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 past and present research interests focus on:
Dr. Paraskevi Papadopoulou is Professor of Biology for the Biomedical Sciences & Environmental Studies Programs at Deree-The American College of Greece. She holds a BSc in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and BSc and PhD in Biology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her expertise spans cell biology, structural biology, molecular biophysics and bioinformatics, neurobiology and genetics, digital health, STEM education, and sustainability. January 2026, she developed substantially the BSc Biology Program, for Deree- The American University of Greece: University Legal Entity (ULE) / Roger Williams University (RWU). She is the Founder of the Biomedical Science Research (BMSR) Team and has served as Team Leader @ Research, Technology, & Innovation Network (RTIN) (Sep. 2021- Aug. 2024). She has extensive experience in institutional leadership for over fifteen years, recently having 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 80 scientific articles, papers, and book chapters, as well as in 7 books. She has participated as co-PI of the ACG-RC partner in the Erasmus+ project SDG4U. She has served as book editor and manuscript reviewer in several high-impact journals. She serves as Associate Editor: Frontiers in Digital Health – Personalized Medicine, as Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Neurology on the Research topic: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Neuromonitoring: Transforming Neurocritical and Neurohospitalist Care, and served as Guest Associate 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.
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)
2024-present: Selected to serve as GBD Senior Collaborator of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Collaborator Network
2023-present: Active member of the EU Health Policy Platform https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/hpf/
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.
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] Theoharides, T. C., & Papadopoulou, P. (2026). Pathogen effects on the brain: the case of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neuro COVID. Frontiers in neurology, 17, 1853951. https://doi.org/1.3389/fneur.2026.1853951
[2] Papadopoulou, P., & Theoharides, T. C. (2026). Neuroimmune Regulation of Microvascular Inflammation: The Heart-Brain Axis, Mast Cells, and the Protective Role of Flavonoids-A Comprehensive Review. Biomedicines, 14(5), 1073. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines14051073
[3] GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.) (2026). Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet (London, England), 407(10543), 2040–2064. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(26)00519-2
[4] Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou O., Kozlakidis Z., Tuboly E., Papadopoulou P. (2026). AI in biomedical research, digital health, and healthcare: transformative innovations, health literacy, ethical-legal challenges, and environmental impact. Innov Dig Health Diagn Bio.6:1–5. DOI: 10.36401/IDDB-25-X5.
[5] Velmovitsky P.E., Arbuckle L. and Papadopoulou P. (2026). Editorial: Ethical considerations of large language models: challenges and best practices. Front. Digit. Health 8:1807664. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2026.1807664
[6] Kang, J., Kim, H. J., Kim, M. S., GBD 2023 Substance Use Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.), Shin, J. I., & Yon, D. K. (2026). Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study. Nature medicine, 10.1038/s41591-025-04137-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04137-0
[7] Oh, J., Kim, S., Yim, Y., Kim, M. S., GBD 2023 Global Chronic Respiratory Disease and Covid Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.), Hay, S. I., Il Shin, J., & Yon, D. K. (2026). Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study. Nature medicine, 32(1), 197–223. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04077-9
[8] Apostolaki, S. & Papadopoulou, P. (2025). Transforming Higher Education: Universities as Living Laboratories for Sustainable Development Goals Integration. Proceedings 2025, 131, x. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025131086. Apostolaki orally presented the study at the 11th World Sustainability Forum (WSF11), Barcelona, Spain, 2–3 October 2025.
[9] GBD 2023 Disease and Injury and Risk Factor Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.). (2025). Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet (London, England), 406(10513), 1873–1922. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01637-X
[10] GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.). (2025). Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet (London, England), 406(10513), 1811–1872. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01917-8
[11] GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.). (2025). Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950-2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet (London, England), 406(10513), 1731–1810. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01330-3
[12] GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.).(2025). Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet (London, England), 406(10513), 1811–1872. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01917-8
[13] Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks 2023 Collaborators (Including Papadopoulou, P.). (2025). Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, S0735-1097(25)07428-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2025.08.015
[14] 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
[15] 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
[16] Papadopoulou, P., Marouli, C. & Misseyanni, A. (2020). Sustaining Healthcare: Bridging Education with Biomedical and Healthcare Challenges. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(2), 211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14207/ejsd.2020.v9n2p211
[17] Papadopoulou, P., Galanopoulos, V. K. & Hamodrakas, S. J. (1996) Molecular and supramolecular architecture of the Salmo gairdneri proteinaceous eggshell during development, Biology, 116:399-412. DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1996.0057
[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. Biophys. Acta 913:163-169. PMID: 3593737. DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(87)90326-8
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. Dr. P. Papadopoulou was a working member of the project as co-PI of the ACG-RC partner
https://www.sdg4uproject.eu/
https://www.sdg4uproject.eu/team/
[1] Coedited and coauthored the book: Lytras, M., Shaman, A.M., Ordonez de Pablos, P., Papadopoulou, P. Konstantinopoulou, S., Abdulrahman Alajlan, S. (Eds.). (2026). The Future of Pharma Across All Sectors in the Artificial Intelligence Era. Academic Press Paperback ISBN: 9780443405723, eBook ISBN: 9780443405730
[2] Coedited and coauthored the ebook: Velmovitsky, P. E., Arbuckle, L. Papadopoulou, P. eds. (2026). Ethical Considerations of Large Language Models: Challenges and Best Practices, Frontiers in Digital Health, Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. ebook: ISSN 1664-8714, ISBN 978-2-8325-7702-8, DOI 10.3389/978-2-8325-7702-8
[3] 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
[4] 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
[5] 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
[6] 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
[7] 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] Slokenberga, S., Papadopoulou, P.,Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou, O. (2026). Children and Innovative Genetic Therapy in Europe: Human Rights considerations, Volume Editors: Santa Slokenberga, Jameson Garland, and Anna Singer in Children’s Rights in Biomedicine, Brill, ISBN: 978-90-04-71009-2
[2] Lytras, M., Sarirete, A., Papadopoulou, P. (2026). Smart healthcare: Emerging technologies, best practices and sustainable policies, Editor(s): Miltiadis Lytras, Akila Sarirete, Patricia Ordonez de Pablos, In Next Generation Technology Driven Personalized Medicine And Smart Healthcare, Innovation in Health Informatics (Second Edition), Academic Press, 2026, Pages 39-88, ISBN 9780443367694, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-36769-4.00003-8
[3] 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
[4] 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
[5] 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
[6] 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
[7] 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.
[8] 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
[9] 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
[10] 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
[11] 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
[12] 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, Innovation and Creativity, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.75 – 105. All co-authors after the first had equal contributions. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787144873
[13] 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, Innovation and Creativity, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp.361 – 387.
https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787144873
[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. 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.
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