Cytogenetics and Genomics Department
Grants Obtained
Research Team Member 2018-2019
Funding Body: H2020-WIDESPREAD-04-2017-TeamingPhase1
Title: Establishment of an Agricultural Genomics Centre in Cyprus (AGRICYGEN)
Co-Principal Investigator, 2013-2015
Funding Body: Norway Government through the Cyprus Planning Bureau
Title: Establishment of a translational facility at the CING
Research Team Member (Technical Committee): 2012-2016
Funding Body: 7th European Union Framework Program, European Union
Title: A New Genetic Laboratory for Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis (ANGELab)
Competitive Telethon Grant
for the project “Accurate Mapping of Breakpoints in Apparently Balanced Translocations Using Whole-Genome Next Generation Sequencing”
Principal Investigator, 2010-2013
Funding Body: Research Council of Lithuania
Title: Evaluation of Pathogenic Copy Number Variation in Etiopathology of Mental Retardation.
Principal Investigator, 2010-2014
Funding Body: COST Program, European Union
Title: Brain Extracellular Matrix in Human Disease (ECMNet).
Coordinator, 2010-2012
Funding Body: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Title: High resolution genetic investigation of autism in Cyprus.
Coordinator, 2010-2012
Funding Body: Telethon, Cyprus
Title: Targeted screening of microRNA – coding genes in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Principal Investigator, 2009-2012
Funding Body: 7th European Union Framework Program, European Union
Title: Improving Diagnoses of Mental Retardation in Children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia through Genetic Characterisation and Bioinformatics/-Statistics (CHERISH).
Principal Investigator, 2009-2012
Funding Body: 7th European Union Framework Program, European Union
Title: Point of care monitoring and diagnostics for autoimmune diseases, (POCEMON).
Principal Investigator, 2009-2011
Funding Body: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Human Genome Copy Number Variations in The Cypriot Population.
Coordinator, 2009-2014
Funding Body: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Upgrade of The Microarray Laboratory And Development of a New X Chromosome Exon-Specific Array.
Principal Investigator, 2007-2010
Funding Body: 6th Program, EPYΕΞ/0406/09, “SYNDRO-X”, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Genetic investigation of syndromes with X chromosome anomalies.
Principal Investigator, 2007-2010
Funding Body: 6th Program, EPYΕΞ/0506/29, “SYNDROMA”, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Genetic investigation and characterization of unknown genetic and neurological syndromes in the population of Cyprus, using high-resolution DNA microarrays.
Principal Investigator, 2006-2009
Funding Body: 6th European Union Framework Program, European Union.
Title: Microarray-based screen for differential feto-maternal methylation of DNA sequences (SAFE-SAF).
Principal Investigator, 2006-2010
Funding Body: 6th Program, EPYAN/0205/07, “MM”, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Advancing microarray technology.
Principal Investigator, 2005-2007
Funding Body: 6th Program, ΑΠΟΝΕ/0504/04, “X-TSIP”, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Development of DNA microarray for the detection of microdeletion and microduplication in genes located in the X chromosome.
Principal Investigator, 2003-2007
Funding Body: 6th European Union Framework Program, European Union.
Title: Special Non-Invasive Advances in Fetal and Neonatal Evaluation Network (SAFE).
Principal Investigator, 2002-2006
Funding Body: 5th European Union Framework Program, European Union.
Title: The Genetic and Neurobiological Basis of X-Linked Mental Retardation (EURO-MRX).
Co-Investigator, 2002-2005
Funding Body: 5th European Union Framework Program, European Union.
Title: EUMEDIS (Euro-Mediterranean Information Society) – Organizing two European teaching courses and workshop in FISH and another one in Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics – European School of Genetic Medicine.
Co-Investigator, 2002-2006
Funding Body: Estonian Science Foundation, Estonia.
Title: Development of novel DNA diagnostic technologies for the detection of structural chromosomal abnormalities in case of mental retardation – Probe Bank and DNA arrays for MAPH-DCA.
Principal Investigator, 2002-2004
Funding Body: UNOPS, United Nation
Title: Provision of prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome and all other known chromosomal syndromes to the Cypriot Population [Accepted with a condition to get a written consent from the Turkish Cypriot Collaborator]
Principal Investigator, 2002-2004
Funding Body: 5th Program, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Development of a novel methodology for the prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome.
Principal Investigator, 2001-2003
Funding Body: 4th Program, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Title: Development and demonstration of the new molecular methodology “ΧΑΔ” for the detection of chromosomal anomalies.
Co-Investigator, 2000-2002
Funding Body: 3rd Program, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Title: Isolation, molecular analysis and characterization of Lipids in food that acquired molecular mutations during manufacturing, string and cooking.
Sub-contracting Investigator, 2000-2001
Funding Body: Merck, Sharp & Dome, USA.
Title: Colorectal Carcer prevention by Rofecoxib.