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Constantinos Mylonas

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Date of Birth : July 14, 1964
Nationality : Cypriot
Language : Greek : Native language.
English :at very high professional level

Education

• 1988: B.Sc. in Aquaculture from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
  
• 1991: M.Sc. in Zoology from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  
• 1996: Ph.D. in Marine-Estuarine and Environmental Sciences, University of Maryland (Center of Marine Biotechnology), College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.
  

Professional Experience

• 1999 - to date. Researcher at the Aquaculture department, involved in broodstock management and fish reproductive physiology and endocrinology
• 1997-1998. Assistant hatchery manager of a marine fin fish operation. Sagro Aquaculture Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus.
• 1995-1998. Consultant to various commercial hatcheries and government agencies on broodstock management and control of reproductive maturation

Current Projects

1. (April 2000) Environmental and pharmacological manipulations for the improvement of methods for the control of early reproductive maturation, ovulation and sperm production in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). 3rd Programme for the Financing of Research Projects, Research Promotion Foundation, Republic of Cyprus, 98,000 Euro.
2. (January, 2001) Improving production efficiency of sea bass farming by developing methodologies to eliminate environmental androgenesis (PROBASS, QLRT-1999-31365). 5th Framework Programme, Shared Cost RTD. Theme 1. Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, European Commission. 1,336,000 Euro
3. (January, 2001) Development of methods for the control of reproduction and culture of shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) for the diversification of aquaculture production in Cyprus and Greece. Cyprus-Greece Joint Research and Technology Programmes, General Secreatariat of Research and Technology.
4. (February, 2001) Domestication of the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (DOTT, Q5AM-2001-00063). . 5th Framework Programme, Accompanying Measures. Theme 1. Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, European Commission.
5. (January, 2002) Reproduction of the bluefin tuna in captivity: a feasibility study for the domestication of Thunnus thynnus (REPRO-DOTT, QLRT-2001-01355). 5th Framework Programme, Shared Cost RTD. Theme 1. Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, European Commission.
6. (January, 2003) Induced spawning and non-intrusive assessment of reproductive and welfare status of sturgeons for restocking (Collaborative Linkage Grant). NATO Science Programme, Cooperative Science and Technology Sub-Programme, NATO. 12,720 euro
7. (September, 2003) Physiological study of the reproduction of sole ( Solea senegalensis ) and development of hormonal therapies for the control of spermiation and spawning in captivity. Ministry of Science and Technology (SPAIN), Scientific Investigation and Technological Development Projects (2000-2003), Agricultural Resources and Technologies. 138,869 euro

Selected publications

• Mylonas, C.C., Hinshaw, J.M. and Sullivan, C.V. 1992. GnRHa-induced ovulation of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and its effects on egg quality. Aquaculture, 106: 379-392.
• Mylonas, C.C., Sullivan, C.V. and Hinshaw, J.M. 1994. Thyroid hormones in brown trout (Salmo trutta) reproduction and early development. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 13: 485-493
• Mylonas, C.C., Tabata, Y., Langer, R., Zohar, Y. 1995. Preparation and evaluation of polyanhydride microspheres containing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), for inducing ovulation and spermiation in fish. Journal of Controlled Release, 35: 23-34.
• Sorbera, L.A., Mylonas, C.C., Zanuy, S., Carillo, M. and Zohar, Y. 1996. Sustained administration of GnRHa increases sperm volume without altering sperm counts in the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). The Journal of Experimental Zoology, 276: 361-368.
• Mylonas, C.C., Woods, L.C. III, and Y. Zohar. 1997 Cyto-histological examination of post-vitellogenesis and final oocyte maturation in captive-reared striped bass, (Morone saxatilis Walbaum). Journal of Fish Biology, 50: 34-49.
• Mylonas, C.C., Magnus, Y., Gissis, A., and Y. Zohar. 1997. Reproductive biology and endocrine regulation of final oocyte maturation in captive-reared white bass (Morone chrysops). Journal of Fish Biology, 51: 234-250.
• Mylonas, C.C., Scott, A.P., Vermeirssen, E.L.M. and Y. Zohar. 1997. Changes in plasma gonadotropin II and sex steroid hormones, and sperm production of striped bass after treatment with controlled-release gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist-delivery systems. Biology of Reproduction, 57: 669-675.
• Mylonas, C.C., Scott, A.P. and Y. Zohar. 1997. Plasma gonadotropin II, sex steroids, and thyroid hormones in wild striped bass (Morone saxatilis) during spermiation and final oocyte maturation. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 108: 223-236.
• Larsson, D.G.J., Mylonas, C.C., Zohar, Y. and L.W. Crim. 1997. Gonadotropin releasing hormone-analogue (GnRH-A) advances ovulation and improves the repr oductive performance of a cold-water batch-spawning teleost, the yellowtail flounder (Pleuronectes ferrugineus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 54: 1957-1964.
• Mylonas, C.C., Woods, L.C. III, Thomas, P. and Y. Zohar. 1998. Endocrine profiles of female striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in captivity, during post-vitellogenesis and induction of final oocyte maturation via controlled-release GnRHa-delivery systems. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 110: 276-289
• Mylonas. C.C. and Y. Zohar. (2000) Use of GnRHa-delivery systems for the control of reproduction in fish.
  Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 10:463-491.
• Zohar, Y. and C.C. Mylonas. 2001. Endocrine manipulations of spawning in cultured fish: from hormones to genes,
  Aquaculture 197: 99-136.
• Mylonas, C.C. and Y. Zohar. (2001) Endocrine regulation and artificial induction of oocyte maturation and spermiation in basses of the genus Morone.
  Aquaculture, 202: 205-220.
• Fornies, M.A., Mananos, E., Carrillo, M., Laureau, S., Mylonas, C.C., Zohar, Y. and S. Zanuy. (2001) Effectiveness of different GnRHa-delivery systems on spawning induction in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
  Aquaculture, 202: 221-234.
• Mananos, E., Carrillo, M., Sorbera, L.A., Mylonas, C.C. , Asturiano, J.F., Bayarri, M.J., Zohar, Y. and Zanuy, S. 2002. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and sexual steroid plasma levels after treatment of European sea bass with sustained-release delivery systems for gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa). Journal of Fish Biology 2002: 328-339.
• Marino, G, Panini, E., Longobardi, A., Mandich, A., Finoia, M.G., Zohar, Y. and C.C. Mylonas 2003. Induction of ovulation in captive-reared dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834) with a sustained-release GnRHa implant. Aquaculture 219: 841-858.
• Rainis, S. Mylonas, C.C. , Kyriakou, Y and P. Divanach. 2003. Enhancement of spermiation in European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) at the end of the reproductive season using GnRHa implants. Aquaculture 219: 873-890.
• Mylonas C.C. , Sigelaki, I., Divanach, P., Ma•anos, E., Zanuy, S. and Afonso-Polyviou, A. 2003. Multiple spawning of individual European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) after repeated injections of GnRHa, and evaluation of egg quality. Aquaculture 221: 605-620
• Mylonas, C.C. , Papadaki, M. and P. Divanach 2003. Seasonal changes in gamete production and quality in the red porgy ( Pagrus pagrus ). Aquaculture Research 34: 1161-1170
• Mylonas, C.C. , Papadaki, M., Pavlides, M. and P. Divanach 2003. Evaluation of egg production and quality in the Mediterranean red porgy ( Pagrus pagrus ) during two consecutive spawning seasons. Aquaculture (in press)
• Mylonas, C.C. , L. Anezaki, P. Divanach, S. Zanuy, F. Piferrer, B. Ron, A . Peduel, I. Ben Atia, S. Gorshkov and A. Tandler . 2004. Influence of temperature and genetics on sex differentiation in the European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, (in press)