Meet our Educators

Dr Sotirios Nikolopoulos is a Molecular Oncologist. President and Scientific Director, Center for Molecular Analysis and Research SA

POSITIONS-EDUCATION

Apr 2007-current: Founder and Scientific Director, Center for Molecular Analysis and Research SA, Greece

Sep 2001-July 2006: Research Fellow in Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

Sep 1998-Sep 2001: Research Fellow in Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Sep 1990- Dec 1996: PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA

May 1989- Sep 1990: Lab Technologist II, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, USA

Sep 1987- May 1989: MS in Medical Biology (Immunology), Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA

Sep 1982- May 1987: BS in Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

HONORS / AWARDS

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fellowship, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (July 2003-July 2006), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

American Heart Association Fellowship, NY State Affiliate (July 1999 – June 2002), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Postdoctoral fellowship, intramural SUNY (October 1998 – October 1999), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Presidential Fellowship, Fordham University, Bronx, NY (Sep 1993-Dec 1996), Bronx, NY, USA

Certificate of Merit for outstanding performance, dedication and effort in achieving the goals of North Shore University Hospital (April 1990), Manhasset, NY, USA

Dean’s Award for academic excellence in graduate studies, School of Health Professions, Long Island University (May 1989), Brookville, NY, USA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Nikolopoulos SN, Spengler BA, Kisselbach K, Evans AE, Biedler JL, Ross RA (2000).

Oncogene 19:380-386.

Nikolopoulos SN and Turner CE (2000). Journal of Cell Biology 145:851-863.

Nikolopoulos SN and Turner CE (2001). Journal of Biological Chemistry 276:23499-23505. Nikolopoulos SN and Turner CE (2002). Journal of Biological Chemistry 277:1568-1575.

Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P, Yoshioka T, Guo W, Giancotti FG (2004). Cancer Cell 6:471-483. Nikolopoulos SN and Giancotti FG (2005). Cell Cycle 4(3):429-433.

Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P, Yoshioka T, Guo W, Puri C, Tacchetti C, Giancotti FG (2005).

Molecular and Cellular Biology 14: 6090-6102.