CURRICULUM VITAE
SOTIRIS N.
NIKOLOPOULOS
Papastratou 79 Str. Aiolou 12 Str.
Agrinio,
30100 Agia Paraskevi, 15342
GREECE Athens, GREECE
Τel: +302641054611 Tel:+302106083520
Fax:
+302641054115 Fax:+302106083504
e-mail: nikolops@molecular-view.com
Citizenship:
Greek and US
EMPLOYMENT
March
2007-current Founder and Scientific Executive Officer. Center for Molecular Analysis and Research
S.A., Agrinio, Greece
Sept 2001-Dec 2005 Postdoctoral Fellow (NIH,
National Cancer Institute). Role of
integrins signaling in pathological angiogenesis. Cancer Biology
Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Aug 1998 -Aug 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow (American
Heart Association, NY State Affiliate). Identification and characterization of
paxillin binding proteins. Role of paxillin/integrin-linked kinase (ILK)
association in mediating ILK function. Department of Cell and Developmental
Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Mar 1997-Mar 1998 Military service. Greek Army, Department
of Health. Routine blood and urine analysis of patients’ specimens. 492 General Hospital, Alexandroupolis, Greece
Sep 1993-Dec 1996 Ph.D. Research. Department of
Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY. Isolation and tumor suppressor function of a
novel a-actinin
gene (ACTN4) from human neuroblastoma.
Sep 1993-Dec 1996 Instructor-Teaching Fellow in
the laboratories of Immunology and Biology, Fordham University, Lincoln Center,
NY, NY
Sep 1990-May 1993 Research Associate. Department
of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY. Mechanisms of action of immunomodulators
(mainly TNF-a)
and their efficacy as anticancer agents.
Sep 1990-May 1993 Instructor-Teaching Fellow in
the laboratory of Biology, Fordham University, Bronx, NY
July 1989- July 1990 Laboratory Technologist II. Molecular analysis of the meningioma locus.
Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Research, North Shore University
Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, NY
Mar 1988- May 1989 Internship. Pulsed-field gel
electrophoresis as a method of detection of mutations in human tumors. Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department
of Research, North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical
College, Manhasset, NY
Sep 1987- Dec 1988 Graduate Assistant in the
Laboratories of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Health
Sciences, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
EDUCATION
Sep 1990- Dec 1996 PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA
Sep 1987-
May 1989 MS in Medical Biology
(Immunology), Long Island University, Brookville, NY, USA
Sep 1982- May 1987 BS in Biology, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens, Greece
HONORS/AWARDS
·
NIH Fellowship, Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Award (July 2003-July 2006)
·
American Heart Association
Fellowship, NY State Affiliate (July 1999 - June 2002)
·
NIH travel award for Keystone
Symposia 2000 (March, 2000)
·
Postdoctoral grant, intramural
SUNY (October 1998 - October 1999)
·
Certificate of Merit for
outstanding performance, dedication and effort
in achieving
the goals of North Shore University Hospital (April, 1990)
·
Dean’s award for academic
excellence in graduate studies, School of Health Professions, Long Island University
(May, 1989)
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Biochemistry - Cell Biology - Molecular
Biology – Bioinformatics - Immunology - Virology – Genetics
Establishment and culture of primary
cell lines from tissues – Transfection of primary cells - Cell sorting - Isolation
and manipulation of nucleic acids and proteins from cells and tissues -
Southern, Northern, and Western blotting - Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis -
Construction and screening (radioactively or immunologically) of genomic and
cDNA libraries (included subtracted ones) - Molecular cloning - PCR, RT-PCR -
Sequencing - Gel shift assays - Nuclear run on assays - Eukaryotic
transfections and cellcloning - Soft agar assays - Cytogenetic techniques –
Immunocytochemistry – Immunochemical techniques (Immunoprecipitation, ELISA,
FACS, Immunofluorescence) - F.I.S.H. - Metabolic Isotopic Labeling - Mammalian
cell based assays on various substrates (cell adhesion, spreading, migration, proliferation,
apoptosis) - Electron microscopy - DNA microarray technology – Virus work –
Construction of viral constructs - Viral cell infection and processing – Gene therapy Mouse work - Gene targeting -
Mouse husbandry - Genetic crossing - genotyping – Angiogenesis and tumorigenesis assays in vitro
and in vivo – Matrigel invasion assay –
Retinal response to hypoxia assay -
Wound healing in vivo - Mouse surgery and transplantation
PUBLICATIONS
Turner CE, Brown MC, Perrota JA, Riedy MC, Nikolopoulos SN, McDonald RA, Bagrodia S, Thomas S, Leventhal PS
(1999). Paxillin LD4 motif binds PAK and PIX through a novel 95kDA
ankyrin-repeat, ARF-GAP protein: a role in cytoskeletal remodeling. Journal of
Cell Biology 145:851-863.
Nikolopoulos SN, Spengler BA,
Kisselbach K, Evans AE, Biedler JL, Ross RA (2000). The human non-muscle
alpha-actinin protein encoded by the ACTN4 gene suppresses tumorigenicity of
human neuroblastoma cells. Oncogene 19:380-386.
Scammell JG, Reddy S, Valentine DL, Coker TN, Nikolopoulos SN, Ross RA (2000). Isolation and characterization of
the human secretogranin II gene promoter. Molecular Brain
Research 75:8-15.
Nikolopoulos SN, Turner CE
(2000). Actopaxin: A new focal adhesion protein that binds paxillin LD motifs
and actin and modulates cell adhesion. Journal of Cell Biology 145:851-863.
Nikolopoulos SN, Turner CE
(2001). Integrin-Linked Kinase (ILK) binding to paxillin LD1 motif regulates
ILK localization to focal adhesions. Journal of Biological Chemistry
276:23499-23505.
West KA, Zhang H, Brown MC, Nikolopoulos
SN, Horwitz AF, Turner CE (2001). The LD4 motif of paxillin regulates cell
spreading and motility through an interaction with PKL. Journal of Cell Biology
154:161-176.
Nikolopoulos SN, Turner CE
(2002). Molecular dissection of Actopaxin-Integrin-Linked Kinase-Paxillin
interactions and their role in subcellular localization. Journal of Biological
Chemistry 277:1568-1575.
Curtis MS, Nikolopoulos SN, Turner CE
(2002). Actopaxin is phosphorylated during mitosis and it is a substrate for
CDK1. Biochemical Journal 363:233-242.
Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P,
Yoshioka T, Guo W, Giancotti FG (2004). Integrin b4 signaling promotes tumor
angiogenesis. Cancer Cell 6:471-483.
Nikolopoulos SN, Giancotti FG
(2005). Netrin-Integrin Signaling in
Epithelial Morphogenesis, Axon Guidance, and Vascular Patterning. Cell Cycle
4(3):429-433.
Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P,
Yoshioka T, Guo W, Puri C, Tacchetti C, Giancotti FG (2005). Targeted deletion
of the integrin b4 signaling domain suppresses
laminin-5-dependent nuclear entry of MAP kinases and NF-kB causing defects in epidermal growth and migration. Molecular and
Cellular Biology 14: 6090-6102.
Roberts JE, Nikolopoulos
SN, Oktem O, Giancotti F, Oktay K. (2009). Integrin beta-4 signaling plays a key
role in mouse embryogenesis Reproductive Science 16(3):286-93.
Petridis AK, Nikolopoulos
SN, El-Maarouf A. (2011). Physical
and functional cooperation of neural cell adhesion molecule and β1-integrin in
neurite outgrowth induction. J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Aug;18(8):1109-13.
Epub 2011 Jun 29.
INVITED TALKS
Nikolopoulos SN. Regulation of
tumor angiogenesis and epidermal growth by the integrin β4 signaling domain.
Invited talk. IMBB Forth, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, January 2007.
Nikolopoulos SN. Regulation of
tumor angiogenesis and epidermal growth by the integrin β4 signaling domain.
Invited talk. Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece, July 2006.
Jeffrey E. Roberts, Sotiris N.
Nikolopoulos, Ozgur Oktem, Zev Rosenwaks, Filippo Giancotti, Kutluk Oktay.
Integrin Beta-4 Signaling Plays A Key Role In Mouse Embryogenesis. The Society
for Reproductive Endocrinology and INF, October 2005.
Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P,
Yoshioka T, Giancotti FG. Integrin b4 signaling
promotes tumor angiogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor
Symposia (Protein Phosphorylation and Cell Signaling), May 2005.
Giancotti FG, Nikolopoulos
SN, Blaikie P, Guo W, Yoshioka T.
Genetic analysis of integrin a6b4 signalling. Keystone Symposia, March
2003.
Nikolopoulos SN, Blaikie P,
Yoshioka T, Giancotti FG. Role of a6b4 integrin in postnatal and pathological angiogenesis. Gordon Research
Conferences (Signaling by Adhesion Receptors), July 2002.
Nikolopoulos SN, Turner CE. Identification and characterization of a
novel 42 kDa actin- and paxillin-binding protein localized in focal adhesions. Keystone
Symposia, March 2000.
West
KA, Brown, MC, Nikolopoulos SN,
Turner CE. The LD4 domain of paxillin functions in the regulation of cell
adhesion, spreading and motility in CHO.K1 fibroblasts. SUNY Upstate Medical University Program in
Cell and Molecular Biology Retreat by the Lake Poster Session, June 2000.
West
KA, Brown MC, Nikolopoulos SN,
Turner CE. The LD4 domain of paxillin functions in the regulation of cell
spreading in CHO.K1 fibroblasts. Keystone Symposia, March 2000.
Ross RA,
Dugliss JW, Nikolopoulos SN,
Spengler BA, Biedler JL. Differential expression and regulation of the
RE1-silencing transcription factor (REST) in human neuroblastoma cell variants.
Proc Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res 1997;38:A1029.
Nikolopoulos SN, Spengler BA, Biedler
JL, Ross RA. Isolation,
characterization, and tumor suppressor function of a novel a-actinin gene from human neuroblastoma. Proc
Annu Meet Am Assoc Cancer Res 1996;37:A3489.
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