Georgios Kotsaris, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher
email: Georgios.Kotsaris@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Hometown
Athens, Greece
Education
Ph.D. in Regenerative Therapies (2022) - Freie Universität Berlin & Charité University of Medicine Berlin, Germany
M.Sc. in Genetics and Applied Biotechnology (2015) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
B.Sc. in Chemistry (2013) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Areas of Interest
Mechanisms of tissue regeneration
Pathways and effects of inflammation
Dynamics and signaling in cell-cell interactions
Publications
Wei, X., Lienhard, M., …, Kotsaris, G., …, Stricker, S. Neurofibromin 1 controls metabolic
balance and Notch‐dependent quiescence of juvenile myogenic progenitors (2024). Nature
Communications 15, 1393.
Ugorets, V., Mendez, P. L., …, Kotsaris, G., …, Knaus, P. Reorganization of Septin structures
regulates early myogenesis (2024). Accepted for publication in iScience. bioRxiv 2023.08.24.554594
Vallecillo-García, P., Kühnlein, M. N., …, Kotsaris, G., …, Stricker, S. Mesenchymal Osr1+
cells regulate embryonic lymphatic vessel formation (2024). Accepted for publication in Developement. bioRxiv 2023.12.11.571189.
Kotsaris, G., Qazi, H. T., Bucher, C., …, Stricker, S. Osr1 controls the pro-regenerative response of fibroadipogenic progenitors (2023). Nature Regenerative Medicine 8, 19.
Garcia-Carrizo, F., Gohike, S., …, Kotsaris, G., …, Schulz, T. Aging impairs skeletal muscle
regeneration by promoting fibro/fatty degeneration and inhibiting inflammation resolution via fibro-adipogenic progenitors (2023). Under revision. bioRxiv 2023.11.27.568776;
Kotsaris, G., Kerselidou, D., Koutsoubaris, D., …, Hatzivassiliou, E. TRAF3 can interact with
GMEB1 and modulate its anti-apoptotic function (2020). Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki 27, 7.
Awards
BSRT Travel Grant, Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative therapies, Charité University of Medicine Berlin, Germany (2019-2022)
Advanced Scientist Kickbox Seed Grant, Einstein Centre for Regenerative Therapies, Germany (2018-2021)
Doctoral Scholarship for advanced PhD students, Sonnenfeld Foundation, Germany (2020)
Young Scientist Kickbox Seed Grant, Einstein Centre for Regenerative Therapies, Germany (2017-2020)
EMBO Scholarship, Summer school on Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2019)
Best poster prize, Annual Retreat of Biochemistry Department, Freie Universität Berlin (2019)
Doctoral Scholarship ranking first amongst PhD candidates Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative therapies, Charité University of Medicine Berlin, Germany (2017)
Erasmus+ European Union Scholarship, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany (2016)
Graduated with Honors from the department of Biology (CGPA 9,36/10), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2015)
Bodossakis foundation scholarship, Summer school on Advances in Molecular Biology, Athens, Greece (2014)
Graduated with Honors from the department of Chemistry attaining the highest Bachelors CGPA (7,8/10) among fellow students, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2013)
More About Me
In my free time, I enjoy cooking while having a glass of good wine. I am a cinephile who particularly enjoys watching movies in open-air cinemas, but I am equally a big concertgoer. I love working out with friends, and whenever I get the chance, I make sure to satisfy my wanderlust.