معرفی
Professor Kostas Tokatlidis is the Cathcart Chair of Biochemistry and Director of Research in the School of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Glasgow, where he heads the Mitochondria Biology Laboratory. He is an elected Member of EMBO, Academia Europaea, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).
Education & Training
- PhD in Biochemical Engineering, University of Delaware, USA (1988–1993) – Fulbright Fellow
- Post-doctoral fellowships: Institut Pasteur, France (1993–1994); Biozentrum, Switzerland (1994–1998)
- First-class BSc in Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Major research interests
- Mitochondrial biogenesis and protein import pathways
- Oxidative protein folding and redox signalling
- Molecular chaperones and membrane protein assembly
- Stress responses, metabolism and ageing
- Iron–sulfur cluster biogenesis and disease links
Scientific awards & honours
- 2022 – Member, Academia Europaea
- 2021 – Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
- 2020 – Fellow, Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
- 2016 – Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
- 2013 – EMBO Member & Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
- 2012 – Greek Ministry of Education Excellence Grant
- 2001 – Lister Institute Research Fellow & MRC Career Establishment Award
- 1988 – Fulbright Fellow
Advising & Grant leadership
He has mentored 25 PhD/graduate students and 17 post-doctoral researchers and has served as Director of Graduate/Undergraduate Studies and Director of Research in the School of Molecular Biosciences. His group has secured >€12 million in competitive funding from 43 UK/EU grants, including current awards such as the 2025-2031 EPSRC MAINSTREAM Hub, MRC Mitotrapin and BBSRC partnership grants.
Laboratory & facilities
Professor Tokatlidis leads the Mitochondria Biology Laboratory and the Mitochondrial Analysis Facility at the University of Glasgow, coordinates the Scottish Healthy Ageing and Mitochondria & Redox Biology research networks, and fosters interdisciplinary collaborations across Europe and globally.
