• Level of studies: Undergraduate (Elective), Semester: 10th

•  Course code: ΙΑΕ905 

• Weekly teaching hours / Credits: 2 hours / 2 ECTS (course total workload ~50 hours) 

• This elective introduces the integrated diagnosis and management of acute and chronic leukemias (AML, ALL, CML, CLL), linking morphology and full blood count interpretation with flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular profiling to support evidence-based risk stratification and treatment. Teaching also covers chemotherapy prescribing and toxicity monitoring, allogeneic HSCT, CAR-T therapy, clinical–translational research and trial design, communication skills (including breaking bad news), and hands-on skills via microscopy and procedure videos. Delivery combines face-to-face and online sessions through the e-course platform, utilizing targeted video tutorials, AI-assisted teaching tools, and microscope sessions for smear assessment. The course is taught in Greek; materials and evaluation in English are available upon request (incl. ERASMUS).

• In the 2025 Leukemias elective (Spring semester), I delivered two skills-focused sessions: “Presentation and other skills” (8 April 2025) and “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” (10 April 2025, online; co-taught with G. Farsaris). The first workshop developed scientific communication, storylining, slide design, delivery and voice, audience engagement, and viva-style Q&A, while the AI session introduced core concepts (machine learning and large language models), clinical and laboratory applications in haematology, validation and bias, data privacy/ethics, and safe, reproducible use of AI tools for literature synthesis, protocol drafting, and decision support.  

Deliver hematology-focused lectures and case-based teaching within core medical school courses, including:

• Introduction to Clinical Medicine

• Clinical Semiotics (Clinical Signs)

• Pathophysiology II

• Nosology II

• Clinical Pharmacology

• Internal Medicine

• Postgraduate Program in “Basic Biomedical Sciences” – Lecture: Cell Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies.

• Inter-institutional Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program in “Molecular–Cell Biology and Biotechnology” – Lecture: Acute Leukemias and Cell Therapy in Hematologic Malignancies.

• Postgraduate Program in “Precision Medicine”, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Lecture: Precision Medicine in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

• Bi-Institutional MSc Programme

• Cell & Gene Therapies: From Bench to Bedside and Good Manufacturing Practices

• CGT 104/T11 – Artificial Intelligence Made Simple: Understanding and Applying AI Tools from LLMs to Academic Writing – Part I

• Artificial Intelligence Made Simple: Understanding and Applying AI Tools from LLMs to Academic Writing – Part II

• CGT 203/T3 – Introduction to Clinical Trials

• CGT 203/T4 – Study Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Clinical Trials (Including Monitoring of Cell & Gene Therapy Treatments)

(since appointment as tenure‑track Assistant Professor of Hematology)
Total: 6 doctoral candidates

1. Dissertation title: The role of microRNAs in myeloid neoplasms: associations with clinicolaboratory parameters and response to therapy
   PhD candidate: Βασίλειος Γεωργούλης
   Advisory Committee members: Ι. Κοτσιανίδης, Μ. Διαμαντόπουλος

2. Dissertation title: Pharmacogenomic analysis in patients with multiple myeloma
   PhD candidate: Κωνσταντίνα Κελαϊδώνη
   Advisory Committee members: Γ. Πατρινός, Α. Μάκης

3. Dissertation title: Investigating the role of flow cytometry in the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of multiple myeloma
   PhD candidate: Δημήτρης Λεονάρδος
   Advisory Committee members: Ε. Καψάλη, Ι. Κοτσιανίδης

4. Dissertation title: The role of microRNAs in non‑Hodgkin lymphomas: association with prognosis and response to therapy
   PhD candidate: Ανδρέας–Επαμεινώνδας Κουμπής
   Advisory Committee members: Π. Καναβάρος, Ε. Κωλέττας

5. Dissertation title: The role of microRNAs in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: association with prognosis and response to therapy
   PhD candidate: Κωνσταντίνα Παπαθανασίου
   Advisory Committee members: Π. Καναβάρος, Ε. Καψάλη

6. Dissertation title: The role of microRNAs as potential biomarkers in multiple myeloma
   PhD candidate: Ηλιάνα Τάσση
   Advisory Committee members: Μ. Μήτσης, Ε. Καψάλη

1. Program: Inter‑institutional Interdepartmental MSc “Molecular–Cellular Biology and Biotechnology”
   Thesis title: Pharmacogenetic study of the rs2032582 and rs2229109 polymorphisms of the ABCB1 gene in multiple myeloma patients receiving lenalidomide: association with response and toxicity
   MSc student: Α.Λ. Αλεξίου
   Committee members: Σ. Φριλίγγος, Π. Κούκλης
   Completed: December 2024 — Grade: Very Good

2. Program: MSc “Basic Biomedical Sciences,” track “Stem Cells, Gene & Cell Therapy (Regenerative Medicine)”
   Thesis title: Hematologic neoplasms and cellular therapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‑lymphocytes
   MSc student: Σ. Γρίβα
   Committee members: Π. Βεζυράκη, Π. Κούκλης
   Completed: February 2024 — Grade: Excellent

3. Program: Interdepartmental MSc “Medicinal Chemistry”
   Thesis title: Cellular senescence in Hodgkin lymphoma
   MSc student: Ευάγγελος Τσόλας
   Committee members: Α. Παπούδου‑Μπάη, Π. Καναβάρος (Ε. Λάμπρη)
   Completed: March 2024 — Grade: Excellent

1. Dissertation: Determination of circulating oncomiRs and angiomiRs in the blood of cancer patients and investigation of their diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive capacity — Μαρία Ιγγλέζου, December 2015

2. Dissertation: Study of co‑administration of metronomic vinorelbine and anti‑angiogenic targeted agents in human placental endothelial cell cultures: investigation of synergy at the cellular and molecular level — Λεωνίδας Μαυροειδής, June 2016

3. Dissertation: Functional studies of the neoplastic B cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms — E. Chartomatsidou, November 2018

4. Dissertation: Study of the role of coagulation factors Xa and thrombin in atherothrombosis — Παπαδάκη Στυλιανή, January 2020

5. Dissertation: Pleiotropic actions of platelet receptor agonists: underlying mechanisms and pathophysiologic role — Σοφία Σιδηροπούλου, January 2020

6. Dissertation: Investigation of the role of inflammation in insulin‑resistance syndrome — Κωνσταντίνος Χρήστου, April 2021

7. Dissertation: Comparative study of transfusion‑associated mortality in cardiac surgery patients and the cost of transfusions — Θ. Τζόκα, May 2025

8. Dissertation: Longitudinal study of treatment patterns and the occurrence of second malignancies in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Θωμάς Χατζηκωνσταντίνου, June 2025

1. Thesis title: Immunotherapeutic approaches in lymphomas: leveraging immune‑system mechanisms for treatment
   Principal Supervisor: Π. Παππάς
   Members: Χ. Αγγελίδης, Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ
   MSc student: Αλίκη Κολοβού
   Completed: June 2020 — Grade: Excellent

2. Thesis title: Efficacy and safety of carfilzomib for the treatment of multiple myeloma: an overview of systematic reviews
   Principal Supervisor: Anna‑Bettina Haidich
   Advisory Committee members: Ε. Hatzimichael, A. Tsapas
   MSc student: V. Georgoulis
   Completed: December 2021 — Grade: 10/10

1. Dissertation title: Spinophilin in myeloid neoplasms
   PhD candidate: Σ. Κουτλόγλου
   Principal Supervisor: Π. Διαμαντόπουλος (Assistant Professor of Hematology, ΕΚΠΑ)
   Members: Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ, Π. Κόλλια

2. Dissertation title: Personalized prognosis based on time‑series data in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome
   PhD candidate: Δημήτριος Κοπαράνης
   Principal Supervisor: Κ. Λιάπης (Assistant Professor of Hematology, ΔΠΘ)
   Members: Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ, Ι. Κοτσιανίδης

3. Dissertation title: Diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of therapeutic strategies in acute leukemias using flow cytometry and patient epidemiologic data
   PhD candidate: Ιουλία Σιάφα
   Principal Supervisor: Ε. Καψάλη
   Members: Στ. Τσιάρα, Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ

4. Dissertation title: The role of autophagy in hematologic neoplasms and investigation of its prognostic and predictive value
   PhD candidate: Λυδία Κυριαζοπούλου
   Principal Supervisor: Αλεξάνδρα Παπούδου‑Μπάη
   Members: Π. Καναβάρος, Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ

5. Dissertation title: Study of the action of natural compounds and their analogues on the molecular mechanisms of atherogenesis and thrombosis
   PhD candidate: Ιωάννης Κουτσαλιέρης
   Principal Supervisor: Α. Τσελέπης
   Members: Β. Τσιμιχόδημος, Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ

6. Dissertation title: Application of machine learning to the classification of hematologic malignancies
   PhD candidate: Σάββας Δημητριάδης
   Principal Supervisor: Ε. Καψάλη
   Members: Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ, Ι. Κοτσιανίδης

7. Dissertation title: Detection of leukemic stem cells in acute myeloid leukemia
   PhD candidate: Ε. Αποστολίδου
   Principal Supervisor: Ε. Καψάλη
   Members: Ε. Χατζημιχαήλ, Α. Σπυριδωνίδης