National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
PhD, Biology
1986 – 1993
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
BSc, Biology
1985
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
BSc, Biology
1979 – 1983
Dr. Paraskevi Papadopoulou’s research interests focus on:
Dr. Paraskevi Papadopoulou is Professor of Biology for the Biomedical Sciences & Environmental Studies Programs. She has served as the Biomedical Science Research (BMSR) Team Leader @ Research, Technology, & Innovation Network (RTIN) (Sep. 2021- Aug. 2024). She has served as Head, Department of Science and Mathematics and Director, Biomedical Sciences Program at Deree – The American College of Greece (2020-2023). She has coordinated the development of the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) program at Deree-ACG (2017-2019) and has served as the Program Coordinator of the BMS program (2020). She has served as Head of the Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics at Deree-ACG (2008-2014). She made a significant contribution to the development of the Environmental Studies program and the Information Technology (IT) program at Deree-ACG (2010-12).
Her research work has been reflected in over 70 scientific articles, papers, and book chapters, as well as in 5 books. She has served as book editor and manuscript reviewer in several high-impact journals. She serves as Associate Editor in Frontiers in Digital Health (Personalized Medicine) and as Frontiers Topic Editor in Frontiers in Digital Health (Ethical Digital Health). She also serves as a Review Editor and Reviewer for high-impact journals. She is a GBD Senior Collaborator for the Global Burden of Disease network. She is an active member of the EU Health Policy Platform. She teaches Introduction to Biology, Human Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, and co-teaches the Research Methods course for the Environmental Studies program.
2025: Member of the Scientific Committee of the BioMed-AI Summer School 2025 https://biomedai-summerschool.gr/lecturers-and-scientific-advisors-2/
2024: Applied and was selected to attend the BioMed-AI Summer School https://biomedai-summerschool.gr/, BioMed-AI International Initiative under the auspices of the Academy of Athens on “Biomedicine & Bioethics supporting responsible innovation in the era of Big Data & AI, 2nd edition”, Portuguese National Library, Lisbon, 11- 13th September. Received a Certificate of Professional Education.
2023: Applied and was selected to attend the BioMed-AI Summer School https://biomedai-summerschool.gr/, BioMed-AI International Initiative under the auspices of the Academy of Athens on “Biomedicine & Bioethics supporting responsible innovation in the era of Big Data & AI,” Athens, 12-16 June 2023. Received a Certificate of Professional Education.
2022: Registered for the Graduate course and received a Certificate of Professional Education from ACG Professional Education and the Hellenic Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine (EL.E.F.I.) in ‘Leadership in Patient Safety Journey: Active Pharmacovigilance & Pharmacoepidemiology,’ October 24 – December 12, 2022. Funded by Deree-ACG.
2022: Registered for the Graduate course and received a Certificate of Professional Education from ACG Professional Education and the Hellenic Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine (EL.E.F.I.) in ‘Leadership in Clinical Research: Striving for Ethics & Excellence,’ October 25 – December 13, 2022. Funded by Deree-ACG.
2022-2024: Selected to serve as GBD Senior Collaborator of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network
2022- present: Appointed to serve as member of the Deree-ACG ‘Health Sciences Research and Education Advisory Board’ (Chaired by Dr. T. Theoharides, MS, MPhil, PhD, MD)
2021: Registered for the Graduate course and received a Certificate of Professional Education from Tufts Center for the ‘Study of Drug Development – ACG Professional Certificate in Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Development and Regulation,’ 11 March – 24 March 2021. Funded by Deree-ACG.
[1] Global Nutrition Target Collaborators (2025). Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. 2025;404(10471):2543-2583. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01821-X
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors under (Global Nutrition Target Collaborators)
[2] Papadopoulou, P.; Polissidis, A.; Kythreoti, G.; Sagnou, M.; Stefanatou, A.; Theoharides, T.C. Anti-Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Polyphenols Derived from the European Olive Tree, Olea europaea L., in Long COVID and Other Conditions Involving Cognitive Impairment. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 11040. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252011040
[3] GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators (2024). Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Public Health. 2024;9(10):e729-e744. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00166-X
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors under (GBD 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators).
[4] GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Neurology, Volume 23, Issue 10, 973 – 1003
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors under (GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators).
[5] GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet (London, England), 403(10440), 2162–2203. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators).
[6] GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet (London, England), 403(10440), 2100–2132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators).
[7] GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators (2024). Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950-2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet (London, England), 403(10440), 1989–2056. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators)
[8] Mensah, G. A., Fuster, V., Murray, C. J. L., Roth, G. A., & Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators (2023). Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(25), 2350–2473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.11.007
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks Collaborators).
[9] Fragkos, M., Choleza, M., & Papadopoulou, P. (2023). The Role of γH2AX in Replication Stress-induced Carcinogenesis: Possible Links and Recent Developments. Cancer diagnosis & prognosis, 3(6), 639–648. https://doi.org/10.21873/cdp.10266
[10] GBD 2019 IMID Collaborators (2023). Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019. EClinicalMedicine, 64, 102193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102193
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under GBD 2019 IMID Collaborators).
[11] GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators (2023). Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Haematology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00160-6
Papadopoulou listed as one of its co-authors (under GBD 2021 Anaemia Collaborators).
[12] Papadopoulou, P. & Lytras, M. (2023). Advancing precision medicine in medical education: Integrated, precise and data-driven smart solutions. Appl. Res. e202200131. https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200131
[13] Marouli C., Savvidou P., Koutsokali M., Papadopoulou P., Misseyanni A., Tsiliki G. and Georgas D. (2022). Plant Growth on a Mediterranean Green Roof: A Pilot Study on Influence of Substrate Depth, Substrate Composition, and Type of Green Roof. Sustain. Cities 3:796441.
[14] Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C. & Misseyanni, A. (2020). Sustaining Healthcare: Bridging Education with Biomedical and Healthcare Challenges.European Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(2), 211.
[15] Misseyanni, A., Marouli, C. & Papadopoulou, P. (2020). How Teaching Affects Student Attitudes towards the Environment and Sustainability in Higher Education: An Instructors’ Perspective. European Journal of Sustainable Development,9(2), 172.
[16] Lytras, M.D., Alhalabi, W., Torres Ruiz, M.J., Papadopoulou, P. & Marouli, C. (2016). Emerging Technologies for Engineering Education: Flexibility, Consistent exploration, Realism, Integration, and Sustainable Development for Active Learning, International Journal of Engineering Education, 32(4), 1560-1565.
[17] Papadopoulou, P., Galanopoulos, V. K. & Hamodrakas, S. J. (1996) Molecular and supramolecular architecture of the Salmo gairdneri proteinaceous eggshell during development, Struct. Biology, 116:399-412.
[18] Hamodrakas, S.J., Kamitsos, E. I. & Papadopoulou, P.G. (1987). Laser-Raman and infrared spectroscopic studies of protein conformation in the eggshell of the fish Salmo gairdneri. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 913:163-169. PMID: 3593737.
2022: Title: Engaging SDGs for Transformative Education and Enhanced Sustainability in Universities (ERASMUS+) SDG4U
Proposal prepared by Dr. S. Apostolaki and Dr. P. Papadopoulou in collaboration with our partners.
https://www.sdg4uproject.eu/
https://www.sdg4uproject.eu/team/
https://acg150.acg.edu/news/the-coes-joins-eu-erasmus-project-on-sdgs-in-higher-education/
https://www.uni-med.net/projects/sdg4u/
https://www.uni-med.net/news/promotion-of-civic-engagement-and-responsibility-to-enhance-the-educational-experience-of-young-students-launch-of-a-new-strategic-project/
[1] Coedited and coauthored the book:
Papadopoulou, P., Lytras, M., & Konstantinopoulou, S. (Eds.). (2025). Precision Health in the Digital Age: Harnessing AI for Personalized Care. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-4422-4
[2] Coedited and coauthored the book:
Papadopoulou, P., Lytras, M. D., & Konstantinopoulou, S. (Eds.). (2025). Policies, Initiatives, and Innovations for Global Health. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-4402-6
[3] Coedited and coauthored the book:
Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C., & Misseyanni, A. (2019). Environmental Exposures and Human Health Challenges (pp. 1-449). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225- 7635-8
[4] Coedited and coauthored the book:
Misseyanni, Anastasia & Lytras, Miltiadis & Papadopoulou, Paraskevi & Marouli, Christina. (2018). Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity. Emerald Publishing Limited, Howard House,
Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK, DOI10.1108/9781787144873
[5] Coedited and coauthored the book:
Lytras, M. D. & Papadopoulou, P. (2018). Applying Big Data Analytics in Bioinformatics and Medicine (pp. 1-465). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2607-0
[1] Papadopoulou, P., Apostolaki, S., Lytras, M., & Konstantinopoulou, S. (2025). AI Innovations in Global Health in the Context of Climate Change: Impact on Human Health Resilience. In P. Papadopoulou, M. Lytras, & S. Konstantinopoulou (Eds.), Policies, Initiatives, and Innovations for Global Health (pp. 1-52). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-4402-6.ch001
[2] Papadopoulou, P. & Lytras, M. D. (2025). Enhancing Scientific Rigor With Editorial Roles and AI: Insights From Evaluating Manuscripts in Digital Health and Personalized Medicine. In P. Papadopoulou, M. Lytras, & S. Konstantinopoulou (Eds.), Precision Health in the Digital Age: Harnessing AI for Personalized Care (pp. 39-62). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-4422-4.ch003
[3] Papadopoulou, P., & Lytras, M. D. (2025). Enhancing patient welfare through responsible and AI-driven healthcare innovation: Progress made in OECD countries and the case of Greece. In Next Generation eHealth (pp. 33–77). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13619-1.00003-9
[4] Lytras, M. D., Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C., & Misseyanni, A. (2022). Higher Education Out- of-the-Box: Technology-Driven Learning Innovation in Higher Education. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Service Learning and Community Engagement Teaching Practices (pp. 768-795). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3877- ch042
[5] Papadopoulou, Lytras, M. (2021). Empowering the One Health approach and health resilience with digital technologies across OECD countries: the case of COVID-19. In Lytras, M.D., Sarirete, A., Visvizi, A. & Chui, K. T. In Next Gen Tech Driven Personalized Med&Smart Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Smart Healthcare, (pp. 225-241). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822060-3.00012-7.
[6] Papadopoulou, P., Misseyanni, A. & Marouli, C. (2020). Current Environmental Health Challenges: Part I – Exposures and Research Trends. In Duca, , & Vaseashta, A. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Developments and Environmental Impacts of Ecological Chemistry (pp. 1-37). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1241-8.ch001
[7] Marouli, C., Papadopoulou, P. & Misseyanni, A. (2020). Current Environmental Health Challenges: Part 2 – Moving Toward a Healthy and Sustainable Future. In Duca, G., & Vaseashta, (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Emerging Developments and Environmental Impacts of Ecological Chemistry (pp. 38-67). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1241- 8.ch002
[8] Lytras, D., Papadopoulou, P. & Sarirete, A. (2020). Smart Healthcare: emerging technologies, best practices, and sustainable policies, in Lytras, M.D. and Sarirete (Ed.), Next Gen Tech Driven Personalized Med&Smart Healthcare, Innovation in Health Informatics, Academic Press (pp 3-38),ISBN 9780128190432, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819043- 2.00001-0
[9] Papadopoulou, P., Lytras, M., & Marouli, C. (2019). Bioinformatics as Applied to Medicine: Challenges Faced Moving From Big Data to Smart Data to Wise Data. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Biotechnology: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 185- 209). Hershey, PA: IGI doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-8903-7.ch008
[10] Papadopoulou, P., Chui, K. T., Daniela, L., & Lytras, M. D. (2019). Virtual and Augmented Reality in Medical Education and Training: Innovative Ways for Transforming Medical Education in the 21st Century. In M. Lytras, N. Aljohani, L. Daniela, & A. Visvizi (Eds.), Cognitive Computing in Technology-Enhanced Learning (pp. 109-150). Hershey, PA: IGI http://doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9031-6.ch006
[11] Misseyanni, A., Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C. & Lytras, M.D., (2018). Active Learning Stories in Higher Education: Lessons Learned and Good Practices in STEM Education, in Anastasia Misseyanni , Miltiadis D. Lytras , Paraskevi Papadopoulou , Christina Marouli (ed.) Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education:Teaching for Leadership, Innovationa and Creativity, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.75 – 105. All co-authors after the first had equal contribution. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787144873
[12] Marouli, C., Misseyanni, A., Papadopoulou, P., Lytras, M.D., (2018). A New Vision for Higher Education: Lessons from Education for the Environment and Sustainability, in Anastasia Misseyanni, Miltiadis D. Lytras , Paraskevi Papadopoulou , Christina Marouli (ed.) Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education:Teaching for Leadership, Innovationa and Creativity, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.361 – 387. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787144873
Conference papers
[1] Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C. Misseyanni, A. & Koutsokali, M. (2024). Human reproduction, contraception and sexually transmitted infections (STIs): Enhancing college students’ awareness, engagement, emotions, and action. ICERI2024 proceedings, 11-13 November 2024, Seville, Spain. Pages: 1198-1211, ISBN: 978-84-09-63010-3, ISSN: 2340-1095 DOI: 10.21125/iceri.2024.0379
[2] Papadopoulou, P., Apostolaki, S. & Misseyanni, A. (2023) Introducing Biodiversity, Climate Change and Justice to College Students: Using the Deree-ACG Forest as a Living Laboratory, ICERI2023 Proceedings, 3803-3812. 13-15 November, 2023, Seville, Spain. doi: 10.21125/iceri.2023.0962
[3] Papadopoulou, & Apostolaki, S. (2023). Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence towards Reducing the Climate Change Impacts on Public Health. SafeAttica 2023 – 10th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies, pp. 189-192. ISSN 2654- 1823 25 – 27 September, War Museum, Athens, Greece. www.safeattica.com www.safeattica.gr
[4] Apostolaki, , Papadopoulou, P. & Papandreou A. (2023). Proposing a Holistic and Transformative Approach for the Promotion of SDGs in Higher Education Institutions. WSF 2023 The 10th World Sustainability Forum 14 September 2023 I Hybrid: Singapore, Basel, Toronto & virtual. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14294.63043.
[5] Papadopoulou, P. (2022). Teaching Lab Activities Effectively during Times of Disruption by Fostering Adaptive and Digital Resilience: The Case of College-level Introductory Biology during the COVID-19 Pandemic. EDULEARN22 Proceedings, pp. 8151-8160. 4-6 July 2022, Palma, DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2022.1927. Conference paper & virtual presentation.
Serves as:
Associate Editor: Frontiers in Digital Health – Personalized Medicine
Frontiers Topic Editor: Frontiers in Digital Health- Ethical Digital Health
Serve as Review Editor for the:
Frontiers in Digital Health-Personalized Medicine https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health
3.2 Impact Factor, 4.2 CiteScore, 4,600 Citations, completed 14 reviews
Evaluated manuscripts for refereed publications: >70 manuscripts
Manuscript Reviewer for:
[1] Frontiers in Public Health
[2] Frontiers in Education
[3] Frontiers in Psychology
[4] Frontiers in Physiology
[5] Journal The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
[6] Journal Telematics and Informatics
[7] Journal Virtual Reality
[8] Journal Computers in Human Behavior
[9] Journal Cleaner Production
[10] Journal: Int. J. of Computational Complexity and Intelligent Algorithms
[11] Journal of King Saud University – Computer and Information Sciences
[12] International Journal of Smart Education and Urban Society
[13] Helyion
[14] International Journal of Medical Informatics
[15] For Inderscience Submissions: Journal: Int. J. of Computational Complexity and Intelligent Algorithms
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