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." Retrieved 2022-01-11.
^Georgiou, Georgios (January 8, 2022). "Cyprus Finds Covid-19 Infections That Combine Delta and Omicron". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Kreier, Freda (January 21, 2022). "Deltacron: the story of the variant that wasn't". Nature. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Gubernator, Sebastian (2022-01-10). "Experten halten angeblichen "Demikron"-Nachweis für Laborfehler" (in German). Die Welt, cited via MSN. Retrieved 2022-01-11. 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?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Lapid, Nancy (March 9, 2022). "Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified; dogs sniff out virus with high accuracy". Reuters. 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. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Zimmer, Carl (March 11, 2022). "New 'Deltacron' Variant Is Rare and Similar to Omicron, Experts Say". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^Lee, Bruce Y. (March 12, 2022). "New 'Deltacron' Covid-19 Coronavirus Variant Is A Recombinant Of Delta And Omicron". Forbes. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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leondios, kostrikis, biochemist, from, cyprus, professor, biological, sciences, university, cyprus, contents, education, career, deltacron, references, external, linkseducation, editkostrikis, received, scientific, education, biochemistry, from, york, universi. Leondios G Kostrikis is a biochemist from Cyprus and a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cyprus Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Deltacron 4 References 5 External linksEducation EditKostrikis 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 EditHe 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 EditIn 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 Edit Leondios G Kostrikis Ph D Retrieved 2022 01 11 Georgiou Georgios January 8 2022 Cyprus Finds Covid 19 Infections That Combine Delta and Omicron Bloomberg News Retrieved March 14 2022 Kreier Freda January 21 2022 Deltacron the story of the variant that wasn t Nature Retrieved March 14 2022 Gubernator Sebastian 2022 01 10 Experten halten angeblichen Demikron Nachweis fur Laborfehler in German Die Welt cited via MSN Retrieved 2022 01 11 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 Al Jazeera Retrieved March 14 2022 Lapid Nancy March 9 2022 Variant that combines Delta and Omicron identified dogs sniff out virus with high accuracy Reuters 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 Retrieved March 14 2022 Zimmer Carl March 11 2022 New Deltacron Variant Is Rare and Similar to Omicron Experts Say The New York Times Retrieved March 14 2022 Lee Bruce Y March 12 2022 New Deltacron Covid 19 Coronavirus Variant Is A Recombinant Of Delta And Omicron Forbes Retrieved March 14 2022 External links EditGoogle Scholar Leondios Kostrikis This article about a biochemist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Cypriot scientist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leondios G Kostrikis amp oldid 1133054118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
