Dr ThomasSotiropoulos Research Director Quick Contact +302332041548 Message @ thosotir@otenet.gr Biography Dr Thomas Sotiropoulos is currently a Research Director at the Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees in Naoussa, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter. He received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in

Dr PavlinaDrogoudi Research Director at the Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Quick Contact +302332041548 Message @ drogoudi@ipgrb.grdrogoudiotenet.gr Biography Pavlina Drogoudi is currently working as a senior researcher at the Department of Deciduous Fruit Trees, Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, HAO- Demeter. She was awarded her Ph.D.

EvripidisToumpas Agronomist Quick Contact +302521022895 Message @ tig@otenet.gr Biography He graduated as agronomist of the School of Geotechnical Sciences of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in1993. He worked in agricultural stores as a sales manager for plant protection products as well as in cooperatives as a responsible agronomist for tobacco and nuts producers groups. In 2003

Dr DimitriosKatsantonis Principal researcher Quick Contact +30 2310471544, 204 Message @ dikatsa@cerealinstitute.gr Biography Dimitris Katsantonis (M), works as principle researcher of agronomy and plant pathology in the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. He received his PhD in Plant Pathology in the University of Reading, UK. During the period between 1999 -2006 he was

Dr PaschalinaChatzopoulou Technology and Αnalysis of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and essential oils Quick Contact +302310471544 int. 200 Message @ chatzopoulou@ipgrb.gr Biography Dr Paschalina Chatzopoulou, BSc in Pharmacy (University of Patras), holds a PhD from the School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki -AUTh - (1992), in the field Technology and Processing of Medicinal and

Dr ParthenopiRalli Conservation and Evaluation of Plant Genetic Resources and their Exploitation in Plant Breeding and Agronomy Quick Contact +302310471544 int. 177 Message @ pralli@ipgrb.gr Biography Dr Parthenopi Ralli is an Assistant Researcher and Genebank Manager at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources (IPGRB) of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER. Her research area is

Dr GeorgiosPantelidis Deciduous Trees Physiology Quick Contact 302332041548 int. 103 Message @ gpantelidis76@gmail.com Biography His research interest focuses in peach, nectarine, cherry and apricot cultivar evaluation, postharvest physiology and study on the effects of horticultural practices on stone fruit yield and quality. Dr George Pantelidis is currently Junior Researcher at the Department of Deciduous Fruit

Dr EleniMaloupa Biology and Physiology of Horticultural crops Director in the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources Curator of the Balkan Botanic Garden Kroussia Quick Contact Message @ maloupa@bbgk.gr Biography Dr. Eleni Maloupa (BSc Agronomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, MSc & PhD in Plant Biology and Physiology, “Pierre et Marie Curie” University of Paris)

Dr ChristosBazakos Deciduous-Fruit-Tree Breeding Quick Contact Message @ mpazakos@gmail.com Biography Christos Bazakos obtained his Bachelor degree on Agriculture, in 2005, from the School of Agriculture of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. In the frame of his Master of Science (MSc) studies, Christos’ focused on enriching his knowledge on plant genetics and plant molecular biology and

Dr NikosKrigas Systematic Botany and Conservation Quick Contact 302310471613 int. 214 Message @ nikoskrigas@gmail.com Biography Dr Nikos Krigas is a biologist with expertise in systematic botany (plant taxonomy) and conservation biology. Since September 2017, he works as a Researcher at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources & Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia of

Dr Catherine MargaretCook Cultivation, Breeding and Technology of Aromatic and Pharmaceutical Plants Quick Contact Message @ Biography Catherine Cook was awarded an honours degree in Biochemistry (BSc) from the University of London and a PhD from the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Great Britain. She has held Post-doctoral research fellowships, in the