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Participation in Conferences

  1. Mpekris F., Panagi M., Charalambous A., Voutouri C., Michael C., Stylianopoulos T., Combining two strategies to modulate the tumor microenvironment and optimize efficacy of nano-immunotherapy, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (CRS) 2024, Bologna, Italy (podium presentation).

  2. Mpekris F., Papaphilippou P.C., Panagi M., Voutouri C., Michael C., Charalambous A., Cabral H., Krasia-Christoforou T., Stylianopoulos T., Polymeric micelles loaded with Pirfenidone enhance immunotherapy in murine tumor models, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (CRS) 2024, Bologna, Italy (podium presentation).

  3. Mpekris F., Panagi M., Voutouri C., Michael C., Martin J.D., Stylianopoulos T., NC-6300 nanomedicine modulates the tumor microenvironment and improves the efficacy of immunotherapy, 14th European and Global Summit for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM) 2023,  Basel, Switzerland (podium presentation).

  4. Mpekris F., Voutouri C., Panagi M., Baish J.W., Jain R.K., Stylianopoulos T., Modulating the tumor microenvironment with nanomedicine and metronomic therapy to enhance treatment efficacy of immunotherapy, 14th European and Global Summit for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM) 2023,  Basel, Switzerland (poster presentation).

  5. Mpekris F., Papaphilippou P.C., Panagi M., Michael C., Voutouri C., Dinev M.M., Krasia-Christoforou T., Stylianopoulos T., Mechano-modulation of tumor microenvironment with polymeric micelles to optimize the efficacy of immunotherapy, 5th International Conference on Structural Nano Composites (NANOSTRUC) 2023,  Nicosia, Cyprus (podium presentation)

  6. Mpekris F., Panagi M., Voutouri C., Martin J.D., Kataoka K., Cabral H., Stylianopoulos T., Mechanotherapeutics optimize the efficacy of nano-immunotherapy in preclinical breast tumor models , Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (CRS) 2022, Montreal, Canada (podium presentation).

  7. Mpekris F., Voutouri C., Panagi M., Baish J.W., Jain R.K., Stylianopoulos T., Metronomic administration of nanomedicine induces tumor microenvironment normalization and improves immunotherapy, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (CRS) 2022, Montreal, Canada (podium presentation).

  8. Mpekris F., Panagi M., Michael C., Voutouri C., Kinoh H., Osada A., Akinaga S., Yoshida S., Martin J.D., Stylianopoulos T., NC-6300 nanomedicine potentiates immune checkpoint inhibition in preclinical sarcoma modelsby normalizing the microenvironment, Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting (CRS) 2022, Montreal, Canada (poster presentation).

  9. Mpekris F., Martin J.D., Panagi M., Khan T., Margaret R. Martin M.R., Voutouri C., Norimatsu J., Stylianopoulos T., Kataoka K., Cabral H., Dexamethasone normalizes tumor microenvironment and enhances efficacy of cisplatin-loaded nanocarrier in cancer, Nanomedicine meets the Tumor Micro Environment Conference (NANOTME) 2021 (podium presentation)

  10. Mpekris F., Martin J.D., Panagi M., Khan T., Margaret R. Martin M.R., Voutouri C., Norimatsu J., Stylianopoulos T., Kataoka K., Cabral H., Re-engineering the mechanical tumor microenvironment with dexamethasone enhances efficacy of cisplatin-loaded nanocarrier in metastatic breast cancer, Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) 2021 (podium presentation)

  11. Mpekris F., Baish J.W., Stylianopoulos T., Jain R.K. Role of vascular normalization and stress alleviation in metronomic chemotherapy: Insights from a mathematical model. 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCM) ECCOMAS Congress 2020, Paris, France (podium presentation)

  12. Mpekris F., Martin J.D., Panagi M., Khan T.T., Martin M.R., Voutouri C., Papageorgis P., Polydorou C., Norimatsu J., Stylianopoulos T., Kataoka K., Cabral H., Re-engineering the mechanical tumor microenvironment with dexamethasone enhances efficacy of cisplatin-loaded nanocarrier in metastatic breast cancer, 12th European and Global Conference and Exhibition for Clinical Nanomedicine & Targeted Medicine (CLINAM 2020), Basel, Switzerland (poster)

  13. Mpekris F., Baish J.W., Stylianopoulos T., Jain R.K. Role of vascular decompression and functional normalization in benefit from metronomic chemotherapy: Insights from a mathematical model. World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2018), Dublin, Ireland (podium presentation)

  14. Mpekris F., Papageorgis P., Polydorou C., Voutouri C., Stylianopoulos T. Repurposing common anti-fibrotic to improve the efficacy of chemo- and nanotherapeutics in solid tumors. World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2018), Dublin, Ireland (poster)

  15. Mpekris F., Baish J.W., Stylianopoulos T., Jain R.K. Role of vascular decompression and functional normalization in benefit from metronomic chemotherapy. Angiogenesis Gordon Research Conference (GRC 2017), Newport RI, USA (poster)

  16. Papageorgis P., Polydorou C., Mpekris F., Voutouri C., Agathokleous E., Kapnissi-Christodoulou C.P., Stylianopoulos T. Re-engineering cancer: A new strategy to improve the efficacy of cancer nanomedicines. 10th European and Global Conference and Exhibition for Clinical Nanomedicine & Targeted Medicine (CLINAM 2017), Basel, Switzerland (poster)

  17. Mpekris F., Baish J.W., Stylianopoulos T., Jain R.K. Vascular Normalization Improves Metronomic Chemotherapy. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (BMES 2017), Phoenix, USA (podium presentation)

  18. Krasia-Christoforou T., Achilleos M., Christodoulou K., Leontidis E., Polydorou C., Papaparaskeva G., Voutouri C., Mpekris F., Stylianopoulos T., Well-defined Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Networks: The BIEE-Crosslinking Approach, 12th International Conference on “Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering” 2017 (APME 2017), Belgium (poster)​​

  19. Mpekris F., Baish J.W., Stylianopoulos T., Jain R.K, Role of vascular normalization and mechanical stress alleviation in metronomic chemotherapy: A computational study for solid tumor treatment. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2016), Crete, Greece (podium presentation)

  20. Mpekris F., Angeli S., Pirentis A., Stylianopoulos T., Mechanical Stress regulates Tissue Oxygenation, Cancer Cell Proliferation and Drug Delivery during Progression of Solid Tumorss. XIV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and computing (MEDICON 2016), Paphos, Cyprus (podium presentation)

  21. Papaparaskeva G., Savva I., Evaggelou E., Leontiou T., Stylianopoulos T., Mpekris F., Stylianou K., Krasia-Christoforou T., Fabrication of aligned electrospun fibers using a static concave collector. 4th International Conference on Electrospinning 2016 (Electrospin 2016), Italy (poster)

  22. Mpekris F., Achilleos M., Vasile E., Vasile E., Krasia-Christoforou T., Stylianopoulos T., Mechanical behavior of the DMAEMA and DMAEMA-b-BuMA (co)networks in the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Workshop on Magnetic Materials (2015), Nicosia, Cyprus (podium presentation)

  23. Mpekris F., Angeli A., Pirentis A., Stylianopoulos T., Heterogenous stress distribution results in non-uniform tumor oxygenation, cancer cell proliferation and drug delivery. 21st Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2015), Prague, Czech Republic (poster)

  24. Mpekris F., Angeli S., Pirentis A., Stylianopoulos T., Solid stress accumulation inhibits the delivery of drugs. 2nd International Conference on Nanotheranostics (ICON 2015), Limassol, Cyprus (podium presentation)

  25. Kokonou M., Mpekris F., Stylianopoulos T., Siaugue J.M., Odysseos A., Electrospun PEO/PLLA Fibrous Meshes for Sustained Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Delivery in Situ. International Conference on Nanotheranostics (ICoN 2013), Larnaca, Cyprus (podium presentation)

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