George Diallinas (Univ. of Athens)
Professor in Molecular Microbiology Department of Biology National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Research in our lab (Aspergillus nidulans Molecular Genetics Laboratory) aims at:
• Genetically, biochemically and biophysically dissecting the structure-function relationships underlying transporter function, specificity and molecular evolution
• Identifying the pathways and molecular mechanisms involved in the membrane trafficking, exocytosis, endocytosis and turnover of specific transporters and other membrane cargoes in response to fungal growth and to various physiological or stress signals
• Studying the role of transporters in fungal pathogenicity and use in silico modelling of specific purine transporters for rational antifungal drug design.