Alexis Stamatikos

Associate Professor
Dr. Alexis “Stocko” Stamatikos is a tenured Associate Professor within the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences at Clemson University. Dr. Stamatikos completed his doctoral degree at Texas Tech University, his dietetic internship at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and his postdoctoral training at the University of Washington. Since beginning his faculty position at Clemson University in 2019, Dr. Stamatikos has received funding from NIH, AHA, and USDA. Dr. Stamatikos’ research interests include identifying mechanisms that drive atherosclerosis and developing novel therapeutics for this disease. Research areas of Dr. Stamatikos include vascular inflammation, cholesterol efflux regulation within vascular wall cells, and atheroprotective nanotherapies.