Background
Stournaras, Christos was born on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece. Son of Theofanis and Kalliope (Kotizas) Stournaras.
biochemistry educator institute director
Stournaras, Christos was born on July 15, 1950 in Athens, Greece. Son of Theofanis and Kalliope (Kotizas) Stournaras.
Diploma in Chemistry, University Athens, 1974. Master of Science, University Basel, Switzerland, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Freiburg, Germany, 1979.
Teaching assistant University Freiburg, 1976-1979. Research associate Ciba-Geigy AG, Switzerland, 1974-1975. Head laboratory biochemistry Hel.
Pasteur Institute, Athens, 1980-1982. Postdoctoral fellow Max-Planck-Institute, Heidelberg, Germany, 1982-1986. Visiting professor Rockefeller University, New York City, 1987.
Assistant professor University Crete School Medicine, Heraklion, Greece, 1986-1990, associate professor Greece, 1990-1996, professor in biochemistry Greece, since 1996. General director Hel. Pasteur Institute, since 1996.
With Greek Air Forces, 1979-1981. Member Greek Bio-chemical Society (board directors since 1995), European Cytoskeletal Club, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Edeltraud Maria Böhler, August 31, 1984. Children: Kalliope-Elisabeth, Louisa-Angelika.