Funding

Research funding has been provided by the following competitive research grants:

2001-2004 Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Grant “Antigenic peptide editing of human class II molecules: Catalysis of peptide exchange by HLA-DM“ (fellow)

2004-2006 The Medical Foundation Postdoctoral Grant. “Structural basis for the antigenic peptide trimming properties of the newly discovered ER aminopeptidases ERAP1 and ERAP2. (fellow)

2006-2007 Marie-Curie European Reintegration Grant “ERAP1” (IRG fellow/PI)

2007-2008 NCSR Demokritos internal grant award “The role of aminopeptidase L-RAP in antigen peptide presentation” (PI)

2007-2009 European Specific Target Research Grant “HDLomics” (team member)

2007-2008 Research grant from "Empeirikion" institution for "Interdisciplinary approaches to the study of proteins for applications in molecular and imaging diagnostics" (co-PI)

2010 Research grant for "The role of ERAP1 SNPs in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of Ankylosing Spondylitis" from the Hellenic Rheumatology Society. (co-PI)

2010 Research grant for "The analysis of functional interactions of HDL and ABCG1 transporter; roles in inflammation and atherosclerosis" from the Hellenic Society of Lipidology and Atherosclerosis. (co-PI)

2011 Research grant for "Naturally-occuring apolipoprotein E mutations and hereditary Lipoprotein Glumerulopathy: mechanism of pathogenesis and diagnostic value" from the Hellenic Society for Atherosclerosis. (co-PI)

2012-2014 Greek Secreteriat for Research and Technology action "Supporting postdoctoral researchers" training grant "ImmunoReg" (fellow: A. Papakyriakou, return host supervisor: E. Stratikos)

2012-2015 Greek Secreteriat for Research and Technology action "Thalis" grant "HDL bio-therapies" (co-PI, coordinator Dr. D. Kardasis)