Dr. Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, M.D. PhD.
Professor of Environmental Pathology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Secretary of the Board of the Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences
Email: pnicolopouloustamati@gmail.com
Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati is a Pathologist – Cytologist. Emeritus Professor of the Medical School National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
She introduced Environmental Pathology in the medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and continues teaching Environmental Pathology and Environmental Health at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
She organized, implemented and directed (2004-2014) the two-year Master’s Degree Programme of the Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, titled: MSc Environment and Health: Capacity Building for Decision Making
She is engaged in the Research and Medical Diagnosis of the effect of the Environment on Health at tissue, cell and DNA level and as a visiting professor, she has taught in many Post Graduate Master’s Degree Programs at European Universities, including 10 years at the VRIE UNIVERSITE in Brussels (1997-2007) and at INSERM in Paris (1992-1993).
She is experienced in organizing and implementing Seminars, Intensive Courses and Conferences, in planning and creating Programs of Medical Studies, in the Coordination of European Programs and she is also a Researcher at the “Center for Environmental Health Effects” of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens.
She is listed as Expert at the European Commission for Environmental Health.
She has served as a member of the Greek Public Health Council and Special Scientific Advisor at the Belgian High Council for Public Health and as
- Consultant in the public and private sector in Environmental Health isuues of Corporate Environmental Responsibility.
- Member of the interdisciplinary Climate Change Impact Study Committee of the Bank of Greece / ΕΜΕΚΑ.
- Board member of Health Care Without Harm –Europe.
- Chair of the board of the European Scientific Organization ENSSER /European Network for Social and Environmental Responsibility
- Member of IPPNW/ International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War since 1983, all members of which were awarded the Peace Nobel Prize in 1985.
- Member of the Club of Rome
- Member of the Collegium Ramazzini
She has a significant authorship of scientific publications with a high impact index and of 6 scientific books by the publishing house of KLUVER/ SPRINGER:
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L.Hens and C.V. Howard 2007: “Congenital Diseases and the Environment”, ISBN 978-1-4020-4830-2, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 23, SPRINGER.
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L.Hens and C.V. Howard, 2006: “Environmental Impact on Fertility”, ISBN 978-1-4020-4828-9, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 22, SPRINGER.
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L.Hens and C.V. Howard, 2005: “Environmental Health Impacts of Transport and Mobility”, ISBN: 1-4020-4304-X, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 21, SPRINGER.
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L. Hens, C.V. Howard and N. Van Larebeke, 2004: “Cancer as an Environmental Disease”, ISBN 1-4020-2019-8, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 20, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L.Hens and C.V. Howard, 2001: “Endocrine Disrupters. Environmental Health and Policies” ISBN 0-7923-7056-2, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 18, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
- Nicolopoulou-Stamati, L.Hens and C.V. Howard, 2000: “Health Impacts of Waste Management Policies”, ISBN 0-7923-6362-0, Environmental Science and Technology Library, Vol. 16, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
She has developed and continues Greek and International Collaborations with, including:
- European Society of Pathology
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- Royal Microscopic Society
- PAN-EUROPE Pesticide Action Network of Europe
- EPH Environmental Public Health USA
- HCWH Health Care Without Harm Europe
- SECOTOX Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- EEA European Environment Agency
- National Center for Scientific Research – Democritus
- National Technical University of Athens
- HCMR Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
- National Hellenic Research Foundation
- National Agricultural Research Foundation (N.AG.RE.F.)
- International Agency For Research On Cancer (IARC)
- Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek (VITO)
- New York University (NYU)
- University of Uppsala
- DG Environment
- Cyprus National committee for the protection of the child
- DG SANCO/HEALTH