Achievements and Awards
December 5, 2024 2025-12-08 11:26Achievements and Awards
2025
Find out about awards, elections, honors, and distinctions received by members of the Medical School from 2001 to the present
- Award to Professor Emeritus Domna Karagogeos by the Academy of Athens
- Professor Alexia Papaioannou honored at the Health Business Award 2025
- Award to Assistant Professor Nikolaos Sousos of the Nikoloudakis Bequest for newly appointed faculty members of the School of Medicine
- Election of Professor Ioanna Tsiligianni as President of WONCA Europe
- Award to Professor Panagiotis Vardas: "President's Award" from the European Society of Cardiology
- Establishment of Greece's first Epilepsy Unit at the Neurology Clinic of the University Hospital of Patras under Associate Professor of Neurology Ioannis Karakis
- The Clinical Virology Laboratory of the Medical School is recognized by the Ministry of Health as a Reference Center for HIV (AIDS, HIV, Retroviruses).
- Election of Professor Apostolos Karantanas as Honorary Member of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)
- Election of Professor Ioanna Tsiligianni as a member of the scientific team of the World Health Organization
- Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis elected as the First Greek President of the European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC)
- Election of Assistant Professor Michael Klontzas as Member of the Council of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII)
2024
- Awarding of Assistant Professor Eleni Vergardi as New Investigator by the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- Election of Assistant Professor Elena Drakonaki as Vice-President of the European Society for Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)
- Professor Dimitris Tsetsis awarded the highest title of Distinguished Fellow of the European Society of Interventional Radiology (CIRSE)
2023
- Assistant Professor Eleni Vergardi awarded the L’Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women in Science
- Election of Professor Georgios Chamylos to the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Medicines (EOF)
- Election of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis to the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc)
- Election of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis to the German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina)
2022
2021
- The iGEM–CRETE team from the University of Crete won a silver medal at the iGEM global competition for its edible COVID-19 vaccine
- Silver Award (HealthCare Business Awards 2021) to the Hematology Clinic (DiTOB)
- Participation of Professor Christos Lionis in a European group for pandemic control
- Election of Professor Ioannis Damilakis as a member of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
2020
- Reappointment of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis: President of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH)
- Election of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis: Distinguished Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Award for Professor Aristidis Tsatsakis: Most influential research work. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Double award for the FRESH AIR program of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine
- Election of Professor Eleni Papadakis as Chair of the European Hematology Association (EHA) Membership Committee
- Distinction for the University of Crete in the TIMES Higher Education rankings (ranked first among Greek universities)
- Election of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis as member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
- Distinction for the Medical School of the University of Crete in the TIMES Higher Education ranking (176-200η position)
- Professor Odysseas Zoras was honored as an honorary member of the Israeli Surgical Oncology Society
- Election of Professor Apostolos Karantanas as Chair of the Committee on Sub-Specialties and Related Sciences (ESR)
- Professor Eleni Papadaki was honored as Person of the Month by the European Hematology Association
- Election of Professor Christos Lionis as member of the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
- The University Gastroenterology Clinic as a European Training Center for Gastroenterology and Hepatology (EUMS)
2019
- Professor Ar. Tsatsakis included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor D. Spantidos included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor I. Koutroumbakis included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor V. Georgoulias included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Assistant Professor G. Bertsias included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor D. Mavroudis included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor An. Kafatos on the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor Ap. Karantanas in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Professor I. Melissas included in the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Assistant Professor El. Kraniotis on the list (Ioannidis J, et al. PLOS Biology) of leading scientists
- Distinction for the University of Crete in the TIMES Higher Education ranking (first place among Greek universities)
- Election of Professor Marianna Karamanou as a member of the International Academy of the History of Pharmacy, based in The Hague
- Election of Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis as a member of the ACADEMY OF ATHENS (Neurobiology-Biology of Aging)
2017
- International rankings of the Medical School at 151-175th place from the “Times Higher Education World University Rankings”
- Professor Tsatsakis Aristidis: Academician National Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
- Professor Tsatsakis Aristidis: Doctor Honoris Causa, Far Eastern Federal University Vladivostok, Russia
- Professor Tsatsakis Aristidis: Emeritus President Hellenic Society Toxicology
- Professor Tsatsakis Aristidis: Doctor Honoris Causa, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Romania
2012
- Election of Professor Kyriaki Thermou as Chair, Communication Committee, FENS, member of FENS Executive Committee and Governing Council
- Election of Professor Antonios Makrygiannakis as a member of the Academy of the German Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2011
- Election of Professor Antonios Makrygiannakis as Executive Board Member of ESCI (European Society for Clinical Investigation)
2010
- Honorary distinction from IKY to Associate Professor Ioannis Germanakis: Erasmus IP “From Sound to Ultrasound”
2009
- Election of Professor Antonios Makrygiannakis as Executive Board Member of the European Society of Human Reproductive Embryology
2003
- Election of Professor Kyriaki Thermou as Secretary General of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
- Election of Professor Kyriaki Thermou as member of NENS (Network European Neuroscience Schools), Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
2001
- Election of Professor Kyriaki Thermou as President of the Hellenic Society of Basic and Clinical Pharmacologyς
- Award for Professor Aristides Tsatsakis: Eminent Scientist & Outstanding Scholar Millennium Golden International Award
