Dr. Nikolaos (Nick) A. Papanikolaou is an accomplished biochemist, educator and investigator with extensive expertise in biological chemistry. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from New York Medical College, USA, and has a rich academic background, including a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. Dr. Papanikolaou has held various faculty positions at prestigious institutions, including Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has significantly contributed to research in cancer biology, protein-protein interactions, and computational analysis of biological networks. Dr. Papanikolaou is recognized for his outstanding achievements, including numerous honors, awards, and research funding. He has also made significant contributions to preclinical studies and has developed web tools and databases to advance scientific research.

Education

• BS, Biology, Manhattan College
• MS, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, New York Medical College
• PhD, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, New York Medical College

Research

• Oncoprotein mapping
• Methylome
• Cancer
• Cell differentiation
• Biochemistry
• Biophysics
• Protein-protein interactions
• Phenotypic switching
• Computational Biochemistry
• Biological networks
• Small molecules
• Natural products
• Inhibitors
• Receptor tyrosine kinases
• Interactomes
• Novel protein targets
• Pathways Genomics
• Proteomics
• Network analysis

 

Publications

• NA Papanikolaou, M Kakavoulia, C Ladias, AG Papavassiliou. "The ras-related protein RAB22A interacts with hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells in hypoxia." Molecular Biology Reports 51 (1), 564, 2024
• MA Kypriotaki, N Papanikolaou, G Kypriotakis. "Parents' work-related stress and burnout." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 58, 373-373, 2023
• M Karakota, E Gounari, N Papanikolaou, E Georgiou, G Koliakos. "Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells: CORRELATION OF KDM5A GENE WITH METHYLATION LEVELS OF H3K4 HISTONE IN AGING HMSCS." Cytotherapy 25 (6), S67, 2023
• G Fanourakis, E Kyrodimos, V Papanikolaou, A Chrysovergis, G Kafiri, .... "APOBEC3B Is Co-Expressed with PKCα/NF-κB in Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinomas." Diagnostics 13 (3), 569, 2023
• NA Papanikolaou, M Nikolaidis, GD Amoutzias, A Fouza, M Papaioannou, .... "The Dynamic and Crucial Role of the Arginine Methylproteome in Myoblast Cell Differentiation." International journal of molecular sciences 24 (3), 2124, 2023
• C Ladias, P Papakotoulas, M Papaioannou, NA Papanikolaou. "Overcoming phenotypic switching: targeting protein-protein interactions in cancer." Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 4 (5), 1071, 2023
• M Karakota, E Gounari, I Koliakou, M Papaioannou, NA Papanikolaou, .... "Induced differentiation and molecular characterization of monocytes-derived multipotential cells generated from commonly discarded leukapheresis filters." Tissue and Cell 77, 101825, 2022

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