Constantinos Stathopoulos

Dr. Constantinos Stathopoulos is a Professor of Biochemistry since 2014 and leader of the RNA Biology group at the School of Medicine of the University of Patras. He received his BSc in Biology from the University of Patras (1991) and his Ph.D. from the School of Medicine of the same university (1996). He joined Yale University (USA) as Postdoctoral Research Associate (1998-2002) and upon his return, he was first elected Assistant Professor at the University of Thessaly (2002-2009) and then Associate Professor at the University of Patras, School of Medicine (2009-2014). The work of his group is focused on various aspects of RNA biology including RNA catalysis, biogenesis and metabolism, RNA-protein interactions, and RNA-mediated regulation of gene expression and protein synthesis, with a focus on the role of small and long non-coding RNAs in the development and diseases, including cancer. His work has been published in highly esteemed journals (Science, PNAS, TiBS, NAR, RNA, RNA Biology, etc) and has been or is funded by major international and national agencies (GSRT-ARISTEIA, FP7, Fondation Santé, etc). He has co-edited 3 special issues on the regulatory role of non-coding RNAs and since 2015 he is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Molecular Biosciences (IF: 3.2; RNA section). He has served as a reviewer for more than 30 international peer-reviewed journals, national and international grant agencies, and boards. His international collaborations include researchers from major RNA centers in Europe (University of Strasbourg, France) and the USA (NIH-NIDDK RNA Molecular Biology Laboratory, Yale University, Ohio State University).