Prof. Dr. Eleni Efthimiadou | Material Science | Best Researcher Award

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Greece

Eleni K. Efthimiadou is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry, with a strong interdisciplinary focus on nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and advanced biomedical applications. She serves as a faculty member in the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where her work bridges fundamental chemistry with translational biomedical research. Her scientific expertise centers on the design, synthesis, surface modification, and physicochemical characterization of inorganic, organic, and hybrid nanomaterials with targeted biological functionality. A core aspect of her research is the development of multifunctional nanostructures—such as magnetic nanoparticles, gold and silver nanostructures, quantum dots, liposomal systems, and hybrid nanocomposites—for diagnostic, therapeutic, and theranostic applications. These systems are extensively evaluated through in vitro and in vivo biological models, addressing critical challenges in cancer diagnosis and treatment, inflammation-related diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and energy-related applications. She has extensive experience in advanced spectroscopic, microscopic, thermal, and magnetic characterization techniques, as well as in biological evaluation methodologies including cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, DNA interaction, apoptosis, angiogenesis inhibition, hyperthermia, and antimicrobial testing. Her in vivo research expertise includes biodistribution, biocompatibility, and therapeutic efficacy studies in established animal models, with full accreditation for laboratory animal research.Eleni K. Efthimiadou has made a substantial contribution to graduate and postgraduate education, having supervised a large number of undergraduate theses, master’s dissertations, and doctoral dissertations, many of which focus on cutting-edge nanochemical and biomedical research topics. She has also actively participated in doctoral and postgraduate examination committees in Greece and abroad. Her scholarly output includes a high volume of peer-reviewed publications in internationally recognized journals, with strong citation metrics reflecting significant scientific impact. Through her combined roles as researcher, educator, and mentor, she continues to advance the fields of bioinorganic chemistry and nanomedicine while fostering the next generation of scientists.

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