CURRICULUM VITAE

IKONOMOPOULOS J.A.

VETERINARY DOCTOR Μ.Sc., Ph.D.

2016

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Table of Contents

EDUCATION 3PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 3TEACHING OBLIGATIONS 4ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATION 7MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS 7AWARDS – RECOGNITION 8PATENTS 9REGISTRATION OF GENES 10COORDINATOR OF RESEARCH PROJECTS 11PARTICIPATION AS SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLE IN RESEARCH PROJECTS 11PARTICIPANT IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT 12PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS 14BOOK PUBLICATIONS 19CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS 20OVERVIEW OF PUBLICATION RECORD 24

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EDUCATION

1987: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Veterinary Medicine. Graduation in 1993

with Bachelor´s degree (Grade: Very Well - 7).

1992: University of London, Royal Veterinary College, Dep. Master’s in Veterinary Microbiology.

Graduation 1993. Dissertation title: Cloning of overlapping peptide fragments of Brucella suis,

Heat Shock Protein 62 and their use as antigens in ELISA tests.

1992-93: Five-month practical training in Molecular Biology in CVL, (Central Veterinary

Laboratory), Surrey U.K.

1996-99: PhD study at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Veterinary Medicine.

Experimental work performed in the Medical School of the Kapodestrian Univerity of Athens.

PhD thesis title: Application of Molecular Biology techniques to the diagnosis and epidemiology

study of tuberculosis. Graduated in 1999 (Grade: Excellent).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1993-5. Veterinary - Hygiene and Food Inspector Officer at the rank of Lieutenant in the Greek

Military Health Service.

1996-2004: Private Veterinary Surgeon.

1997-2004: Scientific Associate of the Medical School of the Kapodestrian Univerity of Athens.

2000-2002: Instructor of Microbiology at the SBIE Public Institute of Professional Training.

2002 to this day, member of the Teaching and Research Staff of the Faculty of Animal Science and

Aquaculture of the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece.

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TEACHING OBLIGATIONS

Undergraduate

Hygiene of Farm Animals (Theory and Practicals). Course Leader from year 2012.

Diseases of Farm Animals (Theory and Practicals).

Anatomy – Physiology of Farm Animals (Theory and Practicals, Theory after 2014).

Microbiology (Theory and Practicals) Course Leader from year 2015-16.

Physiopathology of Reproduction (Theory and Practicals, until 2015).

Post graduate

Livestock Production Systems (until 2012).

Integrated Development and Management of the Agricultural Sector (2012).

Management of Milk and Milk Products.

Entrepreneurship and Consultation in Agricultural Development.

Graduation studies (supervisor)1. Andreadou Margarita (experimental) 2011

2. Alexiou Kyriakos (experimental) 2011

3. Karagiannis Panagiota (experimental) 2012-13

4. Parpouna Marianna (experimental) 2013

5. Gouta Penelope (experimental) 2014-15

6. Christodoulou Charalampos (review) 2014-15

7. Mataragka Antonia (experimental) 2014-15

8. CMichopoulou Stella (experimental) 2015-16

9. Mpaklagi Stellina (experimental) 2015-16

10. Elisabet Leousi (experimental - ongoing) 2015-16

11. Georgiou Themis (experimental - ongoing) 2015-16

12. Παγιάτη Ελένη (πειραματική - ongoing) 2015-16

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MSc Dissertations (supervisor)

1. Fragiadaki E. Subject: Assessment of the spread of pathogenic mycobacteria in organic broiler farms

in Greece using molecular techniques (2011).

2. Georgakilas E. Subject: Application of molecular techniques for the detection of Brucella spp., in

sheep and goat organic farms with abortion record (2011).

3. Alexiou K. Subject: Investigation of the association of polymorphisms of the caprine NRAMP1 gene

with the development of antibody specific to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis

(2012).

4. Karapanou Ch. Subject: Laboratory investigation of the impact of brucellosis in the causation of

abortion in sheep and goat organic farms (2012).

5. Andreadou M. Subject: Investigation of the potential association of positivity of goats to

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with abortion (2012).

6. Korou L. Subject: Investigation of the functional impact of polymorphisms of the caprine NRAMP1

promoter region to gene expression and association of the latter with resistance or sensitivity to

paratuberculosis(2013).

7. Katsioti Z. Subject: Abortion of equines (2014).

Doctoral Thesis

1. Taka S. “Investigation of the association of the activity of the SLC11A1 gene with the immune

response of goats (Capra hircus) to the infection induced by Mycobacterium avium subspecies

paratuberculosis”. Completed 2013.

2. Andeadou M. “Application of nanosystems to the detection of members of Leishmania spp.”

Completed 2014.

3. Erifylli Roinioti. “Molecular identification of Echnococcus granulosus strains in ruminant animals in

Greece”, Ongoing from 2013.

4. Mataragka A. “Longitudinal study of the immune reaction of sheep naturally exposed to

paratuberculosis, to Gudair vaccination”. Ongoing from 2014.

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- As participant in the 3 or the 7 Member Committee

1. Kouam Kenmogne Marc, Carried out in the Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture,

Subject “Equine piroplasmosis in Greece”. Completed in 2010 (participant in the 7-member

Examination Committee).

2. Spetsarias Stavros, Carried out in the Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Subject

“Polymorphisms of the DRB1 gene in Greek breeds of sheep and allele correlation to

parasitological and productive parameters”. Completed in 2013 (participant in the 7-member

Examination Committee).

3. Chatzis Emmanouil, Carried out in the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University

of Thessaly, Subject “Study of the epidemiology and of the clinical significance of

Leishmania spp., infection in cats”. Completed in 2014 (participant in the 3-member

Supervising Committee).

4. Aggelidou Euanthis, Carried out in the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University

of Thessaly, Subject “An epidemiological appraisal of milk testing for diagnosis and control

of paratuberculosis in Greek dairy sheep and goats”. Completed in 2014 (participant in the 7-

member Examination Committee).

5. Mpellos Georgios, Carried out in the Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Subject

«Epizootiologic study and prevention of the prominent bacterial and viral diseases of

Mediterranean fish reared in Greece”. Completed 2016 (participant in the 7-member

Examination Committee).

6. Cavaliere Leonardo, Carried out in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Universita degli Studi

Aldo Moro, Subject “Does TECA without LBO increase the risk of postoperative infection in

dogs with end-stage otitis?”. Completed 2016 (participant in the 7-member Examination

Committee).

7. Lanave Gianvito, Carried out in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Universita degli Studi

Aldo Moro, Subject “Virus discovery: integrated approach for the identification of enteric

viruses in humans and animals”. Completed 2016 (participant in the 7-member Examination

Committee).

8. Geoffrey Muuka, Carried out in the School of Veterinary Medicine, Universita degli Studi

Aldo Moro, Subject “Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) control in Zambia and

development of improved direct and indirect CBPP diagnostic tests”. Completed 2016

(participant in the 7-member Examination Committee).

9. Tzimotoudis Nikolaos, Carried out in the School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina

Subject: “Investigation for antibiotic resistant strains of Escherichia coli, isolated from

samples of drinking water”, Commenced January 2015 (participant in the 3-member

Supervising Committee).

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ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATION

Member of the AUA Feeding Committee

Member of the AUA Canteen Committee

Responsible of the AUA Procurement Committee for the provision of sanitary consumable.

Member of the Procurement Committee for the selection of the AUA canteen contractor.

Member of the Steering Committee of the MSc course titled Management of Milk and Milk

Products.

Responsible of the Committee for the design and maintenance of the ASA-Faculty site.

Member of the AUA Committee for the Supervision of the University’s Library.

Member of the ASA Training Excursion Committee.

Member of the Committee of Internal Evaluation of the Faculty of ASA until year 2012.

Member of the Course Syllabus Committee of the Faculty of ASA.

Veterinary Supervisor of the Protocol Evaluation Committee for the experimental installation

for fowl nutrition of the Laboratory of Physiology of Animal Nutrition (Pr.No 1457,

10/12/2013).

Responsible of the Laboratory of Anatomy Physiology of Farm Animals, in connection to the

Student Program of Practical Training.

Member of the Committee for the approval of services and products provided to of the

Laboratory of Anatomy Physiology of Farm Animals.

Scientific Responsible and Quality Control Responsible within the Quality Control Program

applicable in the Section of Animal Microbiology of the of the Laboratory of Anatomy

Physiology of Farm Animals, in compliance with the prototype ISO17025, in connection to a)

detection by ELISA of antibody belonging to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

β) detection of DNA belonging to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis by real time

PCR, and γ) detection of DNA belonging to Leishmania spp. by real time PCR.

MEMBER OF SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS

Member of the Geotechnical Chambers of Greece

Member of the Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Society

Member of the Hellenic Veterinary Association

Member of the Hellenic Society of Animal Science

Member of the European Mycobacteriology Group

Founding member of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology

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AWARDS – RECOGNITION

1. 1st Congress Award, 7th Hellenic Medical Congress of Thoracic Diseases, 1997, Thessaloniki,

Greece.

2. 2nd Congress Award, 25th Hellenic Medical Congress, 1999, Athens, Greece.

3. 1st Athens Academy Award for the publication “Effects of p53 mutants derived from lung

carcinoma on the p53 responsive element of the MDM2 gene”, 1999, Athens ,Greece.

4. 1st Congress Award. 9th Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece.

5. Award for the most innovative study, 2nd Hellenic Congress of Inflammatory Bowel Disease , 2003,

Athens, Greece.

6. 2nd Award for the best oral presentation, 24th Hellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 2004, Athens,

Greece.

7. Best poster, 12th World Congress of the International Society for Animal Health, 2007, Poland.

8. External member of the ISOGEM Committee (International Society for Genomic and Evolutionary

Microbiology) for the nomination of the awardees of the Pasteur Veterinary Award 2008.

9. External evaluator of research proposals submitted under the Framework Programme for Research,

Technological Development and Innovation 2009-10, to the Research Promotion Foundation of the

Democracy of Cyrpus.

10. External reviewer of proposals submitted under the Framework Programme for Research,

Technological Development and Innovation 2009-2010 (DESMI 2009-2010); University Grants

Committee Secretariat 2012, Hong Kong, China.

11. External reviewer for The National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research

Institutes (ANVUR) 2004-2010 of Italian universities and research institutes.

12. External reviewer of research proposals submitted in year 2012 to the Portuguese Foundation for

Science and Technology.

13. External reviewer of proposals submitted in year 2014 in Cz Republic, within the context of Czech-

Norwegian Research Programme (CZ09).

14. President of the Scientific Committee of the European Congress organized within the frame of the

EU-funded activity “Veterinary Network of Laboratories Researching into Improved Diagnosis and

Epidemiology of Mycobacterial Diseases”, in Athens, May 2007.

15. President of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the Conference titled “Biosafety of Food

of Animal Origin Aimed for Consumption by Children in Greece” held in collaboration with the

Greek Gastroenterology Foundation and the Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Society during the 12 th

Hellenic Veterinary Congress, of April 2012, in Athens, Greece. Member of the Editorial Board of

Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity.

16. Invited Speaker in a Round Table held on the topic “Molecular Biology in Pneumonology”.

Presentation title: “Application of Molecular Biology to the diagnosis of lung mycobacterial

infections”. 11th Hellenic Medical Congress of Thoracic Diseases, October 2001, Thessaloniky,

Greece.

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17. Invited speaker for participation in a Round Table, 2nd Hellenic Congress “Modern Dietary

Challenges for the Safety and Quality of Food”, 6-8 June 2008, Thessaloniky, Greece.

18. Invited speaker in round table, 12th Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Congress “Current health topics

concerning the small ruminant industry in Greece”, Athens, April 2012.

19. Member of the Editorial Board of the “Journal of Infectious Diseases and Immunity”.

20. Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Mycobacterial Diseases”.

21. Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of “The Open Biomarkers Journal”.

22. Founding Member of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology and Member of the Interim

Executive Committee established by the European Board of Veterinary Specializations, in March

2014, and Approved in April 2016.

PATENTS

1. Designated Inventor of a granted National (No. 20030100421) and International patent

(PCT/GR2004/000051) for a one-tube nested PCR assay designed for the detection of

Mycovacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis.

2. Designated Inventor of a patent submitted at the European Patent Office (6/3/2009 ΕΡ

09003292.1.) with the title ''PARATUBERCULOSIS SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST'' that refers to

the sequencing of the caprine NRAMP1 gene (Accession EU283410).

3. Designated Inventor of a patent submitted at the European Patent Office (18/9/2009 ΕΡ

090032.1-1223) with the title “Mycobacterial detection” that refers to the application of gold

nanoparticles for the detection of mycobacterial pathogens.

4. Designated Owner of a patent submitted at the European Patent Office (30/9/2010

EP100112370) under the title “Mycobacterial detection” that refers to the application of

cadmium selenide quantum dots for the detection of mycobacterial peptides.

5. Designated Inventor of a patent submitted at the European Patent Office (17/2/2012

ΕΡ12001085.5) under the title “DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIAL PROTEIN

TARGETS USING QUANTUM DOTS (QDs) AND IMMUNOMAGNETIC

SEPERATION”.

6. Designated Inventor of a patent submitted at the European Patent Office (23/2/2012 ΕΡ

12001210.9) under the title “NANOPARTICLE APPLICATION FOR THE DETECTION OF

PROTOZOAN PATHOGEN DNA”.

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REGISTRATION OF GENES

1st registration of the nucleotide sequence of the Nramp1 (natural resistance associated

macrophage protein 1) gene of goats (Capra hircus), partial cds. Liandris E., Gazouli M., and

Ikonomopoulos I., 15/11/2007 Accession EU283410.

1st registration of the full nucleotide sequence of the 3’ UTR of the Nramp1 (natural resistance

associated macrophage protein 1) gene of goats (Capra hircus), (GenBank accession number

JF431430).

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COORDINATOR OF RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. 1997, FA-ST 8241, Improvement of Salmonella control in animal feeds based on the

molecular and biochemical analysis of the product. Exploratory Award, Duration 12 months,

Total budget 72.000 ecu.

2. 1997, 96SYN139, Rapid diagnosis of human tuberculosis. Duration 12 months, Total budget

9.200.000 drachmas.

3. 1999, QLRT-1999-30928, Improvement of Prevention Diagnosis and Treatment of sarcoidosis

and Crohn’s disease. Duration 42 months, Total budget 3.000.000 euro.

4. 2003, Activity Various Studies, the Laboratory of Anatomy Physiology of ASA was

registered in the thematic areas Life Sciences – Agrofoods and “Life Sciences –

Biotechnology”.

5. 2007, LSHB-CT-2007-036812, Multiparametric detection of bio-molecule conjugated

nanoparticles for the diagnostic investigation of mycobacterial infections of humans and

animals. Duration 36 months, Total budget 3.200.000 euro.

6. 2009, EL067, Assessment of the biosafety of child food of animal origin in Greece. Duration

36 months, Total budget 440.000 euro.

7. 2006 – to this day. Provision of diagnostic services of microbial detection to the public and

professional of the animal health sector. The activity is renewed biannually under the title

“Molecular Microbiologic Analysis”. Tptal funding for the period 2010-2015, approximately

60.000 euro.

8. 2016: Research project submitted within the context of the activity SME instrument, under the

call «Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive

agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors» (SMEInst-07-2016-2017). The subject

of the proposal is «Early disease detection and evidence-based management through real time

monitoring of the physiologic activity of bovines and of their environment». The duration of

the exploratory phase of the project is 6 months and the total budget is 72.000 euro (under

evaluation).

PARTICIPATION AS SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBLE IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. 1999, EXAW-1999-01447, Production of DNA Grid-based molecular kit for the detection and

identification of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria in food. Duration 12 months

(exploratory award), Total budget 45000 euro.

2. 1999, QLRT-1999-00226, Validation and standardization of diagnostic Polymerase Chain

Reaction (PCR) for detection of food – born pathogens (FOOD-PCR). Duration 36 months,

Total budget 2000000 euro.

3. 2001, QLK3-CT-2001-70482, BIO-IMAGE - Biomolecular image processing tool. Duration

24 months Total budget 1600000 euro.

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4. 2004, SSPE-CT-2004-501903, Veterinary Network of Laboratories Researching into

Improved Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Mycobacterial Diseases.

5. 2013, Assessment of the positive and negative predictive value of PCR for the detection of

Leishmania spp. in cats. Work performed in collaboration with the School of Veterinary

Medicine of the University of Thessalia. Funding available for the applicant’s team 5.000

euro.

6. 2013, Services provided to the public (molecular testing of samples), income generated for

year 2013 7.000 euro – year 2014 13.000 euro.

7. 2014, Assessment of the positive and negative predictive value of PCR for the detection of

Leishmania spp. in dog. Work performed in collaboration with the School of Veterinary

Medicine of the University of Thessalia. Funding available for the applicant’s team 5.000

euro.

8. 2014: Vaccine-based control of paratuberculosis. Research project submitted in collaboration

with the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessalia within the context of

the activity Aristeia II. Project approved with total budget 160.000 euro, amound available for

the applicant’s team 43.000 euro.

9. 2016: Submission of an expression of interest for the call Kosovo-Pristina: IPA — Support in

the development and implementation of food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary controls.

Duration 2 years, Total Budget 2.800.000 euro (under evaluation).

PARTICIPANT IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT

1. 1999, HC1025, Development of 3D models from histological sections. Duration 36 months,

Total budget 2000000 euro.

2. 1999, CT98-4373: Concerted action for the setting up of a European Veterinary network on

diagnosis research and epidemiology of mycobacterial diseases. Duration 36 months, Total

budget 504000 euro.

3. 2000, BG/IB/2001-AG-03 Improving Veterinary Care, Transfer of know-how to Bulgaria for

the incorporation of molecular detection of mycobacteria to Veterinary Practice.

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PUBLICATION RECORD

2016

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PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS

1. The use of Molecular Biology in Food Microbiology. Ikonomopoulos J., Tsilfidis I.,Papakostaki D. Archives of the Hellenic Microbiology Society, (1997), 42 (4):493-502.

2. Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Mycobacterial DNA directly from sputum.Ikonomopoulos J.A., Gorgoulis V., Zacharatos P., Kotsinas A., Tsoli E., Karameris A. ,PanagouP., Kittas Ch. In Vivo, (1998), 12: 547-552.

3. Multiplex PCR assay for the detection of mycobacterial DNA sequences in cases withclinicopathological evidence of tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. Ikonomopoulos J.A., Gorgoulis V.,Zacharatos P., Kanavaros P., Rassidakis A., Kittas Ch. Modern Pathology, (1999), 12 (9): 854-862.

4. Application of a novel methodology for the detection and identification of mycobacteria inparaffin embedded archive material with granulomatous lesions. Ikonomopoulos J. HellenicMedical Archives, (1999) 16(4): 356-367.

5. Molecular diagnostic investigation of mycobacterial infections. Ikonomopoulos J. Archives ofPathology, (1999) 1(7): 11-12.

6. Effects of p53 mutants from lung carcinomas on the p53 responsive element (p 53RE) of theMDM2 gene. Gorgoulis V.G., Zacharatos P.V., Manolis E., Ikonomoulos J. A., Halazonetis T. D.,Kittas C. British Journal of Cancer, (1998), 77(3):374-384.

7. Fever and abdominal pain in a 45-year-old woman with cutaneous necrotising vasculitis.Voulgarelis M., Chorti M., Kittas Ch., Karachristos A., Ikonomopoulos J.A., Scopouli F.N.Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (1998), 16:72-76.

8. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is possibly involved in laryngeal but not in lung carcinogenesis.Gorgoulis V., Zacharatos P., Kotsinas A., Rassidakis A., Ikonomopulos J.A., Kanavaros P.,Barbatis C., Herrington C.S., Kittas Ch. Human Pathology, (1999), 30:274-283.

9. Experimental Inoculation of Laboratory Animals with Samples Collected from SarcoidalPatients and Molecular Diagnostic Evaluation of the Results. Ikonomopoulos J.A., GorgoulisV.G., Kastrinakis N.G., Galanos A.A., Karameris A., Kittas Ch. In Vivo, (2000), 14: 761-766.

10. Sensitive Differential Detection of Genetically Related Mycobacterial Pathogens in ArchivalTissue Material. Ikonomopoulos J.A., Gorgoulis V.G., Kastrinakis N.G, Zacharatos P., KotsinasA., Tsakris A., Manolis E.N., Kittas C. American Jour of Clinical Pathology, (2000), 114:940-950.

11. Additional characterization of a hexanucleotide polymorphic site in the first intron of humanH-ras gene in bronchial dysplastic lesions, non-small cell lung carcinomas and sporadic invasivebreast carcinomas. Kotsinas A., Gorgoulis V., Zacharatos P., Mariatos G., Kokotas S., LiliglouT., Ikonomopoulos J., Zoumpourlis V., Field JK., Kittas C. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics,(2001) 1-8.

12. Deregulated expression of c-mos, in non-small-cell lung carcinomas. Relationship with p-53status, tumor kinetics, and chromosomal instability. Gorgoulis V., Zacharatos P., Mariatos G.,Liloglou T., Kokotas S., Kastrinakis N., Kotsinas A., Athanasiou A., Zoumpourlis V.,Ikonomopoulos J., Asimakopoulos P., Kittas C. Cancer Research, (2001), 61: 538-549.

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13. Assessment of mycobacterial, propionibacterial, and human herpesvirus 8 DNA in tissues ofGreek patients with sarcoidosis. Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Trigidou R., Foteinou M., KittasC., Gorgoulis V. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, (2002), 8:3060-30633.

14. Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniosis in dogs. Comparative application of the traditionaldiagnostic methods and the proposed assay on clinical samples. Ikonomopoulos J., Kokotas S.,Gazouli M., Zavras A., Stoitsiou M., Gorgoulis V. Veterinary Parasitology, (2003), 113(2):99-113.

15. The C3435T MDR1 Gene Polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility for UlcerativeColitis in a Greek Population. Gazouli M., Zacharatos P., Mantzaris G., Ikonomopoulos J.,Gorgoulis V. Gastroenterology, (2004), 126:368-369.

16. Comparative evaluation of PCR assays for the robust molecular detection ofMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. Ikonomopoulos J., Gazouli M., Zacharatos P.,Xylouri E., Gorgoulis V. Journal of Microbiological Methods, (2004), 56(3):315-321.

17. Unexpected detection of DNA by nucleic acid sequence-based amplification technique.Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Lloyd J., Ikonomopoulos J., Pla M., Cook N. Molecular and CellularProbes (2004), 18: 251-253.

18. A molecular beacon-based real time NASBA assay for Mycobacterium avium subsp.paratuberculosis. Rodriguez-Lazaro D., Lloyd J., Herreweg A., Ikonomopoulos J., D’Agostino M.,Pla M., Cook N. FEMS Microbiology Letters, (2004), 237(1):119-126.

19. Association of NOD2/CARD15 variants with Crohn’s disease in a Greek population. GazouliM., Zacharatos P., Mantzaris G., Barbatis C., Ikonomopoulos I., Archimandritis A., Lukas J.,Papalambros E., Gorgoulis V. European Journal of Gastrenterology & Hepatology, (2004), 16:1-6.

20. Real-time PCR-based methods for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosisin water and milk. Rodríguez-Lázaro D., D’Agostino M., Herrewegh A., Pla M., Cook N.,Ikonomopoulos J. International Journal of Food Microbiology (2005), 101(1): 93-104.

21. Characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Greek patients withsarcoidosis by spoligotyping. Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Koundourakis A., Bartos M., PavlikI., Overduin P., Kremer K., Gorgoulis V., Kittas C. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, (2005),43:4858-4861.

22. Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in retail cheeses from Greece andthe Czech Republic. Ikonomopoulos J., Pavlik I., Bartos M., Svastova P., Wuhib Yayo Ayele,Roubal P., Loukas J., Cook N., and Gazouli M. Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2005),71: 8934-8936.

23. Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Genetic Susceptibility to Crohn's Disease, andSardinians: the Way Ahead. Sechi L., Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Lukas J.C., Scanu A.M.,Ahmed N., Fadda G., Zanetti S. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, (2005), 43 (10): 5275-5277.

24. Association between polymorphisms in the Toll-like receptor 4, CD14, and CARD15/NOD2and inflammatory bowel disease in the Greek population. Gazouli M, Mantzaris G, Kotsinas A,Zacharatos P, Papalambros E, Archimandritis A, Ikonomopoulos J, Gorgoulis VG (2005). WorldJ Gastroenterology 11:681-685

25. Dissemination of prevalence and risk factors of infection with Babesia in small ruminantsfrom Greece by polymerase chain reaction amplification. Theodoropoulos G., Gazouli M.,Ikonomopoulos J.A., Kantzoura V., Kominakis A. Veterinary Parasitology, (2006), 135 (10): 99-104.

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26. Outbrake of acute tuberculosis in a goat herd; First case of Mycobacterium caprae isolation inGreece. Ikonomopoulos J., Aranaz A., Balaskas C., Sechi L., Gazouli M. Online Journal ofVeterinary Research, 10 (2006), 108-115.

27. CARD15/NOD2, CD14, and Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphisms in Greek patents withsarcoidodis. Gazouli M., Kountourakis A., Ikonomopoulos J., Gialafos E., Gorgoulis V., KittasCh. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases (2006), 23:23-29.

28. Mycobacterial Infections of fowl. Fragiadaki E., Ikonomopoulos J., Balaskas Ch., Gazouli M.Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, (2006), 57(2): 127-139.

29. Relationship between Crohn’s Disease infection with Mycobacterium avium subspparatuberculosis and SLC11A1 gene polymorphisms in Sardinian patients. Sechi L., Gazouli M.,Sieswerda L., Molicotti P., Ahmed N., Ikonomopoulos J., Scanu A., Pagnini D., Zanetti S. WorldJournal of Gastroenterology (2006), 12:7161-7164.

30. Evidence that sheep and goats are a reservoir for mycobacteria in Greece. Ikonomopoulos J.Online Journal of Veterinary Research (2006), 10 (2): 162-176.

31. The infectivity of sarcoid clinical material and its bacterial content inoculated in CBA mice.Ikonomopoluos J., Gazouli M., Dontas I., Sechi L., Lukas J., Balaskas C., Gorgoulis V., KittasCh. In vivo, (2006), 20: 807-814.

32. Molecular Diagnostic investigation of brucellosis in a caprine organic farm. IkonomopoulosJ., Gazouli M., Xylouri E., Georgakilas E., Karagiannis P., Menegatos I. Journal of the HellenicVeterinary Medical Society (2006), 57(3): 217-222.

33. Comparative evaluation of positive tests to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis inclinically healthy sheep and goats of South -West Greece using molecular techniques, serology,and culture. Ikonomopoulos J., Balaskas C., Kantzoura B., Fragiadaki E., Pavlik I., Bartos M.,Lukas J., Gazouli M. The Veterinary Journal, (2007), 174 (2): 337-343.

34. The functional polymorphisms of NRAMP1 gene in Greeks with sarcoidosis. Gazouli M.,Koundourakis A., Ikonomopoulos J., Gialafos J.E., Papaconstantinou I., Lukas J.C., GorgoulisV., Kittas C. Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases (2007), 24(2) 153-4.

35. The design and evaluation of gold nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugate probes for thedetection of Μycobacteria. Ikonomopoulos J., Liandris E., Gazouli M. Acta MicrobiologicaHellenica 2008, 53 (6): 352-359

36. Estimation of the spread of pathogenic mycobacteria in organic broiler farms by thepolymerase chain reaction. Ikonomopoulos J, Fragkiadaki E, Liandris E, Sotirakoglou K,Xylouri E, Gazouli M. Veterinary Microbiology (2009), 133:278-282.

37. Associations between abortion-records in goats and test-positivity to Mycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis. Ikonomopoulos J, Liandris E, Andreadou M, Gazouli M. The OpenVeterinary Science Journal (2009), 3:1-5.

38. Characterization of the caprine (Capra hircus) SLC11A1 gene: innate resistance toparatuberculosis. Liandris E, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J. Online Journal of VeterinaryResearch (2009), 13:41-52.

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39. Direct detection of unamplified DNA from pathogenic mycobacteria using DNA-derivatizedgold nanoparticles. Liandris E., Gazouli M, Andreadou M, Comor M, Abazovic N, Sech L.,Ikonomopoulos J. Journal of Microbiological Methods (2009), 78:260-264.

40. Linking Chronic Infection and Autoimmune Diseases: Mycobacterium avium subspeciesparatuberculosis, SLC11A1 Polymorphisms and Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus. Paccagnini D,Sieswarda L, Rosu V, Masala S, Pacifico A, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J, Ahmed N, Zanetti S,Sechi L. PloS One (2009), 4(9): 1-4.

41. Detection and characterisation of oligonucleotide-tagged dye-encapsulating EPC / DPPGliposomes. Mourelatou EA, Spyratou E, Georgopoulos A, Makropoulou M, Liandris E, GazouliM, Ikonomopoulos J, Demetzos K. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2010), 10:5548-5556.

42. Investigation for the association of the SLC11A1 gene with resistance/sensitivity of goats(Capra hircus) to paratuberculosis. Korou LM, Liandris E, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J.Veterinary Microbiology (2010), 144:353-358.

43. Specific Detection of Unamplified Mycobacterial DNA Using Fluorescent SemiconductorQuantum Dots and Magnetic Beads. Gazouli M, Liandris E, Andreadou M, Sechi LA, Masala S,Paccagnini D, Ikonomopoulos J. Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2010), 48 (8):2830-2835.

44. Detection of Pathogenic Mycobacteria Based on Functionalized Quantum Dots Coupled withImmunomagnetic Separation. Liandris E, Gazouli M, Andreadou M, Sechi LA, Rosu V,Ikonomopoulos J. PLoS One (2011), 17:1254-1255.

45. Associations between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of GDF9 and BMP15 genes and littersize in two dairy sheep breeds of Greece. Liandris E., Kominakis A, Andreadou M, KapeoldassiK, Chadio S, Tsiligiannis Th, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J. Small Ruminant Research (2012),107, 16-21.

46. Nanotechnology-based diagnostics; Are we facing the Biotechnology revolution of the 21st

century? Ikonomopoulos J. Mycobacterial Diseases (2011), 1(1) 1000E102: 1-4.

47. Evaluation of the performance of selected in-house and commercially available PCR and RT-PCR assays for the detection of Leishmania DNA in clinical samples. Andreadou M, Liandris E,Kasampalidis IN, Taka S, Antoniou M, Ntais P, Vaiopoulou A, Theodoropoulos G, Gazouli M,Ikonomopoulos J. Experimental Parasitology (2012), 131, 419–424.

48. Reliable Application of PCR: An Elusive Pathway. (2012), Reliable Application of PCR: AnElusive Pathway. Ikonomopoulos J. Mycobacterial Diseases (2012) 2:e117. doi:10.4172/2161-1068.1000e117

49. Paratuberculosis of ruminants; a Growing threat to Animal Production? Ikonomopoulos J.Mycobacterial Diseases, 2013, 3:1.

50. In vitro expression of the SLC11A1 gene in goat monocyte derived macrophages challengedwith Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis. Taka S, Liandris E, Gazouli M, SotirakoglouK, Theodoropoulos G, Bountouri M, Andreadou M, Ikonomopoulos J. Infection Genetics andEvolution, 2013, 17: 8-15.

51. A novel non-amplification assay for the detection of Leishmania spp., in clinical samples.Andreadou M, Liandris E, Gazouli M, Taks S, Antoniou M, Theodoropoulos G, Tachtsidis I,

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Goutas N, Vlachodimitropoluos D, Kasampalidis I, Ikonomopoulos I. Journal of MicrobiologicalMethods, 2014, 96: 56-61.

52. Evaluation of the microbial safety of child food of animal origin in Greece. EmmanouilLiandris, Maria Gazouli, Styliani Taka, Margarita Andreadou, Anna Vaiopoulou, NikolaosTzimotoudis, Ioannis Kasampalidis, Dionysis Mpaseas, George Fyliousis, Palmiro Poltrionieri,Nigel Cook, John Ikonomopoulos. Journal of Food Science 2014, 79(3): 362-368.

53. Evaluation of indirect immunofluorescence antibody test and enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay for the diagnosis of infection by Leishmania infantum in clinically normal and sick cats.Manolis K. Chatzis, Leonidas Leontides, Labrini V Athanasiou, Elias Papadopoulos, DimitriosKasabalis, Mathios Mylonakis, Timoleon Rallis, Alexandros F. Koutinas, Margarita Andreadou,John Ikonomopoulos, and Manolis N. Saridomichelakis. Journal of Veterinary DiagnsoticInvestigation 2014 26(2) 286-290.

54. Quantum dots-bevacizumab complexes for in vivo imaging of tumors. Gazouli M., BouziotisP., Lyberopoulou A., Ikonomopoulos J., Papalois A., Anagnou NP., Eftathopoulos EP. In Vivo2014, 28 (6): 1091-1095.

55. Cytological and molecular detection of Leishmania infantum in different tissues of clinicallynormal and sick cats. Chatzis M., Andreadou M., Lentidis L., Kasabalis D., Mylonakis M.,Koytinas A., Rallis T., Ikonomopoulos J., Saridomichelakis M. Veterinary Parasitology 202(2014) 217-225.

56. Functional analysis of 3΄UTR polymorphisms in the caprine SLC11A1 gene and its associationwith the Μycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection. Taka S., Gazouli M.,Sotirakoglou K., Liandris E., Andreadou M., Triantaphyllopoulos K., Ikonomopoulos. Journal ofVeterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 167 (2015) 75-9.

57. Detection of mycobacterial DNA by a specific and simple lateral flow assay incorporatingcadmium selenide quantum dots. Fabio Cimaglia, Emmanouil Liandris, Maria Gazouli,Leonardo Sechi, Maurizio Chiesa, Enrico De Lorenzis, Andreadou Margarita, Styliani Taka,Antonia Mataragka, John Ikonomopoulos. Molecular and Cellular Probes 6 (2015) 534-6.

58. Detection of Leishmania-specific DNA and surface antigens using a combination offunctionalized magnetic beads and cadmium selenite quantum dots. Margarita Andreadou,Emmanouil Liandris, Maria Gazouli, Antonia Mataragka, Ilias Tachtsidis, Nikolaοs Goutas,Dimitrios Vlachodimitropoulos, John Ikonomopoulos. Journal of Microbiological Methods 123(2016) 62-67.

59. Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in cheeses from small ruminants inTuscany. Alessia Galiero, Filippo Fratini, Antonia Mataragka, Barbara Turchi, RobertaNuvoloni, John Ikonomopoulos, Domenico Cerri. International Journal of Food Microbiology 18(2016): 195-9.

60. Molecular identification of Echinococcus granulosis isolates from ruminants in Greece.Erifilly Rionioti, Aegli Papathanassopoulou, Ioanna Theodoropoulou, Sami Simsek, JohnIkonomopoulos, Georgios Thedoropoulos. Veterinary Parasitology (under review).

61. Real time polymerase chain reaction applied on faeces of sheep indicates that shedding ofMycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis is significantly reduced before parturition.Antonia Mataragka, Elisavet Leousia, Emmanouil Liandris, Vasileios Ntafis, Leonidas Leontides,Elisavet Aggelidou, Ioannis Bossis, Konstantinos Triantaphyllopoulos, John Ikonomopoulos.Small Ruminant Research (under review).

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BOOK PUBLICATIONS

The Role of New Technologies in Medical Microbiological Research and Diagnosis, 2012, 102-118John P. Hays and W. B. van Leeuwen (Eds). Nanoparticles in Medical Microbiological Researchand Diagnosis. Chapter 6. J. Ikonomopoulos1, E. Liandris1, I. Tachtsidis and M. Gazouli.

Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animal by W.O. Reece (4th Edition).Translation, Scientific Editing, Commentary (2015) in collaboration with Thedoropoulos G.,Xadio S., and Balaskas Ch.

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CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Ikonomopoulos J., Panagou P., Marinis E., Karameris A. A Rapid PCR based method for theDetection of Mycobacteria. The European Respiratory Journal, ERS Annual Congress, 1996,Sweden.

2. Ikonomopoulos J. Multiplex PCR assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in humans and animals.7th Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 1996, Thessaloniki, Greece.

3. Ikonomopoulos J., Goroulis V., Panagou P. Diagnostic approach to cases of sarcoidosis with theapplication of a novel molecular technique. 7th Hellenic Congress of Thoracic Diseases, 1997,Thessaloniki, Greece.

4. Ikonomopoulos J., Gorgoulis B., Panagou P., Manolis E., Karameris A., Kittas Ch. Application ofMolecular diagnostic methods to the detection of mycobacterial diseases of the lung. 11th HellenicMedical Congress of Thoracic Diseases, Round Table, 2001, Thessaloniki, Greece.

5. Ikonomopoulos J., Gazouli M., Kittas Ch., Gorgoulis B. Development of a diagnostic procedurefor the detection and identification of all mycobacterial pathogens in biopsies with the applicationof in-situ hybridization. 20th National Congress of Microbiology, 2002, Athens, Greece.

6. Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Triggidou P., Foteinou M., Kittas Ch., Gorgoulis B. Moleculardiagnostic investigation of infectious agents in fresh and paraffin embedded biopsies fromsarcoidal patients. 28th Annual Hellenic Medical Congress, 2002, Athens, Greece.

7. Ikonomopoulos J., Gazouli M., Herrewegh A., Pavlik I., Demareli Z., Xylouri E., Gorgoulis V.Intralaboratory collaboration for the development of a novel molecular procedure for the detectionand identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in fresh and archival clinicalmaterial of bovine, sheep-goat, and avian origin. 9ο Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 2002,Thessaloniky, Greece.

8. Ikonomopoulos J., Gazouli M., Kokotas S., Konstantoulakis P., Gorgoulis B. Diagnosticinvestigation of cases of Leishmaniosis with the comparative application of traditional techniquesand PCR. 9th Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece.

9. Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Zacharatos P., Pavlik I., Bartos M., Svastova P., Cook N.,Gorgoulis V. Incidence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in soft cheese in Greece.8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2003, Lymnos, Greece.

10. Gazouli M, Zacharatos P, Mantzaris G, Barbatis K, Ikonomopoulos J, Gorgoulis V. The NOD2mutation Leu1007fsinsC predispose to inflammatory phenotype of Crohn’s disease in a Greekpopulation. 2ο Hellenic Congress of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2003, Athens, Greece.

11. Rodríguez-Lázaro D., Lloyd J., Pla M., Ikonomopoulos I., CookN. Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) detectsDNA in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. FEMS Congress of EuropeanMicrobiologists, 2003, Slovenia.

12. Katzoura B., Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J. Assessment of the spread of Mycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis in sheep and goat farms of North-East Greece. 3rd Hellenic Symposium ofHygiene and Food Technology, 2004, Athens.

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13. Fragiadaki E., Gazouli M., Kadzoura B., Zacharatos P., Gorgoulis B., Ikonomopoulos J.Assessment of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis prevalence in cheese samples fromGreece and Czech Republic. 3rd Hellenic Symposium of Hygiene and Food Technology, Athens,.18-19 March 2004.

14. Rodríguez-Lázaro D., Lloyd J., Herrewegh A., Ikonomopoulos J., Martin D’Agostino, Pla M.,Cook N.A. Molecular Beacon-Based Real Time NASBA Assay for the Detection ofMycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in water and milk. IAFP 2004, Phoenix, USA.

15. Katzoura Β., Theodoropoulos G., Ikonomopoulos J., Gazouli M., Kominakis A. Application of thepolymerase chain reaction for the detection of Babesia spp., in sheep and goats from Thessalia andHeperous. 20th Annual Scientific Congress of the Hellenic Zootechnic Society, 2004, Tripoly,Greece.

16. Gazouli M., Madzaris G., Kotsinas A., Zacharatos P., Ikonomopoulos J., Gorgoulis B. Correlationof the Toll-4 and CD14 receptor, and the CD15/NOD2 gene, in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 24th

Hellenic Congress of Gastroenterology, 2004, Athens, Greece.

17. Gazouli M., Aranaz A., Sechi L., Ikonomopoulos J. Detection of Mycobacterium caprae, in freshtissue samples collected from a goat herd in Polygyros, Chalkidiki. 4th Hellenic VeterinaryCongress of Productive Animals, 2005, Thessaloniky, Greece.

18. Gazouli M., Kadzoura B., Fragiadaki E., Loukas I., Ikonomopoulos J. Application of PCR for theestimation of the spread of pathogenic mycobacteria in clinically healthy sheep and goats. 4th

Hellenic Veterinary Congress of Productive Animals, 2005, Thessaloniky, Greece.

19. Fragiadaki I., Gazouli M., Loukas J., Xylouri E., Ikonomopoulos J. Prevalence of pathogenicmycobacteria using the Polymerase Chain Reaction, in organic broiler farms in Greece. 12th WorldCongress of the International Society for Animal Health, 2005, Poland.

20. Gazouli M., Zacharatos P., Matzaris G., Ikonomopoulos J., Archimandritis A., Loukas I.Correlation of NOD2/CARD15 polymorphisms with Crohn’s disease in a Greek population. 2nd

Annual Scientific Congress of the Medical School, 2005, Athens, Greece.

21. Gazouli M., Sechi L., Ikonomopoulos J., Antonio M., Giavani Z., Madzaris G. Correlation of thepresence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with NOD2/CARD15 mutations, inpatients with and without Crohn’s disease. 4ο Hellenic Symposium of Inflammatory BowelDisease Thessaloniky, 2005.

22. Ikonomopoulos J., Katzoura B., Fragiadaki E., Pavlik I., Bartos M., Loukas J.C., Gazouli M.Comparison of the diagnostic value of the complement fixation test (CFT), Polymerase Chainreaction (PCR) and the culture methods for detecting Mycobacterium avium subsp.paratuberculosis in sheep and goats. 8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis,Copenhagen, Denmark, 2005.

23. Ikonomopoulos J., Liandris E., Gazouli M. Association of mycobacteria of human and animalorigin to the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis and Crohn’s disease. 28th Annual Congress of theEuropean Society of Mycobacteriology, Athens, Greece, 1-4 July 2007.

24. Gazouli M., Madzaris G., Ikonomopoulos J., Archimandritis A. Molecular characterisation ofCrohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients using DNA microarrays. 27th HellenicGastroenterology Symposium, 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece.

25. Paratuberculosis of ruminants, a potential Public Health threat. Ikonomopoulos J. 1st HellenicCongress for Productive Animals, Hygiene – Safety of Foods of Animal Origin and ConsumerProtection, 14-16 March 2008, Athens.

26. Design and evaluation of oligonucleotide probes that can be conjugated to cadmium selenite andgold quantum dots, for mycobacterial detection. Ikonomopoulos J., Liandris E., Gazouli M. 1st

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Hellenic Congress for Productive Animals, Hygiene – Safety of Foods of Animal Origin andConsumer Protection, 14-16 March 2008, Athens.

27. Investigation of the association of polymorphisms of the promoter region of the NRAMP1 of goatswith production of antibody specific for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.Liandris E., Gazouli M., Aleksiou K., Andreadou M., Ikonomopoulos J. 1st Hellenic Congress forProductive Animals, Hygiene – Safety of Foods of Animal Origin and Consumer Protection, 14-16March 2008, Athens.

28. Autoimmune diseases and exposure to mycobacteria through milk and milk products. (RoundTable) 2nd Hellenic Congress “Modern Dietary Challenges for the Safety and Quality of Food”, 6-8June 2008, Thessaloniky, Greece.

29. Diagnostic investigation of mycobacterial infections of humans and animals with DNA-conjugatedgold nanoparticles. Liandris E., Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J. 34th International Conference onMicro and Nano Engineering, 15-19 September 2008, Athens, Greece.

30. Detection of Mycobacterium spp., using oligonucleotide targeted liposomes. Mourelatou E.,Georgopoulos A., Liandris E., Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J., Demetzos C. 34th InternationalConference on Micro and Nano Engineering, 15-19 September 2008, Athens, Greece.

31. Direct detection of non-amplified DNA from mycobacterial pathogens using gold nanoparticles.Liandris E., Gazouli M., Andreadou M., Comor M., Abazovic N., Sechi L., Ikonomopoulos J. 11th

Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 19-22 March 2009, Athens.

32. Investigation of the functional role of the polymorphisms of the caprine NRAMP1 gene withconnection to resistance or sensitivity to paratuberculosis. Korou ML., Liandris E., Adreadou M.,Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J. 11th Hellenic Veterinary Congress, 19-22 March 2009, Athens.

33. Investigation for the association of positivity to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosiswith abortions in goats. Liandris E., Adreadou M., Gazouli M., Ikonomopoulos J. 11th HellenicVeterinary Congress, 19-22 March 2009, Athens.

34. Applied Nanotechnology for the detection of mycobacterial nucleic acid and antigenic targets. J.Ikonomopoulos, E. Liandris, M. Andreadou, I. Tachtsidis, M. Gazouli. 31st Annual Congress of theEuropean Society of Mycobacteriology - ESM 2010 Bled, Slovenia July 4-7th, 2010.

35. Associations between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in GDF9 and BMP15 fecundity genesand litter size in two dairy sheep breeds of Greece. Kapeoldassi, K., Kominakis, A., Chadio, S.,Andreadou, M. and Ikonomopoulos, I. EAAP, 61st Annual Meeting of the European Associationfor Animal Production, Crete, August 23-27th, 2010.

36. Serological investigation of IBR and MAP in dairy cows in Greece. Mpatziou R., Ntafis V.,Liandris E., Ikonomopoulos J. and Xylouri E. EAAP, 61st Annual Meeting of the EuropeanAssociation for Animal Production, Crete, August 23-27th, 2010.

37. Biosafety assessment for selected dairy products aimed for consumption by children in Greece.Taka S, Liandris E, Andreadou M, Gazouli M, Baiopoulou A, Tzimotoudis N, Filiousis G,Mpaseas D, Kasampalidis I, Ikonomopoulos J 2nd Hellenic Veterinary Congress of ProductiveAnimals, Animal Health and Food Safety, Consumer Protection, Thessaloniky 18-20 March 2011.

38. SLC11A1 expression study in in-vitro Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis challengedgoat macrophage cells. Taka S, Liandris E, Gazouli M, Ikonomopoulos J 2nd Hellenic VeterinaryΠανελλήνιο Congress of Productive Animals, Animal Health and Food Safety, ConsumerProtection, Thessaloniky 18-20 March 2011.

39. Comparison of molecular techniques for the detection of Leishmania spp., in clinical samples.Andreadou M, Taka S, Liandris E, Ikonomopoulos J 4th Congress of European Microbiologists,FEMS 2011 Geneva Switzerland June 26-30, 2011.

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40. Biosafety of child food of animal origin in Greece. Taka S, Liandris E, Andreadou M, Gazouli M,Vaiopoulou A, Tzimotoudis N, Filousis G, Baseas D, Ikonomopoulos J 4th Congress of EuropeanMicrobiologists, FEMS 2011 Geneva Switzerland June 26-30, 2011.

41. Detection of mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in child food of animal origin. StylianiTaka, Emmanouil Liandris, Margarita Andreadou, Maria Gazouli, Anna Vaiopoulou, NikolaosTzimotoudis, George Filiousis, Dionysis Baseas, Ioannis Kasabasidis, Ioannis Ikonomopoulos.11th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis in Sydney, 4-6/2/2012, Australia. Accepted forposter presentation

42. In vitro expression of SLC11A1 gene in Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis challengedgoat monocyte-derived macrophages. Styliani Taka, Emmanouil Liandris, Maria Gazouli,Margarita Andreadou, Ikonomopoulos Ioannis. 11th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosisin Sydney, 4-6/2/2012, Australia. Accepted for oral presentation.

43. Current health topics concerning the small ruminat industry in Greece. Christodoulopoulos G.,Goulas P., Oikonomopoulos I., Sotiraki S., Filiousis G. 12th Hellenic Veterinary MedicineCongress, Athens, April 2012.

44. Detection of Leishmania spp., by DNA-derivatized gold nanoparticles. Andreadoy M., Liandris E.,Gazouli M., Taka S., Antoniou M., Ikonomopoulos J. 12th Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Congress,Athens, April 2012.

45. In vitro expression of SLC11A1 gene in goat monocyte derived macrophages challenged withMycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis. Taka S., Liandris E., Gazouli M., Andreadoy M.,Ikonomopoulos J. 12th Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Congress, Athens, April 2012.

46. Assessment of the microbial load of samples of blood and bone marrow collected from dogs withsuspicion of leishmaniosis, using the same method of real time PCR with reaction consumable ofdifferent providers. Mataragka A., Michopoulou S., Diakoydi G., Ntafis V., Ikonomopoulos J. 13th

Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Congress, Athens, May 2015.

47. Investigation of positivity to paratuberculosis of a confined flock of sheep, in connection toparturition. Leousi E., Mataragka A., Diakoydi G., Ikonomopoulos J. 13th Hellenic VeterinaryMedicine Congress, Athens, May 2015.

48. Assessment of the real percentage of infection of local breeds of sheep or goats, fromMycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis, and of the diagnostic validity of the polymerasechain reaction applied on pooled samples of feces. Leontidis L., Kostoulas P., Aggelidoy E.,Maragkaki A., Ikonomopoulos J. 13th Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Congress, Athens, May 2015

49. In Vitro Imaging and Targeting of Colorectal Cancer Angiogenesis Using Anti-BevacizumabAntibody-Conjugated Quantum Dot. Gazouli M., Bouziotis P., Ikonomopoulos, J., EfstathopoulosE. Theranostics Imaging and Therapy: An Action to Develop Novel Nanosized Systems forImaging-Guided Drug Delivery. COST TD1004, 2014, Instnbul, Turkey.

50. Nanotechnology incorporated to the development of tests aiming to the detection of bacterialpathogens. Ikonomopoulos J. 2nd International Congress of Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases,November 2014, Chicago USA.

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CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

CATEGORY TOTALNUMBER

PUBLICATION NUMBER

Research –Experimental 55 2,3,4,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,56, 57,58,59,60,61

Reviews 5 1,5, 28, 47, 48, 49Single author 5 5, 30, 46, 48, 49First author 16 1,2,3,4, 9, 10, 14,16, 22, 26, 31, 32,

33, 35, 36, 37Second author 3 13,21, 28Last author 14 20, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 50,

51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61Corresponding author 34 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14,16, 22, 26, 31,

32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43,44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56,57,58,59, 60, 61

TOTAL NUMBER OFPUBLICATIONS

61*

*2 under review

CLASSIFICATION OF SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

CATEGORY TOTALNUMBER

ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER

National congresses 31 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17,18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30,31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 48

International congresses 19 1, 9, 11, 14, 19, 22, 23, 29, 34, 35,36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49,50

TOTAL NUMBER OFANNOUNCEMENTS

50

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No Journal Title Hetero- Citations(No)

Impact Factor

1 Archives of the Hellenic Microbiology Society - -2 In Vivo 1 1,1483 Modern Pathology 34 6,3644 Hellenic Medical Archives - -5 Archives of Pathology - -6 British Journal of Cancer 18 4,8177 Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 3 2,9738 Human Pathology 68 2,8069 In Vivo 12 1,148

10 American Jour of Clinical Pathology 25 3,00511 Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 13 1,92912 Cancer Research 24 9,28413 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 56 4,23214 Veterinary Parasitology 31 2,54515 Gastroenterology 37 13,92916 Journal of Microbiological Methods 23 2,09617 Molecular and Cellular Probes 16 1,85918 FEMS Microbiology Letters 36 2,72319 European Journal of Gastrenterology &

Hepatology103 2,152

20 International Journal of Food Microbiology 57 3,15521 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 37 4,23222 Applied and Environmental Microbiology 48 3,95223 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36 4,23224 World J Gastroenterology 140 2,47125 Veterinary Parasitology 9 2,54526 Online Journal of Veterinary Research 427 Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung

Diseases32 1,744

28 Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary MedicalSociety

- 0,196

29 World Journal of Gastroenterology 34 2,47130 Online Journal of Veterinary Research 131 In Vivo 3 1,14832 Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical

Society- -

33 The Veterinary Journal 9 1,75534 Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung

Diseases4 1,744

35 Acta Microbiologica Hellenica - -36 Veterinary Microbiology 8 2,72637 The Open Veterinary Science Journal 1 -38 Online Journal of Veterinary Research 5 -39 Journal of Microbiological Methods 26 2,09640 PloS One 32 4,09241 Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 4 3,3942 Veterinary Microbiology 13 2,72643 Journal of Clinical Microbiology 14 4,23244 PLoS One 20 4,09245 Small Ruminant Research 1 1,09946 Mycobacterial Diseases 647 Experimental Parasitology 3 1,85948 Mycobacterial Diseases - -49 Mycobacterial Diseases - -50 Infection Genetics and Evolution 1 3,26451 Journal of Microbiological Methods 2 2,096

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52 Journal of Food Science 1 1,79153 Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation - 1,23254 In Vivo - 1,14855 Veterinary Parasitology 1 2,54556 Journal of Veterinary Immunology and

Immunopathology- -

57 Molecular and Cellular Probes 1 1,83558 Journal of Microbiological Methods - 2,11559 International Journal of Food Microbiology - 3,45860 Veterinary Parasitology Under evaluation -61 Small Ruminant Research Under evaluation -

TOTAL 1053 138,451

Author: Ikonomopoulos John A.h-index: 18Citation Index Total (excluding self-citations) Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science:1053Total Impact Factor: 138,451