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Athina Anastasaki

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Email: A.Anastasaki(at)warwick.ac.uk

Office Phone: (+44) 02476 522263

Mobile Number: (+44) 07516179737

Mailing Addess: Athina Anastasaki,
Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick,
Library Road, Coventry,
CV4 7AL, UK

Biography

Athina was born in Athens in 1988 and graduated from the University of Athens in 2011 with 1st Class Honours .The final year of her undergraduate study included a 6 month research project, under the supervision of professor Marinos Pitsikalis which resulted in her first publication. She then undertook a PhD at University of Warwick under the supervision of Professor Haddleton,sponsored by Lubrizol. During her candidature she also spend a two month period as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Pensylvania, USA working alongside Professor Virgill Percec. In September 2014 she successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Shining a Light on Copper Mediated Living Radical Polymerisation: Maximising End-group Fidelity"(external examiner: Professor Steve Armes, internal examiner: Professor Sebastien Perrier). During the period of 2015-2016 (12 months) she worked as a Monash-Warwick Alliance Research Fellow (Prof. David Haddleton, Prof. Thomas Davis and Dr. Paul Wilson). She is currently an Elings Fellow at University of Santa Barbara, California (UCSB) working alongside Professor Craig J. Hawker and Javier Read de Alaniz.

Research interests

Controlled/living radical polymerisation, catalytic chain transfer and radical polymerisation for the synthesis of diverse polymeric architectures

Sequence-controlled polymers

Photochemistry

Glycochemistry inlcuding binding and inhibition testing

Synthesis of polymer-protein conjugates

Academic prizes and awards

January 2016: Elings Prize Fellowship in Science awarded by university of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) (2+1 years of funding)

May 2015: Jon Weaver PhD prize for the best PhD in Polymer Science in UK (awarded by RSC)

May 2015: Prize for the best PhD thesis in Chemistry (awarded by University of Warwick)

May 2014: Award for the best PhD talk in the postgraduate symposium (University of Warwick)

January 2013: D H Richards Memorials Bursary

January 2013: Warwick Transatlantic Fellowship (Funded by EPSRC and awarded in order to conduct research at a US institution)

Conferences Attended

June 2015: European Polymer Federation (EPF), Dresden, Germany (Oral presentation)

February 2015: 16th Australasian Polymer Materials Conference, Summer School (P2M), Monash University, Australia (Poster Presentation)

May 2014: Postgraduate symposium, University of Warwick (Oral Presentation, best talk prize)

November 2013: Kaust Polymer Conference- From Synthesis to Properties and Applications (Poster Presentation)

August 2013: Ghent, Belgium Precision Polymer Materials Conference (P2M) Summer School (Poster Presentation)

July 2013: 11th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC11), University of Warwick (Poster Presentation)

June 2013: MacroGroup Young Researchers Meeting YRM, University of Nottingham (Poster Presentation)

April 2013: 245th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louiziana (Oral Presentation)

September 2012- San Feliu de GuixolsEuropean Science Foundation Precision Polymer Materials (P2M) Summer School, San Feliu de Guixols, September 2012 (Poster Presentation)

September 2012-University of Cambridge: MacroGroup UK Young Researchers Meeting 2012(Poster Presentation)

July 2012-University of Warwick: MacroGroup UK International Conference on Polymer Synthesis & UKPCF International Conference on Polymer Colloids (Poster Presentation)

Professional Memberships

American Chemical Society (ACS), Polymer Division (ACS-poly), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Macro group UK, Applied Materials Chemistry group UK, Photochemistry group UK

Other scientific activities

Web Writer for Polymer Chemistry blog selecting "Paper of the month" (RSC Journal, Current Impact Factor: 5.520)

Member of Community Board of Materials Horizons (RSC Journal, Immediecy Index: 3.324, awaiting for its first Impact Factor)

Reviewer of scientific journals

 

Publications

(42) Polymerization of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt (NaAMPS) and acryloyl phosphatidylcholine (APC) via aqueous Cu(0)-mediated radical polymerization 

V. Nikolaou​, A. Simula, M. Droesbeke, N. Risangud, A. Anastasaki, K. Kempe , P. Wilson and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2016, Accepted

(41) Facile access to thermoresponsive filomicelles with tuneable cores

N.P. Truong, J.F. Quinn, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton, M.R. Whittaker*, T.P. Davis*, Chem Comm., 2016, Just accepted

(40) Dual Stimuli-Responsive Comb Polymers from Modular N‑Acylated 2 Poly(aminoester)-Based Macromonomers

 P.A.J.M. de Jongh, A. Mortiboy, G.S. Sulley, M.R. Bennett, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson, D.M. Haddleton, and K. Kempe*, ACS Macro Lett., 2016, 5, 321-325

(39) Cu(0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization : Recent Highlights and Applications; a Perspective 

A. Anastasaki,​ V. Nikolaou, D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 1002-1026

(38) Rapid Synthesis of Well-Defined Polyacrylamide by Aqueous Cu(0)-Mediated Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization

G.R. Jones, Z. Li, A. Anastasaki, D.J. Lloyd, P. Wilson, Q. Zhang, D.M. Haddleton*, Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 483-489

(37) Methacrylic zwitterionic, thermoresponsive, and hydrophilic (co)polymers via Cu(0)-polymerization: The importance of halide salt additives

A. Simula, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton*, Macromol.Rapid Commun., 2015, Just accepted

(36) Facile production of nanoaggregates with tuneable morphologies from thermoresponsive P(DEGMA-co-HPMA)

N.P. Truong, M.R. Whittaker, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton, J.F. Quinn*, T.P. Davis*, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 430-440

(35) Discrete copper(II)-formate complexes as catalytic precursors for photo-induced reversible deactivation polymerization

V. Nikolaou†, A. Anastasaki†, F.B. Adams, R. Whitfield, G.R. Jones, G. Nurumbetov, D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 191-197

† These authors contributed equally to this work

(34) Novel comb polymers from alternating N-acylated poly (aminoester) s obtained by spontaneous zwitterionic copolymerisation

K. Kempe*, P.A.J.M.D. Jongh, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson, D.M. Haddleton, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 16213-16216

(33) Investigating the Mechanism of Copper (0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Media

F. Alsubaie†, A. Anastasaki†*, V. Nikolaou, A. Simula, G. Nurumbetov, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 6421-6432

† These authors contributed equally to this work

(32) Investigating the Mechanism of Copper (0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization in Organic Media

F. Alsubaie†, A. Anastasaki†*, V. Nikolaou, A. Simula, G. Nurumbetov, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 5517-5525

† These authors contributed equally to this work

(31) Cu (0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization: A Versatile Tool for Materials Synthesis

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, G. Nurumbetov, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, J.F. Quinn, T.P. Davis, M.R. Whittaker, D.M. Haddleton*, Chem. Rev., 2015, Article ASAP

(30) Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly (acrylates) in Ionic Liquids via Copper (II)-Mediated Photoinduced Living Radical Polymerization

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, G. Nurumbetov, N.P. Truong, G.S. Pappas, N.G. Engelis, J.F. Quinn, M.R. Whittaker, T.P. Davis*, D.M. Haddleton*, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 5140-5147

(29)The effect of ligand, solvent and Cu (0) source on the efficient polymerization of polyether acrylates and methacrylates in aqueous and organic media

A. Simula, V. Nikolaou, F. Alsubaie, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 6, 5940-5950

(28) Enlightening the  mechanism of copper mediated photoRDRP via high resolution Mass spectrometry

E. Frick, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton*, C. Barner-Kowollic*, J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2015, 137,  6889-6896

(27) Copper(II) gluconate (a non-toxic food supplement dietary aid) as a precursor catalyst for effective photo-induced living radical polymerization of acrylates

 V. Nikolaou, A. Anastasaki, F. Alsubaie, A. Simula, D.J. Fox, D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 3581-3585

(26) Organic Arsenicals As Efficient and Highly Specific Linkers for Protein/Peptide-Polymer Conjugation

P. Wilson*, A. Anastasaki, M.R. Owen, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton, S.K. Mann, A.P.R. Johnston, J.F. Quinn, M.R. Whittaker, P.J. Hogg, T.P. Davis* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 4215-4222

(25) Photoinduced Synthesis of α,ω Telechelic Sequence-Controlled Multiblock copolymers

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, N.W. McCaul, A. Simula, J. Godfrey, C. Waldron, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*,

Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 1404-1411

(24) Photo-induced living radical polymerization of acrylates utilizing a discrete copper(II)/formate complex

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, F. Brandford-Adams, G. Nurumbetov, Q. Zhang, G.J. Clarkson, D. Fox, P. Wilson, K. Kempe and D.M. Haddleton*,

Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 5626-5629

(23) Synthesis of well-defined α,ω-telechelic multiblock copolymers in aqueous medium: In situ generation of α,ω-diols

A. Simula, V. Nikolaou, A. Anastasaki, F. Alsubaie, G. Nurumbetov, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2226-2233

(22) Hydrosilylation as an efficient tool for polymer synthesis and modification with methacrylates

N. Risangud, Z. Li, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson, K. Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 5879-5885  

(21) Sequence-controlled multi-block copolymerization of acrylamides via aqueous SET-LRP at 0 °C

F. Alsubaie, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson and  D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 406-417 

(20) Synthesis and reactivity of α,ω- homotelechelic polymers by Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization

A. Simula, G. Nurumbetov, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson and D.M. Haddleton*,  Eur. Polym J., 2014, 62, 294-303

(19) Photoinduced sequence-control via one pot living radical polymerization of acrylates

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, G.S Pappas, Q. Zhang, C. Wan, P. Wilson, T.P. Davis, M.R Whittaker* and D.M. Haddleton*,  Chem. Sci., 2014, 5, 3536-3542

(18) Expanding the Scope of the Photoinduced Living Radical Polymerization of Acrylates in the Presence of CuBr​2 and Me6-Tren

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, A. Simula, J. Godfrey, M. Li, G. Nurumbetov, P. Wilson, and D.M. Haddleton*, Macromolecules, 2014, 47, 12, 3852-3859

(17) Synthesis and Aggregation of Double Hydrophilic Diblock Glycopolymers via Aqueous SET-LRP

Q. Zhang, P. Wilson, A. Anastasaki, R. McHale and D.M. Haddleton*, ACS Macro Lett., 2014 ,3 , 491-495

(16) Multiblock sequence-controlled glycopolymers via Cu(0)-LRP following efficient thiol-halogen, thiol-epoxy and CuAAC reactions

Q. Zhang, A. Anastasaki, G.Z. Li,  A. Haddleton, P. Wilson, and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 3876-3883

 (15) Aqueous Copper-Mediated Living Radical Polymerisation of N -Acryloylmorpholine, SET-LRP in Water

A. Anastasaki , A.J. Haddleton , Q. Zhang , A. Simula ,  M. Droesbeke , P. Wilson , D.M. Haddleton*, Macromol.Rapid Commun., 2014, 35, 10, 965-970

(14) Copper(II)/Tertiary Amine Synergy in Photoinduced Living Radical Polymerization: Accelerated Synthesis of ω‑Functional and α,ω- Heterofunctional Poly(acrylates), 

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, Q. Zhang, J. Burns, S.R. Samanta, C. Waldron, A.J. Haddleton, R. McHale, D. Fox, V. Percec, P. Wilson and D.M. Haddleton*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 1141–1149

13) Copper-mediated living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) of lipophilic monomers from multi-functional initiators: reducing star–star coupling at high molecular weights and high monomer conversions

 C. Waldron, A. Anastasaki, R. McHale, P. Wilson, Z. Li,  T. Smith and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 892-898

(12) High Molecular Weight Block Copolymers by Sequential Monomer Addition via Cu(0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization (SET-LRP): An Optimized Approach

A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, P. Wilson, C. Boyer, P.B. Zetterlund, M.R. Whittaker* and D.M. Haddleton*, ACS Macro Lett., 2013, 2, 896–900

(11) Absolut “copper catalyzation perfected”; robust living polymerization of NIPAM: Guinness is good for SET-LRP 

C. Waldron, Q. Zhang, Z. Li, V. Nikolaou, G. Nurumbetov, J. Godfrey, R. McHale, G. Yilmaz, R.K. Randev, M. Girault, K. McEwan, D.M. Haddleton*, M. Droesbeke, A.J. Haddleton, P. Wilson, A. Simula, J. Collins, D.J. Lloyd, J.A. Burns, C. Summers, C. Houben, A. Anastasaki, M. Li, C.R. Becer, J. K. Kiviaho and N. Risangud, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 57-61

(10) Self-activation and activation of Cu(0) wire for SET-LRP mediated by fluorinated alcohols

S.R. Samanta, H.J. Sun, A. Anastasaki, D.M. Haddleton and V. Percec*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 5, 89-95

(9) SET-LRP of methacrylates in fluorinated alcohol 

S.R. Samanta, A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, D.M. Haddleton and V. Percec*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 5563-5569

(8) SET-LRP of hydrophobic and hydrophilic acrylates in tetrafluoropropanol

S.R. Samanta, A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, D.M. Haddleton and V. Percec*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 5555-5562

(7) Poly(acrylates) via SET-LRP in a continuous tubular reactor 

J.A. Burns, C. Houben, A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, A.A. Lapkin and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 4809-4813

(6) Polymerization of long chain [meth]acrylates by Cu(0)-mediated and catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP): high fidelity end group incorporation and modification

A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, V. Nikolaou, P. Wilson, R. McHale, T. Smith and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 4113-4119

(5) Aqueous Copper-Mediated Living Polymerization: Exploiting Rapid Disproportionation of CuBr with Me6TREN

Q. Zhang, P. Wilson, Z. Li, R. McHale, J.Godfrey, A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, and D. M. Haddleton*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 7355–7363

(4) Sequence-Controlled Multi-Block Glycopolymers to Inhibit DC-SIGN-gp120 Binding

Q. Zhang, J. Collins, A. Anastasaki, R. Wallis, D.A. Mitchell, C.R. Becer, D.M. Haddleton*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 4435–4439

(3) The importance of ligand reactions in Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerisation of acrylates 

A. Anastasaki, C. Waldron, P. Wilson, R. McHale and D.M. Haddleton*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 2672-2675

(2) Copper(0)-mediated radical polymerisation in a self-generating biphasic system

C. Boyer, A. Atme, C. Waldron, A. Anastasaki, P. Wilson, P.B. Zetterlund, D.M. Haddleton* and M.R. Whittaker*, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 106-112

(1) Statistical copolymers of methyl methacrylate and 2-methacryloyloxyethyl ferrocenecarboxylate: Monomer reactivity ratios, thermal and electrochemical properties

M. Droulia, A. Anastasaki, A. Rokotas, M. Pitsikalis*, P. Paraskevopoulou, J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011, 49, 14, 3080–3089

Book Chapters:

(2) Unprecedented Control over the Acrylate and Acrylamide Polymerization in Aqueous and Organic Media

A. Anastasaki, V. Nikolaou, F.Alsubaie, A.Simula, C.Waldron, D. J. Lloyd, J.Godfrey, G. Nurumbetov, Q. Zhang, P. Wilson, K.Kempe, D.M. Haddleton*,  ACS Symp. Ser., 2015, 1188, 29-45

(1) Sequence-Controlled Multi-Block Glycopolymers via Cu(0) Mediated Living Radical Polymerization

Q. Zhang, J. Collins, A. Anastasaki, R. Wallis, D.A. Mitchell, C.R.Becer, P. Wilson, D.M. Haddleton*, ACS Symp. Ser., 2014, 1170, 327-348.

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