• Targeted submicron-sized vehicles for imaging and therapy of metastatic cancer

Selected Publications

• S. Sofou and J. L. Thomas, Stable Adhesion of Phospholipid Vesicles to Modified Gold Surfaces, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol 18, Issue 4, April 2003, 445-455
• S. Sofou and J. L. Thomas, Effects of Oxidation and Reduction on the Membrane Activity of a Cysteine Dimerizable Peptide, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Vol 27, Issues 2-3, 1 February 2003, 197-207
• S. Sofou, J. L. Thomas, H. Lin, M. R. McDevitt, D. A. Scheinberg, and G. Sgouros, Engineered Liposomes for Potential Alpha-Particle Therapy of Metastatic Cancer, Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol 45, 2004, 253-260
• S. Sofou and J.L. Thomas, "Vesicles and Liposomes in Sensor Technology", in Handbook of Nanostructured Biomaterials and Their Applications, edited by H. S. Nalwa (American Scientific Publishers, CA), in press, 2004

Honors

• NATO Science Fellowship, Treasury Department, Hellenic Republic (1999-2001)
• Columbia University, Doctoral thesis designated with 'Distinction' (2001)
• Dr. Frederick E.G. Valergakis Graduate Research Grant, Hellenic University Club of New York (2002)
• Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor Society (2005)
• Othmer Institute Award - Major Project Initiative, Polytechnic Institute of NYU (2005)
• W. H. Coulter Foundation, Early Career Award in Translational Research (2006)
• NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator Award( 2006)

Education

• Diploma, Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, 1994
• M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1997
• M.Phil., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2001
• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2001
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Physics/Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 2001-2004

• Laboratory for Drug Delivery Systems
• Post Doctoral Fellow Position