🎓 Education and Training
đź“ś Postdoctoral Researcher
- Department: Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Period: February 2010 – February 2011
- Research Title: The effect of under- and over-feeding on the concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) of sheep and goats milk fat and on D-9 desaturase gene expression in their mammary gland.
🎓 PhD in Animal Nutrition
- Department: Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Year: 2008
- Thesis Title: Comparative study between sheep and goats on the concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) of milk.
🎓 MSc. in Animal Nutrition
- Department: Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Year: 2006
- Thesis Title: Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) concentration in milk of four sheep breeds under the same dietary treatments
- Grade: 9.9/10
🎓 B.Sc. in Animal Science
- Institution: Agricultural University of Athens
- Year: 2005
- Grade: 7.49/10
đź’Ľ Professional Experience
🧑‍🏫 Visiting Professor
- Institution: Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma
- Period: October 2022 – November 2022
- Role: Teaching Feeding, Nutrition, and Feeding Technology.
đź“ś National Scientific Qualification
- Roles: Full Professor and Associate Professor
- Period: September 2022 – September 2032
- Field: 07/G1-Animal Science and Technology
👩‍🔬 Associate Professor in Ruminants’ Nutrition
- Institution: Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Period: July 2019 – Present
👩‍🏫 Assistant Professor in Ruminants’ Nutrition
- Institution: Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Period: July 2014 – July 2019
🧪 Lecturer in Ruminants’ Nutrition
- Institution: Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens
- Period: January 2011 – July 2014
🧫 Research Fellow
- Institution: Department of Agriculture and Food Biosciences, University of Reading, UK
- Period: May 2009 – September 2009
🏆 Awards and Recognitions
- Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide (2021, 2022)
- Dairy Industry FrieslandCampina Hellas
- Award: Idea Challenge 2019
- Project: Pilot application of a Research Project in FrieslandCampina Hellas
- European Association for Animal Production (EAAP)
- Award: Best Young Scientist, 2017
- Location: Tallinn, Estonia
- Best Reviewer Awards
- Journal: Small Ruminant Research
- Years: 2014, 2016
🎓 Scholarships
- EAAP
- Years: 2006, 2009, 2017
- Purpose: Present papers at EAAP conferences in various locations
- State Scholarship Foundation of Greece
- Years: 2005-2008, 2010
- Purpose: Postgraduate and Post-Doctoral Research
🔬 Research Experience
- Fields: Nutrition of ruminants, poultry, and pigs; Gene expression; Rumen microbial population; Enzyme activities; Mycotoxins and toxic compounds
- Techniques: Gas Chromatography, RNA/DNA extraction, Real-Time PCR, Photometer Assays, LC-MS/MS
👩‍🏫 Teaching Experience
- Courses: Nutrition of Farm Animals, Ruminants Nutrition, Integrated Management of Milk Production and Dairy Products, Entrepreneurship and Consulting in Rural Development
- Programs: Bachelor’s, Master’s, Erasmus
đź“š Examination Committees
- Levels: Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD
- Roles: Supervisor, Member of Examination Committee, External Evaluator