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Research interests
Dr Ierodiakonou' research interests include epidemiology of asthma and allergies, with focus on identifying genetic, biological and environmental factors, so we better understand the development and prognosis of allergic diseases.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Medical Sciences (Epidemiology), Thesis: Genetic and Environmental Interplay in Asthma Severity and its Underlying Airway pathology, University of Groningen
2009 → 2014
Master, Epidemiology, Council of the Netherlands Epidemiological Society
2009 → 2012
Master, Environmental Health, Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health in Association with Harvard School of Public Health
2008 → 2009
Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Crete
2001 → 2007
External positions
Faculty for the Cyprus Harvard Endowment Program for the Environment and Public Health
Jun 2023 → …
Private Practice as General Practitioner within the NHS (GESY) in Cyprus
Jun 2021 → …
Honorary Clinical Fellow and Research Associate in Ped. Allergy, Section of Paediatrics, St’ Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London
Nov 2018 → Mar 2020
Honorary Clinical Fellow in Allergy, affiliated with Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust
Nov 2018 → Mar 2021
General Practice (Family Medicine) Residency Fellow, (PAGNI), Heraklion University Hospital
Apr 2017 → Jan 2021
Honorary Researcher, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete
Jan 2017 → Jan 2021
Visiting teaching scientist, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology
Sept 2016 → Dec 2016
Visiting teaching scientist, Open University Cyprus
Jan 2016 → Jun 2017
Lecturer in Epidemiology and Acting as Chairperson, School of Medicine, European University Cyprus
May 2015 → Jul 2016
Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow), Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medicine and Respiratory Epidemiology, Occupational Medicine & Public Health; National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London
Feb 2014 → Apr 2015
Visiting research scientist, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Jun 2013 → Jun 2018
Visiting research scientist, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sept 2012 → Jun 2013
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Research output
- 3 Article
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Cardiovascular disease risk categories based on SCORE algorithms and age: reclassification based on number of carotid and common femoral bifurcations with plaque
Nicolaides, A. N., Panayiotou, A. G., Griffin, M. B., Tyllis, T., Kyriacou, E., Avraamides, C., Ierodiakonou, D., Demetriou, C. A. & Martin, R. M., Apr 2025, In: International Angiology. 44, 2, p. 120-130 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open Schooling to raise student awareness and engagement: the case of tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
Drymiotou, I., Quattrocchi, A., Volkan, E., Ioannides, A., Alon-Ellenbogen, D., Mavrides, D., Ierodiakonou, D., Gentekaki, E., Salameh, P., Karayiannis, P., Achilleos, S. & Constantinou, C. P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Biological Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk based on SCore algorithms and reclassification based on preclinical atherosclerotic plaques
Nicolaides, A. N., Panayiotou, A. G., Griffin, M. B., Tyllis, T., Kyriacou, E., Avraamides, C., Bond, D., Georgiou, N., Ierodiakonou, D., Demetriou, C. A. & Martin, R. M., Oct 2024, In: International Angiology. 43, 5, p. 519-532 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review