – Postdoctoral Fellowships; IKYDA 2014 – Greece / Germany Collaboration; 2016 Siemens – Postdoctoral Fellowships; 2018 – PhD Fellowships), Athens, Greece; Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (“RPF”), Nicosia, Cyprus (2008; 2018); Greece – Germany Bilateral Collaboration (GSRT), Athens, Greece (2013); EDBM34 – ESPA (“ΕΔΒΜ34 – ΕΣΠΑ”) (“Support of Young Researchers”), Athens, Greece (2017); Swiss National Science Foundation (“SNSF”), Bern, Switzerland (2016; 2017; denied invitations)
Administration Activities
Departmental Member (representative examples): Library Committee; Building Committee; Strategy and Organization Committee; Internal Evaluation Committee; Undergraduate Program Committee; Student Issue and Education Committee; “District / Periphery”-provided Instrumentation Committee; BSc Diploma-Appendix Committee; MSc Diploma-Appendix Committee; Finance Committee* [*: Budget Co-coordinator (2014 – 2018)]
Scientific Interests – Actions – Initiatives
Drosophila development2000 – 2018; Human-disease animal models2015 – 2018; Cell signaling1995 – 2018; Cell metabolism2012 – 2018; Cell death1998 – 2018; Oncogenesis2006 – 2018; Cancer therapy2006 – 2018
Collective Research Metrics (1991 – 2018)
Published articles: 78 [75 + 3 (1 in press and 2 not cited in PubMed)]; Total impact factor: 349,691; Mean impact factor (per article): 4,483; Total citation index (Google Scholar): 6.986; H-index (Google Scholar): 25; Posters in International Conferences: 25; Posters in National Conferences: 64; Grants – Donations: 18; BSc program courses: 6; MSc program courses: 9; PhD program courses: 1; Post-doctoral fellow supervisor: 3; PhD candidate supervisor: 8; MSc candidate supervisor: 52; BSc candidate supervisor: 49; PhD thesis 3-member committee: 12; PhD thesis 7-member committee: 56; MSc 3-member committee: 32; Undergraduate program practical training supervisor: 51; Textbooks: 5; Committees: 24; Grant proposal evaluator: 9; Research article reviewer: 24; Societies: 8