Academic Years
1992-93 through 2001-02:
Participation in the design, preparation and conducting of the Laboratory
Sessions for the Course «Basic
Biotechnology» (taught at the 8th Semester of studies at the
Department of Chemical Engineering of NTUA).
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Conducting 45% of the lectures and supervising 40% of the laboratory sessions for the course «General Microbiology». Compulsory course at the 5th Semester of studies at the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Conducting 45% of the lectures and supervising 50% of the laboratory sessions for the course «Special Subjects of Molecular and Applied Microbiology». Optional course at the 6th Semester of studies at the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
Academic Years 2007-08 through 2011-12: Conducting 15% of the lectures for the course «Biotechnology». Optional course at the 8th Semester of studies at the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Supervision of two (2) laboratory exercises for the course «Biotechnology». Optional course at the 8th Semester of studies at the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA).
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Coordinator of the courses «Enzyme Biotechnology» and «Microbial Management of Wastes and Pollutants» that belong to the curriculum of the Master of Science in «Microbial Biotechnology» conducted in the Department of Biology of NKUA.
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Lecturing (12-14 hours per year) at the course «Enzyme Biotechnology» that belongs to the curriculum of the Master of Science in «Microbial Biotechnology» conducted by the Department of Biology of NKUA.
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Lecturing (12-14 hours per year) at the course «Microbial Management of Wastes and Pollutants» that belongs to the curriculum of the Master of Science in «Microbial Biotechnology» conducted by the Department of Biology of NKUA.
Academic Years 2003-04 through 2011-12: Lecturing (10-12 hours per year) at the course «Microorganisms as microbial cell factories» that belongs to the curriculum of the Master of Science in «Microbial Biotechnology» conducted by the Department of Biology of NKUA.
Vb.1.
Participation in the
supervision of the following Diploma Research Thesis’ of senior students in the
Department of Chemical Engineering of NTUA (from February 1991 through January
2003).
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|
Year |
Student Name |
Diploma Research Thesis Title |
|
1 |
1991 |
D. Dionisiou |
Studies on the simultaneous production of superoxide dismutase and
catalase by the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
|
2 |
1991 |
S. Tzanis |
Optimization of the extraction of peroxidase from plant cells and
studies on the kinetic characteristics of the enzyme |
|
3 |
1992 |
D. Erotokritou |
Comparative kinetic studies of the invertases from the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
|
4 |
1992 |
M. Papaleventi |
Purification and kinetic studies of the intracellular and cell bound
glucose oxidase from the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
5 |
1992 |
O. Pavlou |
Studies on the production of oxidoreductases by the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
6 |
1993 |
A. Kokkala |
Studies on the production of microbial oxidoreductases |
|
7 |
1993 |
G. Michalakeas |
Microbial production of citric acid from molasses |
|
8 |
1994 |
A. Zigouris |
Evaluation of the kinetic parameters and sensitivity analysis in
microbial production models |
|
9 |
1994 |
J. Ioannou |
Studies on the production conditions of the enzyme glucose oxidase
by the fungus Aspergillus
niger |
|
10 |
1995 |
S. Patsiali |
Kinetic studies on the glucose oxidase of the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
11 |
1997 |
C. Tsoukia |
Kinetic studies on the superoxide dismutase from the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
12 |
1998 |
P. Georgiou |
Technology of hyperthermophile microorganisms (temperature, pH) and
possible applications |
|
13 |
1998 |
M. Nestopoulos |
Purification and kinetic studies of the enzyme catalase from the
fungus Alternaria alternata |
|
14 |
1998 |
V. Skouridou |
Studies on the growth conditions of hyperthermophilic microorganisms |
|
15 |
2000 |
A. Stilidiadis |
Studies on the growth conditions and esterase production by the
hyperthermophilic archaeon
Sulfolobus acidocaldarius |
|
16 |
2000 |
M. Panagiotou |
Production and characterization of cationic polymers to be used as
displacers in displacement chromatography |
|
17 |
2001 |
F. Themistou |
Design and modeling of a continuous milk whey hydrolysis –
ultrafiltration process |
Vb.2. Supervision
of the
following Final Year Research Thesis
of senior Bachelor students:
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… at the Department of Biology of the University of Athens |
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|
# |
Student’s Name
(Student Record Number) |
Year |
Thesis title |
|
1 |
Mirsini Chronopoulou (200164) |
2005 |
Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds |
|
2 |
Maria Papakonstantinou (200097) |
2005 |
Screening streptomycetes for new antibiotics with targeted action
against nucleotide base transmembrane transporters(1) |
|
3 |
Panagiota Stathopoulou (210131) |
2005 |
Localization and partial purification of a lipase from the
thermophilic fungus
Sporotrichum thermophile |
|
4 |
Ioanna Sourvinou
(200127) |
2006 |
Kinetic studies on the biosynthesis of oxidoreductases by the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
5 |
Christina Ferousi
(220138) |
2007 |
Epidemiological study on Klebsiella pneumoniae strains with
reduced sensitivity against carbapenemes(2) |
|
6 |
Margarita Kiriakoudi (210061) |
2007 |
Molecular and physiological approaches on the biosynthesis of
glucose oxidase by the fungus Aspergillus niger |
|
7 |
Phoebe Farag-Henin (220174) |
2008 |
Purification and characterization of the uricase from the fungus
Aspergillus nidulans(1) |
|
8 |
Ekaterini Konti
(300159) |
2008 |
Mathematical modeling of the bioethanol production process by the
bacterium Zymomonas mobilis |
|
9 |
Spiros Kouloumpis (300056) |
2009 |
Studies on the ligninolutic action of selected strains of
basidiomycetes(3) |
|
10 |
Asimakis Talamangas (210135) |
2009 |
Biotechnological exploitation of olive-mill wastes by thermophilic
fungi |
|
11 |
Evgenia Tziava
(200137) |
2009 |
Production of bioethanol from cellulosic substrates using the fungus
Paecilomyces variotii |
|
12 |
Anastasia Zerva
(220037) |
2009 |
Homologous overexpression of xylanolytic enzymes in the fungus
Fusarium oxysporum |
|
13 |
Anastasia Galanopoulou (400020) |
2010 |
Identification of hydrolytic enzymes in thermophilic bacteria of the
Santorini volcanic habitat |
|
14 |
Alexandra Glikofridi (500017) |
2010 |
Studies on the isoflavonoid excreting mechanism in legume plants(4) |
|
15 |
Georgia Manetta
(300067) |
2010 |
Biocontrol of the phytopathogenic fungus
Rhizoctonia solani with
selected indigenous streptomycete strains(5) |
|
16 |
Anna – Varvara Preka (400102) |
2010 |
Molecular approaches on the regulation of the biosynthesis of
glucose oxidase in the fungus
Aspergillus niger |
|
17 |
Stamatis Damalas
(98016) |
2011 |
Development of a screening method for biohydrogen production by
indigenous bacterial strains |
|
18 |
Maria Micha
(500175) |
2011 |
Isolation of a fungal
Alternaria sp. strain with antimicrobial properties from the
sponge Scalarispongia
scalaris(6) |
|
19 |
Emmanouela Tserkezi
(500129) |
2011 |
Optimization of culture conditions for the production of xylan and
cellulose degrading enzymes from thermophilic bacteria of the
Santorini volcanic habitat |
|
20 |
Konstantinos Vavitsas (400010) |
2011 |
Studies on ethanol production by transformant strains of the fungus
Fusarium oxysporum |
|
21 |
Theodor-Dorian Tressas (210140) |
In pro-gress |
Kinetic study of nitrilase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon
Pyrococcus abyss(7) |
|
22 |
Ioanna Koumasta
(400147) |
In pro-gress |
The effect of operating conditions on the microbial diversity of
waste water treatment sludge |
|
… at other Universities |
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|
# |
Student’s Name |
Year |
Thesis title |
|
1 |
Maria Roditi (Dept. of Chemical Engin., NTUA) |
2008 |
Identification of glucanases and xylanases in bacterial strains
using molecular biology techniques(8) |
|
2 |
Michaela Breuer (Erasmus Student – Austria) |
2008 |
Production, purification and functional reconstitution in
proteoliposomes of the uric acid transporter UapA of
Aspergillus nidulans(1) |
(1)
In collaboration with Dr G. Diallinas (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(2)
In collaboration with Dr A. Vatopoulos (National School of Public Health,
NKUA)
(3)
In collaboration with Dr Z. Gonou and Dr E. Kapsanaki (Department of Biology,
NKUA)
(4)
In collaboration with Dr Gani-Spiropoulou (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(5)
In collaboration with Dr Amalia Karagouni (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(6)
In collaboration with Dr I. Kastritsi-Kathariou (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(7)
In collaboration with Dr C. Vorgias (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(8) In collaboration with Dr P. Christakopoulos (Department of Chemical Engineering, NTUA)
Vb.3. Supervision of the following Master Research Thesis for the M.S. Program «Microbial Biotechnology» at the Department of Biology of NKUA:
|
# |
MS Student |
Year |
Thesis Title |
|
1 |
George Anasontzis |
2005 |
Growth studies of the thermophile fungus
Sporotrichum thermophile
on solid-state cultures of solid olive-mill wastes |
|
2 |
Maria Moukouli |
2005 |
Biosynthesis of surfactants by the thermophilic fungus
Sporotrichum thermophile
during growth in high alkane concentrations(1) |
|
3 |
Antonia Sagona |
2005 |
Cloning, overexpression, purification and characterization of a
nitrilase from a hyperthermophilic archaeobacterium(2) |
|
4 |
Konstantinos Kaloidas |
2006 |
Searching for xylan degrading enzymes in the fungus
Fusarium oxysporum |
|
5 |
Olga Pappa |
2008 |
Standardization of environmental
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
strains by applying serotyping and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
methods |
|
6 |
Aliki Alisandratou |
2010 |
Production, isolation and characterization of microbial xylanases.
Applications of crude and purified xylanases |
|
7 |
Anthi Karnaouri |
2010 |
Heterologous overexpression and catalytic characterization of a
thermophile endoglucanase of the family GH-7 from the fungus
Sporotrichum thermophile(1) |
|
8 |
Ekaterini Konti |
2010 |
Production and purification of a laccase from the basidiomyces
Coriolopsis sp.(3) |
|
9 |
Evgenia Mili |
2011 |
Evaluation of the effect of Plate Rich Plasma (PRP) on the promotion
of the natural healing process and the migration of mesenchymatic
embryonic cells |
|
10 |
Katerina Georgiadi |
2012 |
Study of the time-space distribution of microorganisms at a model
industrial waste composting system |
(1)
In collaboration with Associate Professor P. Christakopoulos (Department of
Chemical Engineering, NTUA)
(2)
In collaboration with Professor C. Vorgias (Department of Biology, NKUA)
(3)
In collaboration with Dr Z. Gonou and Dr E. Kapsanaki (Department of Biology,
NKUA)
Vb.4. Member of the (3-member) Examination Committee of twenty five (25) M.S. Research Thesis’ at the M.S. Programs «Microbial Biotechnology» (Department of Biology, NKUA) and «Catalysis and its Applications (Department of Chemistry, NKUA) (2005 – 2012).
Vb.5. Member of the (7-member) Examination Committee of sixteen (16) Ph.D. Thesis’ at the Department of Biology of NKUA and the Department of Chemical Engineering of NTUA (2004-2012).
Vb.6. Member of the (3-member) Supervising Committee of the following Ph.D. Thesis’
|
# |
Year |
Graduate Student |
Laboratory/Department |
Thesis Title |
|
1 |
In progress |
Maria Moukouli |
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Chemical
Engineering, NTUA |
Molecular and structural studies
of ferulic acid esterases |
|
2 |
In progress |
Grammatiki Kannini |
Sector of Botany, Department of Biology, NKUA |
Biocontrol of plant pathogenic fungi with actinobacteria from Greek
habitats |
|
3 |
In progress |
Athanasia Sergentani |
Sector of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of
Biology, NKUA |
Diversity of Bacidiomycetes (Agaricomycotina) in Thrace (northern
Greece) ecosystems and evaluation of their enzymatic potential |
|
4 |
In progress |
Anthi Karnaouri |
Laboratory of Biotechnology, Department of Chemical
Engineering, NTUA |
Design of a microbial platform for the production of thermophilic
enzymes that degrade lignocellulose |
Vb.7. Supervision
of the following Ph.D. Thesis’ at the Laboratory of Microbiology (Sector of
Botany) of the Department of Biology of NKUA.
|
# |
Year |
Graduate Student |
Thesis Title |
|
1 |
2007 |
Njimoh Dieudonne Lemuh |
Isolation and reconstitution of fungal transmembrane proteins: The
paradigm of the uric acid-xanthine transporter (UapA) of
Aspergillus nidulans(1) |
|
2 |
2010 |
George Anasontzis |
Genetic modification of the fungus
Fusarium oxysporum
towards the development of transformants with increased ethanol
productivity |
|
3 |
In progress |
Panagiota Stathopoulou |
Biosynthesis of hydrolytic enzymes by thermophilic microorganisms |
|
4 |
In progress |
Evangelia Kalimani |
Study of the microbial diversity of halophilic microorganisms at
Messologi lagoon (western Greece) and its correlation with the
physical and chemical characteristics of the corresponding sediments |
(1)
In collaboration with Dr G. Diallinas (Department of Biology, NKUA)