CURRICULUM VITAE
NICHOLAS C. VAKALIS M.D
Professor of National School of Public Health
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Born in 1944. Received his Medical degree from Aristotelion University of
Thessaloniki and a Doctorate degree from the University of Athens.
He has been trained in Clinical Microbiology at the Childrens Hospital “Agia
Sophia”and the military Hospital of Athens, and in Public Health at the Athens
School of Hygiene.
Post Doctorat studies:
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Postdoctoral training in Parasitology and Tropical diseases at Louisiana State
University Medical Center (USA)
Career and Titles:
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Served as Director of the Microbiology Laboratory of the 401 Military Hospital of
Athens and NIMTS Veterans Hospital and has been recipient of numerous honors.
Currently Professor of Parasitology, Entomology and Tropical diseases at the
National School of Public Health in Athens, Greece.
Current research:
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Laboratory diagnosis and control of Tropical, Parasitic and Opportunistic
infections.
Prevalence and control of Parasitic infections (In the Prefectures of Ioannina,
Florina and Serres) Interreg II Program
Prevention and control of arthropod-borne diseases. Interreg II Program
Action design for vector control with emphasis to: a) the control of imported
malaria cases and prevention of malaria reemergence. B) Prevention and early
diagnosis of other than malaria arthropod-born diseases.
Publications:
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Vakalis N, Spanakos G, Patsoula E, Vamvakopoulos NC.
Improved detection of Dirofilaria repens DNA by direct polymerase chain
reaction.
Parasitol Int. 1999 Aug;48(2):145-50.
PMID: 11269275 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Pampiglione S, Vakalis N, Lyssimachou A, Kouppari G, Orihel TC.
Subconjunctival zoonotic Onchocerca in an Albanian man.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2001 Dec; 95(8): 827-32. Review.
PMID: 11784437 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Vakalis N, Vougioukas N, Patsoula E, Spanakos G, Sioutopoulou DO,
Vamvakopoulos NC.
Genotypic assignment of infection by Dirofilaria repens.
Parasitol Int. 2002 Jun; 51(2): 163-9.
PMID: 12113754 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Spanakos G, Patsoula E, Kremastinou T, Saroglou G, Vakalis N.
Development of a PCR-based method for diagnosis of Leishmania in blood
samples.
Mol Cell Probes. 2002 Dec;16(6): 415-20.
PMID: 12490142 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Patsoula E, Spanakos G, Sofianatou D, Parara M, Vakalis N.C.
A single-step, PCR-based method for the detection and differentiation of
Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2003 Jan; 97(1): 15-21.
PMID: 12662418 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE].
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Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A, Patsoula E, Spanakos G, Vakalis N.
Confirmation of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Greece.
European Mosq. Bull, 2005 in Press.
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Patsoula E, Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A, Spanakos G, Nasioulas G, Vakalis N.C.
Molecular and morphological characterization of Aedes albopictus in Northwest.
J. Med. Entom. 2006, 43, 40-54.
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Spanakos G, Tzanetou K, Mitsakakis D, Patsoula E, Malamou-Lada E, Vakalis N.
Genotyping of pathogenic Acanthamoebae isolated from clinical samples in GreeceReport of clinical isolate presenting T5 genotype.
Parasitol Int 2006.
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Falagas ME, Rosmarakis ES, Avramopoulos I, Vakalis N.
Streptococcus agalactiae infections in non-pregnant adults: single center experience of a
growing clinical problem.
Med Sci Monit. 2006 Nov;12(11):CR447-51.
PMID: 17072267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Patsoula E, Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A, Spanakos G, Kremastinou J, Nasioulas G,
Vakalis NC.
Molecular and morphological characterization of Aedes albopictus in northwestern
Greece and differentiation from Aedes cretinus and Aedes aegypti.
J Med Entomol. 2006 Jan;43(1):40-54.
PMID: 16506446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Spanakos G, Tzanetou K, Miltsakakis D, Patsoula E, Malamou-Lada E, Vakalis NC.
Genotyping of pathogenic Acanthamoebae isolated from clinical samples in Greece-report of a clinical isolate presenting T5 genotype.
Parasitol Int. 2006 Jun;55(2):147-9. Epub 2006 Feb 20.
PMID: 16490381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Patsoula E, Samanidou-Voyadjoglou A, Spanakos G, Kremastinou J, Nasioulas G,
Vakalis N.
Molecular characterization of the Anopheles maculipennis complex during surveillance
for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Med Vet Entomol.2007 Mar; 21 (1):36-43.
PMID: 17373945 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Katsarou-Katsari A, Vassalos CM, Tzanetou K, Spanakos G, Papadopoulou C, Vakalis
N.
Acute urticaria associated with amoeboid forms of Blastocystis sp. subtype 3.
Acta Derm Venereol. 2008;88(1):80-1.
PMID:18176765 [PubMed-indexed for MEDLINE]
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Menounos PG, Spanakos G, Tegos N, Vassalos CM, Papadopoulou C, Vakalis NC.
Direct detection of Blastocystis sp. in human faecal samples and subtype assignment
using single strand conformational polymorphism and sequencing.
Mol Cell Probes. 2008 Feb;22(1):24-9. Epub 2007 Jul 1
PMID: 17669623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Spanakos G, Piperaki ET, Menounos PG, Tegos N, Flemetakis A, Vakalis NC.
Detection and species identification of Old World Leishmania in clinical samples
using a PCR-based method.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jan;102(1):46-53. Epub 2007 Jul 31.
PMID: 17669452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Papadogiannakis E, Spanakos G, Kontos V, Menounos PG, Tegos N, Vakalis N.
Molecular Detection of Leishmania infantum in Wild Rodents (Rattus
norvegicus) in Greece.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2009 Nov 12. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 19912600 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher
Scientific conferences:
He attended many national and international meetings.