Kyriakos Ioannou
Clinical Associate Professor, Nephrology
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School of Medicine
Clinical Faculty
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution | Department | Thesis title (Optional Entry) |
| PhD | 2009 | Democritus University, Thrace Greece | Medicine School | Microalbuminuria and other early markers of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure patients |
| Nephrology | 2004 | Aristotle University Thessaloniki Greece | Medicine School | |
| Medicine | 1996 | Aristotle University Thessaloniki Greece | Medicine School |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 09/2016 | today |
European University Medical School |
Cyprus | Scientific Collaborator |
| 2010 | today |
Molecular Medicine Research Centre University of Cyprus |
Cyprus |
Clinical Research Collaborator in research protocols (non-paid employment) |
| 2007 | today |
Electron Microscopy Department Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics |
Cyprus |
Clinical Research Collaborator in research protocols (non-paid employment) |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference |
Vol. | Pages |
| 2018 | Different rates of progression and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease at outpatient nephrology clinics across Europe. |
Brück K, Jager KJ, Zoccali C, et al. European CKD Burden Consortium. |
Kidney International Elsevier |
93(6) |
1432-1441 |
| 2017 | The European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Annual Report 2015: a summary. | Kramer A, Pippias M, Noordzij M, Stel VS et al. |
Clinical Kidney Journal Oxford University Press |
11(1) |
108-122 |
| 2017 | Diabetic nephropathy: is it always there? Assumptions, weaknesses and pitfalls in the diagnosis.nbsp; | none |
Hormones Springer International Publishing |
16 (4) |
351-361 |
| 2016 | Renal replacement therapy in Europe: a summary of the 2013 ERA-EDTA Registry Annual Report with a focus on diabetes mellitus. |
Kramer A, Pippias M, Stel VS, Bonthuis M, et al. |
Clinical Kidney Journal Oxford University Press |
9(3) | 457-469 |
| 2015 | Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction and Increased Left Ventricular Mass in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients: A Longitudinal Study |
Stel VS, Dounousi E, Jager KJ, Papagianni A, et al. |
PLoS One. San Francisco, CA: Public Library of Science |
10(9) |
e0138461. |
| 2014 | Frequency of COL4A3/COL4A4 mutations amongst families segregating glomerular microscopic hematuria and evidence for activation of the unfolded protein response. Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis is a frequent development during ageing. |
Papazachariou L, Demosthenous P, Pieri M, Papagregoriou G, Savva I, et al. |
PLoS One. San Francisco, CA: Public Library of Science |
9(12) |
e115015. |
| 2013 | >Longitudinal association of body mass index and waist circumference with left ventricular mass in hypertensive predialysis chronic kidney disease patients. |
Stel VS, Brück K, Dounousi E, Pappas K, Siamopoulos KC, Zoccali C, Jager KJ, Tsakiris D. |
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation Oxford University Press |
28 Suppl 4 |
iv136-45. |
| 2012 | Mononuclear leukocyte apoptosis and inflammatory markers in patients with chronic kidney disease. |
Dounousi E, Koliousi E, Papagianni A, Zikou X, Katopodis K, Kelesidis A, Tsakiris D, Siamopoulos KC. |
American Journal of Nephrology Karger |
36(6) |
531-6 |
| 2007 | Statin-sensitive endocytosis of albumin by glomerular podocytes. |
Eyre J, Ioannou K, Grubb BD, Saleem MA, Mathieson PW, Brunskill NJ, Christensen EI, Topham PS. |
American Journal of Physiology Renal Physiology American Physiological Society |
292(2): |
F674-81. |
| 2006 | Oxidative stress is progressively enhanced with advancing stages of CKD. |
Dounousi E, Papavasiliou E, Makedou A, Katopodis KP, Tselepis A, Siamopoulos KC, Tsakiris D. |
American Journal of Kidney Diseases W.B. Saunders |
48(5) | 752-60. |
Exhibitions
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2015 |
Chronic Kidney Disease Burden in Europe -European CKD Burden Consortium. |
the European Community’s 7th Framework Programme under grant agreement number HEALTH-F2-2009-241544 (Systems Biology towards Novel Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment), and (2) the European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) under the Quality European Studies initiative. | Research Team Member |
| 2010-2015 |
“Creation of a kidney specific Biobank and infrastructure for genomics/proteomics research”. |
European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research Promotion Foundation (Strategic Infrastructure Project NEW INFRASTRUCTURE/STRA TEGIC/0308/24) |
Research Team Member |
| 2008-2013 | EuroKUP (Urine and Kidney Proteomics) |
(BM0702) sponsored by COST European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research |
Research Team Member |
| 2008 | Clinical and molecular investigation of Familial Microscopic Hematuria of glomerular origin |
Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation ΠΕΝΕΚ ΕΝΙΣΧ/0505/02, ΠΕΝΕΚ/ΕΝΙΣΧ/0308/08, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE/STRATEGIC/0308/24 |
Research Team Member |
| 01/07/2010 – 01/07/2012 | Epidemiology of Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy in Cyprus and Romania |
Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation CY-ROM 0609/08 |
Scientific/Project Coordinator |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service | Key Activities |
| 2018- | Cyprus Renal Association | President | Scientific |
| 2009-2018 | Cyprus Renal Association |
Council Member (different posts during the years) |
Scientific |
| 2013 - |
ERA-EDTA- Registry (European Renal Association – European Dialysis Transplantation Association-Registry) |
Cyprus representative in the European network of Renal Registries | Renal Data Collection from Cyprus |