The 2nd Intense Course on «Clinical Epidemiology: from Theory to Application» was successfully completed on October 17, 2025. The course was conducted in the context of the MoU signed on December 2023 by Harvard University and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The MoU formalizes the longstanding collaboration between the Departments of Epidemiology…
The Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics of the School of Medicine and the School of Physical Education and Sports Science (SEFAA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), joined forces with the Municipality of Vari Voula Vouliagmeni, local and national bodies and associations for the implementation of the Health Festival “Food…
In a ceremony that took place at the Zappeion Lyceum in Constantinople, on Friday 16 2025, Dr. Aikaterini Niforou was awarded the “Stathis Arseniadis” Scholarship in the context of the PeopleCert’s Scholarship Program “Honouring our teachers from Constantinople” with the support of the Ecumenical Federation of Constantinopolitans. Dr. Niforou, MD, has an MSc degree in…
The ceremony of the Annual Faculty Awards of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) took place at the NKUA Aula Magna on Tuesday, April 8 2025. Following a unanimous decision by the NKUA Senate, the Award for Exceptional Service to NKUA and the Society to be presented to faculty of the School of…
Ms. Vasiliki Engeli, PhD candidate in the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics (DHEMS), School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), has been awarded a short-term scholarship in the framework of the Program “Greek-British Cooperation on Short-term Scholarships-4th Cycle”. The program is organized by the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), the British…
Dr. Evangelia Georgia Kostaki, a member of the Special Teaching Staff of our Department, presented an innovative study on investigating the source of infection for people living with HIV with different stages of diagnosis at the International Scientific Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2025 (CROI 2025), held in San Francisco, USA, March 9-12, 2025.…
The 1st Intense course on «Clinical Epidemiology: from Theory to Application» was successfully completed on October 25, 2024. The course was conducted in the context of the MoU signed on December 2023 by Harvard University and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The MoU formalizes the longstanding collaboration between the Departments of Epidemiology…
Albert Hofman, Professor of Public Health and Clinical Epidemiology and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa of the School of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The award ceremony took place on Wednesday, 23 October…
Professor Vana Sypsa has been appointed to serve as member of the Scientific Committee of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) for a four-year term (2024-2028). The task of the Scientific Committee is to assist the Management Board and the Director of the EUDA by delivering an opinion on any scientific matter concerning the Centre’s…
A multicenter, multinational study was published in The Lancet HIV, led by Assistant Professor Nikolaos Pantazis of the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The study investigated weight changes after the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV and the relationship of…