DASKALAKIS, Vangelis

2006: PhD in Computational Biophysics-Biochemistry, University of Crete, Greece

2002: MSc in Molecular Spectroscopy and Biochemistry, University of Crete, Greece

2000: BSc. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece

Biomolecular Dynamics and Engineering with focus on photosynthesis, crispr-cas gene editing technology, transmembrane transport, biomolecular condensates

2023 – present: Assistant Professor; Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras

2022– 2023: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

2014 – 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

2011 – 2014: Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Cyprus University of Technology

2008 – 2009: Visiting Researcher, Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain

2006 – 2010: Research Associate, Foundation for Research and Technology, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Heraklion, Greece

2008, 2018: Post-doctoral and Research HPC-Europa2 grants

2000: Award of Excellence in Graduation, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete.

1996-2000: Yearly award for Excellence (Municipality of Heraklion)

1996-2000: Entry Exam IKY Award 4-year IKY Scholarship for Excellence

PI/ Coordinator in EuroHPC Extreme Scale Access project EHPC-EXT-2025E01-070; EuroHPC Regular Access project EHPC-REG-2025R01-105; EuroHPC Regular Access project EHPC-REG-2023R01-128; PRACE COVID-19 COVID19-41; H.F.R.I Life Sciences SA3 “SUNDIAL” 14775; Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) 101119442-PhotoCaM.

53 publications as articles in peer-reviewed journals (46), book chapters (6) and conference proceedings (1). First author in 22/52 and the corresponding author in 23/53 publications, exerting strong independence.

45 participations in International Conferences – Seminars, including 14 invited lectures. Research is featured in the PRACE DIGEST 2017, 2020 from Insight Publishers.

Introduction to Programming; Computer Lab; Research Methodology in BioSciences BIE – Simulations of Biomolecular Interactions; Functional analysis of genes: from the design to the living system – Biomolecular Simulations & Drug design; The Photosynthetic apparatus under the microscope of Molecular Dynamics.

Laboratory of Biomolecular Dynamics and Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras.

1. Sousani TI, Zender B, Maity S, Kleinekathöfer U, and Daskalakis V* (2025) Commun Chem 8, 392; https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-025-01774-x
2. Wilson S, Clarke C, Carbajal MA, Buccafusca R, Fleck R, Daskalakis V, and Ruban, A* (2024) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 146, 21, 14905–14914; https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c05220
3. Daskalakis V, Lyratzakis A, Xie H, and Tsiotis G* (2024) Photosynth Res 160, 87–96; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-024-01093-7
4. Maity S, Daskalakis V, Jansen LCT, and Kleinekathöfer U* (2024) J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 15, 9, 2499–2510; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03241
5. Daskalakis V* (2022) ACS Phys. Chem Au 2022, 2, 6, 496–505. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphyschemau.2c00041
6. Chrysafoudi A, Maity S, Kleinekathöfer U and Daskalakis V* (2021) J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 12, 9626−9633; https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02498
7. Daskalakis V*, Papadatos S, Stergiannakos, (2020) Chem. Commun. 56, 11215 – 11218; https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC04486E
8. Daskalakis V*, Papadatos S, Kleinekathoefer, U (2019) Biochim. Biophys. Acta – Biomembranes, 1861, 183059; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183059
9. Papadatos S, Charalambous C A, and Daskalakis V* (2017) Scientific Reports (NPG) 7, 2523; https://doi.org/10.1038/ s41598-017-02892-w
10. Ioannidis NE, Papadatos S, and Daskalakis V* (2016) BBA – Bioenergetics, 1857 (10), 1643-1650; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2016.07.005
11. Daskalakis V, Farantos SC*, Varotsis C (2008) J. Am. Chem. Soc 130(37): 12385-12393; https://doi.org/10.1021/ja801840y