Group Members
Principal Investigator
Dr. Aris Parmakelis (CV), Assoc. Prof. of Biodiversity and Population Ecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2020-2022 Chairperson of the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Associate Editor in Journal of Biogeography
Academic Editor in PLoS One
Editorial Board Member in BMC Ecology and Evolution
Guest Associate Editor in Journal of Natural History
Member of the Azorean Biodiversity Group
Post-doctoral researchers
Panagiota Kotsakiozi, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (SoBEX project), Yale University, (CV), ResearchGate profile, Google Scholar info
Current project:
- SPECIES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION (SoBEX): A research program dealing with the monitoring and conservation planning of the Greek endemic species facing extinction. The project is running at the Section of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (SoBEX project)
Current project:
- SPECIES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION (SoBEX): A research program dealing with the monitoring and conservation planning of the Greek endemic species facing extinction. The project is running at the Section of Ecology and Taxonomy, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Current PhD students
P.I. Supervisor of the PhD candidate
PhD Thesis Title: Gastropod biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems of the Aegean Archipelago: Patterns, Processes & Threats.
P.I. member of the Advisory Committee of the candidate
Xanthi Chantzistrountsiou (PhD completed)
PhD Thesis Title: Systematics and ecology of selected strains of microalgae of aquatic ecosystems of western Greece. The PhD is supervised by (emeritus) Prof. Athena Economou-Amilli (University of Athens).
Andreas Dimitriou
PhD Thesis Title: Reconstructing the evolutionary history of terrestrial Isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) at different phylogenetic levels. The PhD is supervised by Prof. Spyros Sfenthourakis, Univ. of Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus).
Theofanis Karablianis
PhD Thesis Title: Biosystematic study of the genus Crocus (Iridaceae). The PhD is supervised by Assist. Prof. Theofanis Constantinidis, Univ. of Athens.
Onoufrios Mettouris (PhD completed)
PhD Thesis Title: Population and behavioural ecology of newt species. The PhD was supervised by Assist. Prof. Sinos Giokas (University of Patras).
Konstantinos Proios (PhD completed)
PhD Thesis Title: Global biogeographical patterns of insular terrestrial gastropods faunas. The PhD is supervised by Assist. Prof. Kostas Triantis (University of Athens).
Sofia Terzopoulou (PhD completed)
PhD Thesis Title: Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of Azorean Coleoptera: a holistic approach. The PhD is supervised by Assist. Prof. Kostas Triantis (University of Athens) and Prof. Paulo A.V. Borges (University of the Azores).
Marina Triantafyllou
PhD Thesis Title: Diversity of macromycetes from selected ecosystems of Kefallinia. The PhD is supervised by Dr. Gkonou-Zagkou (University of Athens).
Thanos Georgakopoulos
Thesis Title: Assessing the expression levels of heat shock proteins in lizards of the species Podarcis erhardii.
Chrysoula Papadaki
Thesis Title: An investigation of the population structure of Codringtonia species. Detecting hybrid zones using molecular markers.
Research Internships collaborators
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Current undergraduate students (supervised by the P.I.)
Dora Bina
Thesis Title: Threatened species and vulnerable genomes.
Julia Donea
Thesis Title: The effect of climate change on the demographic attributes of populations of terrestrial snails. A phylogeographic approach using global species data.
Ioannis Grivas
Thesis Title: Using advanced bioiformatics tools to infer deep phylogenetic relationships of groups of invertebrates.
Claudio Qeivani
Thesis Title: Study of the soil fauna of ecosystems of W Peloponnese.
Xenia Karampoiki
Thesis Title: The effect of climate change on the demographic attributes of populations of fresh-water snails. A phylogeographic approach using global species data.
Ligeri Sakellaridi
Thesis Title: Morphological and molecular study of the fungus genus Mycogone of Greece using mtDNA markers. Co-supervised with Dr. Gkonou-Zagkou.