Medical School Alumni Research Seminar Series

As part of an ongoing effort to maintain and strengthen connections with the alumni of the School of Medicine of the University of Crete (UoC) and expand the network of our medical students, the UoC Alumni Research Seminar Series has been launched for 2026. This initiative aims to bring cutting-edge knowledge in basic, translational and clinical research, reflecting the scientific work and career trajectories of our alumni, while fostering stronger links between the Medical School and distinguished alumni physicians and scientists working abroad. Recent seminars were provided by Prof. A. Drakaki, Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology and Urology, Medical Director of the Genitourinary Program, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, USA; Dr, Michail S. Lionakis, Chief of the Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology (LCIM), National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA; Prof. Georgios Vrakas, Program Director of the Adult & Pediatric Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Programs, Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, USA; Prof. Dimitra Skondra, Professor of Opthalmology, Vice Chair of Research, New York University (NYU), USA; Dr. Eleftheria (Erika) Kampouri, Attending physician (Cheffe de Clinique), Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland