Koulocheri Sofia

TEACHING & RESEARCH STAFF | Chemistry of Synthetic Heterocyclic and Natural Bioactive Compounds

PHONE
+30 210 529 4246
LOCATION
Old Animal Science Hall
LABORATORY
Nutritional Physiology & Feeding
SOCIAL MEDIA

Short Biography

Sofia D. Koulocheri has been a Laboratory Teaching Staff member (E.DI.P.) at the Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) since 2014. She holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Patras (1994), a Diplôme d ’Études Approfondies (DEA) from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France (1995), and a Ph.D. from the Agricultural University of Athens (2001), focusing on the synthesis of aza-heterocyclic compounds with biological and agricultural interest. She has extensive research and teaching experience in Chemistry, specializing in Synthetic Organic, Analytical, and Natural Products Chemistry. She has participated in numerous European (LIFE+), and national research (EstroFish as Principal Investigator, THALIS, etc) projects and is co-author of over 35 original peer reviewed scientific papers published in international journals. She has experience in laboratory analytical techniques, such as GC-FID, GC-MS, HPLC/DAD, and LC-MS/MS with training certification.

Research Focus

  • Chemistry of bioactive compounds – Synthesis, analysis, and identification of compounds with agricultural and pharmaceutical interest
  • Chemistry of natural products
  • Food and animal feed chemistry – Chemistry of plant- and animal-based products – Oxidative activity of natural extracts.
  • Valorization of agro-industrial by-products

Courses Taught

  • 209    Principles in General and Inorganic Chemistry
  • 3640  Principles in Organic Chemistry
  • 238    Analytical Toxicology- Xenobiotics

Selected Publications

Myrtsi, E.D., Vlachostergios, D.N., Petsoulas, C., Evergetis, E., Koulocheri, S.D., Haroutounian S.A. (2024), Εleven Greek Legume Beans: Assessment of Genotypic Effect on Their Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Properties, Antioxidants, 13(4), 459

Myrtsi, E.D., Koulocheri, S.D., Haroutounian, S.A. (2023) Α novel method for the efficient simultaneous quantification of 67 phytoestrogens in plants and foodstuffs, Food Bioscience, 56, 103357

Pavlopoulos, D.T., Myrtsi, E.D., Tryfinopoulou, P., Iliopoulos,V., Koulocheri, S.D., Haroutounian, S.A. (2023) Phytoestrogens as Biomarkers of Plant Raw Materials Used for Fish Feed Production, Molecules, 28(8), 3623

Myrtsi, E.D., Evergetis, E., Koulocheri, S.D., Haroutounian S.A. (2023) Bioactivity of Wild and Cultivated Legumes: Phytochemical Content and Antioxidant Properties, Antioxidants, 12(4), 852

Myrtsi, E.D., Koulocheri, S.D., Evergetis, E., Haroutounian, S.A. (2022) Agro-industrial co-products upcycling: Recovery of carotenoids and fine chemicals from Citrus sp. juice industry co-products, Industrial Crops and Products, 186, 115190.