Michael Valahas

BSc, Biochemistry, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; PhD, Molecular Virology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

Dr. Valahas holds a BSc in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Virology from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, where he pursued research as a Maitland-Ramsay scholar in the areas of immunology and molecular virology. Since 2007, Dr. Valahas has been teaching biology and chemistry modules, as well as delivering seminars for the International Honors Program on infectious diseases, and has been supervising student research in the fields of environmental and biomedical studies. His current research interests focus on virology and phylogenetics. From 2017 until 2019, he served as Director for the ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability.

Selected Publications

• Anaerobic and aerobic respiration in yeast: small-scale variations on a classic laboratory activity M Koutsokali, M Valahas, Journal of Chemical Education 97 (4), 1041-1047, 15, 2020
• Buccal swabs as an effective alternative to traditional tissue sampling methods for DNA analyses in Chamaeleonidae, M Koutsokali, C Dianni, M Valahas, Wildlife Biology 2023 (2), e01052 2023
• Description and morphometric analysis of a novel species of Ophrys (Orchidaceae) from Hymettus, Greece, MT Valahas, African Journal of Plant Science 7 (8), 304-309