DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

greek version 

 

 

Faculty Members 

  • Prof. Spyridon Kritas, DVM, PhD, MSc Healthcare Management, Dipl ECPHM, Head 
  • Prof. Evanthia Petridou, DVM, PhD, MSc Healthcare Management, Dipl ECVM. 
  • Prof. Victoria Siarkou, DVM, PhD, MD 

 

IFBA certified professionals in Biorisk Management 

(research associates)

Prof. SK Kritas DVM, PhD, MSc Healthcare Management, Dipl ECPHM Prof. E Petridou , DVM, PhD, MSc Healthcare Management, Dipl ECVM Lt Col. K. Papageorgiou, DVM, PhD 

Maj. D. Papadopoulos, DVM, MSc, PhD 

  1. Efraimidis, MSc Animal Sci

 

PMI certified professionals in Risk Management 

(research associates)

Lt Col. K. Papageorgiou, PhD 

Maj. D. Papadopoulos, PhD 

 

Exclusive funding through international research projects from Industry

 

Continuous improvement of our establishments

Practice room for students after 2019

 Continuous improvement of our establishments

Septic Microbiological Laboratory after 2019

Facilities for cell-/tissue culture and processing
Virology

Facilities for molecular microbiology

Experimental Complex of

Kiosks for Restricted Infectivity Testing of Animals

under Safety

EL-54-BIOexp-12

(for experiments with microorganisms up to Animal Biosafety Level-3 [ABSL-3

 

Biosecurity consultant (external)

Dion. Vourtsis, Medical laboratory techn., MSc, Secr. European Biosafety Association

Contact Resp. International Federation of Biosafety Associations

Technical advisor

Konst. Kapos, Mechanical Engineer, BS, MS/ PE University of Illinois

 

Continuous improvement of our establishments

EL-54-BIOexp-12

 

Negative pressure kiosks for animal experiments (2012- )

 

 

 

 

 

EL-54-BIOexp-12

Negative pressure animal units

 

 

 

 

Water tank for experimental kiosks

EL-54-BIOexp-12

Electricity generator for experimental unit

Sewage and effluent disinfection from experimental kiosks

 

P3-negative pressure Lab (BSL-3)

Lecture/ student practice room

 

 

Distinguished visiting professors teaching our students or on sabbatical

Educational courses to foreign scientists on various topics (e.g. bioterrorism, antibiotic resistance)

Educational courses to State Veterinarians on infectious diseases of national importance (e.g. Brucellosis, African Swine Fever)

Research activities including postgraduate students

Trials in farms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seminars/ continuing education of our researchers by biosecurity consultants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training Centre for European College of Veterinary Microbiology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priority on Biosecurity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priority on Biosecurity (e.g. HEPA filters, negative pressure sampling stations, autoclave inactivation, wastage neutralization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community information on various hot topics (π.χ. African Swine Fever, influenza, rabies, Covid-19, One Health, Biosecurity)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications/ videos on various hot topics (e.g. African Swine Fever, rabies, COVID-19, One Health, Biosecurity) for students, veterinarians, farmers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous cooperation with G KNO (Army Veterinary Hospital) –Attached Satellite Training Centre for ECVM

Continuous cooperation with G KNO (Army Veterinary Hospital) –Attached Satellite Training Centre for ECVM

Continuous cooperation with G KNO (Army Veterinary Hospital) –Attached Satellite Training Centre for ECVM