Professor of Pharmacology - Molecular Pharmacology

Full CV

Education

• Degree: BScinPharmacy, UniversityofPatras, (1985-1989) 
• Doctorate: PhD in Pharmacology, Medical College of Georgia, GA, USA (1990-1994) 
• Post doctoral training: Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, USA; (1994-1995)
• Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine; 1995-1998

Teaching

• Undergraduate courses/labs: Pharmacology I, Pharmacology II, Molecular Pharmacology, Pharmacy Practice 
• Graduate courses: Biochemical and molecular Pharmacology, Advanced Pharmacology, Molecular Pharmacology-oxidative stress

Research topics

• Preclinical drug screening 
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology 
• Metabolism-obesity
• Cell signaling and vascular biology 
• Gasotransmitters (ΝΟ και H2S)

Distinctions

• PhD in Pharmacology with Distinction, Medical College of Georgia
• Fellow of the American Heart Association
• Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society
• Most influential Greek Scientist list (by Prof. Ioannidis, ISBN 978-960-04-4489-6) Top 1% of scientists in all fields based on citations doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384.
• Visiting Professor UMDNJ, UTMB, LSU, Maastricht University and McGill University 
• Associate Editor, British Journal of Pharmacology, Pharmacological Research
• European Network of Gasotransmitters, Chair
• Secretary General (2020-2016) and President (2022-2024), European Federation of Pharmacological Societies, 2016-2020
• European Medicines Agency, Pediatric Committee National Delegate

Recent publications

• A Katsouda, M Markou, D Valakos, I Theodorou, A Papapetropoulos. Cth/Mpst double ablation results in early onset fatty liver disease in lean mice. Redox Biol. 83:103641, 2025.
• P Zampas, Z Li, A Katsouda, A Varela, S Psarras, CH Davos, DJ Lefer, A Papapetropoulos. Protective Role of 3-Mercaptopyruvate Sulfurtransferase (MPST) in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Inflammation. Pharmacol. Res. 211:107542, 2025
• G Cirino, C Szabo, Α Papapetropoulos. Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues and organs. Physiol Rev. 103:31-276, 2023
• I Antoniadou, M Georgiou, Y Dotsikas, A Lamprou, N Lougiakis, N Pouli, N Karousis, Y Loukas, I Tseti, P Marakos, A Papapetropoulos. Novel H2S-releasing bifunctional antihistamine molecules with improved antipruritic and reduced sedative actions. J Med. Chem. 66(14):9607-9621, 2023.
• A Katsouda, D Valakos, VS Dionellis, SI Bibli, I Akoumianakis, S Karaliota, K Zuhra, I Fleming, N Nagahara, S Ηavaki, VG Gorgoulis, D Thanos, C Antoniades, C Szabo, A Papapetropoulos. MPST maintains mitochondrial protein import and cellular bioenergetics to attenuate obesity. J. Exp. Med. 219: e20211894, 2022.

Contact

Andreas Papapetropoulos, B.Pharm, Ph.D., F.A.H.A., FBPharmacolS
Professor of Pharmacology
Faculty of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of Athens
University Campus, Zografou
Athens 15771 Greece
Tel (+30)210-7274786
E-mail: apapapet@pharm.uoa.gr