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George Rigos

Research Director

Fish pharmacokinetics & pathology

HCMR 46.7 km of Athens – Sounio Ave. 19013 Anavissos Attica, Greece

+30 2291079494

grigos@hcmr.gr

Field & Degree

Fish Pharmacology, PhD

Section

Aquaculture

Location

Anavissos

Office

+30 2291079494

Secondary E-mail

rigosgeorge7@gmail.com

Mobile Number

+30 6972421367

ORCID iD

0000-0002-3148-6213

Researcher ID

George Rigos

ResearchGate ID

George Rigos

Scopus iD

56566474300

Linked iN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-rigos-929a231b

Gender Male | Date of birth 1966/11/24

Scientific impact

Publication record	No of Projects	Thesis supervision
H-index (scopus): 28	Coordinator: 3	PhD: 4
Articles: 80	Princ. Invest.: 4	MSc: 11
Citations-total: 2,537	Project member: 34	BSc: 1
Citations-nonself: 2,350	Funding: 2,417,717

Education & training

Year (completed)	Degree, Department, University, Town (optional), Country
2003	Phd, Department of science, University of Kingston, London, UK.
1996	MSc, Aquaculture, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1994	BSc equivalent, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1988	BA, Technological Education Institute in Aquaculture, Mesologgi, Greece.

Work Experience

Year (start)	Position – Organization, Town (optional), Country
2016	Research Director - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research
2012	Senior Researcher - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology & Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research
2007	Associate Researcher - Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine
1996	Reseacher by contract- Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research

Personal skills

Mother tongue(s)

Greek

Other language(s)

Language	Basic/Intermediate/Proficient
English	Proficient

Educational activities

Teaching experience

Teaching assistant (1995 - 1996) - First-year microbiology course (General Microbiology), University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Lab preparations, in-lab instructions in such skills as microscopy, microbial culture, aseptic technique as student testing.

Teaching (2017, 2018) - Joint Master Degree "Aquaculture, Environment and Society (ACES), ''Effects of nutrition on Fish health'' –21/3/2017 (2 & 3h)

Teaching (2019, 2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025,2026)-Pharmaceutical substances and alternative therapies used for the treatment of diseases in intensive fish farming. MSc title: Mediterranean Aquaculture,
Department of Agriculture, Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly. Volos, (2h)

Supervision

PhD

2008-2013: Fotini Kokou, Member of Research Committee, Biology Department, University of Crete, Greece, “Εffect of diet on immune system and physiology of gilthead sea bream”.

2009-2012: Aggeliki Ioannou-Kapota, Member of Research Committee, Univesrity of Bolognia, Italy “Parasites of farmed fish in Greek mariculture”.

2013: Itziar Estensoro, External evaluator/member of committee of PhD thesis of Itziar Estensoro, University of Valencia, Spain, “Enteromyxum leei (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) infection ingilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): Immune-related studies.

2021-: Christina Papadouli, Member of Research Committee. Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece, ''Evaluation of mycotoxins effects on health and welfare of farmed fish''

MSc

2009-2011: Xrysanthaki Eleni, Veterinary school, University of Thessaly, Greece

“Absorption of antibiotics”.

2021: Papadouli Christina, Member of examination Committee. Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly, Greece, ''Μελέτη των εξωπαρασίτων του
άγριου λιθρινιού Pagellus erythrinus L''

2022: Valsamidi Vasia, Thesis and practical coordination, University of Barchelona, Spain

2022: Vryonides Katerina, Member of examination Committee. MSc in Drug Discovery & Safety, Vrije Universiteit. Holland

2022: Nikoloudaki Chryssanthi, Supervisor. Pharmacokinetics of praziquantel in gilthead seabream gills, University of Thessaly, Greece

2023: Επίβλεψη (μέλος τριμελής επιτροπής) MSc του Γεώργιος Αρτεμίου. Μελέτη παρασιτικού φορτίου εντατικά εκτρεφόμενων ιχθύων στην Κύπρο. Τμήμα Γεωπονίας Ιχθυολογίας και Υδάτινου Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής Γεωπονικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

2023: Επίβλεψη (μέλος τριμελής επιτροπής) MSc της Βλαχάβα Μαρίας. Ανίχνευση της μυκοτοξίνης Δεσοξυνιβαλενόλης (DON) σε σιτηρά που προορίζονται για κατανάλωση από εντατικά εκτρεφόμενους ιχθύς. Τμήμα Γεωπονίας Ιχθυολογίας και Υδάτινου Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής Γεωπονικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

2023: Επίβλεψη (μέλος τριμελής επιτροπής) MSc του Ματζαβίνου Αθανάσιου. Αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητας μυκοδεσμευτικών παραγόντων στην αντιμετώπιση της επιμόλυνσης των πρώτων υλών ζωοτροφών με μυκοτοξίνες. Ματζαβίνος Αθανάσιος. Τμήμα Γεωπονίας Ιχθυολογίας και Υδάτινου Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής Γεωπονικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

2023: Επίβλεψη (μέλος τριμελής επιτροπής) MSc του Νύστας Θεοχάρη. Μελέτη του παρασίτου Enteromyxum leei σε εντατικά εκτρεφόμενο φαγκρί. Τμήμα Γεωπονίας Ιχθυολογίας και Υδάτινου Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής Γεωπονικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

2023: Επίβλεψη (μέλος τριμελής επιτροπής) MSc της Τζαβέλλα Ευφροσύνης. Μελέτη του ποσοστού επιμόλυνσης με μυκοτοξίνες πρώτων υλών που προορίζονται για χρήση τους στις ιχθυοκαλλιέργειες. Τμήμα Γεωπονίας Ιχθυολογίας και Υδάτινου Περιβάλλοντος της Σχολής Γεωπονικών Επιστημών, Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας.

2026: Emra Hamidović, Supervisor. Histological architecture, parasitic profile & potential zoonoses of lionfish, Pterois miles, Catholic University of Valencia, Spain

BSc

2018: Elisa Laiolo, Supervision of thesis, Universita Polytecnica Delle Marche, Italy.

Conferences-Symposia

68 International and 16 National Conferences

Organization of conferences & symposia

Member of the organizing committee of the 10th International Symposium on Nutrition & Feeding in Fish, Feeding for Quality, 2 – 6 June 2002, Rhodes, Rodos Palace, Greece.
Member of the organizing committee of the European Aquaculture Conference 2011, Rhodes, Rodos Palace, Greece.
Member of the organizing committee of the Crustacean Society (TCS) Summer Meeting, the 10th Colloquium Crustacea Decapoda Mediterranea and the Hellenic Zoological Society, 3-7 Ιουνίου 2012, Royal Olympic Hotel, Αθήνα.

Scientific reviewing

Reviewer of 114 articles from 32 scientific journals

2012:Remote &Central evaluation (Brussels) in the evaluation session as an expert, for the call: 'FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage: FP7Cooperation-Theme 2, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 2012, KBBE.2012.1.2-10: Prevention of important diseases of farmed fish species.

2014:Remote evaluation of ''Research Projects'' Call for Proposals of the Croatian Science Foundation(HRZZ).

2019: Remote evaluation,the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)-Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP).

2019: Remote evaluation, ''Research Projects'' Call for Proposals of the Croatian Science Foundation(HRZZ). Project title: ‘’Environmentally sustainable aquaculture – fundamental questions and practical applications’’.

2020: Remote evaluation, QNRF – NATIONAL PRIORITY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

2020: Remote evaluation, QNRF – 2nd cycle of QNRF’s Food Security call.

2021: Remote evaluation, The National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), VIETNAM, Basic Research Projects in Natural Sciences and Engineering 2021.

2024: Remote evaluation, QNRF, 5th cycle of QNRF’s Food Security call (FSCP).

Awards & distinctions

International Scientist (2007, 2008) as awarded from International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

The project Praziquantel, funded by the Operational Programme for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Maritime Affairs, was selected as a Best Practice Project by the DG MARE of the European Commission.