Elias Christoforides

Dr. Elias Christoforides

Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Attikí, Greece
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Biography

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.

Affiliations

Agricultural University of Athens

Athens, Attikí, Greece

Biotechnology

Honors and Awards

honor

“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)

Experience

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