ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑ

ΣΤΑΔΙΟΔΡΟΜΙΑ

- Ακαδημαϊκή εκπαίδευση -

• 2008: PhD in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), in association with NCSR “Demokritos” Immunopeptide Chemistry Lab
• 2003: MSc in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, NKUA  in association with NCSR “Demokritos” Immunopeptide Chemistry Lab (PhD Scholarship)
• 2001: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, NKUA.  

- Διορισμοί -

• 03/2023 – Today: Assistant Professor, Department of Wine, Vine and Beverage Sciences, School of Food Sciences, University of West Attica (UNIWA)
• 10/2006 – 03/2023: Lecturer at the Department of Wine, Vine and Beverage Sciences, School of Food Sciences, UNIWA

- Διδακτικές Δραστηριότητες -

Προπτυχιακά Μαθήματα

• General Chemistry (Theory and Laboratory)
• Organic Chemistry (Laboratory)
• Biochemistry (Laboratory)
• Physical Chemistry (Laboratory)
• Quantitative analysis (Laboratory)
• Analytical Chemistry (Laboratory)

Μεταπτυχιακά Μαθήματα

• Lectures in MSc “Wine and Beer Science”, Department of Wine, Vine and Beverage Sciences, School of Food Sciences, UNIWA, about Chemical Analysis in Wine and Beer

Lectures in MSc “Food science: innovation and safety”, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Sciences, UNIWA, about Proteins and Enzymes

- Ερευνητικά Ενδιαφέροντα/Δραστηριότητες -

• Peptide Synthesis and Analysis
• Immunoassays
• Analyses of nitrogenous compounds in wine and beer
• Study of physicchemical properties of wine
• Wine lees valorization

- Επιστημονικές Δημοσιεύσεις/Αναφορές -

• 39 publications in journals with peer review
• 42 conference presentations
• 4 invited book chapters in collective volumes
• >950 citations (H-index 16)

- Κορυφαίες πέντε δημοσιεύσεις -

• Ntourtoglou, G.; Tzamourani, A.; Kasioura, A.; Tsioka, A.; Gimenez-Gil, P.; Gkizi, D.; Dimopoulou, M.; Arapitsas, P.; Evangelou, A. Efficient Yeast Inactivation and Protein Extraction fromWine Lees Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasound: A Comparative Energy-Based Approach., Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 9860. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189860
• Aikaterini Tzamourani, Georgia Lytra, Elli Goulioti, Marine Gammacurta, Axel Marchal, Alexandra Evangelou, Panagiotis Arapitsas, Yorgos Kotseridis, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, and Maria Dimopoulou, Profound Analysis of the Impact of Indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Chemical and Sensorial Profile of Assyrtiko Wine, ACS Food Science & Technology,  2025, 5, 6, 2286-2295 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00145
• Roufa, P; Evangelou, A.; Beris, E.; Karagianni, S.; Chatzilazarou, A.; Dourtoglou, E.; Shehadeh, A. “Increase in Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Wines with Pre- and Post-Fermentation Addition of Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis and Cannabis sativa”.  HORTICULTURE, 2023, 9, 956,  https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9090956

• Shehadeh A., Evangelou A., Kechagia D., Tataridis P., Chatzilazarou A., Shehadeh F. “Effect of ethanol, glycerol, glucose and tartaric acid on the refractive index of model aqueous solutions and wine samples.”, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 329, 2020, 127085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127085
• A. Evangelou, C. Zikos, E. Livaniou, G.P. Evangelatos “High-yield, Solid-phase Synthesis of Humanin, an Alzheimer’s Disease Associated, Novel 24-mer Peptide which Contains a Difficult Sequence”, Journal of Peptide Science, 2004, 10: 631-635 https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.572
• Ntourtoglou, G.; Tzamourani, A.; Kasioura, A.; Tsioka, A.; Gimenez-Gil, P.; Gkizi, D.; Dimopoulou, M.; Arapitsas, P.; Evangelou, A. Efficient Yeast Inactivation and Protein Extraction fromWine Lees Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasound: A Comparative Energy-Based Approach., Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 9860. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189860
• Aikaterini Tzamourani, Georgia Lytra, Elli Goulioti, Marine Gammacurta, Axel Marchal, Alexandra Evangelou, Panagiotis Arapitsas, Yorgos Kotseridis, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, and Maria Dimopoulou, Profound Analysis of the Impact of Indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Chemical and Sensorial Profile of Assyrtiko Wine, ACS Food Science & Technology,  2025, 5, 6, 2286-2295 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00145
• Roufa, P; Evangelou, A.; Beris, E.; Karagianni, S.; Chatzilazarou, A.; Dourtoglou, E.; Shehadeh, A. “Increase in Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Wines with Pre- and Post-Fermentation Addition of Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis and Cannabis sativa”.  HORTICULTURE, 2023, 9, 956,  https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9090956
• Shehadeh A., Evangelou A., Kechagia D., Tataridis P., Chatzilazarou A., Shehadeh F. “Effect of ethanol, glycerol, glucose and tartaric acid on the refractive index of model aqueous solutions and wine samples.”, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 329, 2020, 127085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127085
• A. Evangelou, C. Zikos, E. Livaniou, G.P. Evangelatos “High-yield, Solid-phase Synthesis of Humanin, an Alzheimer’s Disease Associated, Novel 24-mer Peptide which Contains a Difficult Sequence”, Journal of Peptide Science, 2004, 10: 631-635 https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.572
• Ntourtoglou, G.; Tzamourani, A.; Kasioura, A.; Tsioka, A.; Gimenez-Gil, P.; Gkizi, D.; Dimopoulou, M.; Arapitsas, P.; Evangelou, A. Efficient Yeast Inactivation and Protein Extraction fromWine Lees Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasound: A Comparative Energy-Based Approach., Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 9860. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189860
• Aikaterini Tzamourani, Georgia Lytra, Elli Goulioti, Marine Gammacurta, Axel Marchal, Alexandra Evangelou, Panagiotis Arapitsas, Yorgos Kotseridis, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, and Maria Dimopoulou, Profound Analysis of the Impact of Indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Chemical and Sensorial Profile of Assyrtiko Wine, ACS Food Science & Technology,  2025, 5, 6, 2286-2295 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00145
• Roufa, P; Evangelou, A.; Beris, E.; Karagianni, S.; Chatzilazarou, A.; Dourtoglou, E.; Shehadeh, A. “Increase in Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Wines with Pre- and Post-Fermentation Addition of Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis and Cannabis sativa”.  HORTICULTURE, 2023, 9, 956,  https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9090956
• Shehadeh A., Evangelou A., Kechagia D., Tataridis P., Chatzilazarou A., Shehadeh F. “Effect of ethanol, glycerol, glucose and tartaric acid on the refractive index of model aqueous solutions and wine samples.”, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 329, 2020, 127085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127085
• A. Evangelou, C. Zikos, E. Livaniou, G.P. Evangelatos “High-yield, Solid-phase Synthesis of Humanin, an Alzheimer’s Disease Associated, Novel 24-mer Peptide which Contains a Difficult Sequence”, Journal of Peptide Science, 2004, 10: 631-635 https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.572
• Ntourtoglou, G.; Tzamourani, A.; Kasioura, A.; Tsioka, A.; Gimenez-Gil, P.; Gkizi, D.; Dimopoulou, M.; Arapitsas, P.; Evangelou, A. Efficient Yeast Inactivation and Protein Extraction fromWine Lees Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasound: A Comparative Energy-Based Approach., Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 9860. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189860
• Aikaterini Tzamourani, Georgia Lytra, Elli Goulioti, Marine Gammacurta, Axel Marchal, Alexandra Evangelou, Panagiotis Arapitsas, Yorgos Kotseridis, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, and Maria Dimopoulou, Profound Analysis of the Impact of Indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Chemical and Sensorial Profile of Assyrtiko Wine, ACS Food Science & Technology,  2025, 5, 6, 2286-2295 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00145
• Roufa, P; Evangelou, A.; Beris, E.; Karagianni, S.; Chatzilazarou, A.; Dourtoglou, E.; Shehadeh, A. “Increase in Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Wines with Pre- and Post-Fermentation Addition of Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis and Cannabis sativa”.  HORTICULTURE, 2023, 9, 956,  https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9090956
• Shehadeh A., Evangelou A., Kechagia D., Tataridis P., Chatzilazarou A., Shehadeh F. “Effect of ethanol, glycerol, glucose and tartaric acid on the refractive index of model aqueous solutions and wine samples.”, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 329, 2020, 127085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127085
• A. Evangelou, C. Zikos, E. Livaniou, G.P. Evangelatos “High-yield, Solid-phase Synthesis of Humanin, an Alzheimer’s Disease Associated, Novel 24-mer Peptide which Contains a Difficult Sequence”, Journal of Peptide Science, 2004, 10: 631-635 https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.572
• Ntourtoglou, G.; Tzamourani, A.; Kasioura, A.; Tsioka, A.; Gimenez-Gil, P.; Gkizi, D.; Dimopoulou, M.; Arapitsas, P.; Evangelou, A. Efficient Yeast Inactivation and Protein Extraction fromWine Lees Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasound: A Comparative Energy-Based Approach., Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 9860. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15189860
• Aikaterini Tzamourani, Georgia Lytra, Elli Goulioti, Marine Gammacurta, Axel Marchal, Alexandra Evangelou, Panagiotis Arapitsas, Yorgos Kotseridis, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, and Maria Dimopoulou, Profound Analysis of the Impact of Indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Chemical and Sensorial Profile of Assyrtiko Wine, ACS Food Science & Technology,  2025, 5, 6, 2286-2295 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00145
• Roufa, P; Evangelou, A.; Beris, E.; Karagianni, S.; Chatzilazarou, A.; Dourtoglou, E.; Shehadeh, A. “Increase in Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Wines with Pre- and Post-Fermentation Addition of Melissa officinalis, Salvia officinalis and Cannabis sativa”.  HORTICULTURE, 2023, 9, 956,  https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9090956
• Shehadeh A., Evangelou A., Kechagia D., Tataridis P., Chatzilazarou A., Shehadeh F. “Effect of ethanol, glycerol, glucose and tartaric acid on the refractive index of model aqueous solutions and wine samples.”, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 329, 2020, 127085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127085
• A. Evangelou, C. Zikos, E. Livaniou, G.P. Evangelatos “High-yield, Solid-phase Synthesis of Humanin, an Alzheimer’s Disease Associated, Novel 24-mer Peptide which Contains a Difficult Sequence”, Journal of Peptide Science, 2004, 10: 631-635 https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.572

- Επιλεγμένες Διακρίσεις -

• 2004 – 2008 : NSCR “Demokritos” Scholarship for doctoral studies 
• Participation in a Greek Patent entitled “Development of IgG and IgY antibodies against a specific synthetic epitope derivative of humanin (24-peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease), capable of detecting the bioactive 24-peptide”. (No. 1005016)

- Έργα και Ακαδημαϊκές Δράσεις -

• Participation in Research Programs in NCSR “Demokritos” and UNIWA
• Guest Editor in Applied Sciences (MDPI), Special Issue “New Trends in Wine Analysis and Production"