Status | Faculty member |
poulakakis@nhmc.uoc.gr | |
Phone No. | +302810393619, +302810393282 |
Office | Β210 (White Buildings, Knossou Campus) |
Research interests
Molecular systematics, Phylogeny, Phylogeography, Population Genetics / Genomics extinct and extant animals species
Education
- 2005: Doctoral Thesis (2002-2005), Biology Department, University of Crete. Subject: Management of Terrestrial and Marine Biological Resources. Thesis title: «Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the wall-lizards Podarcis (Sauria: Lacertidae) in Greek area». Supervision: Prof E. Zouros.
- 2000: Master’s Degree (1997-2000), Geology Department, University of Athens. Specialization: Historical Paleontology – Stratigraphy. Thesis title: «Investigation of deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) in bones of fossil dwarf elephants from the island of Tilos in the Dodecanese and its applications in taxonomy.» Supervision: Prof. G. Theodorou (University of Athens) and Prof. E. Zouros (University of Crete).
- 1997: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology (1993-1997), Biology Department, School of Sciences, University of Crete
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Short CV
Nikos Poulakakis is a Professor at the Department of Biology, Director of the Natural History Museum of Crete at the University of Crete, and an affiliated faculty member at IMBB-FORTH (head of the Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Genetics – ancient DNA group). He studied Biology (1997) at the University of Crete, obtained a Master’s degree (2000) from the Department of Geology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a PhD (2005) from the Department of Biology at the University of Crete. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher from 2006 to 2009 at the Natural History Museum of Crete (2006–2007) and at the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Yale University (2007–2009).
His research interests focus on molecular systematics, phylogeny, phylogeography, population genetics, and the management of animal organisms, both extant and extinct. He has published 93 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals (5 more are currently under review), 3 books or book chapters, and has also participated in the translation of 6 evolutionary/ecological books. He has taken part in 27 national and international conferences with 102 presentations (oral and poster), and has been involved in more than 30 research projects (> €4 million), 16 of which as Principal Investigator or work package leader (> €1 million).
He has supervised 54 undergraduate theses, 20 Master’s theses, 12 Master’s theses as an examination committee member, 9 PhD dissertations, 14 PhD advisory committees, 12 PhD examination committees, and 7 postdoctoral researchers. He serves on the editorial boards of BMC Zoology and the Journal of Biological Research.
In addition, he is a member of the evaluation panels for research projects at the FCT Biological Sciences Evaluation Panel (Portugal) and the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), as well as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He is a member of various national and international non-profit societies and a founding member of the Hellenic Evolutionary Society.