Date and place of birth: April 20th 1960, Mytilene, Lesvos Isl. Greece
Education - Career
1984-1990:    Ph.D. Ecology, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens, Dep. of Biology
1978-1983:    B.S. Biology, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens, Dep. of Biology
Academic Appointments
2016-               Professor, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens, Dep. of Biology
2010-2016:    Associated Professor, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens, Dep. of Biology
2001-2010:     Assistant Professor, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens, Dep. of Biology.
1992-2001:    Lecturer, National & Kapodistrian,University of Athens,Dep. of Biology.
Research interests
Physiological and ecological adaptations of reptiles and land snail in Mediterranean type ecosystems: Study of life history traits, comparative biology, thermal biology, predation, antipredatory mechanisms.
Insularity, Conservation of endemic species , Phylogeny of  reptiles, Comparative morphometrics (including human).