Charalambos Filippou

Charalambos Filippou is a Lecturer in Microbiology at the Department of Medicine, Cyprus University of Technology. He holds a PhD in Molecular Myco-Virology from the University of Hertfordshire & Western Sydney University (2020), an MSc in Microbiology from Birkbeck University of London (2016), and a BSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Kent (2012). His research focuses on mycoviruses and their applications in biocontrol, particularly in fungal-pathogen interactions and entomopathogenic systems.

• Key Research Themes: Mycoviral genomics, microbial ecology, and biocontrol agents for agricultural and medical applications.
• Recent Projects: Bioprospecting for fungal-based biocontrol agents (University of Hertfordshire-funded), characterization of MurB in Mycobacterium marinum.

His publications explore viral-fungal interactions in organisms like Beauveria bassiana and Aspergillus fumigatus, with implications for pest control and infectious disease management. He has reviewed manuscripts for Genomics and participated in international conferences on invertebrate pathology and microbiology.