Ilias Kounatidis
External Scientific Expert @European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
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WORK HISTORY
External Scientific Expert @European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
EDUCATION
Oxford Brookes University
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PCTHE)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Microbiology; Genetics
Oxford Brookes University
MA in Education , Leadership and Management
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology, General
SKILLS
ABOUT ILIAS KOUNATIDIS
I am a Lecturer in Biomedical and Health Sciences, at the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences at the Open University, UK. Research interestsValidation of antimicrobial drugs and production of evidence to infrom public health policy and regulatory decisions. Screening and characterization of compounds with antimicrobial properties. Host–pathogen interactions, with a special focus on fungal pathogenesis (Candida spp.).Development and application of correlative microscopy approaches in biomedical research, with an emphasis on synchrotron-based imaging techniques.Investigation of the inflammageing phenomenon using invertebrate model systems.Previously working as a Beamline Scientist at the Biological Cryo-Imaging Group at Diamond Light Source (UK\'s National Synchrotron). I also serve as an external scientific expert at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). I work across topics such as microbiology, immunity, microbiota focusing on human pathogenic bacterial and fungal microorganisms.You could find a summary of my publication record in the google scholar link & hl=en
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