Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE
Stylianos P. Varassas
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology
and Genetics
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Name
Stylianos (Stelios) P. Varassas
B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D. in Molecular Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology
Place and date of birth: Athens, 19 August 1991

Citizenship: Greek
Job Responsibilities: Research Scientist - Doctoral Fellow

Current Work Address: University of Athens, Faculty of Biology,
Dept. Genetics & Biotechnology Panepistimiopolis, Athens 15701, Greece
e-mail: svarassas@biol.uoa.gr
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Stylianos VARASSAS | PhD candidate | Master of Science in Biology

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Stylianos P. Varassas - Ph.D. Research Scientist - LinkedIn

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Summary
High-accomplished, a solutions-driven research scientist with a unique combination of
molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry and microbiology skills and experience acquired in
industrial, clinical and academic research labs. Dedicated biological researcher with more
than 4 years of experience using molecular biology techniques including sample preparation
and sequencing. More than 10 years of achievements advacing knowledge by devising
potential commercial applications. Delicated problem-solver with project and publication
success. Outstanding collaborative relationship-building and team leadership attributes!
Skills
Genetics, cell biology, molecular biology and biotechnology, microscopy, pcr, qpcr, real-
time.pcr, northern and southern hybridizations, reseach, statistics, mentoring, project
coordination, analytical thinking, creative problem solving, mutagenesis, data entry, dna &
rna analysis, attention to detail, grant and proposal writing.
Biography
Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology at Department of Genetics and

Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
(NKUA), Athens, Greece
M.Sc. in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology at Laboratory of Molecular and Applied

Microbiology, Section of Botany,
Department of Biology - University of Athens
B.Sc. in Biology at Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian

University of Athens
Activities
Employment (3)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Athens, Attiki, GR
2020 to 2023 | Ph.D. Research Scientist (Doctoral Fellow - Genetics)

Employment
401 General Military Hospital of Athens: Athens, GR

2021 to 2022 | Visiting Doctoral Researcher (Genetics - Microbiology)
Employment
Pasteur Hellenic Institute: Athens, GR

2012 to 2013 | Visiting Undergraduate Student in Research (Biotechnology - Microbiology)
Employment
Education and qualifications (5)
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Athens, Attiki, GR
2017 to present | Ph.D. candidate in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology (Department of Genetics
and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA))
Qualification
Ph. D. Title “A study of genes and regulatory elements involved in the reprication, transcription and
repair mechanisms of the mitochondrial genomes of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and
Metarhizium brunneum”.
2015 to 2016 | Postgraduate Thesis in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (Laboratory of

Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Section of Botany, Department of Biology - University of
Athens)
Qualification
2014 to 2016 | M.Sc. in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (Laboratory of Molecular and
Applied Microbiology, Section of Botany, Department of Biology - University of Athens)
Education
2012 to 2014 | Diploma Thesis (Department of Biology - Section of Genetics & Biotechnology,
NKUA)
Qualification
2009 to 2014 | B.Sc. in Biology (Department of Biology, School of Science, N.K.U.A.)

Education
Funding (4)
Outstanding article 2022 certificate - Frontiers in Microbiology
2022 to 2023 | Award

Frontiers in Microbiology, Editorial Office – Publishing Development (London , GB)
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.821638/full
HFRI Ph.D. Fellowship grant (Fellowship No. 16177)

2019 to 2021 | Grant
Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (Athens, Attica , GR)
URL: https://www.elidek.gr/en/call/2nd-call-for-h-f-r-i-scholarships-to-phd-candidates
Best Poster Award

2017 to 2018 | Salary award
Mikrobiokosmos - Hellenic Scientific Society (mikrobiokosmos.org) (Athens, Attica, GR)
URL: https://mikrobiokosmos.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7th_mbk_abstract_book_2017
Varassas S.P. et al. (2017). The evolution of nuclear genes and mitochondrial regulatory elements
implicated in the mitochondrial genome transcription in Ascomycota. 7th National Conference of the
Hellenic Society ‘Mikrobiokosmos’, National Research Foundation, Athens, Greece (April 7-9), pp.
141-142. (Poster – 1st Prize)
Pre-graduate Scholarships for H.E.

2009 to 2010 | Grant
State Scholarships Foundation (Athens, Attica, GR)
URL: https://www.iky.gr/en/scholarships/bachelor-pre-graduate-scholarships-for-higher-education
Works - Publications (3)
ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
Mitochondrial Transcription of Entomopathogenic Fungi Reveals Evolutionary

Aspects of Mitogenomes
Frontiers in Microbiology
2022-03-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.821638
Part of ISSN: 1664-302X
PMC: PMC8979003
Version of PMID: 35387072
MONOGRAPHS
A study of genes and regulatory elements involved in the reprication,

transcription and repair mechanisms of the mitochondrial genomes of
entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum
- Ph. D. Thesis Dissertation (2023)
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology, Dept. of Genetics &
Biotechnology, Laboratory of Genetics
A comparative physiological study of species within the bacterial genus

Geobacillus - Master's Thesis (2016)
Postgraduate Diploma Thesis - M.Sc. in Microbiology and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Molecular and
Applied Microbiology, Section of Botany, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
DOI: https://pergamos.lib.uoa.gr/uoa/dl/frontend/en/browse/1325499
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English - Excellent
French - Very good
COMPUTERS
Excellent knowledge of PC’s applications: MS Windows – based programmes for text

editing and presentations (MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint), biological
(DNASTAR) and phylogenetic (PAUP, PHYLIP, PAML, CONSEL, MrBayes)
applications, Internet (Explorer, Mozilla). Good knowledge of programmes designed
on UNIX and Linux platforms.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology,

Dept. of Genetics & Biotechnology
Participation at the preparation and teaching of the laboratory courses of:

(a) compulsory courses of “Genetics”, and “Introduction to Biology”
(b) optional courses of “Biotechnology” and “Human Genetics”

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Place and date of birth: Athens, 19 August 1991

Job Responsibilities: Research Scientist - Doctoral Fellow

Stylianos P. Varassas (0009-0000-6984-7208) - ORCID

Stylianos VARASSAS | PhD candidate | Master of Science in Biology

Stylianos P. Varassas - Ph.D. Research Scientist - LinkedIn

Stylianos P. Varassas (@varassas) / Twitter

Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology at Department of Genetics and

M.Sc. in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology at Laboratory of Molecular and Applied

B.Sc. in Biology at Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Athens, Attiki, GR

2020 to 2023 | Ph.D. Research Scientist (Doctoral Fellow - Genetics)

401 General Military Hospital of Athens: Athens, GR

Pasteur Hellenic Institute: Athens, GR

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Athens, Attiki, GR

2015 to 2016 | Postgraduate Thesis in Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (Laboratory of

2009 to 2014 | B.Sc. in Biology (Department of Biology, School of Science, N.K.U.A.)

Outstanding article 2022 certificate - Frontiers in Microbiology

2022 to 2023 | Award

HFRI Ph.D. Fellowship grant (Fellowship No. 16177)

Best Poster Award

Pre-graduate Scholarships for H.E.

Works - Publications (3)

ARTICLES IN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Mitochondrial Transcription of Entomopathogenic Fungi Reveals Evolutionary

A study of genes and regulatory elements involved in the reprication,

A comparative physiological study of species within the bacterial genus

French - Very good

Excellent knowledge of PC’s applications: MS Windows – based programmes for text

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology,

Participation at the preparation and teaching of the laboratory courses of:

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