He received a Chemistry degree from the Department of Chemistry (University of Patras, 2001) and a PhD in Food Biotechnology from the Department of Chemistry (University of Patras, 2005). He has participated as a member of the research team in 5 scientific projects funded from the EU and National funds. His current research focus is on food biotechnology, chemical quality of foods and traditional and functional foods. He has over 100 publications/communications, including 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 5 chapters in books and above 70 conference proceedings (480 citations, H-index: 14).