Full Name: Athanasia Kalyva E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: + 30 2810 394629 FAX: + 30 2810 394632 Address: School of Medicine, University of Crete

EDUCATION:

• 2010 PhD degree in Biochemistry, University of Kent, UK
  Dissertation title: Tropomyosin Heterodimers in Cardiac Muscle Regulation
  Supervised by Prof Michael A. Geeves
• 2005 MSc degree in Biochemistry, University of Kent, UK
  Dissertation title: Molecular modifications of subunits of chaperonin CCT
  Supervised by Dr Martin Carden
• 2004 BSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Kent, UK
  Undergraduate project title: Investigation of mutations that affect synaptogenesis
  in the central nervous system in Drosophila melanogaster
  
  
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Jul 2014 – Post-Doctoral researcher at the Haemopoiesis Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete. Research area: Mesenchymal stem cells characterization in normal and disease conditions
• May 2012- Dec 2014 Post-Doctoral researcher at the Molecular Cardiology laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete. Research area: Investigation of endothelial progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells in patients with cardiovascular diseases
• Oct 2010 -May 2012 Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute of Human Performance and Rehabilitation, Centre of Research and Technology Thessaly. Research area: Skeletal muscle physiology, single muscle fibre mechanics, oxidative stress
• Dec 2011 – Mar 2012 Visiting Lecturer for the MSc programme of study of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, at University of Thessaly

CURRENT AREA OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST:

Characterisation of bone marrow derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and investigation of their role in haemopoiesis in health and disease.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Study of the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of ex-vivo expanded Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells (WJ-MSCs).

• Study of factors/pathways implicated in stemness and/or differentiation of BM- and WJ-MSCs.

• Study of the quantitative, funactional, cytogenetic and immunoregulatory properties of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in patients with hematological malignansies.

• Investigation of the osteoinductive potential of BM-and WJ-MSCS immobilized on novel implantable biomaterials.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Kalyva A, Marketou ME, Parthenakis FI, Pontikoglou C, Kontaraki JE, Maragkoudakis S, Petousis S, Chlouverakis G, Papadaki HA, Vardas PE. Endothelial progenitor cells as markers of severity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European journal of heart failure. 2016 Feb;18(2):179-184.
• Marketou ME, Parthenakis FI, Kalyva A, Pontikoglou C, Maragkoudakis S, Kontaraki JE, Zacharis EA, Patrianakos A, Chlouverakis G, Papadaki HA, Vardas PE. Circulating mesenchymal stem cells in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. 2015 May-Jun;24(3):149-153.
• Malavaki CJ, Sakkas GK, Mitrou GI, Kalyva A, Stefanidis I, Myburgh KH, Karatzaferi C. Skeletal muscle atrophy: disease-induced mechanisms may mask disuse atrophy. Journal of muscle research and cell motility. 2015 Dec;36(6):405-421.
• Marketou ME, Parthenakis FI, Kalyva A, Pontikoglou C, Maragkoudakis S, Kontaraki JE, Zacharis EA, Chlouverakis G, Patrianakos A, Papadaki HA, Vardas PE. Increased mobilization of mesenchymal stem cells in patients with essential hypertension: the effect of left ventricular hypertrophy. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn). 2014 Dec;16(12):883-888.
• Marketou ME, Kalyva A, Parthenakis FI, Pontikoglou C, Maragkoudakis S, Kontaraki JE, Chlouverakis G, Zacharis EA, Patrianakos A, Papadaki HA, Vardas PE. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in hypertensive patients with increased arterial stiffness. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn). 2014 Apr;16(4):295-300.
• Kalyva A, Parthenakis FI, Marketou ME, Kontaraki JE, Vardas PE. Biochemical characterisation of Troponin C mutations causing hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathies. Journal of muscle research and cell motility. 2014 Apr;35(2):161-178.
• Kalyva A, Schmidtmann A, Geeves MA. In vitro formation and characterization of the skeletal muscle alpha.beta tropomyosin heterodimers. Biochemistry. 2012 Aug 14;51(32):6388-6399.
• Janco M, Kalyva A, Scellini B, Piroddi N, Tesi C, Poggesi C, Geeves MA. alpha-Tropomyosin with a D175N or E180G mutation in only one chain differs from tropomyosin with mutations in both chains. Biochemistry. 2012 Dec 11;51(49):9880-9890.

	Full Name: Anthie Georgopoulou E-mail:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: + 30 2810 394629 FAX: + 30 2810 394632 Address: School of Medicine, University of Crete

EDUCATION:

2018                 PhD, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece

2012                 MSc, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece

2010                 Bachelor, Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• In vitro biological response of natural and chemical polymers for tissue engineering applications
• The antibacterial potential of cationic polymers and nanoparticles

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• SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• Bakopoulou A, Georgopoulou A, Grivas I, Bekiari C, Prymak O, Loza K, Epple M, Papadopoulos G, Koidis P. ‘Dental pulp stem cells in chitosan/gelatin scaffolds for enhanced orofacial bone regeneration’ (under submission)
  
  
• Georgopoulou A, Papadogiannis F, Batsali A, Marakis J, Alpantaki K, Eliopoulos AG, Pontikoglou C, Chatzinikolaidou M. ‘Chitosan/gelatin scaffolds promote bone regeneration’. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 2018 May 5;29(5):59.
  
  
• Georgopoulou A, Kaliva M, Vamvakaki M, Chatzinikolaidou M. ‘Osteogenic potential of pre-osteoblastic cells on a chitosan-graft-polycaprolactone copolymer’. Materials (Basel). 2018 Mar 26;11(4)
  
  
• Skandalis N, Dimopoulou A, Georgopoulou A, Gallios N, Papadopoulos D, Tsipas I, Theologidis I, Michailidis N, Chatzinikolaidou M. ‘The effect of silver nanoparticles size, produced using plant extract from Arbutus Unedo, on their antibacterial activity’ Nanomaterials (Basel), 2017 (7):178
  
  
• Georgopoulou A, Chatzinikolaidou M, Pantazopoulos M, Tsouknidas A, Papapdopoulos D, Michailidis N. ‘3D printed biodegradable polycaprolactone scaffolds with antibacterial effect for bone tissue repair’ European Cells and Materials Vol. 31. Suppl. 1, 2016 (page P86)