Family/ First Name: Professor Bogdanos Dimitrios P.
Personal Information: Chairman and Director/Professor of Medicine and Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Thessaly, Greece
Gender: Male
Education:
Specialty of Internal Medicine: 2005,
PhD in Immunopathology: 2005, University College London School of Medicine, University of London.
Thesis title: Molecular mimicry in patients with autoimmune liver and extra-hepatic diseases
Medical Degree 1997: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece.
Current Position: (2018-present). Director and Chairman, Division of Rheumatology and clinical Immunology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece; from 2019 Professor
Previous Positions:
(2016-2019), Associate Professor
(2015-2016), Assistant Professor, Tenure position
(2011-2015), Assistant Professor,
(2011- ), Visiting Professor, King’s College London School of Medicine
(2006-2011), Clinical Senior Lecturer/Consultant (Hon), Department of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK.
(2003-2005), Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Liver studies, Division of Transplantation Immunology and Mucosal Biology, King`s College London
(2001-2002), Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Hepatology, University College London
(1997-2001), Clinical Research Assistant, Institute of Hepatology, University College London
Office Address: Rheumatology Clinic, Dept of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University General Hospital of Larissa, Mezourlo 4110, Greece
Work Phone: +30 2413502880, -(Secreteriat: 2813)
Work Email: bogdanos@med.uth.gr
Education Ptychion Iatrikes (Aristottle University of Thessaly, 1997); MBA (Berlin), MD (University College London, 2003); PhD (University of London, 2005)
Previous Academic and Clinical Posts
Postdoctoral Training: Section of Endocrinology, Yale School of Medicine (2001); Division of Gene and Cell Based Therapy, King's College London School of Medicine (2003-2007)
Faculty Academic Appointments:
(2012- ), Clinical Senior Lecturer/Consultant (2007-2011); Professor of Immunopathology (Hon) Division of Transplantation Immunology & Mucosal Biology, King’s College London School of Medicine, London, UK
(2011- ), Lead, Group of Cellular Immunotherapy & Molecular Immunodiagnostics, Biomedical section, Institute for Research & Technology Thessaly
(2011-2014), Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine/ Department of Rheumatology, University of Thessaly Medical School & (from 2015 -) Tenure Post of Clinical Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine
(2011-2019), Associate Professor of Medicine and Autoimmune Diseases
(From 2019), Professor of Medicine and Autoimmune Diseases
Higher Clinical Appointments
(2006-2011), Consultant/ Clinical Senior Lectured, Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London
(2013-2018), Lead Clinician In-Patient Clinic, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University General Hospital of Larissa, Greece
2018- today, Medical and Academic Director, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University General Hospital of Larissa, Greece
Laboratory Head,
Director, Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Head of the following Groups : Infectome Research Group, Cellular Immunotherapy and Molecular Immunodiagnostics Research Group, Immunonutrition Study Group)
Administrative Posts
MODIP, Regular Member of the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.) of University of Thessaly (2017-2022)
OMEA, Regular Member of the Internal Evaluation Group (OMEA), Faculty of Medicine, UTH (from 2019 -)
Faculty Studies Committee, Faculty of Medicine. UTH, Regular Member (from 2019-)
Member of the General Assembly of the Faculty of Medicine, UTH (from 2015-)
Memberships
CIS, Clinical Immunology Society; EUSPM, European Society of Predictive Medicine; EMA, European Medical Association; BSI, British Society of Immunology;
Past Member: EASL, European Association for the Study of the Liver; BASL, British Association for the Study of the Liver; International Medical Club; Hellenic Society of Clinical Immunology
Distinctions & Awards
December 1999
Innovative Award, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain for the work on Hepatitis B vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis
May 2007
HEFCE CLS Award
*This prestigious award granted by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is awarded to members of academic institutions at an open, national competition (www.hefce.ac.uk).
September 2004
Dame Sheila Sherlock Research Medal of the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) 2004 (http://www.basl.org.uk/).
*This is the most prestigious award of BASL, awarded in the memory of Dame Sheila Sherlock to a distinguished immunologist for original research conducted before attaining the position of senior lecturer/consultant.
Total Number of Awards 21
including EASL Sheila Sherlock Post-Doc Level Fellowship Award 2012, 2011, 2008 & 2005; Alex Mowat King's College London 2010 Investigator’s Award; Presidential Distinction 2010 & Presidential Choice 2005, 1999, Annual meeting, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Mentorship Awards, Leventis Foundation (Paris) 2010; Investigator’s Award, 136th Falk Symposium, Freiburg
Editorial Activities:
Editor, Innovation Immunology)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Immunology
Associate Editor, BioMed Research International
Associate Editor, Autoimmunity Highlights
Assistant Editor, Mediterranean J Rheumatology
Associate Editor, Archives of Medical Sciences
Associate Editor, Annals of Gastroenterology
Key Memberships of the Editorial Board of:
Autoimmunity Reviews
BMC Medicine
Other Memberships of the Editorial Board of Journals: 12
Active or Past Reviewer for 67 Journals
Regular Member of EASI Group (European Autoantibody Standardization Initiative),
Chair, National EASI Group
Profile in Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dimitrios_Bogdanos
Teaching:
Deputy Director MSc program “Clinical Applications of Molecular Medicine’
Academic Tutor (from 2015-)
On yearly basis teaching of Medical students 3rd, 4th, 5th and 5th year); Biomedical and Biotechnology Students (4th year Clinical Practice sessions), Teaching in 3 MSc Programs
Active PhD students: 9
Active Post Doc members of the Laboratory: 4
MSc students: 14
Visiting Research Fellows: 5 (2 International-1 UK, 1 Canada)
Reviewer –Examiner of International PhD Thesis: 2019 (2, 1 from Cyprus and 1 from Island)
Reviewer of International Grant Applications: 9
Active International Collaborations: 20 (USA 3); Europe: UK 3; Germany 3; France 1; Belgium 1; Spain 1; Italy 4; Poland 1; Israel 1; Turkey 1; Australia 1
Active grants: 11 (Total: 7.2million Euros). PI or Co-PI of Clinical Trials: 7 Active
International Lectures: 5-12 per year in World Congresses/International Conferences/Symposia
Participation in National Congresses (Lecturer, Chairperson): 9-14 per year
Recent Memberships of the International Conferences Organising Committees (2017-19):
Chairman, 12th International Congress of Autoimmunity (Athens, May 2020)
14th International Symposium Dresden 2019, 13-16 September 2019; Chairman of the Organizing Committee, 1st Panellinion Polythematic Conference of Rheumatology, Autoimmune Diseases and Clinical Immunology, April 2019, Portaria Pelion; CORA 2019, Firenze 13-16 March 2019; 13th International Symposium of Autoantibodies, 2017 Dresden, Germany; International Autoimmunity Congress 2018 Lisbon, Portugal; 12th International Congress of SLE, 2017 Melbourne Australia; 7th Asian-Pacific ACA 2017 Melbourne Australia; Chairman (Co-) 1st and 2nd Israel-Hellenic Symposium in Rheumatology & Autoimmune Diseases; Co-Chairman 7th Panhellenic Congress of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, 2019 Larissa, Greece,
Publications:
Total (International full articles): 318 (Including chapters in books)
Pubmed (2000-2019): 262
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Bogdanos+D)
Citations: 6663 (Scopus); 9 (Publish or perish); 9678 (Google Scholar)
h index: 55 (Google Scholar); 51 (Scopus); 55 (Publish or Perish)