Paul Cordopatis

Dr. Paul Cordopatis is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, in the School of Pharmacy of the University of Patras, Greece.Born on April 1 1947.

Dr. Cordopatis graduated from the University of Patras in 1971. In 1974 he was appointed to the Faculty of Chemistry there as Research and Teaching Assistant; Senior Research and Teaching Assistant (1976). In 1977 he joined the group of Biological Chemistry at the University of Mons in Belgium (Prof. J. Dirkx, Dr. J. Brison) and then the group of Dr. S. Fermandjian at the Department of Biochemistry of CEN Saclay/France (1979) where he worked as Research Fellow. In the Faculty of Chemistry/University of Patras he occupied successively posts of Privat Docent (1981), Assistant Professor (1982) and Associate Professor (1986). In 1988 Dr. Cordopatis was elected at the School of Pharmacy/University of Patras as Professor of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products. He founded the Unit of Synthetic Peptides. At the present he acts as Head at the School of Pharmacy and Senator.

He is elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Peptide Society (EPS). Paul Cordopatis has been the national representative to the EPS council since 2002 and the EPS-Newsletter Editor since 2003. Dr. Cordopatis is also a member of several scientific societies, councils and committees.

Professor Cordopatis organises the biennial International Conference "Hellenic Forum on Bioactive Peptides" which, since 1996, which is under the auspices of the European Peptide Society and the "Leonidas Zervas" Foundation.He has been the editor, author or co-author of six books and 300 scientific papers in international journals and conference proceedings and 200 articles in national journals and books, in the field of design, synthesis and structure – activity relationships of bioactive peptides.

He is passioned with oenology and he produces his own limited edition, special wine called "APOPEIRA"

External links

* [http://www.pharmacognosy.upatras.gr/ Laboratory of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products]
* [http://www.pharmacy.upatras.gr/ Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras]
* [http://www.eurpepsoc.com/ European Peptide Society (EPS)]