WELCOME TO THE PERSONAL WEB PAGE OF
Dr. Andreas Scorilas, Ph.D
Professor of Clinical Biochemistry,
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
• >400 publications in international peer review scientific journals, including publications in top class journals such as Clinical Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nature Medicine, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research etc.
• Total Impact Factor, I.F>2000 (5 / publication)
• >20.000 citations
• h-Index > 75
• 8 Patents
• 7 Books and 15 Book Chapters
• >350 publications in proceedings of international conferences.
• >500 original complete gene entries in GeneBank of NCBI, 6 gene cards
• 70 publications in Greek
• Coordinator in >20 accomplished national and international research grants
* Discovery and validation of novel tumor biomarkers
* Molecular diagnostic methodologies
* Next generation sequencing
* miRNAs / ncRNAs
* Cancer pharmacogenomics and therapeutics
* Mechanisms of carcinogenesis and cancer progression
* Translational Research
Overview of Research Activities
Graduate courses
Pathobiochemistry (Coordinator)
Molecular Diagnostics (Coordinator)
Molecular bases off human diseases
Molecular biology - molecular diagnostic techniques
Biostatistics - Bioinformatics
Laboratory management
Undergraduate courses
Clinical Biochemistry (Coordinator)
Advanced Molecular Biology (Coordinator)
Biochemistry lab practicals
* Discovery, cloning and identification of the following novel cancer-related genes:
- The novel apoptotic BCL2L12 gene
- The new carcinoembryonic antigen gene CEAL1 (CEACAM19)
- The SR-A1 gene (SCAF1)
- TSKS, AP2A1 etc
* Characterization and study of the kallikrein gene family members KLK7, KLK11, KLK15
* Elucidation of the clinical significance of kallikrein genes and other cancer-related genes,
in several human malignancies.
* Development of novel bioanalytical methodologies, useful in Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics.
