International:
1997- 2007: Enter-net - European network for the surveillance of salmonella and verocytotoxic Escherichia coli infections, funded by the Directorate Gneral XII of the Commission of the European Union:
• until 2002: responsible for co-ordination and communication of the Greek team
• from 2003: leader of the Greek team
• from 2004: member of the international Scientific Advisory Committee
1997-2000: HARMONY - Concerted action funded by the European Union, on bacterial strain typing, antibiotic resistance and antibiotic policy:
• responsible, from the Greek team, for the harmonisation of molecular typing of bacteria
1999-2001: Italy-Greece Joint Research and Technology Programme on the “Genetic analysis of resistance mechanisms and population structure of multi-drug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium”:
• leader of the Greek team
2000-2003: FOOD-PCR - Research and technological development project funded by the European Union, on the molecular diagnosis of food pathogens by PCR:
• leader of Workpackage 6 on guidelines and workshops
• member of the Scientific Committee
• member of the Management Committee
• member of the Greek team
2000-2002: GENE - Concerted action project funded by the European Union, on the use of molecular typing techniques for epidemiology:
• member of the Greek team
2000-2003: Workpackage 7 on Education in control of infections, HELICS III: European network on nosocomial infections:
• member of the Greek team
2002-2005: Strep-EURO2002 (QLK2-CT-2002-01398) – RTD project funded by the European Commission, on severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe
• member of the Greek team
2003 : PulseNet-Europe Feasibility Study:
• leader of the Greek team
2004-2007: SeqNet – international research network on molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus by DNA sequencing:
• member of the Greek team
2009-2012: "CAREPNEUMO" – project funded by the European Commission, on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in Europe, especially after the introduction of vaccination
• member of the Greek team
2015-2017: "Euromed Project" – project funded by the Italian Ministry of Health on the antimicrobial resistance in the Euro-mediterranean area (Euromed Project)
• member of the Scientific Board
Greek:
1996-1999: DIMITRA ’95 - project on Salmonella spp. identification and typing, funded by the National Institute for Agricultural Research:
• participant
2002 - 2005: «Surveillance of bacterial infections in Intensive Care Units – Correlation with modes of strain dissemination and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms» - research project involving four Hospitals, and funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• co-ordinator
2003 - 2006: «Clinical and Laboratory Pneumococcus Network» - research project funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• project leader
2004 - 2007: «Molecular Typing of Salmonellae» - research project funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• project leader
1997- 2007: Enter-net - European network for the surveillance of salmonella and verocytotoxic Escherichia coli infections, funded by the Directorate Gneral XII of the Commission of the European Union:
• until 2002: responsible for co-ordination and communication of the Greek team
• from 2003: leader of the Greek team
• from 2004: member of the international Scientific Advisory Committee
1997-2000: HARMONY - Concerted action funded by the European Union, on bacterial strain typing, antibiotic resistance and antibiotic policy:
• responsible, from the Greek team, for the harmonisation of molecular typing of bacteria
1999-2001: Italy-Greece Joint Research and Technology Programme on the “Genetic analysis of resistance mechanisms and population structure of multi-drug resistant Salmonella Typhimurium”:
• leader of the Greek team
2000-2003: FOOD-PCR - Research and technological development project funded by the European Union, on the molecular diagnosis of food pathogens by PCR:
• leader of Workpackage 6 on guidelines and workshops
• member of the Scientific Committee
• member of the Management Committee
• member of the Greek team
2000-2002: GENE - Concerted action project funded by the European Union, on the use of molecular typing techniques for epidemiology:
• member of the Greek team
2000-2003: Workpackage 7 on Education in control of infections, HELICS III: European network on nosocomial infections:
• member of the Greek team
2002-2005: Strep-EURO2002 (QLK2-CT-2002-01398) – RTD project funded by the European Commission, on severe Streptococcus pyogenes disease in Europe
• member of the Greek team
2003 : PulseNet-Europe Feasibility Study:
• leader of the Greek team
2004-2007: SeqNet – international research network on molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus by DNA sequencing:
• member of the Greek team
2009-2012: "CAREPNEUMO" – project funded by the European Commission, on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in Europe, especially after the introduction of vaccination
• member of the Greek team
2015-2017: "Euromed Project" – project funded by the Italian Ministry of Health on the antimicrobial resistance in the Euro-mediterranean area (Euromed Project)
• member of the Scientific Board
Greek:
1996-1999: DIMITRA ’95 - project on Salmonella spp. identification and typing, funded by the National Institute for Agricultural Research:
• participant
2002 - 2005: «Surveillance of bacterial infections in Intensive Care Units – Correlation with modes of strain dissemination and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms» - research project involving four Hospitals, and funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• co-ordinator
2003 - 2006: «Clinical and Laboratory Pneumococcus Network» - research project funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• project leader
2004 - 2007: «Molecular Typing of Salmonellae» - research project funded by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Disease Control:
• project leader
