Andreas Stylianou
Assistant Professor, Research Methods / Applied Biophysics
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School of Sciences
Department of Health Sciences
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| Ph.D | 2014 | National Technical University of Athens | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Optical Radiation Effects on Collagen Topology Studied by AFM and SEM |
| Ph.D | 2018 | Open University of Cyprus | Health Care Management, Faculty of Economics and Management | Ethical and Social Aspects of New Medical Technology |
| MSc | 2011 | The Open University, United Kingdom | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics | Nanotechnology supported emerging non ionizing medical imaging modalities: The case of OCT and THz |
| Bachelor of Science | 2007 | National Technical University of Athens | School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Science | Study of the Production of Second Harmonic Generation from Collagen Structures with Atomic Force Microscopy |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 2020 | European University Cyprus | Nicosia, Cyprus | Assistant Professor | |
| 2015 | 2020 | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Part-time |
| 2015 | 2020 | University of Cyprus | Cyprus | Postdoctoral Researcher |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages |
| 2021 | How did Correlative Atomic Force Microscopy and Super-Resolution Microscopy evolve in the quest for unravelling enigmas in biology? | Miranda, A. Gómez-Varela, A., Hirvonen, L., Sánchez, H., De Beule, P. | Nanoscale | 13 | 2082-2099 |
| 2020 | TGF-β inhibition combined with cytotoxic nanomedicine normalizes triple negative breast cancer microenvironment towards anti-tumor immunity | Panagi, M., Voutouri, C., Mpekris, F., Papageorgis,P., Martin, M., Martin, J. Demetriou, P., Pierides, C., Costeas, P., Polydorou,C., Stylianou, A, Louca, M., Kataoka, K., Cabral, H., Stylianopoulos, T. | Theranostics | 10(4) | 1910-1922 |
| 2019 | An alternative approach for the Young's modulus determination of biological samples regarding AFM indentation experiments | Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A., Malamou, A., Nikita, K.S. | Materials Research Express | 6(2) | 025407 |
| 2019 | Inhibition of breast cancer cell invasion by Ras suppressor-1 (RSU-1) silencing is reversed by growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) | Vasiliki Gkretsi, Maria Louca, Andreas Stylianou, George Minadakis, George M. Spyrou and Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 20(1) | 163 |
| 2018 | AFM assessing of nanomechanical fingerprints for cancer early diagnosis and classification: From single cell to tissue level | Stylianou, A., Lekka, M., Stylianopoulos, T. | Nanoscale | 10(45) | 20930-20945 |
| 2018 | Transforming growth factor-β modulates pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts cell shape, stiffness and invasion | Stylianou, A., Gkretsi, V., Stylianopoulos, T. | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects | 1862(7) | 1537-1546 |
| 2018 | Atomic force microscopy nano-characterization of 3D collagen gels with tunable stiffness | Stylianou, A., Gkretsi, V., Stylianopoulos, T. | MethodsX | 5 | 503-513 |
| 2017 | Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) depletion from breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells inhibits tumor spheroid invasion through downregulation of Migfilin, β-catenin and urokinase-plasminogen activator (uPA) | Gkretsi, V., Stylianou, A., Stylianopoulos, T. | Experimental Cell Research | 352(2) | 281-292 |
| 2017 | Atomic force microscopy for university students: Applications in biomaterials | Kontomaris, S.V., Stylianou, A. | European Journal of Physics | 38(3) | 033003 |
| 2017 | Atomic force microscopy for collagen-based nanobiomaterials | Stylianou, A. | Journal of Nanomaterials | 2017 | 9234627 |
Exhibitions
| Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
| 6 - 11 March 2021 | Polarized light and Optical Angular Momentum for biomedical diagnostics, SPIE BiOS | International | San Francisco, California, USA (online format) | Podium |
| 8-12 July 2018 | 8th World Congress of Biomechanics | International | Dublin, Ireland | Podium |
| 4-8 September 2017 | AFM Biomed Conference | International | Krakow, Poland | Podium |
| 30 September 2016 | Cyprus Researchers' Night 2016 | Local | Nicosia, Cyprus | Poster |
| 22-24 June 2016 | EUROAFMForum | International | Geneva, Switzerland (podium). | Podium |
| March 31st–April 2nd 2016 | XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing | International | Paphos, Cyprus | Podium |
| 22 May 2014 | Heracleitus II Dissemination Workshop | Local | Athens, Greece | Poster |
| 15-16 November 2013 | 8th Meeting of Hellenic Society for Biomaterials | Local | Athens, Greece | Podium |
| 4-6 April 2013 | 5th Panhellenic Conference on Biomedical Technologies | Local | Athens, Greece | Poster |
| 2-7 February 2013 | SPIE Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications X | International | San Francisco, California, USA | Podium |
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 01/3/21 – in progress | “The NanoMechanical Profile of Sarcoma” (CULTURE/AWARD-YR/0119, “MehanoSarcoma”) | Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation | Principal Investigator |
| 01/01/2019-31/8/2020 | “NanoMechanical FingerPrints of Pancreatic Cancer” (“PACA-FingerPrints”) | University of Cyprus Advanced Post-doctoral Research Fellowship | Principal Investigator |
| 12/10/2018-11/10/2022 | Correlated Multimodal Imaging in Life Sciences” (COMULIS, CA17121) | COST ACTIONS | Cyprus Management Committee (MC) member |
| 01/05/2019-31/10/2020 | Identification of nano-mechanical fingerprints as a biomarker for cancer treatment prognosis (ERC-2018-PoC-838414 CancerFingerPrints) | European Research Council | Post-doctoral Research Fellow |
| 1/09/2017-31/12/2018 | Re-engineering the tumor microenvironment to alleviate mechanical stresses and improve chemotherapy (ERC-2013-StG-336839 ReEngineeringCancer) | European Research Council | Post-doctoral Research Fellow |
| 06/2015-05/2017 | MYO-DESMOPLASIA: Modulating the behaviour of cancer myofibroblasts to control tumour desmoplasia | Horizon 2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship | Fellow |
| 09/2010 –04/2014 | Optical Radiation Effects on Collagen Topology Studied by AFM and SEM | Co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund – ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. | Fellow |
| 10/2007-11/2009 | Non-linear microscopy investigation of quaternary structure of collagen | Karatheodoris, BasicResearch Program, National Technical University of Athens | Fellow |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 2019 | CYPRUS RESEARCH AWARD – YOUNG RESEARCHER | CYPRUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOUNDATION |
| 15-17 November, 2018 | 1st poster award, Louca, M., Stylianou A., Minia, A., Pliaka, V., Alexopoulos, L., Gkretsi, V., and Stylianopoulos, T. (2018) "Opposing effects of RSU-1 silencing in glioma cell invasion depending on their aggressiveness" | 6th International Multithematic Bio-Medical Congress (IMBMC), Bio-Medical Scientific Cyprus (BSC) |
| 2013 | “Progress of Science” award | Thomaidio Foundation, NTUA, Greece |
| 06/2012 | Part of the work that was performed in the BOAB Laboratory by Stylianou A. for the needs of his PhD Thesis under the supervision of prof. D. Yova was specially presented by the editor in the July 2012 issue of Photonics Spectra (Savage, L. (2012) “Nanoscale biomaterials require close observation” Photonics Spectra 46 (7) , pp. 46-50). | Photonics Spectra |
| 2012 | “Progress of Science” award | Thomaidio Foundation, NTUA, Greece |
| 2011 | “Progress of Science” award | Thomaidio Foundation, NTUA, Greece |
Other Achievements
| Date | Title | Key Activities: |
| 02/2014 | The target Selection Team at Global Medical Discovery has identified the publication: “Surface nanoscale imaging of collagen thin films by Atomic Force Microscopy” as a Key Scientific Article contributing to excellence in biomedical research | Tribute at Global Medical Discovery |