Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA
HBA-USA


- Bioengineering

Leonidas Alexopoulos
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Scientist
Tissue engineering
leonidas@mit.edu

Emmanuela Filippidi
Boston University, Graduate student
Biomedical Engineering
filippid@bu.edu

George K. Michalopoulos
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Maude Menten Professor and Chairman
Liver Regeneration, Growth Factors and Epithelial Cells, Tissue Engineering
michalopoulosgk@upmc.edu



- Biomaterials

Vassilios I. Sikavitsas
University of Oklahoma, Assistant Professor
Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Biosensors
vis@ou.edu



- Cancer

Matthildi Valianou  
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Research Associate
Identification and functional analysis of the murine fibroblast activation protein promoter region.
The long term goal is to identify regulators and function of this selectively expressed serine protease.
FAP has a tight expression pattern making it an elegant target for cancer therapy.
m_valianou@fccc.edu



- Cardiovascular Disease

Lefteris Sachlos
Harvard University, Post-doctoral fellow
Stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocytes and musculoskeletal tissue engineering
sachlos@deas.harvard.edu



- Gene Therapy

Stelios T. Andreadis
State University of New York at Buffalo, Associate Professor Bioengineering,
Gene Therapy, Tissue Engineering or Genetically Modified Skin for Wound Healing
sandread@eng.buffalo.edu
http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/Departments/ce/andreadis/index.html



- Oral Biology

Theodoros Kapos, D.M.D
Harvard school of Dental Medicine, Advanced Graduate Resident Department of Prosthodontics
Tissue engineering, Anatomical variations (head and neck gross anatomy)
Theodoros_kapos@hsdm.harvard.edu



- Orthopedics

Stavros Thomopoulos
Washington University, Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic biomechanics; tendon healing; tendon-to-bone insertion site; tissue engineering
thomopouloss@wudosis.wustl.edu