Kariofyllis holds a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in Biomedical Sciences at the University of West Attica and subsequently, he has conducted a Master’s degree (M.Sc.) entitled Molecular pharmacology, Biopharmaceutics and Biomolecular analysis at the University of Patras, Greece. His scientific interests are mainly focused on Personalized medicine using newly developed technologies targeting human genetic diseases. In the last three years, Kariofyllis has successfully trained and worked in prestigious Universities and Research Institutes such as the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain, and the King’s College London (KCL), London, United Kingdom, strengthening, even more, his knowledge and skills in the field of Biomedical Sciences. He currently holds an active position as a Visiting Researcer hat the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (IBE) – CSIC UPF.