Photo Nikolaos Sgourakis

MSc student.
nsgourakisbiol.uoa.gr

EDUCATION
2004-now: MSc student at the Bioinformatics Post-graduate Program that takes place at the Faculty of Biology, University of Athens.
2000-2004: Undergraduate student of Biology (BSc), at the University of Athens.
Diploma Thesis: "Prediction of GPCRs coupling specificity to G-proteins using refined profile Hidden Markov Models"
Supervisor: Professor Stavros Hamodrakas


RESEARCH INTERESTS
1.Protein functional assignment using sequence-based Methods.
2. Applications of Hidden Markov Models and Artificial Neural Networks as classifiers of Biological sequences. Example: Prediction of GPCRs coupling specificity to G-proteins.
3.Protein fold recognition.
4.Cellular Simulations.

PUBLICATIONS Search in
Sgourakis NG, Bagos PG, Hamodrakas SJ. (2005) Prediction of the coupling specificity of GPCRs to four families of G-proteins using hidden Markov models and artificial neural networks. Bioinformatics, 21(22):4101-6. [Abstract] [PDF]

Sgourakis, N.G., Bagos, P.G., Papasaikas, P.K. and Hamodrakas, S.J. (2005) A method for the prediction of GPCRs coupling specificity to G-proteins using refined profile Hidden Markov Models. BMC Bioinformatics, 6:104. [Abstract] [PDF]