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Dimitrios Paraskevis

Visiting Professor, Biostatistics

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School of Dentistry

Visiting Professor

Academic Qualifications

Qualification	Year	Awarding Institution	Department	Thesis title (Optional Entry)
Bachelor of Science in Physics	1990	Aristotle University of Thessalonica, Greece	Department of Physics
Master of Science in Molecular Biology	1994	University of Crete, Greece	Department of Biology
Doctor of Philosophy	2002	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece	School of Medicine	Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in Greece

Employment History

Period of employment		Employer	Location	Position
From	To	Employer	Location	Position
2024	present	European University Cyprus	Cyprus	Visiting Professor, Biostatistics
February 2023	present	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Professor of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
February 2019	January 2023	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
2016	2023	European University Cyprus	Cyprus	Scientific Collaborator, Epidemiology – Research methodology
July 2014	January 2019	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
May 2009	June 2014	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Lecturer of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
February 2004	April 2009	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Senior Researcher
January 1996	January 2004	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Athens	Researcher

Publications

Ref. Number	Year	Title	Other authors	Journal and Publisher / Conference	Vol.	Pages
1	2025	Diagnostic accuracy of an artificial intelligence-based software in detecting supernumerary and congenitally missing teeth in panoramic radiographs.	Makrygiannakis MA, Giannakopoulos K, Kavadella A, Paraskevis D, Kaklamanos EG	Eur J Orthod	47
2	2024	Increased prevalence of inflammatory arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis, during 2020-2023 versus 2016-2019 in a Nation-Wide Cohort Study	Bournia VK, Fragoulis GE, Mitrou P, Tsolakidis A, Mathioudakis K, Vassilopoulos D, Tektonidou M, Paraskevis D, Sfikakis PP	Rheumatol Int	44	2837-2846
3	2023	Real-world Effectiveness of Molnupiravir and Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir as Treatments for COVID-19 in Patients at High Risk	Paraskevis D, Gkova M, Mellou K, Gerolymatos G, Psalida N, Gkolfinopoulou K, Kostaki EG, Loukides S, Kotanidou A, Skoutelis A, Thiraios E, Saroglou G, Zografopoulos D, Filippou D, Mossialos E, Zaoutis T, Gaga M, Tsiodras S, Antoniadou A	J Infect Dis	228	1667-1674
4	2023	Influenza transmission during COVID-19 measures downscaling in Greece, August 2022: evidence for the need of continuous integrated surveillance of respiratory viruses	Mellou K, Tryfinopoulou K, Emmanouil M, Gkolfinopoulou K, Sapounas S, Evangelidou M, Moulopoulou P, Miaoulis E, Angelakis E, Sourvinos G, Zaoutis T, Paraskevis D	Euro Surveill	24
5	2023	Stimulating dissemination of research that addresses the social and contextual drivers of HIV prevention and treatment in the journal AIDS	Schneider J, Coutinho R, Hatcher AM, Larmarange J, Letendre S, Paraskevis D, Strathdee S, Vance DE, Martínez E	AIDS	37
6	2022	Estimation of the determinants for HIV late presentation using the traditional definition and molecular clock-inferred dates: Evidence that older age, heterosexual risk group and more recent diagnosis are prognostic factors	Kostaki EG, Limnaios S, Adamis G, Xylomenos G, Chini M, Mangafas N, Lazanas M, Patrinos S, Metallidis S, Tsachouridou O, Papastamopoulos V, Chatzidimitriou D, Antoniadou A, Papadopoulos A, Protopapas K, Tsiara C, Psichogiou M, Basoulis D, Pilalas D, Paraskeva D, Chrysos G, Paparizos V, Kourkounti S, Sambatakou H, Bolanos V, Sipsas NV, Lada M, Barbounakis E, Kantzilaki E, Panagopoulos P, Petrakis V, Drimis S, Katsarolis I, Lagiou P, Hatzakis A, Magiorkinis G, Skoura L, Paraskevis D	HIV Med	11	1143-1152
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8	2021	Efficient and targeted COVID-19 border testing via reinforcement learning	Bastani H, Drakopoulos K, Gupta V, Vlachogiannis I, Hadjichristodoulou C, Lagiou P, Magiorkinis G, Paraskevis D, Tsiodras S	Nature	599	108-113
9	2017	Molecular Tracing of the Geographical Origin of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection and Patterns of Epidemic Spread Among Migrants Who Inject Drugs in Athens	Paraskevis D, Kostaki E, Nikolopoulos GK, Sypsa V, Psichogiou M, Del Amo J, Hodges-Mameletzis I, Paraskeva D, Skoutelis A, Malliori M, Williams L, Friedman SR, Daikos GL, Hatzakis A	Clin Infect Dis	65	2078-2084
10	2013	Dating the origin and dispersal of hepatitis B virus infection in humans and primates	Paraskevis D, Magiorkinis G, Magiorkinis E, Ho SY, Belshaw R, Allain JP, Hatzakis A	Hepatology	57	908-16

Exhibitions

Ref. Number	Date	Topic	International / Local	Location*	Role in Exhibition
1	2025	23rd European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis	International	Barcelona	Chair of Round Table discussions
2	2021	19th European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis	International	Virtual	Chair of Round Table discussions
3	2020	18th European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis	International	Virtual	Chair of Round Table discussions
4	2019	17th European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis	International	Rome	Chair of Round Table discussions
5	2018	16th European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis	International	Rome	Chair of Round Table discussions
6	2003-2025	National AIDS Conference	Local	Athens	Chair of Round Table discussions

Research Projects

Ref. Number	Date	Title	Funded by	Project Role*
1	2024-2025	Study of the prevalence and transmission patterns of HIV resistance in Europe	Gilead Sciences	Primary Investigator
2	2024-2025	Real-world effectiveness of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir among patients at high-risk for severe COVID-19 in Greece	Pfizer	Primary Investigator
3	2019-2020	Investigation of the HIV and Hepatitis C epidemic among people who inject drugs in Greece and estimation of the most effective public measures by using mathematical modeling and molecular epidemiology	NSRF Development Programming	co-PI in collaboration with Vana Sypsa
4	2019-2022	ALEXANDROS” (Diagnosis and linkage to care of HIV and HCV infected cases among people who inject drugs in Thessalonica)	CHIME funding program from Gilead Sciences	Coordinator for molecular epidemiology studies
5	2017-2019	“ARISTOTLE HCV & HIV” (Diagnosis and linkage to care of HIV and HCV infected cases among people who inject drugs in Athens)	COMMIT funding program from Gilead Sciences Europe and AbbVie	Coordinator for molecular epidemiology studies
6	2017-2018	“Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B HIV and Tuberculosis among incarcerated people in Greece”	Gilead Sciences Europe and AbbVie	Coordinator for molecular epidemiology studies
7	2015-2017	“Sophocles – P4G”, funded by NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	NIH	Coordinator for molecular epidemiology studies
8	2015-2018	“Athens MSM network intervention project”	NIH	Coordinator for molecular epidemiology studies
9	2014-2015	Development and assessment of novel intrapatient viral replication diversity markers for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus infections using next generation sequencing method	NSRF Development Programming	Primary Investigator
10	2012-2014	ARISTOTLE programme a seek-test-treat-retain (STTR) intervention to decrease HIV/AIDS transmission among IDUs IN Athens metropolitan area	NSRF Development Programming	Co-PI in collaboration with Vana sypsa and Angelos Hatzakis

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Ref. Number	Period	Organization	Title of Position or Service	Key Activities
1	2025-2026	EU Health Task Force (EUHTF) Advisory Group for Supporting Emergency and Response in EU and globally (ECDC)	Independent Top-Level Specialists	The EUHTF provides rapid, expert advice and operational recommendations to the European Commission and EU member states to prepare for and respond to serious cross-border health threat
2	2022-present	National Public Health Organization	Member of the Board of Directors	Strategic governance, planning, and direction, operational oversight and performance, supervision of executive leadership, and external advocacy
3	2021-present	Committee of Public Health of the Ministry of Health	Member of the Committee	The National Committee of Public Health act as key scientific advisor to the Minister of Health and other government bodies
4	2020-present	Ministry of Health	Member of the Committee	Scientific advisor to Minister of Health and other government bodies for the management of covid-19 pandemic in Greece
5	2022-present	Bioethics Committee of the National Public Health Organization (NPHO)	Coordinator	Ethical Review and Oversight of Research and Guidance on Public Health Policies and Interventions
6	2023-present	Committee for the newsletter of the National Public Health Organization (NPHO)	Scientific coordinator	Scientific coordinator of the newsletter

Awards/International Recognition

Ref. Number	Date	Title	Awarded by:
1	2021	Efficient and targeted COVID-19 border testing via reinforcement learning	Pierskalla Best Paper Award for research excellence in the field of healthcare management
2	2021	Humanitarian award: «Pro Bono Humanum” as a member of the national taskforce against covid-19	Prix Galien Greece 2021
3	2018	Timely intervention among people who inject drugs and their high risk contacts for the control of HIV/AIDS outbreak in Athens – ARISTOTLE project	WHO/Regional Office for Europe
4	2016	EMCDDA scientific award 2016 among 50 other scientific publications Title of study: Design and baseline findings of a large-scale rapid response to an HIV outbreak in people who inject drugs in Athens, Greece: the ARISTOTLE programme	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA
5		Best poste award Title: HIV-1 Local Transmission Networks in 9 European Countries and Canada:Association with Demographic and Clinical Factors	15th European AIDS Conference (EACS)

Other Achievements

Ref. Number	Date	Title	Key Activities:
1	2020-present	Consultant at the Infectious Disease, Epidemiology and Socio-behavioral Theory Core (IDEST) for the Center named: REINVIGORATING HIV PREVENTION AND CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS”, Center for drug use and HIV/ HCV Research, New York, USA	Scientific consultant
2	2019-present	Member of the organizing committee for the European Meeting on HIV & Hepatitis 2025	Scientific programming and content development, strategic planning and oversight
3	2023-present	Editorial board member of AIDS journal	Handling editor
4	2022-present	Editorial board member of Eurosurveillance journal	Handling editor
5	2021	Co-editor for the special issue of the Viruses Journal entitled “HIV Molecular epidemiology for prevention”	Handling editor
6	2019-2020	eLife community ambassador	Community engagement, advocacy, and facilitating the transition to open science
7	2019	Chair of the Scientific committee of the National AIDS Conference	Coordinating the scientific committee – defining the scientific programme
8	2018-2019	Member of the Scientific Committee of the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS) Conference 2019	Defining the scientific programme
9	2016-2025	Editorial board member for mbio journal	Handling editor
10	2015-present	Editorial board member for Molecular Phylogenetics and evolution journal	Handling editor