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MSc Theses

  • Demetra Katsarou (2008) Isolation and characterization of the genes involved in the biosynthesis of glucosinotes in rocket plant (Εruca sativa) (Supervisor Dr Papadopoulou)
  • Fotios Bekris (2008) Gene expression during the interaction of tomato plants with a non-pathogenic strain of Fusarium solani (Supervisor Dr Papadopoulou)
  • Karas Panagiotis (2009) Evaluation of selected white rot fungi as bioremediation agents of pesticide contamination (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Constantinos Samourelis (2009) Evaluation of the effects of botanical pesticides on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Constantinos Antoniadis (2009) Development and evaluation of indigenous mycorrhizal fungi as inocula for the improvement of the nutrition of pepper and tomato plants in organic cultivation systems (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Eleni Chanika (2010) Isolation and characterization of the bacteria able to degrade the organophosphorus insecticides-nematicides fenamiphos and oxamyl (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas).
  • Katerina Exarhou (2010) Study on the degradation of fungicides contained in wastewaters from the fruit packaging industry (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Athena Savvanaki (2010) Field evaluation of indigenous mycorrhizal populations as agents of plant growth promotion (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Constantinos Tzevos (2010) Study and expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of triterpenoids in Lotus japonicus (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Barbara Podia (2010) Endocellular detection of two isomorphs of peroxidise of glutathione in Medicago truncatula (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Constantinos Demiris (2010) Study of the effects of the fungicides cyprodinil and penconazole on the structure and function of nitrifying bacteria and archaea a litter soil layer (Supervisor Dr. Karpouzas)
  • Vethleem Anastasidou (2010) The effect of endogenous levels of phyto-hormones on the ability of a non-pathogenic fungus Fusarium solani to colonize tomato roots (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Socrates Poulios (2010) Interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with the the endosymbiotic fungus Fusarium solani strain FsK in tomato roots (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Georgiadou Dafne (2010) Evaluation of the degradation capacity of bacteria to degrade the nematicides fenamiphos and oxamyl and isolation of the genes responsible for the hydrolysis/detoxification of oxamyl (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Rousidou Konstantina (2010) Assessment of the impact of synthetic and biological pesticides on the structure and population of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and archaea (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Moulas Konstantinos (2011) Following up the study of the impact of systemic pesticides on the structure of the epiphytic fungal community (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Patsioura Vasiliki (2011) Isolation and identification of bacteria with the capacity to degrade the fungicide ortho-phenylphenol (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Koutras Panagiotis (2012) The effect of mycorrhizal inoculum on the growth and nitrogen-fixation capacity of Vicia faba (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Kortsinidou Mariana (2012) Study of the effects of the biological nematicide BIOACT® (Paecilomyces lilacinus) on the population and activity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Papapostolou Dimitris (2012) Exploring the physiological role of At-NOC (Hesperin), an apadenilase which is involved in the cyrcadic cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana. (Supervisor Dr. Papadopoulou)
  • Karaiskos Dionysis (2012) Study of the degradation mechamism of oxamyl in soils from potato cultivation area in Crete. (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Manika Konstantina (2013) Degradation of the fungicide ortho-phenylphenol in spent mushroom substrate from bacteria strains Pseudomonas azelaica PHB-1 and Pseudomonas stutzeri (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Maria Metsoviti (2013) Study of the degradation of pesticides used by the fruit-packaging industry in anaerobically digested sewage sludge from the municipal wastewater treatment plant of Larissa. (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Panagiotis Kolovos (2013) Isolation of bacteria which hydrolyze the carbamate insecticide oxamyl and investigation of the degradation mechanims of the metabolite produced (oxamyl oxime) (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Sotiria Makri (2013) Study of the capacity of different organic substrates to retain and degrade the fungicides ortho-phenylphenol and imazalil contained in effluents from the fruit-packaging plants (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Konstantinos Petsoulas (2013) Phyllosphere: The response of an unexplored microbial world to folliage and soil application of systemic pesticides (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Stefania Sitra (2014) Changes in the population of bacteria in biobeds used for the treatment of effluents from fruit-packaging plants. (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Zisis Vasileios (2015) Synthesis and chromatographic analysis of metabolic products of the antioxidant ethoxyquin - Application on the determination of its dissipation in organic substrates (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Elena Manthou (2015) Changes in the abundance of fungi within pilot biobed systems used for the treatment of wastewater from the fruit-packing industry. (Supervisor Dr Karpouzas)
  • Alexandra Papadopoulou (2015) Molecular analysis of HRAS and KRAS genes in thyroid cancer in the Greek Population (Supervisor: Dr. Liadaki)
  • Kalliopi Loukou (2015) Molecular analysis of NRAS genes in thyroid cancer in the Greek Population (Supervisor: Dr. Liadaki)
  • Marilena Argyropoulou (2016) Molecular analysis of thyroid cancer in the Greek Population (Supervisor: Dr. Liadaki)
  • Aikaterini Maragkou (2016) Effect of Eruca sativa extracts on the growth and apoptosis of human cancer cells (Supervisor: Dr. Liadaki)
  • Dimitrios Karavasilis (2015) Study of the dissipation of the fungicide iprodione in organic biomixture composed of soil, straw and peat
  • George Dallas (2015) Overexpression of the genetic group ΑΜΥ2 involved in the biosynthesis of triterpenes of Lotus Japonicus in tobacco leaves with the use of the CPMV-HT system
  • Marianthi Kambitsi (2016)  Assessment of the efficacy of buffer strips on the alleviation of contamination of surface water bodies by pesticides
  • Anastasia Stamatopoulou (2016) Evaluation of bioaugmentation with specific degrading bacterial inocula on the remediation of soils contaminated with the fungicide thiabendazole
  • Despoina Myti (2016) Dispersal of genes involved in the hydrolysis of carbamate insecticides in soils of the Plateau of Lasithi: Correlation between abundance of catabolic genes and degradation of carbamate insecticides
  • Filothei Papadimitriou (2016) Study of the effect of the fungicide iprodione and its transformation products on the abundance and function of the ammonia oxidizing microorganisms in soil
  • Panagiota Plitsi (2016) LSK1, a SHAGGY-like kinase with role in the nodulation of the plant Lotus japonicus
  • Christina Papazlatani (2017) Mapping of the most important soil-borne fungal plant pathogens in soils from protected crops from Crete, Peloponnese and Western Greece
  • Christina Tsadila (2017) Functional metagenomic analysis of soils and microbial communities which exhibit high biodegradation capacity against pesticides
  • Stathis Lagos (2018) Isolation and identification of soil bacteria able to degrade the organophosphorus nematicide fosthiazate
  • Emily Epifaneiou (2018) Triterpenes with cytotoxic action as potential drugs
  • Maria Tziortziou (2018) Investigation of the biological activity of plant derived molecules
  • Marianna Avramidou (2018) Effect of an endophytic fungus Fusarium solani  strain K on tomato plants under  Tetranychus urticae infestation
  • Ioanna Maria Lemonitsaki (2018) The effect of endophytic fungus on the growth of Lotus japonicus under iron deficiency conditions
  • Chrysanthi Mitsanga (2018) Identification and characterization of a gram-negative bacterium with antimicrobial activity
  • Elias Gourombinos (2019) Assessment of the capacity of a Thiabendazole-degrading bacterial consortium to degrade other anthelminthic benzimidazole compounds
  • Antonis Brouziotis (2019) Evaluation of the toxicity of ethoxyquin and of the nitrification inhibitors nitrapyrin and DCD on the abundance and function of ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in acidic vs alkaline soils
  • Melia Petrou (on going) Study of the impact of cyanotoxins on the function of microbial communities in the rhizosphere of raphanus plants
  • Fotini Dimakou (2019) Identification of peptides interacting with a shaggy-like kinase with a role in nodulation in Lotus japonicusI by yeast two-hybrid system
  • Magdalini Tsitsikli (2019) Mutagenesis of Lotus japonicus LSK1 utilizing a CRISPR/Cas9 system
  • Athanasios Makris (in progress) RNA interference phenomena  in a plant-fungus interaction
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