Dimitrios is an Infection Biologist specialised in Virology. His research interests include molecular
virology,epidemiology, and pharmaceutics development, both in dry and wet laboratory
environments. Dimitrios acquired his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, conducting research on the effects of biomolecules on
the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. He holds a Master of Science degree in Infection
Biology with a specialisation in Virology from the University of Glasgow, UK, with the crux of his
thesis focusing on host defences against Herpes Simplex Virus infections. After several years of
working in the pharmaceutical industry, he became a PhD candidate at the Hellenic Pasteur
Institute, researching the effects of biomolecules on the restriction of viral respiratory infections,
with a primary focus on Influenza viruses and their accompanying symptoms.
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