Dr Eirini Sarrou got her degree (2008) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in Greece, from Faculty of Agriculture, and her Master (2010) and PhD (2013) in Horticulture in the same Academic Faculty under the supervision of Prof. Kortesa Dimassi-Theriou. She was working as a post doc researcher at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources –HAO DEMETER (2016), while gained two scholarships (2015, 2018) for postdoctoral research in AUTH University (Greece). Since 2017 she is employed as a Researcher (Junior Level) at HAO-DEMETER in the field of Agronomy and Breeding of Medicinal and Aromatic plants (MAPs). During her scientific experience she was a visiting researcher to Fondazione Edmund Mach during two short training scientific missions granted from Cost Actions, within the group of Dr. Stefan Martens, Department of Food Quality and Nutrition. So far she co-authored 15 papers in ISI Journals.

• Plant breeding and phenotyping
• Plant biotic and abiotic stress
• Functional compounds from MAPs
• Genomics/Metabolomics
• Molecular markers

• Co-worker within the project ‘Effect of environmental and management factors on the phenotypic and genetic diversity of Sideritis scardica populations in North Greece’, funded from European Union Actions 2016-2020, Code: EDBM34.
• A combined -omics and bioinformatics approach to generate the atlas of Greek-oriented sweet cherry genetic resources (SweetBiOmics). Funded from Hellenic Foundation of Research and Innovation (start in 2018).
• Emblematic Action on Greek Olive trees. Funded by the Greek Government (starts in 2018).

• Tsivelika, N., Sarrou, E., Gusheva, K., Pankou, C., Koutsos, T., Chatzopoulou, P., & Mavromatis, A. (2018). Phenotypic variation of wild Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) populations and their evaluation for medicinally important essential oil. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 80, 21-28.
• Sarrou, E., Giassafaki, L. P., Masuero, D., Perenzoni, D., Vizirianakis, I. S., Irakli, M., Chatzopoulou P. & Martens, S. (2018). Metabolomics assisted fingerprint of Hypericum perforatum chemotypes and assessment of their cytotoxic activity. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 114, 325-333.
• Sarrou, E., Tsivelika, N., Chatzopoulou, P., Tsakalidis, G., Menexes, G., & Mavromatis, A. (2017). Conventional breeding of Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) and development of improved cultivars for yield potential and essential oil quality. Euphytica, 213, 104.
• Sarrou, E., Ganopoulos, I., Xanthopoulou, A., Masuero, D., Martens, S., Madesis, P., Mavromatis A. & Chatzopoulou, P. (2017). Genetic diversity and metabolic profile of Salvia officinalis populations: implications for advanced breeding strategies. Planta, 246, 201-215.
• Sarrou, E., Martens, S., & Chatzopoulou, P. (2016). Metabolite profiling and antioxidative activity of Sage (Salvia fruticosa Mill.) under the influence of genotype and harvesting period. Industrial Crops and Products, 94, 240-250.