Papaioannou, Maria

Undergraduate Studies

2002: Academic title: Certified biologist (equivalent to MSc) (Excellent)

Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany

Master thesis: “Characterisation of the eukaryotic GST-protein fusion system to identify protein-complexes”

At the group of Prof. Dr. Aria Baniahmad at the Institute for Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany

PhD Studies

2006: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.)

Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany

PhD Thesis: “The Androgen Receptor as target for the inhibition of the proliferation of prostate cancer cells”

At the group of Prof. Dr. Aria Baniahmad at the Institute for Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Germany

Postdoctoral Studies

2006-2007: Postdoctoral research fellow (Post-Doc) in the group of Prof. Dr. Aria Baniahmad at the Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany

2007-2008: Postdoctoral research fellow (Post-Doc) in the group of Prof. Dr. George Iliakis at the Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Essen-Duisburg, Germany

07-09/2010: Visiting scientist in the group of Prof. Dr. Aria Baniahmad at the Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany

Fellowships

2003: Fellowship from Federation of European Biochemical Societes (FEBS) with the FEBS Youth Travel Fund to attend the ““Spetsai 2003-International Summer School on: From Transcription to Physiology; Regulation of gene expression and protein function in an integrated context”

2004: Fellowship from DAAD for a scientific exchange with the Instituto de Investigationes Biomedicas, Madrid, Spain, in the Group of Prof. Dr. A. Aranda.

2008: Fellowship from NASA/BNL Space Radiation Programm to attent the “2008 NASA Space Radiation Summer School” at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New Islands, New York, USA

2009: Fellowship from Bodossaki Foundation to participate in the Bodossaki Foundation Seminars on Life Sciences at Vravrona Attikis, Greece.

2013: "Excellence Scholarships 2013" from the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

2015: "Excellence Scholarships 2015" from the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Professional Career Milestones

2008-2014: Adjust Faculty member at the Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina, Greece

2012: Election as Lecturer of Biochemistry-Molecular Biology at the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2014: Appointment and taking up duties as Lecturer of Biochemistry-Molecular Biology at the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Since 2016: Assistant Professor of Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, at the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece