Athanasios Dodopoulos

Biologist with an MSc in Clinical Biochemistry – Molecular Diagnostics and 5 years of experience in Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories of Central hospitals of Greece. Considerable experience in Flow Cytometry of hematological malignancies (6 years). Special interest in acute leukemia diagnosis/patient monitoring by flow cytometry and molecular techniques, in combination with immune checkpoint markers expression.

Flow cytometrist, molecular biologist at Gynecological laboratories (2024-12 – Present)

• Specimen separation – DNA extraction (menstrual blood, semen, vaginal swab)
• Real time PCR (microbiome panels, virus panels, HLA histocompatibility), DNA agarose gel electrophoresis
• Flow cytometry: DNA fragmentation index, NK/Th1,2 cytotoxicity assays, leucocyte antibody crossmatch (LAD), lymphocyte immunization therapy (LIT) vaccines

Flow cytometrist, Hematology Department at Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2021-11 – 2024-11)

• new cytometer – new protocols (from 3 color to 8 color panels) – immunophenotyping in a variety of samples (CSF, cavity fluids, FNA etc)
• participation in external quality assurance schemes – lab renovation – student training
• BD instrumentation (BD FACS Canto II), BD FACS Canto/ DIVA software

Flow cytometrist, molecular biologist at Veterinary laboratories, Athens, Greece (2020-10 – 2021-10)

• Specimen separation – DNA/RNA extraction from a variety of samples (blood, urine, feces, tissue, milk etc)
• capillary Real time PCR – results evaluation - quality control
• urine/feces microscopy

Laboratory technician at SARS-Cov2 laboratory, Athens, Greece (2020-06 – 2020-09)

• Sample collection – barcoding, RNA extraction, Real time PCR, results evaluation

Laboratory technician at Blood donation laboratory, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2020-06 – 2020-08)

• Blood sampling training, at hematology outpatient clinic

Laboratory technician at Clinical Biochemistry laboratories, Athens, Greece (2020-01 – 2020-05)

• Responsible for sample collection - barcoding, delivering to laboratories
• Analyzer calibration, quality control, results validation, reagent ordering
• hormones/cancer biomarkers/antibodies/infection serological markers/serum-urine metabolites/electrolytes

Military service at Hellenic Army (79th National Guard Medical Battalion, Samos, Greece) (2018 – 2019)

Flow Cytometry Laboratory technician, Immunology-Histocompatibility Department at Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece (2017-2018 – 2018)

MSc in Clinical Biochemistry & Molecular Diagnostics – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2016 – 2018)

B.Sc in Biology – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2011 – 2016)

Elementary Education – Athens, Greece (2007 – 2010)