Maria Adamopoulou

BA, Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, USA; MS, Molecular Biology, Southern Illinois University, USA; PhD, Molecular Biology of Oncogenic Viruses, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School

Dr. M. Adamopoulou holds a BA in Microbiology and an MS in Molecular Biology from Southern Illinois University, USA, along with a PhD in Molecular Biology of Oncogenic Viruses from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School. Research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of various cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), oncogenes, and other non-infectious biomarkers. Additional interests include the study of DNA polymorphisms and their role in the development of human diseases.

Academic contributions include participation in 14 research projects, 36 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, and 24 authored book chapters in educational texts. Extensive experience in higher education involves teaching and course organization.

Professional roles include serving as a scientific consultant for the Hellenic Ministry of Health, a board member of Hellenic National Blood Transfusion Center (EKEA), the National Authority of Medically Assisted Reproduction, and Greece’s Biovigilance Representative at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety.

Selected Publications

• Adamopoulou M., Kalkani E., Charvalos E., Avgoustidis D., Haidopoulos D., Yapijakis C. Comparison of cytology, colposcopy, HPV typing and biomarker analysis in cervical neoplasia. Anticancer Research 2009;29(8):3401-3409.
• Adamopoulou M., Vairaktaris E., Nkenke E., Avgoustidis D., Karakitsos P., Sioulas V., Nisyrios T., Yapijakis C. Prevalence of human papillomavirus in saliva and cervix of sexually active women. Gynecologic Oncology 2013;129(2):395-400.
• Maria Adamopoulou, Dimitrios Avgoustidis, Chrysa Voyiatzaki, Apostolos Beloukas, Christos Yapijakis, Evangelos Tsiambas, Ekatherina Charvalos. Impact of combined mycoplasmataceae and HPV co-infection on females with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and carcinoma. JBUON 2021; 26(4): 1313-1319.
• Chrysa Voyiatzaki, Maria Vetetikou, Efi Papageorgiou, Fragiski Anthouli-Anagnostopoulou, Panagiotis Simitzis, Dimitris Haniotis, Maria Adamopoulou. Awareness, Knowledge and Risky Behaviors of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Young People in Greece. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct; 18(19).
• Gintoni I, Adamopoulou M, Yapijakis C. The impact of ACE & ACE2 gene polymorphisms in pulmonary diseases including COVID-19. in vivo 36: 13-29 (2022) doi:10.21873/invivo.12672
• Vaseilios Papanikolaou, Aristeidis Chrysovergis, Maria Adamopoulou, Despoina Spyropoulou, Dimitrios Roukas, George Papanastasiou, Mastronikolis Sotirios Papouliakos, Loukas Manaios, and Efthymios Kyrodimos. PTEN Deregulation Mechanisms in Salivary Gland Carcinomas. Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis 4 (1), 25, 2024.