7^th World Hematologists Congress

Biography

Maria Liakopoulou-Kyriakides has completed her PhD in Chemistry, Postdoctoral studies at Yale University, USA in the section of Cell Biology. She has joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, since 1981 and has contributed to its development as Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry, teaching several undergraduate courses and recently as Director of the graduate program in Chemical Engineering. Her administrative work as Chair (4 years), Vice Chair (4 years) and Director of section of Chemistry (10 years) of the Department of Chemical Engineering is also noticeable. Her research interests include synthesis of oligopeptides, chemical characterization and biological activity, isolation of bioactive compounds from plants and biological evaluation, microencapsulation of biological active compounds, microbial biotechnology (food and environmental) and bioremediation. She has coordinated many research projects and published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. She has organized and participated in several international and national conferences.

Research Interest

Cell Biology, oligopeptides, chemical characterization and biological activity, isolation of bioactive compounds from plants and biological evaluation, microencapsulation of biological active compounds, microbial biotechnology (food and environmental) and bioremediation