The Mantzoros group of investigators is a world-class global network of researchers. Our Boston-based Lab at Harvard Medical School consists of fellows, research assistants, and graduate students with expertise in molecular medicine, metabolism and clinical epidemiology. Meet and learn more about the Mantzoros Lab Research Team below.
Our Research Team
Nikolaos Perakakis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Metabolic and Vascular Medicine, University of Dresden
George Karniadakis, PhD
Professor of Engineering, Brown University
Anastasia Koniaris, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Stergios Polyzos, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology-Medical Research Methodology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Chrysa Boutari, MD
Registrar, Internal Medicine, Ippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Angeliki Papadaki, PhD
Associate Professor in Public Health Nutrition, University of Bristol, UK
Pavlina Chrysafi, MD
Affiliated Research Fellow and Internal Medicine Resident at Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, USA
Valentina Guatibonza-Garcia, MD
Affiliated Research Fellow and Internal Medicine Resident at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
Grigorios Panagiotou, MD, Fellow in Endocrinology
Eleni Pilitsi, MD, Resident in Internal Medicine, Dermatology/Rheumatology Fellow
Jagriti Updhyay, MD
2014-2018: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Academic Chair Lahey Endocrinology Clinic
Olivia Farr, PhD
2013-2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Senior Medical Writer at Merck
Alexandra Migdal, MD
2013-2015: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Byung-Joon Ko, MD, MPH
2013-2014: Visiting Professor
Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Michael Tsoukas, MD
2013-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Medicine, McGill University
Saime Batirel, MD Ph.D.
2013-2014: Visiting Professor
Currently: Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School.
Kyung-Hee Park, MD, MPH, PhD
2012-2014: Visiting Professor
Currently: Professor, Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Gangwon-do, Korea
Kyoung Joung, MD
2012-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Joo Young Huh, PhD
2012-2014: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, South Korea
Ayse Sahin-Efe, M.D.
2012-2014: Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor Boston Univ. School of Medicine
Sang-Yong Kim, PhD
2011-2012: Visiting Professor
Currently: Professor, Chosun University, South Korea
Panagiotis Papageorgiou, MSc
2011-2012: Research Student
Currently: Chief Scientific Officer, EndoMedical Inc
Caroline Sievers, MD, MPH
2010-2018: Visiting Scientist
Currently: Clinician Scientist, Lecturer, Ludwig Maximillian University, Munich, Germany
Maria Vamvini, M.D.
2010-2018: Research Student to Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Konstantinos Aronis, M.D.
2010-2017: Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University
Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD
2010-2012: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Associate Professor and Program Director Endocrinology Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Faidon Magkos, PhD
2010-2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Eun Seok Kang, PhD
2009-2011: Visiting Professor
Currently: Professor, Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
Seon Mee Kim, MD, PhD
2009-2010: Visiting Professor
Currently: Professor, Family Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, South Korea
Sharon Chou, MD
2008-2011: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Xiaowen Liu, Ph.D
2008-2012: Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Huizhi Gong, PhD
2008-2010: Research Student
Currently: Associate Professor, School of Public Health, China Med. Univ.
Nianhong Yang, MD, PhD
2007-2008: Visiting Professor
Currently: Professor, Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Tongji Medical School of University, Wuhan, China
Lauren Fishbein, MD, PhD
2007-2009: Resident
Currently: Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Janice Hwang, MD
2006-2009: Resident
Currently: Professor and Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, UNC-Chapel Hill
Aoife Brennan, MD
2005-2008: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: President, and CEO, Synlogic
Theodoros Kelesidis, MD, PhD
2005-2007: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern
Diana Barb, M.D.
2004-2006: Research Fellow
Currently: Associate Professor, University of Florida Medical School
R. Michael Raab, PhD
2004-2006: PhD Thesis Advisee
Currently: Founder and President, Agrivide
Nikos Yiannakouris, PhD
2003-2004: Visiting Scientist
Currently: Associate Professor, Biology, Harokopion University, Athens, Greece
Greeshma Shetty, MD
2002-2006: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Lead Physician at Virta Health
Jennifer Lee, MD
2002-2005: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Medicine, Boston University
Alina Gavrila, MD
2001-2005: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Assistant Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Aspasia Karalis, MD
2001-2003: Research student
Currently: Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal
Susann Blüher, MD
2001-2003: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, Pediatrics, Leipzig Medical School, Germany
Carol Addy, MD
2001-2003: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Chief Medical Officer, GENFIT
Mary Yannakoulia, MSc, PhD
2001, 2007 & 2009: Visiting Scientist, Nutrition
Currently: Professor, Nutrition and Eating Behavior, Harokopion University, Athens, Greece
Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, PhD
2000-2001: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, School of Nursing, University of Alberta
Lizabeth Martin, M.D.
2000-2001: Research Assistant
Currently: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Kathleen Heist, M.D.
2000-2001: Research Assistant
Currently: Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Colorado
Melvin Leow, M.D.
2000-2001: Clinical and Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Singapore
William Hsu, MD
2000-2001: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Chief Medical Officer at L-Nutra
Dimitrios Spentzos, MD, MMSc
1998-2018: Clinical Research Associate
Currently: Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery- Harvard Medical School
Jean Chan, MD
1998-2008: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Instructor and then Assistant Professor
Currently: Vice President, Conatus Pharmaceuticals
Stergios Moschos, MD
1998-2002: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eleni Linos, M.D., Ph.D.
1998-1999: Research Student
Currently: Associate Dean for Research, Ben Davenport and Lucy Zhang Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine for the Center for Digital Health and of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University
Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc
1998-2000: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Currently: Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Medical Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Rebecca Cogswell, MD
1998-2000: Research Assistant
Currently: Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School
Sotirios Tsiodras, MD, PhD
1997-2001: Clinical Research Fellow
Currently: Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
The Mantzoros group has been providing research and clinical training to several students at Harvard as well as Boston University School of Medicine. We have also trained a number of students, fellows and visiting Professors from the US and overseas who participate in the activities of our group as part of an agreement with their respective universities and/or medical schools.
Boston VA Healthcare System
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Catalyst
Boston University
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
American Diabetes Association
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Karolinska Institute Epidemiology Department
BIDMC Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School Scholars in Clinical Science Program
Harvard School of Public Health
Joslin Diabetes Center
Judge Baker Children's Center
The University of Athens
University of Leipzig
