Sarropoulou Elena
Position: Assistant Researcher D
Contact Info
Institute: Marine Biology and Genetics
Address: HCMR, Gournes Pediados, Heraklion, Crete
Email:sarris@hcmr.gr
Tel: +302810337753
Telex: +302810337820
Website: www.hcmr.gr
Dr. Elena Sarropoulou completed her PhD at the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tuebingen, Germany. Her thesis work focused in the generation of fundamental genomic resources as well as their application in view of ontogenesis and stress response in the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata, a species of high commercial value.
She has participated in several large, EU-funded projects mainly involved as an expert in genetics and functional genomics applied to studying growth, stress and disease resistance in marine aquaculture species. She also has a fine background in bioinformatics enabling her to analyses sequencing data, genotyping data, expression data as well as protein data.
Dr.Sarropoulou has more than 15 publications in high-impact international peer-reviewed scientific journals (e.g. PLOSONE, BMC Genomics, Molecular Immunology, Physiological Genomics, Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution). She has communicated more than 25 publications in national and international workshop and conference proceedings. Working in the field of functional genomics and metagenomics she is trained in the laboratories of Roche in Penzberg, Germany on next generation sequencing with the GS-FLX platform (454, Roche) and she is responsible for operating the instrument. She acts as a regular reviewer for in international peer-reviewed journals as well as of international research proposals, is member of the editorial board of the Journal of Marine Sciences:Research & Development and is part of the organizing committee of the “Genomics in Aquaculture Symposium” (GIA2009.com and GIA2011.com) as well as of the 2nd World Congress on Biotechnology, Philadelphia,USA.
Dr. Sarropoulou has obtained her PhD award in Mai 2004 from the Eberhards-Karls University Tuebingen, Germany. She holds a “Diploma” degree in Biology from the Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet Munich, Germany as well as the “Erstes Staatsexamen” (equivalent to Master degree) in Biology and Chemistry from the Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet Munich, Germany.
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PhD award (Magna cum laude) (August 2001 – Mai 2004) Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in collaboration with Eberhard- Karls University Tuebingen,
Germany. Advisors: Dr. R. Geisler, Prof. C. Nuesslein-Vollhard, Prof. N. Blin
Erstes Staatsexamen fuer Lehramt in Biologie und Chemie vertieft” (MSc) (November 1993-December 1999), University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet), Germany
Diplom in Biology, (November 1993 – October 2010), University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians Universitaet), Germany
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Researcher Grade ‘D’ (December 2006 –present) Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (HCMR)
Post – doctoral researcher (August 2004- December 2006) Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (HCMR) within the 6th European Framework project “WEALTH”
Postgraduate fellow (August 2001 – Mai 2004) Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology, Tuebingen, Germany.
Postgraduate fellow (December 2000- July 2001): Department of Genetics and Molecular
Biotechnology at the Marine Biology Institute of Crete, Iraklio (now HCMR)
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
Primary: Transcriptomics/Genomics/Functional Genomics/Evolutionary Genetics
Secondary: Quantitative Genetics/ Marine Biodiversity
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Supervision of Master students, summer school students, Diploma students as well as PhD students.
Courses at Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh).
Invited Lecturer at the Master course of the Nordland University, Bodo, Norway.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Travel Grant for the PAG XV: PLANT AND ANIMAL GENOMICS IX 13-17 January 2007, San Diego California, USA
PENED (2000 – 2001). National Fellowship. Project Title: “Comparative analysis and characterization of expressed sequence tags in gilthead sea bream liver and embryos” at the department of Genetics at the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, Iraklio
SOCRATES Fellowship (1997 –1998): Project Title: “Development of microsatellite markers and assessment of genetic structure of European hake Merluccius merluccius” at the department of Genetics at the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, Iraklio
ERASMUS Fellowship (1997) University Paris Orsay: Laboratory work at the Institute of Microbiology and Genetic. Studies in aquatic ecology including fieldwork at the Biology Institute of Roscoff.
Scholarship of the European Union (1988): 3 months student exchange with the College in Thatcham, Newbury UK.
LANGUAGES
German: reading, writing and spoken at excellent professional level
English: reading, writing and spoken at excellent professional level
French: reading, writing and spoken at excellent professional level
Greek: reading, writing and spoken at excellent professional level
2. Sarropoulou, E., Nousdili, D., Kotoulas, G. & Magoulas, A. Functional Divergences of GAPDH Isoforms During Early Development in Two Perciform Fish Species. Mar Biotechnol (NY). PMID: 21559871
3. Loukovitis, D., Sarropoulou, E., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Batargias, C., Magoulas, A., Apostolidis, A.P., Chatziplis, D. and Kotoulas, G. (2011). Quantitative Trait Loci Involved in Sex Determination and Body Growth in the Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.) through Targeted Genome Scan. PLoS One 6: e16599.
4. Kuhl, H., Sarropoulou, E., Tine, M., Kotoulas, G., Magoulas, A. & Reinhardt, R. A Comparative BAC map for the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.). J Biomed Biotechnol 2011: 329025.
5. Sarropoulou, E. & Fernandes, J.M. (2011). Comparative genomics in teleost species: Knowledge transfer by linking the genomes of model and non-model fish species. Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 6: 92-102
6. Sarropoulou E, Fernandes J.M.O., Mitter, K, Magoulas A, Mulero V, Sepulcre P, Figueras A, Novoa B, Kotoulas G, (2010). Evolution of a multifunctional gene: The warm temperature acclimation protein Wap65 in the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55 pp. 640-649. DOI information: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.001.
7. Mitter, K., G. Kotoulas, A. Magoulas, V. Mulero, P. Sepulcre, A. Figueras, B. Novoa, and E. Sarropoulou. 2009. Evaluation of candidate reference genes for QPCR during ontogenesis and of immune-relevant tissues of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol.153 (4) p.340-347.
8. Sarropoulou, E., P. Sepulcre, L. Poisa-Beiro, V. Mulero, J. Meseguer, A. Figueras, B. Novoa, V. Terzoglou, R. Reinhardt, A. Magoulas, and G. Kotoulas. 2009. Profiling of infection specific mRNA transcripts of the European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax. BMC Genomics 10: 157.
9. Sarropoulou E, Nousdili D, Magoulas A, Kotoulas G: Linking the genomes of nonmodel teleosts through comparative genomics. Mar Biotechnol (NY) 2008, 10:227-233.
10. Sarropoulou E, Kotoulas G, Bargelloni L, et al., 2007. Analysis and characterization of genes involved in immune functions isolated from the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata and the European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax infected with Vibrio anguillarum or nodavirus. Aquaculture 272: S308-S309 Suppl. 1.
11. Sarropoulou E, Kotoulas G, Bargelloni L, et al., 2007. A gene-based radiation hybrid map of the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. Aquaculture 272: S308-S308 Suppl. 1.
12. Bargelloni L, Franch R, Patarnello T, et al., 2007. A genetic linkage map of the hermaphrodite teleost fish Sparus aurata L. Aquaculture 272: S243-S243 Suppl. 1.
13. Sepulcre, M.P., Sarropoulou, E., Kotoulas, G., Meseguer, J. and Mulero, V., 2007. Vibrio anguillarum evades the immune response of the bony fish sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) through the inhibition of leukocyte respiratory burst and down-regulation of apoptotic caspases. Mol Immunol 44, 3751-7.
14. Sarropoulou E, Franch R., Louro B., Power D.M., Bargelloni L., Magoulas A., Patarnello T., Senger F, Tsalavouta M., Galibert F., Kotoulas G., & Geisler R., 2007. A gene-based radiation hybrid map of the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata refines and exploits conserved synteny with Tetraodon nigroviridis. BMC Genomics, 8:44.
15. Psochiou E., Sarropoulou E., Mamuris Z. & Moutou K.A., 2007. Sequence analysis and tissue expression pattern of Sparus aurata chymotrypsinogens and Trypsinogen. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, in press, available online 7 February 2007.
16. Franch R., Tsalavouta M., Louro B., Chatziplis D., Tsigenopoulos C. S., Sarropoulou E., Antonello J., Magoulas A., Patarnello T., Power D. M., C. Mylonas, Kotoulas G. & Bargelloni L., 2006. A genetic linkage map of the hermaphrodite teleost fish Sparus aurata L. Genetics, 174:851-861.
17. Senger F., Priat C., Hitte C., Sarropoulou E., Franch R., Geisler R., Bargelloni L., Power D.M. & Galibert F.: The first radiation hybrid map of a perch-like fish: The gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L). Genomics 2006, 87:793-800.
18. Sarropoulou E, Power D.M, Mamuris Z., Moutou K.A., 2005.The two isoforms of myosin light chain 2 in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata); alternative polyadenylation site selection and tissue expression. Archives for Animal Breeding, Vol48: 92-96.
19. Sarropoulou E., Power D.M., Magoulas A., Geisler R. & G. Kotoulas, 2005. Comparative analysis and characterization of expressed sequence tags in gilthead sea bream liver and embryos. Aquaculture, 243: 1-4, 69-81.
20. Sarropoulou E., Kotoulas G., Power D.M. & R.Geisler, 2005. Gene expression profiling of gilthead sea bream during early development and detection of stress related genes by the application of cDNA microarray technology”, Physiological Genomics Physiol. Genomics 23:182-191.
Books:
1. M. Leonor Cancela, Luca Bargelloni, Pierre Boudry, Viviane Boulo, Jorge Dias Arnaud Huvet, Vincent Laizé Sylvie Lapégue, Ricardo Leite Sara Mira Einar E. Nielsen Josep V. Planas, Nerea Roher, Elena Sarropoulou, Filip A.M. Volckaert. Introduction to Marine Genomics, Chapter 7 Genomic Approaches in Aquaculture and Fisheries. Springer Publishing (May 2010).
2. Sarropoulou E.: Towards genomic resources for Mediterranean marine fish species: Gene expression and mapping in the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (October 19, 2009).
DISSERTATIONS
Sarropoulou E., 1998. “Development of microsatellite markers and assessment of genetic structure of European hake Merluccius merluccius”. Diploma thesis, Department of Biology, Ludwig –Maximilians University of Munich.
Sarropoulou E., 2004. “Towards genome resources in marine genomics: Gene expression and mapping in the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata”. PhD thesis, Eberhard-Karls University of Tuebingen / MPI for Developmental Biology.
