Independent Competitive Research Grants (fellowships, training grants etc.) Awarded to group members

1. HFRI – Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, PhD Fellowship Awarded to

– Aikaterini Tsika (BSc. Pharmacy, MSc, PhD Candidate), “Structural framework study of the function of protein domains belonging to alphaviruses’ replication complex via NMR spectroscopy”, (no 2430) 2017-2019.

– Styliani Chasapi (BSc. Chemistry, MSc, PhD Candidate), “Analysis and study of biomolecules and biomarkers in biofluids through NMR Spectroscopy” (no. 1019) 2019-2021

– Maria Politi (BSc. Biology, MSc, PhD Candidate), “Expression, isolation and physicochemical characterization and Structure-Activity study of recombinant polypeptides of the transcription complex of Hepatitis 1 virus (HEV1)”, (no. 663) 2019-2022.

– Georgia Delegkou (BSc. Pharmacy, MSc, PhD Candidate), “Elucidation of the ubiquitination mechanism by E3 Ub Ligase Arkadia”, (no 11147) 2022-2025

2. ΙΚΥ PhD-Research Scholarships “MIS 5000432”, awarded to:

– Garyfallia Makrynitsa “Conformational study and dynamics of HNOX proteins and their complexes with signaling molecules” 2018-2021.

– Styliani Chasapi “Investigation of the structural basis and the physicochemical determinants of bacterial HNOX (heme-nitric oxide/oxygen binding) domain by diatomic gases”, 2022-2023

3. ΙΚΥ Post-Doctoral Research Grants, 2019, awarded to:

– Dr. Aikaterini Argyriou “Study of the structural and physicochemical determinants for the recognition and binding Hepatitis C RNA molecules by La protein, through NMR Spectroscopy”, (no. 18646) 2020-2022.

– Dr. Maria Birkou “Study of the mechanism of action of Arkadia RING Domain E3 Ubiquitin Ligase in ubiquitination pathway” (no 16984) 2020-2022.

– Dr. Minos-Timotheos Matsoukas “Allosteric targeting, structural studies and molecular basis of activation of the type 1 corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (CRF1R)”, (no 17071) 2020-2022.