Dr Elias Christoforides is a postdoctoral researcher at the Physics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). His academic training at AUA includes a degree in Agricultural Biotechnology (2004), an MSc in Supramolecular Chemistry and Natural Products Chemistry (2008), and a PhD in Structural Biology and macromolecular and small-molecule crystallography (2013). His research focuses on supramolecular and inclusion chemistry, cyclodextrin-based systems, X-ray crystallography, physicochemical and spectroscopic characterization, phase-solubility studies, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations. He has contributed to 42 crystal structures deposited in the Cambridge Structural Database (37 published) and is an approved synchrotron radiation user at PETRA III and the Swiss Light Source. Since 2016, he has held teaching appointments at AUA, the University of West Attica, and Aegean College. He has participated in five funded research projects and received three national research scholarships, including two postdoctoral fellowships from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). His research output includes 24 peer-reviewed articles, one book chapter, and more than 40 conference presentations (Scopus h-index: 11). He received the Nikos Oikonomakos Award from the Hellenic Crystallographic Association, co-founded its Young Researchers Group, and is a member of the Hellenic and European Crystallographic Associations.
Agricultural University of Athens
Athens, Attikí, Greece
Biotechnology
“Nikos Oikonomakos” award
Hellenic Crystallographic Association (HeCRA)
“Nikos Oikonomakos” award for the best oral presentation at the 5th Congress of the Hellenic Crystallographic Association (HeCRA)
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Apr 2026 - 30 Jun 2026
University Lecturer
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Dec 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Dec 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
University Lecturer
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Oct 2024 - 28 Feb 2025
University Lecturer
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Dec 2023 - 31 Jan 2024
University Lecturer
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
01 Nov 2022 - 28 Feb 2023
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Dec 2021 - 28 Feb 2022
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens
01 Apr 2021 - 01 May 2021
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens
01 Jul 2020 - 01 Aug 2020
Post Doctoral Researcher
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2019 - 29 Feb 2020
Post Doctoral Researcher
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Jul 2018 - 31 Aug 2019
University Lecturer
Agricultural University of Athens
01 Oct 2017 - 01 Sep 2018
Post Doctoral Researcher
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2017
Post Doctoral Researcher
Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
01 Mar 2013 - 30 Nov 2015