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Institute of Biological Research and Biotechnology, National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF)
The National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) is one of the main national research centres in Greece. Its Institute of Biology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Biotechnology (IBPCB) was declared a Centre of Excellence in the most recent nation-wide research evaluation. Its main purpose is the organisation, finance and support of high-level research projects in the humanities and the natural sciences.
The IBPCB team team has long-standing experience in the study of chemical carcinogenesis, the development of relevant biomarkers and their application in population studies.
Role in the project
The NHRF team coordinates WP7 (Intermediate omics biomarkers) and have the responsibility for the global DNA methylation analysis. It also contributes to data analysis (WP8) and to Impact and Dissemination (WP10).
Key persons to be involved
| Name | Expertise | Role in the project |
| Professor Soterios A Kyrtopoulos | Genetic & environmental toxicology, molecular epidemiology |
Leader of WP7; contributor to WP8 and WP10 |
| Dr Panagiotis Georgiadis | Biomarker development, analytical chemistry, molecular epidemiology |
WP7, WP8 |
| Dr Aristotelis Chatziioannou | Biostatistics, bioinformatics |
WP8 |
| Dr Maria Botsivali | Exposure assessment, toxicology, science dissemination |
WP8, WP10 |
| Ms Margarita Bekyrou | Molecular biology |
WP7 |
| S Kaila | Molecular biology | WP7 |
