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Elpida – Niki Emmanouil  – Nikolousi

Elpida - Niki Emmanouil - Nikoloussi

Professor, Histology-Embryology, Oral Pathology

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School of Dentistry

Department of Dentistry

Academic Qualifications

Qualification 

Year 

Awarding Institution 

Department 

Thesis title (Optional Entry) 

1.PhD Diploma at the School of Dentistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 With a National Scholarship of National Scholarships Foundation-IKY, Athens Greece on 

Stomatology-Oral SurgeryOral MedicineOral Pathology 

 

1985 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 

School  of Dentistry 

The ‘in vivo” influence of oral antiseptic solutions at the oral salivary microbial  

flora  

 

 

 2. PhD Diploma at the School of Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece on Histology-Embryology 

1990 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 

School  of Medicine 

The Embryological and Histological Development of Tongue’s papillae. Experimental study with Light and Transmission Electron Microscope-TEM at the white rat embryo 

Diploma, School  of Medicine 

1990 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 

School  of Medicine 

 

Diploma, School  of Dentistry 

1970 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 

School  of Dentistry 

 

Employment History

Period of employment 

Employer 

Location 

Position 

From 

To 

2014 

Today 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece 

 

Thessaloniki Greece 

Emeritus Professor 

2014 

October 2025 

European University Cyprus-EUC 

Nicosia-Cyprus 

Professor 

October 2025 

Today 

European University Cyprus-EUC 

Nicosia-Cyprus 

Emeritus Professor 

Publications

Ref. Number 

Year 

Title 

Other authors 

Journal and Publisher /  
Conference 

Vol. 

Pages 

1 

2025 

Fusion, Gemination or a Morphological Variation? A Case Report on a Diagnostically Challenging Mandibular Molar  

KAVADELLA A. , PAPAVASILEIOU I. , SALAMOURI M.-A. , PAPAVASILEIOU I.,EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI E.-N. 

MDPI ORAL. 5-38 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/oral5020038 

 

https://doi.org/10.3390/oral5020038 

5-38 

2 

2022 

Valproic acid induced selective apoptosis of ocular fibrous tunic in mice fetuses:  

MANTHOS K., THEOTOKIS P., DERMITZAKIS  I, AVRAMIDOU E., MEDITSKOU S., MANTHOU, M.-E.,E.-N. EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI. 

Birth Defects Res . 2022 15;114(19):1257-1265.doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2076.Epub 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2076 

15;114(19) 

1257-1265 

3 

2022 

The association of chromosomal abnormalities with embryo ultrastructure, spindle anomalies and metabolic profiling .  

A CHATZIMELETIOU, A SIOGA, E.N EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI, N PETROGIANNIS, A PATRIKIOU, I GEORGIOU, G THEODORIDIS, C VIRGILIOU, E GIKA, N RAIKOS, E KOLIBIANAKIS, K NICOLAIDES, A HANDYSIDE, B TARLATZIS, G GRIMBIZIS. 

Human Reproduction, Volume 37, Issue Supplement_1, 2022 July 2022, deac105.088, https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac105.088 

37 

Supplement_1 

4 

2022 

The human embryo following biopsy on day 5 vs day 3: viability, ultrastructure and spindle/ chromosomes configurations.  

CHATZIMELETIOU K, PETROGIANNIS N, SIOGA A, EMMANOUIL- NIKOLOUSSI E-N, PANAGIOTIDIS Y, PRAPA M, PATRIKIOU A, FILIPPA M, ZERVAKAKOU G, PAPANIKOLAOU K, MAKEDOS A, KOLIBIANAKIS E, TARLATZIS B, GRIMBIZIS G. 

Reprod Biomed Online 45(2):219-233. 2022  doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2022.02.022. Epub 2022 

45(2) 

219-233 

5 

2021 

The role of neuronal apoptosis in Valproic Acid brain-related teratogenesis: a histochemical and immunohistochemical study in BALB/c mice.  

MARIA ELENI MANTHOU, SOULTANA MEDITSKOU, CHRYSTODOULOS LYKARTSIS, KONSTANTINOS SAPALIDIS,KONSTANTINA SORKOU,ELPIDA-NIKI EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI 

Rom J Morphol Embryol 2021, 61(3):813–819. doi: 10.47162/RJME.61.3.19, 2021 

61(3) 

813–819 

6 

2018 

Changes in esophageal mucosal morphology and in growth of breast feeding rats fed with milk of low or high temperature.  

GRAMMATIKOS PC,EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI E-N  

E, TRONTZOS C,KAIDOGLOU A,FOROGLOU C 

Hell J Nucl Med. 2018 May-Aug;21(2):157-159. doi: 10.1967/s002449910812. Epub 2018 Jul 12. 

21(2) 

157-159 

7 

2017 

 

The attitudes of medical students in Europe toward the clinical importance of Histology.  

 

MOXHAM BJ, EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI E, BRENNER E, PLAISANT O, BRICHOVA H, KUCERA T, PAIS D, STABILE I, BORG J, SCHOLZ M, PAULSEN F, LUIS BUENO-LÓPEZ J, ALFONSO ARRAEZ AYBAR L, DE CARO R, ARSIC S, LIGNIER B, CHIRCULESCU A. 

Clin Anat. 2017 Jul;30(5):635-643. Doi 10.1002/ca.22889. Epub 2017 May 22.   

 

30(5) 

635-643 

8 

2016 

Core Syllabus for the Teaching of Embryology and Teratology to Medical Students. Clinical Anatomy   

 

F.A. FAKOYA, E.-N.EMMANOUIL -NIKOLOUSSI,D. SHARMA,B.J. MOXHAM. A 

Clinical Anatomy  2016. 10.1002-1012/ca.22802, 2016. 

 

10.1002/ca.22802 

1002-1012 

9 

2016 

The attitudes of medical students in Europe toward the clinical importance of embryology 

 

MOXHAM BJ, EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI E.-N.,STANDLEY H, E, BRENNER E, PLAISANTBRICHOVA H, PAIS D,STABILE I,BORG J,, CHIRCULESCU A. 

Clin Anat 2016 Mar;29(2):144-150. doi: 10.1002/ca.22667. Epub 2015 Nov 23 

Mar;29(2): 

144-150.  

10 

2015 

Ultrastructural alterations in the mouse lung caused by real-life ambient PM10 at urban traffic sites 

 

Samara C, Kouras AKaidoglou K, Emmanouil-Nikoloussi En, Simou C, Bousnaki M, Kelessis A. 

 

Sci Total Environ. 

 

1;532:. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.139. Epub 2015 Jun 14 

327-336 

Exhibitions

Ref. Number 

Date 

Topic 

International / Local 

Location* 

Role in Exhibition 

1 

2022 

1st Award Distinction from the European University Cyprus for Teaching Excellence (2021) according to the ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING (IN MEMORY OF DR. MARY ELEFTHERIADOU) European University Cyprus-EUC 

Local 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Awarded person 

2 

2022 

Chairing and Co-ordination of an Educational Workshop in Electron Microscopical Techniques with lectures and hands-on tools in tissue samples preparation for Electron Microscopy observations 

by the Frame of Inspired-RIS Project, on June 2022,  

Local 

School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-AUTH Greece 

Chair and Co-ordinator 

3 

2023 

Member of the EUC Committee for EUC’s ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING (IN MEMORY OF DR. MARY ELEFTHERIADOU) European University Cyprus-EUC 

Local 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Member 

4 

2018-2024 

Invited Lectures in Workshops for BioMERA 2018-2024-Project Coordinator for the European University Cyprus-EUC of the European Research Project “BioMERA” HORIZON 2020 Research Project EC HORIZON 2020 

BioMERA - Platform for Biosciences and Human Health in Cyprus: MicroCT Enabled and Synchrotron Radiation Enabled Analyses       

Funding Agency: RESTART 2016 - 2020                            

EC Project 

Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 

Lectures and Workshops 

5 

2020-Today 

Member of SUP SESAME Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East, JORDAN 

Participation for Research activities 

International 

Jordan 

Member 

6 

2021-Today 

Elected Member of the Educational Committee of the International Scientific Society ”MEDICHEM” USA, Boston, organizing Educational Workshops and Life-Long-Learning Lectures Internationally on the topics of the toxicity of the Environmental Pollution and the Chemical Sector at the human organism, prenatally and postnatally as well as at the adult population 

International 

International 

Member 

7 

2023-today 

Collaboration in Research studies and activities with School of Dentistry students at Makareio Hospital Nicosia, Cyprus at the Clinic of Genetics. This Collaboration is dealing with the examination and classification of human genetic craniofacial syndromes in patients of Makareio Hospital in order to investigate the incidence of the occurrence of specific syndromes in the Cypriot population and to give to our students the opportunity to gain practical experience concerning the clinical appearance of syndromes 

 

 

 

8 

2024 

Contribution to the organization of the new Program of the European University Cyprus-EUC “Medical Imaging”, Master of Science (M.Sc.),  E- Learning .Department of Health Sciences ,School of Sciences, European University Cyprus-EUC 

Local 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Member 

9 

2022-Today 

Committee on Internal Quality Assurance-CIQA Committee Member European University Cyprus-EUC, as School of Dentistry Representative 

Local 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Member 

10 

2025 

Chair of the Tri-annual 2022-2025 School of Dentistry Performance Appraisal Review Committee for the School of Dentistry 

Local 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Chair 

Research Projects

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Funded by 

Project Role* 

1 

2018-2024 

BioMERA 2018-2024-Project Coordinator for the European University Cyprus-EUC of the European Research Project “BioMERA” HORIZON 2020 Research Project EC HORIZON 2020 Funding Agency: RESTART 2016 - 2020                            

EC Research Project 

Horizon Europe 

BioMERA - Platform for Biosciences and Human Health in Cyprus: MicroCT Enabled and Synchrotron Radiation Enabled Analyses       

 

2 

2021-2025 

COST Action CA20119 Management Committee Member for the European University Cyprus-EUC of the European Research Project COST Action CA20119 European Andrology network– research coordination, education and public awareness (ANDRONET) - Management Committee Member 

Funding Agency: COST 

Coordinator: University of Barcelona 

Duration: 27/10/2021 - 26/10/2025 

EC Research Project 

 

European Andrology network– research coordination, education and public awareness (ANDRONET) - Management Committee Member 

 

3 

2023-2027 

Research Team Member for the European University Cyprus-EUC of the European Research Project COST Action CA22114: COST Action CA22114 - Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants´ development (TREASURE) - Member of WG2 “Impact of maternal perinatal stress on the offspring (biological research)” 

EC Research Project 

Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants´ development (TREASURE) 

Funding Agency: COST 

Coordinator: University of Malaga 

 

4 

2017-2023 

Coordinator for the ‘INSTRUCT-CYPRUS ” Research Project for the.European University Cyprus-EUC 

EC Research Project 

Coordinator 

5 

2015-2023 

2015-2023-Project Coordinator of the National and European Research Project ‘INSPIRED-RIS” at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Greek National Research Center in Athens 

National Research Project 

Coordinator. 

Trasmission and Scanning Electron Microscopical Ultrastructural and Molecular Studies 

6 

2016 

Coordinator of the “Researchers’ Night” Marie Scodofska-Curie Project for the School of Medicine, School of Medicine, European University Cyprus, September 2016 

EC Research Project 

Coordinator 

7 

2015-2021 

Research Team Member for the European University Cyprus-EUC of the European Research Project COST Action for Birth Defects EC Project, COST Action IS1405 

Action Title: Building Intrapartum Research Through Health - an interdisciplinary whole system approach to understanding and contextualising physiological labour and birth (BIRTH) 

EC Research Project  

Member. Action for Birth Defects 

8 

2011-2015 

Partner for the Research Project “THALIS”for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece,  

EC & National Research Project 

Partner 

9 

2009-2014 

Partner of a Research Base EC RTD Project of Networks of Excellency: Improving Environmental Health Research and Μanagement in Newly Αssociated States (NAS), Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health Research in the context of the Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources 

EC Research Project 

Partner 

10 

2005-2011 

Coordinator for the ‘PYTHAGORAS I ” Research Project for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine 

National Research Project 

Coordinator 

Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees

Ref. Number 

Period 

Organization 

Title of Position or Service 

Key Activities 

1 

2024-October 2025 

European University Cyprus-EUC Senate Committee as School of Dentistry Representative 

Member 

Senate European University Cyprus 

2 

2022-Today 

Committee on Internal Quality Assurance-CIQA Committee Member European University Cyprus-EUC, as School of Dentistry Representative 

Member 

Internal Quality Assurance 

3 

2025 

Chair of the Tri-Annual 2022-2025 School of Dentistry Performance Appraisal Review Committee 

Chair 

Performance Appraisal Review Committee 

4 

2025 

Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee School of Dentistry European University Cyprus, Nicosia 

Chair  

Quality Assurance 

5 

2015-today 

Member of the International & Erasmus Committee of the European University Cyprus 

Member 

International & Erasmus activity 

6 

2018-today 

European University Cyprus-EUC School of Dentistry ERASMUS + Academic Coordinator 

Coordinator 

ERASMUS + Academic Program 

7 

2014-2018. 

European University Cyprus-EUC School of Medicine ERASMUS + Academic Coordinator 

Coordinator 

ERASMUS + Academic Program 

8 

2017-2018 

Member of the Committee of students with Special Educational needs –E.F.E.E.A. 

Member  

Special Educational needs Committee–E.F.E.E.A .for Students 

9 

2022-today 

Associate Editor of the EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANATOMY https://eurjanat.com/editorial-board/, Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Anatomy and the Mexican Society of Anatomy for the SECTOR of “ DEVELOPMENT” 

Associate Editor 

Scientific Journal 

10 

2002-today 

MEDICHEM International Society Elected Internationaly Board Member-24 years Office 

MEDICHEM International Society, USA, Boston 

Board Member-International Scientific Society 

Awards/International Recognition

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Awarded by: 

1 

2022 

1st Award Distinction from the European University Cyprus for Teaching Excellence (2021) according to the ANNUAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING (IN MEMORY OF DR. MARY ELEFTHERIADOU) European University Cyprus-EUC 

European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 

2 

2010-2015 

European Teratology Society-ETS Presidency-5 years Office  

From 2016-Entitled as Emeritus European Teratology Society-ETS President (2016-today) 

European Teratology Society-ETS ,London, UK 

3 

1999-2003 & 2006-2010 

European Teratology Society-ETS  Council Member-8 years Office 

 

European Teratology Society-ETS ,London, UK 

4 

2002-σήμερα 

MEDICHEM International Society Greek and Cyprus National Representative and International Board Member-24 years Office 

MEDICHEM International Society, USA, Boston 

4 

2002-σήμερα 

Head of Thessaloniki Teratology Information Service-TIS, Branch of ENTIS-European Networks of Teratology Information Services 

ENTIS-European Networks of Teratology Information Services-Berlin, Germany 

5 

2003-2011 

National Greek Representative and Expert at EC, for the 6th and 7th Framework EC Program , Human Resources and Mobility-Marie Curie Actions and “PEOPLE” 

 

EC, Brussels, Belgium 

6 

2016 

Special Distinction with the “ Gold Medal Award” from the International Scientific Society “ MEDICHEM” working on Environmental Protection 

MEDICHEM International Society, USA, Boston 

7 

2017 

The Highest Distinction and the Highest Award from the European Teratology Society-ETS Award for research in Teratologythe “ETS Award Lecture” September 2017 

European Teratology Society-ETS ,London, UK 

8 

2016 

Special Distinction with the Honorary title of FICD-Fellow of the International College of Dentists  

ICD-IInternational College of Dentists London, UK 

9 

1998-2014 

International Conferences Chair  

of the International Societies,Groupment International pour la Reserche Scientiific en Stomatologie et en Odontologie-GIRSO  

European Teratology Society-ETS, European Networks of Teratology Information Services-ENTIS & MEDICHEM 

Groupement International pour la Reserche Scientiific en Stomatologie et en Odontologie-GIRSO  

European Teratology Society-ETS, European Networks of Teratology Information Services-ENTIS & MEDICHEM 

10 

1998-2017 

In total fourtheen (14) National and International Awards for Original Experimental Research and Original Experimental Protocols as well as and for distinct research activities 

 

Groupement International pour la Reserche Scientiific en Stomatologie et en Odontologie-GIRSO ,European Teratology Society-ETS, European Networks of Teratology Information Services-ENTIS & MEDICHEM & other National and International Conferences 

Other Achievements

Ref. Number 

Date 

Title 

Key Activities: 

1 

2014-2025 

Member of the Evaluation Committees of Academic Members of the European University of Cyprus for their promotions to higher ranks 

Promotions-European University Cyprus 

2 

2019-2023 

Member of Thesis Committees of graduating students of the School of Medicine, European University Cyprus 

Thesis Committees-European University Cyprus 

3 

2021-Today 

Member of Thesis Committees of graduating students of the School of Biomedical Sciences, European University Cyprus 

Thesis Committees-European University Cyprus 

4 

2023-Today 

PhD-Doctoral Thesis Supervisor of a student at the School of Medicine, European University Cyprus 

PhD-Doctoral Thesis Supervisor-European University Cyprus 

5 

2016 

Special Distinction with the Honorary title of FICD-Fellow of the IInternational College of Dentists  

FICD-Fellow -ICD-IInternational College of Dentists London, UK 

6 

1999-2003 & 2006-2010 

European Teratology Society-ETS  Council Member-8 years Office 

 

Council Member-European Teratology Society-ETS ,London, UK 

7 

2002-today 

MEDICHEM International Society Elected Internationaly Board Member-24 years Office 

Board Member-MEDICHEM International Society, USA, Boston 

8 

2002-today 

MEDICHEM International Society Greek and Cyprus National Representative and International Board Member-24 years Office 

National Representative-MEDICHEM International Society, USA, Boston 

9 

2010-2015 

European Teratology Society-ETS Presidency-5 years Office  

From 2016-Entitled as Emeritus European Teratology Society-ETS President(2016-) 

Presidency-European Teratology Society-ETS ,London, UK 

10 

1998-2014 

President /Chair of International Conferences 

of the International Societies,Groupment International pour la Research Scientiific in Stomatologie et en Odontologie-GIRSO 

European Society of Teratology-ETS, European Networks of Teratology Information Services-ENTIS & MEDICHEM 

Conferences’ President /Chair.Groupement International pour la Researche Scientific en Stomatologie et en Odontologie-GIRSO 

European Teratology Society-ETS, European Networks of Teratology Information Services-ENTIS & MEDICHEM