Introduction: Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, acting chair of the Department and director of organic chemistry laboratory. Member of several scientific societies and organisations. Received her PhD from university of Patras, Greece, with postdoctoral studies at Yale Medical School, USA. Supervisor of numerous PhD theses, coordinated several R&D programs, published over 100 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and over 150 other publications as, proceedings, review articles, books etc. Current research interests include Biotechnological production of carotenes and biopolymers. Isolation of biological active compounds from plant extracts, separation and identification. Valorization of agro food wastes for high added value products. Synthesis of oligopeptides, chemical characterization and biological evaluation. Bioremediation, removal of toxic metals from wastewaters or/and biodegradation of chlorinated aromatic compounds using microbial species.