Fotopoulos, Vasileios
Preferred name
Fotopoulos, Vasileios
Translated Name
Φωτόπουλος, Βασίλειος
Recruitment Date
June 2, 2008
Position
Professor
Email
vassilis.fotopoulos@cut.ac.cy
Research Interests
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Tel
0035725002418
Main Affiliation
CUT
Status
staff
Biography
Vasileios Fotopoulos is a Professor at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science. He obtained his BSc in Horticulture from Wye College, University of London, and his MSc in Pest Management (Plant Disease) from Imperial College London. He holds a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Southampton, U.K. His post-doctoral research was carried out in the Laboratory of Biotechnology of Pharmaceutical Plants at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as in the Institute of Agrobiotechnology, CE.R.T.H., in Thessaloniki. His main research interests include the study of oxidative and nitrosative signaling cascades involved in the plant's response to abiotic and biotic stress factors, the evaluation of priming agents on the antioxidant mechanism of plants under abiotic stress conditions, as well as the study of secondary metabolites with pharmaceutical and antioxidant activity.
Employment
Qualification
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PhD | December 20, 2004 | |