Associate Professor,
Section of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry

Full CV

Education

• B.Sc. in Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• PhD. School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens

Teaching

• Undergraduate courses/labs: Pharmacognosy II, Analytical Chemistry Ι Labs
• Graduate courses: Marine Pharmacognosy and Synthesis of Natural Products, Introduction to Good Laboratory Practice, Bibliographic Search on Specialized Topics, Natural Products from Marine Organisms and their Applications

Research topics

• Isolation and characterization of polysaccharides and natural polymers of marine origin using chromatographic or other methods and spectroscopic / spectrometric methods and/or analysis of their physicochemical properties.
• Isolation and structure elucidation of secondary metabolites from marine organisms utilizing chromatographic methods and spectroscopic / spectrometric techniques.

Distinctions

• Regional representative of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) for South-East Europe (2023-present)

• Best poster presentation at XII European Conference on Marine Natural Products Virtual Conference August 30 - 01 September 2021 Galway, Ireland (2021)

• Best poster presentation at Trends in Natural Products Research: A PSE Young Scientists’ Meeting, May 23–26, 2022, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece (2022)

• “Development of bi- and tri-Layer nanofibrous membranes based on the sulfated polysaccharide carrageenan for periodontal tissue regeneration”: Marine Drugs (2023), cover story.

Recent publications

• Statha, D.; Papaioannou, A.; Kikionis, S.; Kostaki, M.; Sfiniadakis, I.; Vitsos, A.; Anastassopoulou, J.; Ioannou, E.; Roussis, V.; Rallis, M.C. Healing potential of the marine polysaccharides carrageenan and ulvan on second-degree burns. J. Funct. Biomater. 2024, 15, 257.
• Kikionis, S.; Iliou, K.; Karra, A.G.; Polychronis, G.; Choinopoulos, I.; Iatrou, H.; Eliades, G.; Kitraki, E.; Tseti, I.; Zinelis, S.; Ioannou, E.; Roussis, V. Development of bi- and tri-Layer nanofibrous membranes based on the sulfated polysaccharide carrageenan for periodontal tissue regeneration. Mar. Drugs 2023, 21, 565.
• Kikionis, S.; Papakyriakopoulou, P.; Mavrogiorgis, P.; Vasileva, E.A.; Mishchenko, N.P.; Fedoreyev, S.A.; Valsami, G.; Ioannou, E.; Roussis, V. Development of novel pharmaceutical forms of the marine bioactive pigment echinochrome A enabling alternative routes of administration. Mar. Drugs2023, 21, 250.
• Tziveleka, L.-A.; Kikionis, S.; Karkatzoulis, L.; Bethanis, K.; Roussis, V.; Ioannou, E. Valorization of fish waste: Isolation and characterization of acid- and pepsin-soluble collagen from the scales of mediterranean fish and fabrication of collagen-based nanofibrous scaffolds. Mar. Drugs2022, 20, 664.
• Quémener, M.; Kikionis, S.; Fauchon, M.; Toueix, Y.; Aulanier, F.; Makris, A.M.; Roussis, V.; Ioannou, E.; Hellio, C. Antifouling activity of halogenated compounds derived from the red alga Sphaerococcus coronopifolius: Potential for the development of environmentally friendly solutions. Mar. Drugs2022, 20, 32.

Contact

Postal address: Section of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry
Department of Pharmacy,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimiopolis, 157 71
Athens, Greece
Tel.: +30 210 7274581
e-mail: skikionis@pharm.uoa.gr