Speaker

Dr. Dimitrios P. Vlachakis (MSc, MPhil, PhD, MGS, FGS, MRSC, MRSB, MRSMed) is a Professor of Genetics at the Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens.

He holds doctoral and postdoctoral training in Greece, Wales and the United States, specializing in Drug Design, Medicinal Chemistry and Precision Medicine for human diseases.

In parallel, he serves as Senior Researcher (Research Director) at the Unit of Genetics & Medical Genetics of the University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Recently, Dr. Vlachakis was elected as an Honorary Professor (First Rank) in Genetics & Medical AI at the Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London (UK).

He also serves as Vice-President of the National Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Committee for Human Medicines at the Hellenic Medicines Organization (EOF), Ministry of Health, and has been appointed as Alternate National Representative to the European Union HTA Network.

Dr. Vlachakis has an extensive research portfolio, with more than 200 original scientific publications in high-impact international journals (including Science/AAAS, Cell Press, and Nature Publishing Group).
He has coordinated or led over 15 national and international research projects focused on personalized medicine and the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic protocols.

As an academic mentor and supervisor, he has trained numerous students from undergraduate to postdoctoral level, many of whom now hold prominent scientific and academic positions in Greece and abroad.