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Nikolaos Psonis CV Last Update Nikolaos Psonis CV Last update: 05/2021 PERSONAL INFORMATION Forename Nikolaos (Nikos) Work phone Surname Psonis 0030 2810391408 Year of birth 1988 Nationality Greek e-mail Work address [email protected] [email protected] Ancient DNA Lab, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Academic profiles (links) and IDs (IMBB), Google Scholar profile Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas ResearchGate profile (FORTH), Orcid ID: 0000-0002-2083-9001 Nikolaou Plastira 100, GR-70013, Scopus Author ID: 56033427600 Heraklion, Crete, ResearcherID: G-7278-2017 GREECE EDUCATION 2012 – 2017 Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.), Department of Biology, University of Crete. Thesis Molecular Phylogenetics and Phylogeography of the «Podarcis tauricus» (Sauria: Lacertidae) species subgroup. Supervisor: Prof. Nikos Poulakakis Available at: https://elocus.lib.uoc.gr/dlib/d/4/b/metadata-dlib- 1487666619-178524-24583.tkl (in Greek with an English abstract). 2010 – 2012 Master of Science (M.Sc.), two-year program “Environmental Biology - Management of Terrestrial and Marine Biological Resources”, Department of Biology, University of Crete (Grade 9.67/10). Thesis Molecular Phylogeny and Phylogeography of the two “close related” snail genera Helicigona & Campylaea (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Greece. Supervisor: Prof. Nikos Poulakakis Available at: https://elocus.lib.uoc.gr/dlib/4/7/7/metadata-dlib- 1352288746-953323-13067.tkl (in Greek with an English abstract). 2006 – 2010 Biology Degree (B.Sc.), Department of Biology, University of Crete, (Grade 7.94/10). Thesis Incorporation of genetic data in the biogeographical species-area relationship - a first approach. Supervisor: Prof. Nikos Poulakakis (in Greek with an English abstract) Nikolaos Psonis CV Last update: 05/2021 LANGUAGES Greek Native English C1 level - International English Language Testing System (IELTS) CURRENT POSITION 2017 - Postdoctorate researcher, Paleogenomics and Evolutionary Genetics Group, Ancient DNA Lab, IMBB -FORTH, Greece Current Lab head: Dr. Nikos Poulakakis WORK EXPERIENCE 2018 – 2020 Ancient DNA Lab, IMBB -FORTH, program POLITEIA ΙΙ, EPAnEK - NSRF 2014-2020 Job title Development of ancient DNA extraction, enrichment and analysis protocols, development and application of bioinformatics analyses of ancient DNA (Next Generation Sequencing) data manipulation, development of and application of bioinformatics analyses of genetic sex determination and molecular species identification, participation in seminar and workshop organization. 2020 (02 – 05) Independent contractor, Program Knowing and protecting biodiversity: Recording and mapping of the Greek reptile fauna. Dissemination and dissemination of results in civil society. Natural Environment & Novel Environmental Actions 2018, Green Treasury, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece Job title Contribution on the creation of the Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians of Greece by writing about the biology, ecology, distribution, preservation and threats for nine species. 2017 – 2018 Ancient DNA Lab, IMBB -FORTH, program ARCHERS, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Job title Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Bioarcheology & Ancient DNA analysis 2015 (04 – 11) Independent contractor, Program Inventory and Monitoring of Habitat types and Species of Flora and Fauna of Directives 92/43 and 79/409 of the Management Agency Evros Delta, EPPERAA – NSRF 2007 – 2013 Job title Monitoring and evaluation of the conservation status of amphibian / reptile species with Community interest. 2015 (08 – 10) Molecular Systematics Lab, Natural History Museum of Crete, Program EcoGenoDiv, ARISTEIA II – NSRF 2007 – 2013 Nikolaos Psonis CV Last update: 05/2021 Job title Study of the evolutionary diversification of the common gecko (Mediodactylus kotschyi) in the Aegean area using Next Generation Sequencing data (RAD – tags). 2014 – 2015 Molecular Systematics Lab, Natural History Museum of Crete, Program EcoGenoDiv, ARISTEIA II – NSRF 2007 – 2013 Job title Participation in field work, lab analyses and phylogenetic analyses concerning one of the target species. 2013 – 2014 Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Program Hellenic Network for Biodiversity Research: Construction and operation of the national Lifewatch research infrastructure (ESFRI) NSRF 2007 – 2013 Job title Digital cataloguing of biological collections of the Natural History Museum of Crete. FELLOWSHIPS 2016 (09 – 11) Exelixis Lab, Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany. Lab Head Prof. Alexandros Stamatakis 2015 (01 – 02) Molecular Systematics and Conservation Genetics (MSCG) center, Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (YIBS), Yale University, Connecticut, USA. Lab head: Dr. Adalgiza Caccone SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2012 – 2013 PhD Scholarship by Manassaki Foundation 2012 Award for the 2nd-best poster, 12th International Congress on the Zoogeography, Ecology and Evolution of Eastern Mediterranean (12th ICZEGAR), 18-22.07.12, Athens, Greece 2011 – 2012 M.Sc. Scholarship by the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece 2010 – 2011 M.Sc. Scholarship by the ANEK corporation RESEARCH INTERESTS - Phylogenetic relationships and phylogeography of animal species distributed in the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions - Molecular Systematics - Population Genetics/Genomics - Palaeogenomics of extinct Mediterranean mammals - Museomics Nikolaos Psonis CV Last update: 05/2021 - Archaeogenetics of ancient humans and animals of the Greek / Aegean area PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS First author: 8 out of 10 h-index: 5 Citations: 100 (Google Scholar), 97 (ResearchGate), 58 by 45 documents (Scopus) 2021 Psonis N., Vassou D., & Kafetzopoulos D. Testing a series of modifications on genomic library preparation methods for ancient or degraded DNA. Analytical Biochemistry, 623:114193. (Citations: 0) 2021 Psonis Ν., Antoniou A., Karameta E., Darriba D., Stamatakis A., Lymberakis P. & Poulakakis N. The wall lizards of the Balkan peninsula: tackling questions at the interface of phylogenomics and population genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 159:107121. (Citations: 0) 2020 Psonis N., de Carvalho C.N., Figueiredo S., Tampakaki E., Vassou D., Poulakakis N. & Kafetzopoulos D. Molecular identification and geographic origin of a post- Medieval elephant finding from southwestern Portugal using high-throughput sequencing. Scientific Reports, 10, 19252. Open Access. (Citations: 1, Web Accesses: 1712). 2019 Spilani L., Bougiouri K., Antoniou A., Psonis N., Poursanidis D., Lymberakis P., Poulakakis N. Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 138, 193-204. (Citations: 7) 2018 Psonis Ν., Antoniou A., Karameta E., Leaché A.D., Kotsakiozi P., Darriba D., Kozlov A., Stamatakis A., Poursanidis D., Kukushkin V.O., Jablonski D., Crnobrnja – Isailović J., Gherghel I., Lymberakis P. & Poulakakis N. Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125, 100-115. (Citations: 29) 2017 Psonis N., Antoniou A., Kukushkin V.O., Jablonski D., Petrov B., Crnobrnja – Isailović J., Gherghel I., Sotiropoulos K., Lymberakis P. & Poulakakis N. Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106, 6-17. (Citations: 35) 2016 Hedman H.D., Kapsalas G., Karameta E., Psonis N., Poulakakis N., Foufopoulos J. & Pafilis P. First record of Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory, 1833) from outside the Peloponnese. Herpetozoa 29 (3/4). (Citations: 5) 2016 Psonis N., Lymberakis P., Poursanidis D. & Poulakakis N. (2016) Contribution to the study of Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae) mtDNA diversity focusing on the A. boskianus species group. Mitochondrion 30, 78–94. (Citations: 4) Nikolaos Psonis CV Last update: 05/2021 2015 Psonis N., Vardinoyannis K., Mylonas M. & Poulakakis N. (2015) Unraveling the evolutionary history of the genus Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in Greece. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 91, 210-225. (Citations: 8) 2015 Psonis N., Vardinoyannis K., Mylonas M. & Poulakakis N. (2015) Evaluation of taxonomy of Helix cincta (Muller, 1774) and Helix nucula (Mousson, 1854); insights using mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Journal of Natural History 49:5-8, 383-392. (Citations: 11) Under review/revision and in preparation Staikou V., Sianis P.D., Vassou D., Psonis N., Allentoft M.E., Iliopoulos G. Middle Helladic Tombs at Nydri Plain, Lefkas Island. Archaeological and Palaeoanthropological Study. Journal of Greek Archaeology. (revised and under review) Psonis N. Vassou D., Nicolaou L., Roussiakis S., Iliopoulos G., Poulakakis N., & Sfenthourakis S. Ancient mitogenomics of the extinct Cyprus pygmy hippopotamus. (in preparation) Psonis N. & Vardinoyannis K. Degraded DNA from historical shells enables the taxonomic revision of an endangered stenoendemic land snail (Assyriella rechingeri) known only from historical subfossils. (in preparation) Psonis N., Rigal F., Parmakelis A., Vardinoyannis K., Mylonas M., Triantis K. & Poulakakis N. Scaling of Taxonomic, Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity with Area: land snails in the Aegean Sea. (in preparartion) PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES & PROCEEDINGS First author: 11 out of 17 International: 13 out of 17 2021 Psonis N. Vassou D., Nicolaou
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