Modern Greek
native language
English
excellent
German
basic knowledge
1986
B.Sc. in Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Title of BSc Thesis: "Study of the toxicity of oil surfactants on Na-K and Mg- ATPase of Artemia
1993
Ph.D. in Aquatic Toxicology, University of Ghent, Belgium. Title of PhD Thesis: Controlled production of ephippia of Daphnia pulex (Leydig) as biological material to start toxicity tests on chemicals."
October - November 1994
Management of solid and liquid wastes. Restoration of contaminated sites, Metsovio Polytechnic School of Greece (funded by EU)
September 11 - 22, 1995
4th Intensive training course on “The applications of Ecotoxicology In the Monitoring and Assessment of Marine Pollution”, Institute of General Physiology, University of Genova, Italy (funded by UNEP/MAP)
December 2-6, 2002
2nd Residential National School on contaminated Sites. Ecological Risk Assessment: An European Approach, University of Alessandria (Italy)
April 10-12, 2006
Genetically modified organisms: Detection of genetic material with PCR. University of Athens, Biology Department, Lab of Botanic, in the framework of Panhellenic Symposium of Bioscience in 21st Century
13 – 17 September 2010
Methods in Micro-Nanotechnology and Bio-nanotechnology. Athens Greece, Summer School, EKEFE, Dimokritos
Citations (excluding self-citations):
268
Self-citations:
10
h-index:
10
Editorial board in ISRN Biomarkers
ISRN Biomarkers
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Fish physiology and biochemistry
Chemosphere
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
Mediterranean Marine Science
Environmental Toxicology
1/1987–12/1987
Laboratory lectures on Aquaculture (B.Sc degree) (Department of Biology, University of Athens, Greece)
10/2003-2006
Laboratory lectures on Physicochemistry (B.Sc degree) (Department of Physicochemistry & Technology of Materials, Technical University of Piraeus).
2006 till today
Lectures on “Prevention, Therapy and Toxicity in Aquatic Environment” (MSc program: Aquaculture- Pathological Problems of Aquatic Cultured Organisms), Veterinary School of University of Thessaly
Total funding from projects (either as coordinator or as scientific responsible) ( in €):
Development and application of new methods for the control, protection and management of pollution in the Amvrakikos Gulf (granted from the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development, PENED-1994 with a total budget of 29.300 Euros).
Correlation of Scope for Growth and Microtox assay results from a gradient pollution area of Eastern Mediterranean (financing from Microbics Corporation, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 1996 with 20.540 Euros)
Biological effects of antifouling and bacteriostatic compounds used in the Mediterranean mariculture industry today (Joint Research & Technology Programmes 2004-2006, financing by GSRT with a total budget of 11.740 Euros)
New methods to evaluate the contamination of marine ecosystems: application on certain coastal areas of Tunisia and Greece. (Joint Research & Technology Programmes 2004-2006, Greece-Tunisia, financing by GSRT with a total budget of 11.740 Euros)
Impact Assessments of Heavy Metals in Skaramaga Bay, 2005-2006, Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (17.920 Euro)
2010-2015
- EATIP- European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform: Integration with the Environment
1991-today
Regular member of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC-Europe)
1998-today
Regular member of Hellenic Oceanography association
1986-today
Regular member of Hellenic Biology association