Dr. Konstantinos Mavrakis received his B.Sc. in Materials Science (2013), M.Sc. in Materials Science (2017), and Ph.D. in Biomedical Optical Imaging (2024) from the University of Crete, Greece. He conducted his Ph.D. research at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE).
He worked at the Laboratory for Biophotonics and Molecular Imaging (LBMI) at IESL/FORTH on European projects, including "Dynamic" and "BioImaging-Gr." His research focuses on non-linear microscopy and photoacoustic microscopy for biomedical applications. Dr. Mavrakis has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and presented at international conferences. He has also received a Fulbright scholarship and multiple awards, including the Best Speech Award at the European Molecular Imaging Meeting 2020.
Education
- 2024, Phd, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 2017, MSc, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
- 2014, BSc, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete
Interests
- Photoacoustic microscopy
- Second Harmonic Generation
- Coherent Raman Scattering
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Fulbright graduate student grant
- Soykoyli grant
Vassilis Tsafas is PhD student in the laboratory for Non-linear microscopy group (NLM Lab). He is enrolled in the Physics Department from where he received his Master and Bachelor degree.
Education
- 2016-2021, PhD Candidate , Physics Department, University of Crete
- 2014-2016, MSc, Physics Department, University of Crete
- 2010-2014, BSc, Physics Department, University of Crete
Interests
- Non-linear microscopy (SHG,THG,MPEF)
- Polarization-resolved second harmonic generation
- Computational Physics
Evangelia Gavgiotaki is currently Ph.D. student in Medical School of University of Crete and a member of Non-linear microscopy laboratory (NLM Lab). She received B.Sc. degree in Physics department from the University of Crete, Greece, in 2011, and the M.Sc. degree in Optoelectronics- Microelectronics from the Physics department of University of Crete in 2013. She has published 6 papers in international referred journals and 4 papers in conference proceedings.
Education
- 2013, M.Sc. in Optoelectronics - Microelectronics, University of Crete
- 20011, B.Sc. in Physics, University of Crete
Interests
- Non-linear imaging (Second and Third Harmonic Generation, Multiphoton Photon Excitation Fluorescence) on biological samples (tissues , cells)
- Nanosurgery of biological specimens by using ultra-short laser pulses
- Raman Spectroscopy in biological samples
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy in biological samples
M. Papageorgiou is an undergraduate student at the Department of Materials Science & Technology of University of Crete. She is currently working on her bachelor thesis on the interactions between HeLa cells and Synthetic Biomaterials at the Biophotonics group, in collaboration with Dr. Velonia’s Lab (Supramolecular Chemistry & Synthetic Biomaterials Lab, Univ. of Crete).
Education
- 2015-Today BSc in Materials Science & Technology - Department of Materials Science & Technology, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 06/2017-08/2017: Internship, ‘Drug delivery in mammalian cells via responsive protein-polymeric nanocarriers’ Ultrafast Laser Micro and Nano Processing Lab/Tissue engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Immunoengineering Lab Group, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH, Heraklion, Greece
Interests
- Tissue engineering and Regenerative Medicine
- Cell-Biomaterials Interface
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Biomaterials’ Synthesis
- Cell sensing and response to chemical and topographical clues
- Drug Delivery
A. Kordas is a PhD candidate at the Materials Science and Technology Department of the University of Crete, Greece and at IESL, FORTH. He received his MSc in Protein Biotechnology in 2014 and his BSc in Biology in 2012 from the Biology Department of the University of Crete, Greece.
Education
- 2014 Msc in Protein Biotechnology - Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece
- 2012, BSc in Biology- Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece
Interests
- Tissue engineering and regeneration
- Biomaterial Scaffolds for cell growth and culture
- Neuronal cell regenaration
- Acoustic biosensors
- Molecular diagnostics
- Food safety
- Structural biology
- Microbiology
- Entomology
G. Flamourakis is a PhD candidate at the Materials Science and Technology Department of the University of Crete, Greece and at IESL, FORTH. He received his MSc in Molecular Medicine in 2016 from the Department of Medicine, University of Athens, and his BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology in 2014 from the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department of the University of Thessaly, Greece.
Education
- 2016, MSc in Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kapodistrian and National University of Athens, Greece
- 2014, BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Interests
- Two Photon Lithography
- Ultra-fast Lasers
- Tissue engineering and regeneration
- Biomaterial Scaffolds for cell growth and culture
- Mechanical Metamaterials
- Novel Auxetic structures
- Molecular Biology
- Structural Biology
- Stem Cell differentiation
Dimitra Skiani is at the 4th year of her studies at the Department of Physics, University of Crete. She is currently working for her final year research project on optical fiber sensors.
Nikos Korakas was born in Athens, Greece, in 1988. He studied Physics in the University of Crete, Greece, and he received his degree in 2012. Recently he received his master degree “Microsystem and Nanodevices” from National Technical University of Athens. He joined PMDL in May 2016 as a PhD student working on experimental and theoretical investigation of disruptive light localization in MOFs for the development of novel photonic devices.
