Dr. Vasiliki E Kalodimou
Flow cytometry-research & Regenerative medicine department, Philippines
Biography
Vasiliki E. Kalodimou is the Collaborative partner for
training and research for the Regenerative Medicine Program at the Institute of
Personalized Molecular Medicine at the Medical City Hospital, Philippines, the
Board/Committee on Research Ethics at the National Hellenic Research Foundation
(?.?.?), she elected to serve as the Vice-Chair of the UEL Alumni Advisory
Board, previously was the Director at the Flow Cytometry-Research and
Regenerative Medicine Department of IASO Maternity-Pediatric and Research
Hospital in Athens, Greece, as well as the CBB Director & Processing
Facility Director at MedStem-Cryobanks of IASO. Before her current appointment,
Kalodimou served as a hematology research associate at General University
Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, and as an instructor at both the General
University Hospital of Heraklion and the Ipokratios Medical-Technical Institute
of Athens.
Since 2006, Dr. Kalodimou has studied and worked with stem cells from the placenta, umbilical cord, and adipose tissue, in everyday practice and their
applications in regenerative medicine, clinical trials, medical tourism, and
Flow Cytometry. Also is working in the area of human genetics & population
genetics as well as cellular standards.
In addition to collaboration with state universities and pharmaceutical
companies on research projects (16), Kalodimou frequently publishes (46 & 9
books) her findings. She has 2 patents.
She received the experienced “Shining Star” award, AABB PEP Program,
2017, the AABB PEP Volunteer of the Year Award for 2018, she is the AABB PEP
International Ambassador, a TEDx Speaker & a Skill Mentor at EUvsVirus for
2020 Covid-19 Pandemic & in October 2020 she received the AABB President’s
Award for her work in cellular therapy and as a mentor, (1st award that was
given to a non-American recipient) and she received the Clinical Reviewer of
the Year 2021 by Selec Select Science: Scientists' Choice Awards 2021 and voted
to receive the UEL Alumni Advisory Board Change Maker Award 2021.
She is on the editorial board and a reviewer in several scientific
international journals as well as a board member in scientific organizing
committees for medical conferences worldwide.