Angeliki Kourounakis

Angeliki Kourounakis is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University of Athens. Her academic career spans over two decades, focusing on the design and development of bioactive molecules for multifactorial diseases.

• 1990 B.Pharm, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1995 PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida
• 1996-1997 Post-doctoral training, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1998-1999 Post-doctoral training, University of Leiden

Her research centers on multi-target drug design for diseases like atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration, emphasizing molecular modeling, structure-activity relationships, and antioxidant/anti-inflammatory pharmacology. Recent work explores squalene synthase inhibition and morpholine scaffolds in therapeutic agents.

Publications highlight trends in antioxidant drug development, hybrid molecules, and computational approaches to pharmacological optimization. Google Scholar entries reflect her expertise in cardiovascular and neuroprotective drug design.

• 1994 Excellence in Research Award, University of Florida
• 1998 EU Post-doctoral Scholarship
• 2000 EU Post-doctoral Scholarship

She teaches Molecular Pharmacology, Drug Metabolism, and advanced courses in biochemical pharmacology. Her collaborations include the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research.