Recent Competitive Research Grants

19. HORIZON–WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01 (European Union) – “ESPERANCE: the ERA Chair Life Sciences Program to EmpoweR moleculAr aNd struCtural biology initiativEs at UPAT”, Contract No 101087215, 2023-2028, University of Patras, Coordinator.

18. HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-01 (European Union) – “R-NMR: Remote NMR (R-NMR): Moving NMR infrastructures to remote access capabilities” Contract No 101058595, 2022-2025, University of Patras, Partner #6. PI & Member of the Steering Board.

17. Region of Western Greece – “Supporting the Greek National Research Infrastructures of Western Greece”, 2020ΕΠ010001, 2020-2022, Western Greece Region Contribution in 2 RIs with PI Prof. G.A. Spyroulias: “OMIC-ENGINE” & “INSPIRED”.

16. RESEARCH–CREATE-INNOVATE, MIS 5067545 (GSRT), “POLYPEPPHARM: Improved generic polypeptide drugs with innovative pharmaceutical forms – Τ2ΕΔΚ-00996”, 2020-2023, Co-Investigator.

15. H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 – MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS (European Union), “NMRSIGN: NMR insights on the soluble Guanylyl Cyclase conformational dynamics to illuminate the SIGNaling pathway” Contract No 795175, 2018-2020, (Grant Holder: Dr. George Dalkas). Co-Supervisor & PI of the Coordinating Organization.

14. HFRI (ELIDEK) Program «Supporting Post-Doctoral Researchers», «ECHNO: Enlightening the Conformational Changes of HNOX domain of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) by discrimination of diatomic gases», 2018-2021, (Grant Holder: Dr. Aikaterini Zompra), Co-Supervisor & PI of the Coordinating Organization.

13. EDMB34 – «Supporting Research teams with emphasis in the support of Young Investigators », ESPA 2014-2020: “The role of the catalytic domain of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Arkadia in enzyme’s function regulation and in diagnosis”, 2018-2019, University of Patras. Principal Investigator.

12. COST Action – CA15133 — FesBioNET, 2014-2015 – (European Union), “The Biogenesis of Iron-sulfur Proteins: form Cellular Biology to Molecular Aspects”, Contract No 653706, 2015-2020. University of Patras (http://www.fesbionet.eu/index.php). UPAT Team Leader & Vice-Chair of the action.

11. H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 – Integrating and opening existing national and regional research infrastructures of European interest (European Union), “iNEXT: Infrastructure for NMR, EM and X-ray crystallography for translational research”, Contract No 653706, http://www.inext-eu.org/department/22-upat/, 2015-2020. University of Patras, Partner #22. Principal Investigator.

10. 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

9. 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

8. “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.

7. “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.

6. «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.

5. “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.

4. “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

3. “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

2. “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.

1. “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