Папацирос Василейос Г

Dr Vasileios Papatsiros finished his degree (2001) and PhD studies (2006) in Veterinary Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). He received extra training at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover-Foundation TiHo (Germany) and in many international seminars. He has worked as a researcher on projects, as a freelance swine expert veterinarian and veterinary officer in the Directorate General of Veterinary Services of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Since 2011, he has been working as an academic staff in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly (Greece) and nowadays he is an Associate Professor. He is the author of three books on porcine medicine and herd health management (in Greek), two chapters in books of veterinary medicine (in English) and co-author of 3 other chapters (in English). He has published as an author and co-author of more than 205 peer-reviewed papers in journals and proceedings of international congresses. He is the principal investigator in 21 research projects, and he has participated as a co-investigator in 22 (4 EU-funded and 39 funded by the private sector). He is a founding member of ‘’Hellenic Society of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Diagnosis and Therapy’’, an active member of various scientific expert teams (EAPHM National expert team for ASF surveillance program) and an evaluator/reviewer of EU research projects and journals.