Recent Competitive Research Grants

“FP6-2005-LIFESHEALTH. Life Sciences, genomics & biotechnology for health” (European Union) “Applied Venomics of the Cone Snail Species Conus Consors for the Accelerated, Cheaper, Safer and More Ethical Production of Innovative Biomedical Drugs (CONCO)”. ContractN^o 037592, www.conco.eu, 2005-2010. University of Patras, Partner #9, Co-Investigator

“K. Caratheodory” Research Grant, ‘NMR Structural Study of HDM2 & HDMX Ring Finger Domains, regulators of tumor-suppressor protein p53’, 2007-2010, University of Patras. Principal Investigator.

“FP7-HEALTH-2007-2.1.1-5. Structure-function analysis of membrane-transporters and channels for the identification of potential drug target sites.” (European Union) ‘NEUROCYPRES: Neurotrasmitter Cys-loop receptors: structure, function and disease’, CP-Collaborative Project, Contract Ν^ο HEALTH-F4-2008-202088, www.neurocypres.eu, 2008-2012. University of Patras. Partner #15, Principal Investigator

“FP7-INFRA-2008-1.1.1. Capacities – Research Infrastructures” (European Union), “EAST-NMR: Enhancing Access and Services To East European users towards an efficient and coordinated pan-European pool of NMR capacities to enable global collaborative research and boost technological advancements”, Integrated Activities, Contract Ν^ο CP-CSA-Infra-228461, www.east-nmr.eu, 2009-2013. University of Patras. Partner #12, Principal Investigator

“Greek-Turkish (GSRT-TUBITAK) Joint R+T Collaboration Program” (GSRT, Ministry of Development, GREECE), “Structure-Function Relationship of a new RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase, a dominant regulator of TGF-b signaling pathway and TGF-b-dependent tumor suppression” 2010-2012, University of Patras. Principal Investigator.

«HERACLITUS ΙΙ: Reinforcing the Human Research Potential through Graduate Research » (Greek Ministry of Education, GREECE), “Expression, Characterization and Structural Investigation through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) of the Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Lethal Factor Zn-protease Catalytic Site”, 2011-2014. University of Patras, Principal Investigator.

“FP7-REGPOT-2011-1. Capacities – Research Potential” (European Union), “SEE-DRUG: Establishment of Centre of Excellence for Structure-Based Drug Target Characterization: Strengthening the Research Capacity of South-Eastern Europe”, Coordination & Support Actions, Contract Ν^ο CT-2011-285950, www.seedrug.upatras.gr, 2012-2015. University of Patras, Coordinator.

“K. Caratheodory 2013” Research Program for Post-Doctoral Research, Program No 2013-6661, «Urine Metabolite analysis through high-resolution homo-/hetero-nuclear NMR-based metabolomics», 2014-2016. University of Patras, Principal Investigator.

National Greek Roadmap of Research Infrastructure – GSRT, Greek Ministry of Education

– Research Infrastructure “INSPIRED” MIS 5002550    – Coordinator of “UPAT-RISF” core facility of INSIPRED RI

– Research Infrastructure “OMICS-ENGINE” MIS 5002636 –  PI of UPAT Team & Research Coordinator

H2020-BG-2014-2, BG-03-2014 – Novel marine derived biomolecules and industrial biomaterials (European Union), “MARISURF: Novel, Sustainable marine Bio-surfactant / Bio-emulsifiers for commercial exploitation”, Contract No 635340, http://www.marisurf.eu/project-partners/university-of-patras/, 2015-2020. University of Patras, Partner #11. Principal Investigator