Education


Education Policy

INRASTES research teams have a strong commitment to graduate and post graduate education and training. Ph.D. candidates carry out their dissertation research under the supervision of the Institute’s researchers. Owing to the interdisciplinary character of the research programs, degrees are awarded in collaboration with Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacy, Medical, Physics and Mathematics Departments. The Institute offers five courses yearly in advanced topics in Medicine Physics, Molecular Biology, Radiopharmacy and Immunochemistry. Some of the Institute’s recent Ph.D. graduates have gone on to postdoctoral positions at Universities in Europe and the US while others pursue careers in the Greek industry and academia.
Additionally, a large number of undergraduate students from Greek Universities and Technological Institutes have been given the opportunity for internships on selected topics that were carried out at the Institute’s premises.
The Table ► presents the total number of undergraduate  and graduate students at the Institute, according to registered activities. Among these students, are recipients of the NCSR “Demokritos” Graduate Fellowship.
Please visit the web page of the Office of Graduate Education of NCSR Demokritos for more information, and the central NCSR Demokritos  for announcements for PhD candidates financed though research programmes.		 INRASTES students table 2015 
For more information on registered completed and ongoing student projects please click here.

Presentations of PhD candidates

INRASTES researchers supervise many PhD candidates, in collaboration with Academic institutions in Greece and abroad. The candidates are invited to present their research in a regular cycle of presentations held at the Institute. Click here to see the presentations scheduled for the current academic year.
 

Graduate Courses & Summer Schools

INRASTES researchers participate actively as tutors in a large number of Postgraduate Programs organized by Universities, the Greek Atomic Energy Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in areas ranging from Radiation Physics, Nuclear Reactor Safety, Nuclear Analytical Techniques and Radiopharmaceutics to Clinical Chemistry, Molecular Diagnostics and Protein Chemistry.
The Institute’s staff has actively contributed to the annual Summer Schools organized by NCSR Demokritos by delivering lectures and carrying out laboratory demonstrations and tours.
 

Professional Training

The Institute constitutes a unique Training Center for the technical staff of the Radiopharmaceutical industry in the country. Specifically, the vast majority of the Radiochemistry Labs of the Nuclear Medicine Clinics as well as the PET/SPECT industrial production units employ Production and Quality Assurance Managers who have been trained / educated at INRASTES. Furthermore, the Institute has served as a training site for a large number of employees in the Greek Pharmaceutical Industry in general and in biodiagnostic service providing companies.
In addition, INRASTES organizes regularly radiation protection seminars for the personnel of the National Security Forces and particularly the staff of the Police, the Fire Department and those dealing with airport / airline security issues professionals from countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia.
 

Schedule of institute presentations (in Greek)

Database of registered completed and ongoing undergraduate and postgraduate projects (in Greek)
 

Indicative catalogue of visiting Lectureships at Greek Universities in graduate and undergraduate courses - Professional training courses


 

Πρόγραμμα Παρουσιάσεων 2016-2017 (ενδέχεται να τροποποιηθεί)


Πέμπτη 10/11/2016, 12:00, Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων Κτηρίου 17
Αναστασία Κανιούρα   
Αλληλεπίδραση φυσιολογικών και καρκινικών κυττάρων σε νανοδομημένες με πλάσμα οξυγόνου επιφάνειες
Επιβλέποντες: Δρ Σ. Κακαμπάκος (ΕΚΕΦΕ Δ), Καθ. Μ. Χατζηχριστίδη (ΕΚΠΑ, Τμήμα Χημείας)

Πέμπτη 17/11/2016, 12:00, Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων Κτηρίου 17
Δρ Ευθυμίου Γιώργος   
Advanced Computational Tools for the Prediction of Concentration Probabilities of Hazardous Airborne Materials in Urban Environments

Πέμπτη 24/11/2016, 12:00, Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων Κτηρίου 17
Ηλίας Τόλιας
Μοντελοποίηση τυρβώδους καύσης με τη μεθοδολογία της υπολογιστικής μηχανικής και εφαρμογή σε θέματα ασφάλειας τεχνολογιών υδρογόνου
Επιβλέποντες: Δρ Α. Βενετσάνος (ΕΚΕΦΕ Δ), Καθ. Χ. Κυρανούδης (ΕΜΠ, Σχολή Χημικών Μηχανικών)

Πέμπτη 15/12/2016, 12:00, Αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων Κτηρίου 17
Γεωργία Μαυροκεφάλου
Development of a GIS platform for the correlated mapping of Cs-137 activity concentrations and satellite observations of environmental parameters in the marine environment
Επιβλέποντες: Δρ Ε. Φλώρου (ΕΚΕΦΕ Δ), Καθ. Χ. Χαλκιάς (Χαροκόπειο Παν/μιο Αθηνών, Τμήμα Γεωγραφίας)




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Indicative catalogue of visiting Lectureships at Greek Universities in graduate and undergraduate courses - Professional training courses


  • Inter – University Postgraduate Course in Medical - Radiation Physics (IPCMRP), I. Stamatelatos

  • Postgraduate Course (G. Terzoudi, M. Papadopoulos, M. Paravatou)

  • Inter – University Postgraduate Course in Biology Applications in Medicine

  • Inter – University Postgraduate Course in Clinical Biochemistry-Molecular Diagnostics

  • Inter – University Postgraduate Course in Molecular Medicine

  • Inter-Departmental  Postgraduate  Course  on  Conservation  and  Protection  and  of Cultural Heritage Monuments, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki

  • 3rd, 4th, 5th  and 9th  School and Workshop on Fusion Physics and Technology, Volos, Greece

  • Course on System Reliability in the Open University of Greece, O. Aneziri

  • MSc course on Environmental Chemistry and Technology Dpt of Chemistry, Kapodistrian University of Athens

  • MSc course on Environmental Technology University of Athens, Physical Sciences School

  • MSc course on Environmental Health University of Athens Medical School

  • MSc course on Environmental Planning, University of Thessaly, School of Engineering

  • IAEA  Post  Graduate  Educational  Course  on  Radiation  Protection  and  Safe  Use  of Radiation Sources, Organized by GAEC  annually, I. Stamatelatos

  • IAEA Training Course on Radiation Protection of the Environment, Athens, Greece, 4-8 October 2010

  • Seminar of Physics DPt University of Ioannina

  • Seminar focused on Metrology and Quality of Measurements at the Summer School of Hellenic Association of Laboratories (HellasLab)

  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacy Department – University of Athens, Under Graduate Course (2006-2013)

  • Special courses on Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacy Department – University of Athens, Under Graduate Course (2006-2011)

  • Advanced Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry I, Pharmacy Department – University of Athens, Post-Graduate Course

  • Advanced Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry II, Pharmacy Department – University of Athens, Post-Graduate Course

  • Advanced Radiopharmacology, Pharmacy Department – University of Athens, Post-Graduate Course

  • Masters Program in Nuclear Security, Delft University of Technology

  • Interdepartmental Postgraduate Studies Program on Protection, Conservation and Restoration of art objects. School of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

  • Masters Program in Material Physics, Physics Department, University of Athens

  • "Protein Structure and Function" presented as part of the graduate-level course entitled "Topics on Molecular Biology" at the Chemistry Department, University of Athens. 2009-2013, E. Stratikos

  • "The Human Adaptive Immune Response: Biochemical pathways of antigen processing and presentation" presented as part of the graduate-level course entitled "Human Biochemistry" at the Chemistry Department, University of Athens. 2009-2013, E. Stratikos

  • "Biochemical and Protein Mechanisms of the Adaptive Immune Response" presented as part of the University of Athens, Department of Biology, Protein Summer School. 2011, E. Stratikos

  • "The Adaptive Immune System: Biochemical mechanisms of antigen presentation" presented as part of the graduate-level course "Molecular and Applied Physiology" of the Medical School of the Univ. of Athens. 2013, E. Stratikos

  • “Dissecting the molecular machinery of a novel paradigm in immune response regulation” presented as part of the graduate-level course “Applications of Basic Medical Sciences” of the Medical School, University of Patras. 2013, E. Stratikos

  • Lecturer at the Postgraduate Master Program: Thoracic Oncology: Recent Clinical-Laboratory Approach and Research”, organized by the Athens Medical School (Professor Dr. K. Syrigos). Title of Class: Mechanisms of Invasion and Metastasis: Angiogenesis” (P. Bouziotis)

  • Greek Atomic Energy Commission, Institute of Radiation Physics, Interuniversity Program for Postgraduate Studies in Medical Physics- Radiation Physics (P. Bouziotis)

  • Teaching of the subject “Radiopharmaceuticals” within the framework of postgraduate lessons offered by the Institute of Radioisotopes and Radiodiagnostic Products, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” (P. Bouziotis)

  • Seminars in Radiopharmaceuticas, Radiochemistry and Radiobiology at the Summer School, which is annually organized at the N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” (P. Bouziotis)

  • Acting Scientific Host for young researchers involved in COST Actions (P. Bouziotis)

  • Coordination of the course “Biological effects of ionizing radiation” in the MSc programme “Medical Physics – Radiation Physics”. Universities of Athens, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Thrace and Crete, NCSR “D” and the Greek Atomic Energy Commission. (G. Pantelias, G. Terzoudi)

  • Coordinator of the course “Biological effects of ionizing radiation” in the IAEA Post Graduate Educational Course in “Radiation Protection and the safe use of radiation sources”. (G. Pantelias, G. Terzoudi)

  • Lecturers in the MSc programme “Applications of Biology in Medicine”, University of Athens. (G. Pantelias, G. Terzoudi)

  • Lecturers in the MSc programme “Clinical Biochemistry-Molecular diagnostics” University of Athens. (G. Pantelias, G. Terzoudi)

  • Invited lecturer in the post-graduate (MSc) program on Environmental Chemistry and Technology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Chemistry Dept.) (L. Leondiadis)

  • Invited lecturer in the post-graduate (MSc) program on Nutrition and Environment (Harokopio Unversity, Nutrition and Dietetics Dept.). (L. Leondiadis)

  • Inter-University - Inter-departmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Medical Physics - Radiophysics (IIPPS MP-R) organized by the Universities of Athens, Ioannina and Thrace, the Hospital Physicists’ Institute of the Greek Atomic Energy Commission and NCSR Demokritos (I. Christofidis)

  • Dr Yannoukakos is teaching in the post-graduate program of the University of Athens “Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Chemistry”.

  • Dr Yannoukakos Dr Konstantopoulou and Dr Fostira have been invited in more than 100 medical conferences since 2005 (organized by oncologists, surgeons, gynecologists etc) to give lectures on Cancer Genetics educating medical doctors of different fields in complex issues of cancer genetics.

  • Graduate Program in 'Molecular Physiology', Medical School, University of Athens (2012-present), D. Mastellos.

  • 'Applications of Biology in Medicine', Faculty of Biology, University of Athens (2007-present), D. Mastellos.

  • 'Clinical Biochemistry-Molecular Diagnostics', Faculty of Biology, University of Athens (2007-present), iv) 'Molecular Basis of Human Disease', Department of Medicine, University of Crete (2004-present), D. Mastellos.

  • Graduate Program in ‘Molecular Medicine’, courses on ‘Molecular Immunology-Immunogenetics’, Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly   (2004-2006), D. Mastellos.

  • Lectures on ‘Basic Principles of Biochemistry and Cell Biology’, in Methods in Micro-Nanotechnology and Nanobiotechnology,  Annual Summer School’ held at NCSR ‘Demokritos’ (sponsored by the EU-funded Nano2Life Network of Excellence), (2006-2011), S. Kakabakos, Y. Petrou.

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