Konstantinos Voskarides
Konstantinos Voskarides is an Associate Professor of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the University of Nicosia Medical School and the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nicosia.
Dr Voskarides holds a BSc in Biology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Cyprus. He is currently a Senior Editor at the Springer journals “BMC Medical Genomics” and “Journal of Molecular Evolution”. Dr Voskarides specialises in medical genetics and evolutionary medicine.
His research includes the discovery of new genes causing familial renal diseases and deciphered the genetic origins of Greek-Cypriots. Between 2010 and 2015, he helped establish the first Biobank in Cyprus and later the first zebrafish facility at the University of Cyprus Medical School. In 2018, he discovered a possible link between cancer incidence and previous evolutionary adaptations. His current research focuses on the comparative and evolutionary genetics of cancer genes, introducing zebrafish as an animal model for experimental evolution. He is also interested in analysing GWAS data related to rheumatic and psychiatric diseases. Dr Voskarides has authored 68 articles since 2024, has an h-index of 27, and is the Editor of the book “Genomic Elements in Health, Disease and Evolution” published by Springer Publishing Group.