Biography:Leondios G. Kostrikis
Leondios G. Kostrikis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Cypriot |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | University of Cyprus |
Leondios G. Kostrikis is a biochemist from Cyprus and a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus.
Education
Kostrikis received his scientific education in biochemistry from New York University. In 1987, he received his B.Sc. degree, supported by a Fulbright Scholarship. In 1993, he received his Ph.D.
Career
He then moved to Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC) to do HIV research. In 1999, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Rockefeller University. In 2003, he returned to Cyprus. He became Head of Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology and Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus.[1]
Deltacron
In January 2022, Kostrikis announced that his research group at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia found a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, which purportedly shares specific properties with the variants Delta and Omicron.[2] The group dubbed the supposed new variant "Deltacron".[3] Maria Van Kerkhove, Richard Neher (head of Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and associate professor of University of Basel) and other scientists challenged this announcement, saying a lab mistake is a more probable explanation for the Cyprus lab's finding.[4][5]
The "Deltacron" phenomenon reported by Kostrikis is not related to a "Deltacron" variant reported by the World Health Organization on March 9, 2022.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Leondios G. Kostrikis, Ph.D.". https://www.kostrikislab.com/people/head-of-the-lab/.
- ↑ Georgiou, Georgios (January 8, 2022). "Cyprus Finds Covid-19 Infections That Combine Delta and Omicron". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-08/cyprus-finds-covid-19-infections-that-combine-delta-and-omicron. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Kreier, Freda (January 21, 2022). "Deltacron: the story of the variant that wasn't". Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00149-9. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Gubernator, Sebastian (2022-01-10). "Experten halten angeblichen "Demikron"-Nachweis für Laborfehler" (in de). Die Welt, cited via MSN. https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/coronavirus/experten-halten-angeblichen-demikron-nachweis-f%C3%BCr-laborfehler/ar-AASCW7k?ocid=msedgntp. Translation: Experts say the "Demikron" finding is a lab mistake
- ↑ Khan, Amir (January 17, 2022). "'Deltacron': Should we worry about new COVID-19 variants merging?". https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2022/1/17/deltacron-and-flurona-should-we-worry-about-covid-19-variant. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Lapid, Nancy (March 9, 2022). "Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified; dogs sniff out virus with high accuracy". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/variant-that-combines-delta-omicron-identified-dogs-sniff-out-virus-with-high-2022-03-09/. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Snider, Mike (March 10, 2022). "There may be a new COVID variant, Deltacron. Here's what we know about it.". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/03/10/covid-variant-deltacron/9442062002/. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Zimmer, Carl (March 11, 2022). "New 'Deltacron' Variant Is Rare and Similar to Omicron, Experts Say". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/science/deltacron-coronavirus-variant.html. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ↑ Lee, Bruce Y. (March 12, 2022). "New 'Deltacron' Covid-19 Coronavirus Variant Is A Recombinant Of Delta And Omicron". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/03/12/new-deltacron-covid-19-coronavirus-variant-is-a-recombinant-of-delta-and-omicron/. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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