Professor, Affiliated Investigator

CURRICULUM VITAE Yassemi Capetanaki, Ph.D., M.Sc., FESC Professor/ Affiliated Investigator,Former Director and Vice-Director of Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens Professor Emeritus Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Address: Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens Soranou Efesiou 4, 11527- Athens, Greece Tel.:(210) 6597212 , Fax: (210) 6597545 EM: [email protected] www.bioacademy.gr RESEARCH INTERESTS Molecular and Cell Biology of Healthy and Failing Heart Intermediate Filament Cytoskeleton in Cardiovascular and Skeletal Muscle Health and Disease: Role in Muscle Protection and involvement in Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure Development of Gene and Cell Therapy Strategies for Cardiomyopathy EDUCATION Institution and Location Degree Conferred Field of Study NK University of Athens, Greece B.S. 1975 Biology (Nat Sciences) University of New York, New York M.Sc. 1977 Biochemistry University of Heidelberg, Germany Ph.D. 1980 Molecular Biology California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Postdoc 1980-1983 Mol. Cell. Biology HONORS AND AWARDS Teaching Assistantship, Hunter College, City University of New York 1976 - 1978 German Cancer Research Center Fellowship 1978 - 1980 Gosney Postdoctoral Fellowship, California Institute of Technology 1981 - 1982 Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellowship 1982 - 1983 Proctor and Gamble Postdoctoral Fellowship 1983 - 1984 American Cancer Society, California Division, Senior Postdoctoral Lievre Fellow 1984 - 1985 Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) 2017- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Assistant, Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg 1975-1976 Adjunct Lecturer, Hunter College, City University of New York 1976-1977 Research Fellow, Institute of Experimental Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany 1978-1980 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 1980-1983 Senior Research Fellow, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 1984-1985 Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1986-1995 Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecul. & Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine , Houston Texas 1995-2003 Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston Texas 2003 Adjunct Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine , Houston Texas 2003-2021 Associate Professor of Biotechnology, Depart. of Biology University of Patras, Greece 2000-6/2005 Head of Cell Biology Division, Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy Of Athens, Greece 2003-2014 Vice-Director of the Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece 3/2005-6/2005 Director of the Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece 2005-2006 Director of the Center of Basic Research I, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece 2006-2014 Vice-Director of the Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece 2014-2019 Professor/ Research Collaborator, Former Director and Affiliated Investigator of Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Greece 2020- PUBLICATIONS 82 (Check Google Scholar) > Milner, D. J., Mavroidis, M., Weisleder, N. and Capetanaki, Y. (2000). Desmin cytoskeleton linked to muscle mitochondrial distribution and respiratory function . J. Cell Biol. 150: 1283-1297. > Weisleder, N, Taffet, G. and Capetanaki, Y. (2004) Over-expression of Bcl-2 corrects mitochondrial defects and ameliorates inherited desmin null cardiomyopathy. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., USA. 101:769-774. > Psarras, S., ..and Capetanaki,Y. ((2012). Regulation of Adverse Remodeling by Osteopontin in a Genetic Heart Failure Model. Eur. Heart J. 33:1954-1963. > Capetanaki Y, et al. 2015. Desmin related disease: a matter of cell survival failure. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 32: 113-120. > Papathanasiou, .. Capetanaki,Y. (2015). Tumor necrosis factor-α confers cardioprotection through ectopic expression of keratins K8 and K18. . Nature Medicine. 21:1076-1084. doi:10.1038/nm.3925. For the rest check Google Scholar