Professor of Organic Chemistry
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Research Interests
Synthetic Organic and Medicinal Chemistry [main]
- Discovery and development of small organic molecules and of natural product analogues/ derivatives (e.g. abietanes; polyamines; endoperoxides; retinoids; psoralens) with anticancer (Hedgehod pathway inhibitors; Cancer Stem Cell differentiators; Anti-angiogenic agents), antibacterial (against MRSA strains) and antimalarial activity.
- Synthesis of Multitarget Inhibitors and of Hybrids or Bioconjugates aiming at improvement of the pharmacological profile of a bioactive compound
Mass Spectrometry [secondary]
- Synthesis of labeling reagents (heavy/ light) for applications in analysis by Mass Spectrometry.
- Solid Phase Synthesis of “chemical probes” for applications in Mass Spectrometry Proteomics.
Education
2003: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
1991: Diploma in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece
Professional training and academic appointments
2016-today : Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras,
-2017 (September 11th to October 10th) : Visiting Professor at Universitè Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
2010-2016: Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras,
-2009 : Post Doctoral Fellow (The research Council of Norway) at University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
2006- 2010: Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras,
2005- 2006 : Post Doctoral Fellow (Greek Scholarship Foundation), Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece,
2005: Part-time Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras,
2003- 2005: Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece,
1995- 1996 : Research Fellow (EU fellowship, HCM), Department of Chemistry, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy,
1994: Research Fellow (EU fellowship, HCM), Department of Chemistry, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.