Vassiliki Magafa is Assistant Professor of the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products/Department of Pharmacy/University of Patras.

Born, 24 September 1966, Zakynthos, Hellas; Married, two children;

Education: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Diploma (1988); Teaching Assistant in Organic Chemistry and Experimental Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece (1989-1993); Research Fellow, University of Bergen, Norway (1994); Doctoral Diploma (1995, Thesis Preceptor, Professor G. Stavropoulos); Postdoctoral Research Fellow, State Scholarships Foundation (1997-1998); Visiting Researcher, University of Bergen, Norway (1997); Teaching Associate, Technological Educational Institute of Patras (1996-1998); In 1998 she was appointed to the School of Pharmacy/University of Patras as Lecture; Assistant Professor (2003);

Member of the Association of the Greek Chemists (1988); Member of the European Peptide Society (1999); Member of the Organizing Committee of the "2nd (2000), 3rd (2002), 4th (2004) and 5th (2006) Hellenic Forum on Bioactive Peptides", Patras, Greece. Author or co-author of 80 scientific papers in international journals and conference proceedings and 75 articles in national conference proceedings, in the field of design, synthesis and structure – activity relationships of bioactive peptides;

Address: School of Pharmacy, University of Patras

GR 26 500 Patras, Greece, tel.: +302610 969933+302610 962344/962343

fax. +30 2610 969181, Email: magafa@upatras.gr (office);

65 E Venizelou Street, GR 263 33 Patras, Greece (home).