The BioInformer nr. 1, 1997 -- New Faces at EBI!

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Takis Benos

(Drosophila Sequencing)

For the last 5 years I worked on my M.Sc. and Ph.D. thesis, under the supervision of Prof. Savakis (Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology/F.O.R.T.H., Heraklion, Crete, Greece). The work was mainly focused on the cloning and phylogenetic analysis of the alcohol dehydrogenase gene (Adh) in the family ofTephritidae. However, part of my Ph.D. thesis was the development of software for the needs of the "European Drosophila Genome Mapping Project".

I joined the EBI on the January 1997. I am currently working, as a post-doctoral fellow at Prof. Ashburner's department, for the "European Drosophila Sequencing Project". The project aims to sequence the divisions 1-3 of the Chromosome X of the fruitfly Drosophilamelanogaster, in the next 3 years.
My contribution to the project consists of the bookeeping, analysis and annotation of the data.

1984-1990

University of Crete, GR 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE

Diploma of Dept. of Mathematics

1991-1993

University of Crete, GR 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE

M.Sc. degree in Molecular Biology & Genetics, Dept. of Biology.

Thesis title:
Part A: "A statistical algorithm for the detection of overlaps between cosmid clones, based on autoradiographic intensities data".
Part B: "Rescue of Adh- phenotype of Saccharomycescerevisiae by two genes from Ceratitiscapitata".

1993-1996

University of Crete, GR 71409 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE

Ph. D. programme in Molecular Biology & Genetics, Dept. of Biology.

Thesis title:
Part A: "A cloning method and phylogenetic analysis of Adh gene in Diptera".
Part B: "Software developed for the Drosophila Genome Mapping Project".