Professor Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou

Biography

Vasilis Vasiliou is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Yale University. He received his BSc in Chemistry in 1983 and a PhD in Biochemical Pharmacology in 1988 from the University of Ioannina, Greece. His career includes significant roles at the University of Cincinnati, where he focused on gene-environment interactions and molecular toxicology. He later joined the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and Medicine, rising to the position of Professor and Director of the Toxicology Graduate Program. In 2014, he joined Yale University where he established a recognized research program funded by NEI/NIH, NIAAA/NIH, and NIEHS. His research interests include the molecular mechanisms of environmentally-induced human diseases, liver disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. He has published over 250 papers and serves as an editor for books and journals related to human genomics and toxicology. Vasiliou is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists, leading several post-doctoral and research training programs.

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