Email: kmanol@uth.gr

Τηλέφωνο: +30 24410 66019

 Contact with students: Wednesday 12:00 – 14:00, Thursday 11:00 - 14:00

Katerina Manolakou

Assistant Professor
Animal Genetics and Molecular Biology

 

Research interests

Animal genetics, QTL mapping, speciation, biodiversity conservation genetics

 

Curriculum vitae

Katerina Manolakou graduated from the Agricultural University of Athens (1991) and obtained her PhD from the University of Montpellier II (1996). She worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh UK (1997-2001). She was appointed scientific officer at the National Bioethics Commission in Greece (2001-2006). She joined the academic staff of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, in 2006 and was seconded to the Ministry of Health where she served as a Deputy Manager at the NHS General Hospital of Laconia (2016-2020). She has publications in peer-review journals (h index 7, Web of science), presentations in national and international conferences/meetings and participation in collective volumes on bioethics.
Έχει επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα διεθνή περιοδικά (h index 7, Web of Science) και ανακοινώσεις σε εθνικά και διεθνή συνέδρια. Έχει συμμετοχές σε συλλογικούς τόμους βιοηθικής, έχει μεταφράσει στα ελληνικά σχετικές διεθνείς συμβάσεις και έχει (συν)επιμεληθεί την έκδοση ενός βιβλίου βιοηθικής.

Full curriculum vitae

 

Courses

  • Genetics
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Animal husbandry, ethology, animal welfare and legislation I and II

Selected Publications

  • Manolakou K, Beaton J, McConnell I, Farquar C, Manson J, Hastie N, Bruce M and Jackson I.J (2001): Genetic and environmental factors modify bovine spongiform encephalopathy incubation period in mice. PNAS 98 (13): 7402-7407
  • Spyrou V, Stamatis C, Birtsas P, Psychas V, Manolakou K, Billinis C, Mamuris Z (2013): Evidence for (European brown hare syndrome virus introduction with translocated brown hares (Lepus europaeus): implications for management of restocking operations. Wildlife Research 40(7): 545-551
  • Valiakos G, Papaspyropoulos K, Giannakopoulos A, Birtsas P, Tsiodras S, Hutchings M.R, Spyrou V, Pervanidou D, Athanasiou L.V, Papadopoulos N, Tsokana C, Baka A, Manolakou K, Chatzopoulos D, Artois M, Yon L, Hannant D, Petrovska L, Hadjichristodoulou C, Billinis C (2014): Use of Wild Bird Surveillance, Human Case Data and GIS Spatial Analysis for Predicting Spatial Distributions of West Nile Virus in Greece. PLoS One 9(5): e96935
  • Sokos C, Birtsas P, Papaspyropoulos K, Giannakopoulos A, Athanasiou L.A, Manolakou K, Spyrou V, Billinis C (2015): Conservation Considerations for a Management Measure: An Integrated Approach to Hare Rearing and Release. Environmental Management 55(1): 19-30
  • Tsokana C, Sokos C,  Giannakopoulos A , Mamuris Z,  Birtsas P, Papaspyropoulos K,  Valiakos G,  Spyrou V, Lefkaditis M, Chatzopoulos D, Kantere M,  Manolakou K, Touloudi A, Rodi Burriel A, Feroglio E, Hadjichristodoulou C, Billinis C (2016): First evidence of Leishmania infection in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus)in Greece: GIS analysis and phylogenetic position within the Leishmania spp. Parasotilogy Research 115: 313-321