We are pleased to announce a landmark achievement for The American College of Greece (ACG) and the Digital Health Literacy & Policy Hub (DHLPH), an initiative of the Nanopoulos Foundation, Inc. Biomedical Sciences graduate student Sofia Dafnomili, also a Research, Technology, and Innovation Network (RTIN) student scholar, has been selected for a highly competitive internship at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization (IARC/ WHO), in Lyon, France.
Ms. Dafnomili was among the five ACG students who participated in the 3rd BioMed-AI Summer School, organized by the DHLPH and hosted at IARC/WHO. Her selection establishes a new and significant pathway for students from Greece, at ACG and beyond, to pursue high-level scientific internships within leading international research and policy institutions.
This opportunity was made possible thanks to the leadership and support of Dr. Zisis Kozlakidis, Head of Laboratory Services and the Biobank Group at IARC/WHO. Dr. Kozlakidis, who initially established collaboration with ACG through the Hub’s flagship BioMed-AI initiative, has played a pivotal role in facilitating access for students from Greece to world-class scientific environments. His continued collaboration with the DHLPH has created a direct bridge between academic talent from Greece and global health institutions.
The DHLPH acts as a catalyst, enabling students, faculty, and academic institutions in Greece to access global opportunities that were previously beyond reach. This achievement represents not only an individual success but also the opening of a new chapter in the academic mobility of students from Greece across science, data, and health innovation.
This milestone sets an important precedent
ACG students, and more broadly, students from universities across Greece, now have a clear and viable pathway to access elite international research and policy organizations.
Professor Paraskevi Papadopoulou, Professor of Biology in the Biomedical Sciences Program, Department of Natural Sciences, ACG School of Science and Technology, expressed her sincere appreciation for ACG’s continued support when she noted: “ACG’s sustained support for participation in all three editions of the BioMed-AI Summer School has been invaluable. Special thanks are due to Dr. Olga Tzortzatou-Nanopoulou, CEO and Co-Founder of the Nanopoulos Foundation, and Dr. Zisis Kozlakidis for their valued support and collaboration. In addition, gratitude is extended to the DHLPH for expanding participation in the third edition of the Summer School to include two additional ACG faculty members and five students.”
As a global hub, DHLPH remains committed to scaling this success across its international network of partner countries. This achievement marks the beginning of a new era of cross-border placements, accreditations, and collaborations, with the DHPLH acting as a central accelerator of global connections in biomedical sciences, digital health, and innovation policy.
We invite the broader ACG community to join us in acknowledging and celebrating this shared achievement.