Cotou Efthimia (Efi)

Personal Information

Last name:

Cotou

First name:

Efthimia (Efi)

Efthimia Cotou [1]

Phone:

0030-2109856722

e-mail:

ecotou@hcmr.gr [2]

Function at IMBBC:

Senior Researcher

Expertise / Research Interests

Dr. Cotou’s research interests are concerned: (1) Nutritional toxicology - bioassays & pathology of aquatic animals (fish-shellfish), (2) Fish and shellfish toxicology, (3) Biomarkers and indicators of fish health and welfare, (4) Biological effects in aquatic animals influenced by nutritional manipulation, diseases and anthropogenic & environmental stressors, (5) Catalytic activities of enzymes (e.g. antioxidants, detoxification, lipogenic, digestive), (6) Functional proteomics, (7) Interactions between aquaculture species and the environment, (8) Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), 9) Environmental and ecological risk assessments

Languages

Modern Greek

native language

English

excellent

German

basic knowledge

Education and Training

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."

Specific Training

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

International Recognition of Scientific Work

Citations (excluding self-citations):

268

Self-citations:

h-index:

Editor in Scientific Journals and Publications

Editorial board in ISRN Biomarkers

Reviewer in international Journals

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

Teaching Activities

Undergraduate courses

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).

Postgraduate courses

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

Supervision of MSc Theses

(Fragouli Ch) Effects of fish feeds composition (plant oil and fish oil) on biotransformation and detoxification of oxolinic acid in Sparus aurata [3]

(Alexiou I) Investigation of expression of gene CYP19A1 aromatase and CYP1A2 in Carassious gibelio from the Lake Karla and Lake Pamvotida [4]

(Zervou N) Effects of fish feeds of different composition in detoxification of oxolinic acid and flumequine in Sparus aurata [5]

Research Activities

Research and Funding ID

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)

Membership of Advisory and Research Bodies

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