Program Lecturers and Research Collaborators
Program Coordination Committee
Michael KOUTSILIERIS (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School)
Founder & former President of the Hellenic Society of Physiology (HPS)
Chairman of the Administrative Board of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) of Greece
Course Coordinators - Lecturers
● Module MOD-1: "Introduction to basic laboratory and clinical research methodology"
● Module MOD-2: "Molecular and cellular mechanisms in chronic inflammation and infectious diseases"
Athanasios TZIOUFAS (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School)
Professor of Rheumatology and Immunology
Director of the Clinic and Laboratory of the Pathophysiology Department
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Maria TSOUMAKIDOU (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Associate Professor
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Associate Researcher – Group Leader
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Module MOD-3: "Molecular and cellular mechanisms in cancer"
George PANAYOTOU (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Acting Director & Chairman of the Board of BSRC "Alexander Fleming"
Researcher A' – Professor level – Group Leader
Molecular Analysis of Signal Transduction Pathways Group
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Module MOD-4: "Molecular and cellular mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases"
Efthimios SKOULAKIS (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Deputy Director of the Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research of BSRC "Alexander Fleming"
Researcher A' – Professor level – Group Leader
Neuronal function and dysfunction Group
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Module MCT-1: "Fundamental principles in bioinformatics, computational biology and biostatistics"
Christoforos NIKOLAOU (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Researcher B' – Associate Professor level – Group Leader
Computational Genomics Group (CG^2)
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Module MCT-2: "Precision medicine: methods, trends and challenges"
Despina SANOUDOU (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School)
Professor of Pharmacogenomics
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Affiliated Investigator – Group Leader
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA)
Dimitrios BOUMPAS (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School)
Professor of Medicine
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Affiliated Investigator – Group Leader
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA)
● Module MCT-3: "Biological therapies and Drug development process"
● Module MCT-4: "Cutting-edge technologies in molecular biology and genetics"
Vasso KOSTOUROU (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Researcher Β' – Associate Professor level
Group Leader
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
Pantelis HATZIS (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Researcher Β' – Associate Professor level
Group Leader
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Module BI: "Bio-Innovation - Basic principles of entrepreneurship and innovation / Intellectual property and exploitation of results"
Michalis STANGOS (MSCOMM and Industry Disruptors-Game Changers)
Innovator and Entrepreneur
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MSCOMM AE
Founder of Industry Disruptors - Game Changers (ID-GC)
Managing Director at Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)
● Module TRFS: "Transferable Skills"
Alexandra BOUTLA (BSRC Alexander Fleming - pMedGR, NKUA, Medical School)
Project Manager
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
Center of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine | pMedGR
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Piyi PAPADAKI (BSRC Alexander Fleming - pMedGR, NKUA, Medical School)
Project Manager - Innovation and Tech Transfer Officer
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
Center of New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine | pMedGR
Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
● Journal Club: "Group discussions on pioneering scientific literature"
Vasiliki KOLIARAKI (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Researcher B' – Associate Professor level
Group Leader
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
Myrto DENAXA (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Researcher
Group Leader
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
Katerina PAPANIKOLOPOULOU (BSRC Alexander Fleming)
Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) “Alexander Fleming”
● Programming (optional module)
