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Education
1986 Ph.D. Plant Biology, Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece
1979 B.Sc. Biology, Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece

Family status: Single mother of a daughter born in 1993

Positions held
1980-1986 Research Assistant, Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece
1986-1987 Post doctoral fellowship, Biology Department, Lancaster University, UK
1988-1992 Lecturer, Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece
1993-1996 Visiting Professor Department of Botany, Kuwait University, Kuwait
1998–2009 Assistant Professor Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece
2009-today Associate Professor Biology Department, NKUA University of Athens, Greece

Professional honors, awards and fellowships
2012 Fulbright Foundation Research Award, Harvard University, USA
2011 Greek Ministry of Education: Sabanci University Istanbul
2006 Scholarships British Council: University of Oxford, UK.
1998 Fulbright Foundation Scholarship: Senior Research Award, Penn State University, USA.
1996 Greek Ministry of Education and Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst: University of Bielefeld
1992 Scholarship, Royal Society (UK): Edinburgh University, Scotland.
1992 Erasmus Scholarships (European Commission): Lancaster University, UK.
1991 Greek Ministry of Education: Univ. Freiburg & Stuttgart, Germany.
1990 Erasmus Scholarship (European Commission): Lancaster University, UK
1990 Scholarship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst: Freiburg University, Germany.
1986-87 Post-doctoral Fellowship: Lancaster University, Division of Biological Sciences, UK
1979 Scholarship, Ministry of Agriculture of Portugal: Estacao Agronomica National in Lisbon, Portugal

Lectures
2013 Aδημοσίευτες τοπιογραφίες προβιομηχανικές τοπιογραφίες αφηγούνται μεταμορφώσεις του μεσογειακού περιβάλλοντος. Σεμινάρια Ερμούπολης.
2012 Κήπος προσευχής. Μουσείο Μπενάκη
2011 Flora Graeca in the Mediterranean landscape. Lecture in the Museum Benaki Athens [Philodassiki]
2010 Plants in Codices. Lecture Zografeion Lyceum, Istanbul (16/12/2010).
2010 Flora Graeca in the Mediterranean landscape. The Museum of Athens (celebrating day18/05/2010).
2010 Water relations. Panorama (www.apan.gr).
2010 Plants in the Levant: Flora Graeca and codices of Dioscorides. American College, Athens.
2010 The biodiversity of Mediterranean plants. National Research Center, Athens [Science and Society]
2009 The garden of Hippocratic, Kos Island.
2009 Rhizotomoi: root cutters in antiquity. Lecture in Panorama.
2009 Women scientists in Europe during the 18th century. National Research Center, Society and Science
2008. A promenade in the Botanical Garden of Diomedes. Open day for public, celebrating the 171st anniversary of the University of Athens, in the frame of activities entitled “Civilization and Environment”.
2008 Plants and ancient herbs of Greece: collaboration with Tourism Secretary of Australia and New Zealand.
2008 Plants in Arcadia. Lecture in the Town hall of Phalanthos in Arcadia.
2008 Evaluation in the Universities. Lecture in the American Athens College.
2008 Tolerant plant species. Lecture in Town hall of Chaidari (suburb of Athens).
2006 Women in science: Aphrodite’s child? Symposium on Education of women.
2006 Tansgenic plants in our plates: Round table in the Town hall of Psychiko (Athens).
2005 International Biology Olympiad Presentation in Lyceums of Athens.
1991-1992 Mediterranean ecosystems: seminar for unemployed women, in Athens city hall.
1981 UNESCO Summer School, method for interdisciplinary research on Mediterranean island and coastal ecosystems.