Christina Dimovasili, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Websites
Education
- University of Crete, PhD
- University of Glasgow, MS
- University of Athens, BS
Publications
- Published on 11/22/2023
DeVries SA, Conner B, Dimovasili C, Moore TL, Medalla M, Mortazavi F, Rosene DL. Immune proteins C1q and CD47 may contribute to aberrant microglia-mediated synapse loss in the aging monkey brain that is associated with cognitive impairment. Geroscience. 2024 Apr; 46(2):2503-2519. PMID: 37989825.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/5/2022
Dimovasili C, Fair AE, Garza IR, Batterman KV, Mortazavi F, Moore TL, Rosene DL. Aging compromises oligodendrocyte precursor cell maturation and efficient remyelination in the monkey brain. Geroscience. 2023 Feb; 45(1):249-264. PMID: 35930094.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/11/2022
Mathioudakis L, Dimovasili C, Bourbouli M, Latsoudis H, Kokosali E, Gouna G, Vogiatzi E, Basta M, Kapetanaki S, Panagiotakis S, Kanterakis A, Boumpas D, Lionis C, Plaitakis A, Simos P, Vgontzas A, Kafetzopoulos D, Zaganas I. Study of Alzheimer's disease- and frontotemporal dementia-associated genes in the Cretan Aging Cohort. Neurobiol Aging. 2023 Mar; 123:111-128. PMID: 36117051.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/23/2021
Dimovasili C, Fadouloglou VE, Kefala A, Providaki M, Kotsifaki D, Kanavouras K, Sarrou I, Plaitakis A, Zaganas I, Kokkinidis M. Crystal structure of glutamate dehydrogenase 2, a positively selected novel human enzyme involved in brain biology and cancer pathophysiology. J Neurochem. 2021 May; 157(3):802-815. PMID: 33421122.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2021
Basta M, Zaganas I, Simos P, Koutentaki E, Dimovasili C, Mathioudakis L, Bourbouli M, Panagiotakis S, Kapetanaki S, Vgontzas A. Apolipoprotein E ?4 (APOE ?4) Allele is Associated with Long Sleep Duration Among Elderly with Cognitive Impairment. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 79(2):763-771. PMID: 33361595.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/20/2020
Al Rahim M, Yoon Y, Dimovasili C, Shao Z, Huang Q, Zhang E, Kezunovic N, Chen L, Schaffner A, Huntley GW, Ubarretxena-Belandia I, Georgakopoulos A, Robakis NK. Presenilin1 familial Alzheimer disease mutants inactivate EFNB1- and BDNF-dependent neuroprotection against excitotoxicity by affecting neuroprotective complexes of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor. Brain Commun. 2020; 2(2):fcaa100. PMID: 33005890.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/15/2020
Yoon Y, Voloudakis G, Doran N, Zhang E, Dimovasili C, Chen L, Shao Z, Darmanis S, Tang C, Tang J, Wang VX, Hof PR, Robakis NK, Georgakopoulos A. PS1 FAD mutants decrease ephrinB2-regulated angiogenic functions, ischemia-induced brain neovascularization and neuronal survival. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Jun; 26(6):1996-2012. PMID: 32541930.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/30/2015
Dimovasili C, Aschner M, Plaitakis A, Zaganas I. Differential interaction of hGDH1 and hGDH2 with manganese: Implications for metabolism and toxicity. Neurochem Int. 2015 Sep; 88:60-5. PMID: 25837286.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/11/2014
Zaganas IV, Kanavouras K, Borompokas N, Arianoglou G, Dimovasili C, Latsoudis H, Vlassi M, Mastorodemos V. The odyssey of a young gene: structure-function studies in human glutamate dehydrogenases reveal evolutionary-acquired complex allosteric regulation mechanisms. Neurochem Res. 2014; 39(3):471-86. PMID: 24515454.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/12/2012
Karadima G, Dimovasili C, Koutsis G, Vassilopoulos D, Panas M. Age at onset in Huntington's disease: replication study on the association of HAP1. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012 Nov; 18(9):1027-8. PMID: 22698993.
Read at: PubMed