Assistant Professor
mterzidis@gmail.com
Assistant Professor Michael A. Terzidis, PhD
Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics,
International Hellenic University
Michael Terzidis studied Chemistry at the Chemistry Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Then he continued his studies and gained his PhD in Organic Synthesis (2010). Right after he pursued research on the DNA damage field at the ISOF-CNR in Bologna as Postdoctoral Research Associate. In 2014 he moved to the UK where he was elected Lecturer at Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Surrey. Two years after, he returned to Thessaloniki where he worked as Research Scientist in the R&D Department for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients of Pharmathen SA, gaining a 3-years industry related research experience. Currently, he is Assistant Professor at the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics of the International Hellenic University, in Thessaloniki. His track record includes 4 patents, 48 publications in peer-reviewed journals, >50 participations in conferences and meetings, in 13 of them as invited speaker, and his work has been cited more than 1000 times (h-index 21 according to google scholar). Among other fellowships he has been awarded with the prestigious Marie Skłodowska Curie Intra-European Fellowship at the ISOF-CNR. His research and public engagement activities have been recently recognized also by the IUPAC by selecting him as Representative of Lithium in the Periodic Table of Younger Chemists. Michael has served for many years as Expert in the Chemistry Panel of the Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission regarding the Marie Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships and also as Vice Chair. He has a long-standing experience in the areas of organic chemistry, DNA damage, photochemistry, catalysis, chemical biology, organic electronics and was the Principal Investigator of a 3-years grant from Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (ΕΛΙΔΕΚ) – 1st call Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers – dealing with green chemistry, photochemistry, catalysis and potential applications in pharmaceutical and chemical industries