Prof. Dr. Tzortzis Nomikos is an Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics of Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. He is a graduate of the Chemistry Department of Athens University where he also completed his postgraduate studies under the supervision of Prof. CA Demopoulos. His research interests are focused on the metabolism of platelet-activating factors under different nutritional and pathophysiological states, the nutritional modulation of platelet functions, the characterization of anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory extracts and molecules from natural products/foods, and the effects of nutrition and metabolic diseases on subclinical inflammation and oxidative stress. He is a member of several scientific societies, and he either coordinated or participated in several research programs funded by the private sector, the Greek Government, and the European Union. Dr. Nomikos is a co-author of over 100 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, six book chapters, a reviewer for over 40 scientific journals, and a member of the Editorial Board of three journals. He is currently the Director of the Postgraduate Programme "Applied Nutrition and Dietetics" of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University of Athens and Treasurer of the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society.