Fellowships
1988-90: Biotechnology Training Grant, Commission of the European Communities
1996: FEMS Fellowship for Young Scientists
2000: European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research Fellowship
Awards
1986: Crabtree Award, University of Leeds.
1988: Graduates’ award (shared with Graham Packham), Department of Biochemistry, University of Leeds.
1998: Special Award at the 18th National Congress of Microbiology - Medical Biopathology, for the presentation "Spread of aminoglycoside-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains in a tertiary care hospital"
1998: 1st prize for Applied Research at the 24th National Medical Congress for the presentation "Clonal relationships among methicillin-resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strains"
1999: Young Investigator's Travel Award at the 21st International Congress of Chemotherapy, for the presentation "Multiple genetic lineages in multi-drug resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104"
2000: 1st prize for Applied Research at the 26th National Medical Congress for the presentation “Detection and genotypic characterization of Salmonella spp. strains resistant to third generation cephalsosporins – results of a European multi-centre study”
2003: 2nd prize for Applied Research at the 29th National Medical Congress for the presentation “Increase in quinolone resistance rates among “usual” and “emerging” Salmonella enterica serotypes during 2000-2001”
2005: Honourary Mention from the Amphiaraeion Foundation of Chemotherapy Studies, 31st National Medical Congress, for the presentation «Predominance of three Streptococcus pyogenes clones among Greek patients with invasive disease».
2005: Papastamateion Award, 31st National Medical Congress
About Me
- ptt
- I was born in Athens, Greece, in 1967, studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the U.K., Education in Greece, and currently work as an Associate Professor in Molecular Microbiology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. My interests include molecular typing of bacteria, antimicrobial drug resistance, the public health aspect of infectious diseases, and -last but not least- scientific writing and editing, and lifelong learning.