He earned his PhD in Medicine (Viral Oncology), in Department of Clinical Virology from School of Medicine, University of Crete (2008). He completed his postdoctoral training in Immunogenetics and Cancer Genetics at Karolinska Institute (2014-2016). Dr. Zaravinos also holds a Specialization in Systems Biology from the Systems Biology Center of the Icahn School of Medicine in Mount Sinai. His research is focused on the advance understanding of carcinogenesis through the investigation of interactions between genes. His current major interests include the discovery of therapeutic targets in cancer using next generation sequencing approaches. He has also received several fellowships and awards and is the author of more than 50 original research articles, 10 review articles and 4 book chapters.