Faculty of Crop Science - Τμήμα Επιστήμης Φυτικής Παραγωγής

Short CV:

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of California, Berkeley, USA,1993

M.Sc. Plant Pathology, Montana State University, USA, 1987

B.Sc. Agricultural University of Athens, GREECE, 1984

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

Agricultural Microbiology

Bacterial Ice Nucleation with respect to crop frost damage and atmospheric processes

Biological Control of Plant Pathogens

COLLABORATIONS

West Texas A&M University, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences (USA)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (Germany)

Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory INRASTES, NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece

Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University, USA

Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Avignon, France

Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Montana State University, Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Bozeman, Montana, USA

HONORS

Fulbright Scholarship 2008-2009. Visit at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Colorado State University and the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, Montana State University, USA

Funding for a visit at the Hebrew Univesity of Jerusalem, Israel (November 2014) by the Hellenic Ministry of Education (Bilateral cooperation program)

Affiliate Graduate Faculty member, West Texas A&M University, USA, 2019-2025

SOCIETIES

Mikrobiokosmos, Hellenic Society for Microbiology

Hellenic Phytopathological Society

Hellenic Society of Fruit and Vegetable Science

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

8th Conference of the Hellenic Phytopathological Society, October 1996, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Workshop «Biological control of Plant Pathogens: from Research to Agricultural Production». Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 2001

4th Microbiokosmos Conference, Athens, December 2012

Conference «Enzymes in Sustainable Food Production: a Lean Green Approach». June 2013, Chalkidiki, Greece. Final event of the FP7 Marie Curie «LeanGreenFood» Project

XVI ISMPMI Congress (International Society for Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions), Ρόδος, Ιούλιος 2014

6th Microbiokosmos Conference, Athens, April 2015

20th International Plant Protection Congress, Athens, July 2024

Full CV:

EU-LIFE 2020/CLIMATE ACTION (CCA/GR/001747) "Forecasting and protecting fruit crops from frost damage" (LIFE-FROSTDEFEND). 2021-2026. Scientific Coordinator for the AUA. Coordinator: NCSR-Demokritos (Athens, Greece). Total budget € 1941770. AUA budget € 386685

Cost Action ADOPT (CA18226) "New approaches in detection of pathogens and aeroallergens" 2019-2023. Management Committee Member for Greece.

UPDATEST-Training professionals and students on new testing technologies for the food sector (EU-Erasmus+ Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices). 2016-2018. Partner. Coordinator for the AUA: Laboratory of Chemistry (Prof. Kostas Georgiou). Budget for the AUA: 49160 EUR

LeanGreenFood 2009-2013. (EU-7th Framework Programme-People-Initial Training Network). Total budget (AUA) 629000 euros. Partner. EU Funding.

Pythagoras II 2005 : Development and application of whole cell bioluminescent biosensors for toxicity evaluation. Total budget 90000 euros (30000 euros for the Laboratory of General and Agricultural Microbiology). Partner to the Laboratory of Chemistry, AUA. National Funding.

PENED 2003 : Biochemical and genetic characterization of bacterial antagonists of phytopathogenic fungi and their incorporation in sugar beet seed pellets. Total budget 126000 euros. Principal Investigator. National Funding.

Greece-France 2003-06: Les sources et quantités de noyaux glacogènes de l'origine bactérienne dans l'atmosphère et leur rôle dans les processus atmosphériques (Sources and quantity of bacterial ice nuclei in the atmosphere and their role in atmospheric processes). Total budget 24210 euros. Principal Investigator. French partner : Dr. Cindy E. Morris, INRA-Avignon. National Funding.

PhD Thesis: “Analysis of expression of a phenazine antibiotic biosynthesis locus in Pseudomonas aureofaciens PGS12 in vitro and on seeds with the ice nucleation reporter gene”. University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1993

Master of Science Thesis: “Epidemiology of Pseudomonas syringae on barley”. Montana State University, USA, 1987

Full Papers in International Refereed Journals

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dimitrios-Georgakopoulos-5

Kalli, M., Kontogiannatos, D., Koi, A.M. et al. Removal of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes by Conventional and Nature-Based Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems. Environ. Process. 12, 38 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-025-00779-x

Naruki Hiranuma, Brent W. Auvermann, Franco Belosi, Jack Bush, Kimberly M. Cory, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos, Kristina Höhler, Yidi Hou, Larissa Lacher, Harald Saathoff, Gianni Santachiara, Xiaoli Shen, Isabelle Steinke, Romy Ullrich, Nsikanabasi S. Umo, Hemanth S. K. Vepuri, Franziska Vogel, and Ottmar Möhler (2021) Laboratory and field studies of ice-nucleating particles from open-lot livestock facilities in Texas. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 (18) pp.14215-14234, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-14215-2021

Vepuri, H. S. K., Rodriguez, C. A., Georgakopoulos, D. G., Hume, D., Webb, J., Mayer, G. D., and Hiranuma, N.: Ice-nucleating particles in precipitation samples from the Texas Panhandle, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 4503–4520, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4503-2021, 2021.

Tsivou, M., Giannadaki, E., Hooghe, F., Roels, K., Van Gansbeke, W., Garribba, F., Lyris, E., Deventer, K., Mazzarino, M., Donati, F., Georgakopoulos, D.G., Van Eenoo, P., Georgakopoulos, C.G., de la Torre, X., Botrè, F. (2017) Doping control container for urine stabilization: A pilot study. Drug Testing and Analysis 9(5), pp. 699-712

Venieraki, A., Tsalgatidou, P.Ch., Georgakopoulos, D.G., Dimou, M., Katinakis, P. (2016) Swarming motility in plant-associated bacteria. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 9(1): 16-27

Komaitis, E., Vasiliou, E., Georgakopoulos, D., Georgiou, C. (2015) Fully automated fluidic analyzer for food quality assessment using bioluminescent biosensors. In: Bioluminescent Microbial Biosensors: Design, Construction, and Implementation, 5, pp. 1-14

Vaxevanidou, K., Christou, C., Kremmydas, G.F., Georgakopoulos, D.G., Papassiopi, N. (2015) Role of indigenous arsenate and IRON(III) respiring microorganisms in controlling the mobilization of arsenic in a contaminated soil sample. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 94(3): 282-288

Thomas C. J. Hill, Bruce F. Moffett, Paul J. DeMott, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos, William L. Stump, Gary D. Franc (2014) Ice nucleation active bacteria on plants and in precipitation measured using quantitative PCR. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80:1256-1267

Lukasiak J, Olsen K, Georgiou CA, Georgakopoulos DG. (2014). Bacterial reporter strains for d‑xylose content analysis in arabinoxylans. European Food Research and Technology 238: 275-283

Constantinos Georgiou, Lucyna Lekawska-Andrinopoulou, Efstathios G. Vasiliou, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos and Costas P. Yialouris (2013). Rapid enzymatic method for pectin methyl esters determination. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry Article Number: UNSP 854763

Kremmydas GF, Tampakaki AP, Georgakopoulos DG (2013). Characterization of the biocontrol activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain X reveals novel genes regulated by glucose. PLoS One 8(4) 10.1371/journal.pone.0061808

Lukasiak J, Olsen K, Georgiou CA, Georgakopoulos DG. (2013). Bioluminescence and ice nucleation microbial biosensors for L-arabinose content analysis in arabinoxylans. European Food Research and Technology 237(3), 291-298

Lukasiak J, Georgiou CA, Olsen K, Georgakopoulos DG. (2012). Development of an l-rhamnose bioluminescent microbial biosensor for analysis of food ingredients. European Food Research and Technology 235(3), 573-579

Fotiadis CT, Dimou M, Georgakopoulos DG, Katinakis P, Tampakaki AP. (2012). Functional characterization of NopT1 and NopT2, two type III effectors of bradyrhizobium japonicum. FEMS Microbiology Letters 327(1), 66-77

Paul J. DeMott, Ottmar Möhler, Olaf Stetzer, Gabor Vali, Zev Levin, Markus D., Petters, Masataka Murakami, Thomas Leisner, Ulrich Bundke, Holger Klein, Zamin A. Kanji, Richard Cotton, Hazel Jones, Stefan Benz, Maren Brinkmann, Daniel Rzesanke, Harald Saathoff, Mathieu Nicolet, Atsushi Saito, Bjorn Nillius, Heinz Bingemer, Jonathan Abbatt, Karin Ardon, Eli Ganor, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos, Clive Saunders. (2011). Resurgence in Ice Nuclei Measurement Research. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 92 (12), 1623-1635

Maria Tsivou, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos, Helen A. Dimopoulou, Michael Α. Koupparis and Julia Atta-Politou, et al. (2011). Stabilization of human urine doping control samples: a current opinion. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 401(2), 553-561

Komaitis, E., Vasiliou, E., Kremmydas, G., Georgakopoulos, D. G., & Georgiou, C. (2010). Development of a fully automated flow injection analyzer implementing bioluminescent biosensors for water toxicity assessment. Sensors10(8), 7089-7098

Maria Tsivou, Helen A. Dimopoulou, Dimitris G. Georgakopoulos, Michael Α. Koupparis, Julia Atta-Politou and Costas G. Georgakopoulos. (2010). Stabilization of human urine doping control samples: IV. Human chorionic gonadotropin. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 398(3), 1313-1318

Tsivou, M., Dimopoulou, H. A., Leontiou, I., Georgakopoulos, D. G., Koupparis, M., Atta-Politou, J., et al. (2010). Stabilization of human urine doping control samples: III. recombinant human erythropoietin. Clinica Chimica Acta, 411(5-6), 448-452

Georgakopoulos, D. G., Després, V., Fröhlich-Nowoisky, J., Psenner, R., Ariya, P. A., Pósfai, M., et al. (2009). Microbiology and atmospheric processes: Biological, physical and chemical characterization of aerosol particles. Biogeosciences, 6(4), 721-737

Tsivou, M., Livadara, D., Georgakopoulos, D. G., Koupparis, M. A., Atta-Politou, J., & Georgakopoulos, C. G. (2009). Stabilization of human urine doping control samples. Analytical Biochemistry, 388(2), 179-191

Tsivou, M., Livadara, D., Georgakopoulos, D. G., Koupparis, M. A., Atta-Politou, J., & Georgakopoulos, C. G. (2009). Stabilization of human urine doping control samples: II. microbial degradation of steroids. Analytical Biochemistry, 388(1), 146-154

Möhler, O., Georgakopoulos, D. G., Morris, C. E., Benz, S., Ebert, V., Hunsmann, S., et al. (2008). Heterogeneous ice nucleation activity of bacteria: New laboratory experiments at simulated cloud conditions. Biogeosciences, 5(5), 1425-1435

Morris, C. E., Georgakopoulos, D. G., & Sands, D. C. (2004). Ice nucleation active bacteria and their potential role in precipitation. Journal De Physique. IV 121, 87-103

Georgakopoulos, D. G., Fiddaman, P., Leifert, C., & Malathrakis, N. E. (2002). Biological control of cucumber and sugar beet damping-off caused by Pythium ultimum with bacterial and fungal antagonists. Journal of Applied Microbiology 92(6), 1078-1086

Ververidis, P., Davrazou, F., Diallinas, G., Georgakopoulos, D., Kanellis, A. K., & Panopoulos, N. (2001). A novel putative reductase (Cpd1p) and the multidrug exporter Snq2p are involved in resistance to cercosporin and other singlet oxygen-generating photosensitizers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Genetics 39(3), 127-136

Georgakopoulos, D. G., Hendson, M., Panopoulos, N. J., & Schroth, M. N. (1994). Analysis of expression of a phenazine biosynthesis locus of Pseudomonas aureofaciens PGS12 on seeds with a mutant carrying a phenazine biosynthesis locus-ice nucleation reporter gene fusion. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60(12), 4573-4579

Georgakopoulos, D. G., Hendson, M., Panopoulos, N. J., & Schroth, M. N. (1994). Cloning of a phenazine biosynthetic locus of Pseudomonas aureofaciens PGS12 and analysis of its expression in vitro with the ice nucleation reporter gene. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 60(8), 2931-2938

Georgakopoulos, D. G., & Sands, D. C. (1992). Epiphytic populations of Pseudomonas syringae on barley. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 38(2), 111-114

Caristi, J., Sands, D. C., & Georgakopoulos, D. G. (1991). Simulation of epiphytic bacterial growth under field conditions. Simulation 56(5), 295-301

Book Chapters

Komaitis, E., Vasiliou, E., Georgakopoulos, D., Georgiou, C. (2015) Fully automated fluidic analyzer for food quality assessment using bioluminescent biosensors. In: Bioluminescent Microbial Biosensors: Design, Construction, and Implementation, 5, pp. 1-14

Malathrakis, Ν. Ε. and D. G. Georgakopoulos. 2001. Plant Diseases and Plant Ecology, pp 183-203, In: Advances in Agroecology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Η.Π.Α.

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