Personal profile
Research interests
GWAS studies
Linkage disequilibrium and multifactorial diseases
Evolutionary biology of cancer
Cancer genes’ comparative genetics
Antagonistic pleiotropy
Zebra fish as experimental animal model of evolution
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Supervisor Constantinos Deltas, University of Cyprus
2003 → 2007
Award Date: 12 Mar 2008
Bachelor, Biology, Supervisor Antigoni Lazou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
1998 → 2002
Award Date: 12 Dec 2002
External positions
Special Teaching Staff, Medical School, University of Cyprus
Sept 2016 → Aug 2021
Interim Director of Phase I of studies, Medical School, University of Cyprus
Nov 2015 → Dec 2018
Special Scientist, Medical School, University of Cyprus
Jan 2015 → May 2016
Special Scientist, Medical School, University of Cyprus
Sept 2013 → Dec 2013
Visitor Lecturer, Cyprus University of Technology
Sept 2010 → Dec 2010
Special Scientist, Cyprus University of Technology
Sept 2008 → Dec 2009
Biobank Coordinator and Post-Doctoral Research, Molecular Medicine Research Center (MMRC), University of Cyprus
Jan 2008 → Dec 2015
Senior Editor in BMC Medical Genomics
Senior Editor in Journal of Molecular Evolution
Keywords
- QH301 Biology
- QH426 Genetics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Post-traumatic stress disorder and systemic lupus erythematosus: Insights from a systematic review
Parperis, K., Papachristodoulou, M., Derk, C., Psarelis, S., Voskarides, K. & Chatzittofis, A., 1 Sept 2025, In: Rheumatology. 64, 9, p. 4878-4885 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prevalence of autoimmune diseases is strongly associated with average annual temperatures: systematic review and linear regression analysis
Voskarides, K., Philippou, S., Hamam, M. & Parperis, K., Dec 2025, In: BMC Rheumatology. 9, 1, 86.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prevalences of Anorexia, Autism, and Schizophrenia, Are Strongly Associated With Average Annual Temperatures: Systematic Review and Linear Regression Analysis
Philippou, S., Voskarides, K. & Chatzittofis, A., Oct 2025, In: Brain and Behavior. 15, 10, e70999.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the shared genetic basis and causal relationships between mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue inflammation and psychiatric disorders
Georgiou, A. N., Voskarides, K., Zanos, P. & Chatzittofis, A., 2024, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15, 1379922.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Role of Selection and Migration in the Evolution of (Auto)Immunity Genes
Voskarides , K., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Molecular Evolution. 92, 4, p. 359-362 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access