DIGIPIG Team
The members of our Team are introduced below!
Evdokia Krystallidou
Researcher of the cooperative organizationDr. E. Krystallidou is an active professional in the field of farm animals’ nutrition. She is Lecturer – Environmental Systems Management Major – Livestock Management pathway, Perrotis College, American Farm School, Greece. Her experience is essential in the present research for the prevention of nutritional risk factors (storage conditions, mycotoxins detection, complete feeding schedule). In the proposed study, she will supervise the boars’ diet to ensure full nutritional support of spermatogenesis, depending on age, frequency of semen collection and pig farm’s conditions.
Vasiliki Stravogianni
Doctoral candidateThe Ph.D. candidate V. Stravogiannis will be trained in biomedical equipment’s use and semen laboratory analysis. She will undertake the data collection applying the biomedical techniques. She will be the responsible person for the initial semen analysis on farm, as well as for the transportation of the extended semen samples to the Unit of Biotechnology of Reproduction in Farm Animals Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine of Thessaloniki, where she will apply the required diagnostic tests to evaluate boar sperm fertilizing capacity.
Athina Basioura
Post-doctorate researcherDr A. Basioura (DVM, Ph.D.) has already received specialization training abroad in the field of swine biotechnology of reproduction. Her previous research work concerns the handling/ processing of boar semen and the in vitro pig embryo production. In the present study she will be the responsible farm vet for the monitoring of boars’ health status. Additionally, she will perform the semen analysis assays in the Unit of Biotechnology of Reproduction, Farm Animals Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine of Thessaloniki. Specifically, she will apply part of the semen diagnostic tests, such as the assessment of sperm membrane lipid peroxidation and sperm DNA integrity.
Ioannis - Anestis Markakis
Scientific PartnerDr. Ioannis-Anestis Markakis graduated from the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and completed the M.Sc. in Electronic Physics of the same Department in 2006. In 2016 he successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis concerning electromagnetic exposure and non-ionizing radiation risk assessment. He has been involved in several research projects concerning the assessment of electromagnetic exposure, development of E-field sensors network, design and supervision of optical fiber networks. From 2011 he is the President and CEO of THESS S.A.
Vasileios Stravogiannis
TechnicianV. Stravogiannis is a technician working in the cooperated pig farm, where the experiments will be carried out. He has received specialization training in the field of swine artificial insemination. He will be responsible for the continuous monitoring, care and feeding of boars which will be included in the experiments.
