He was an Assistant Professor at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He received his B.Sc. in Biology from University of Patras, M.Sc. in Genetics from UC Swansea, Wales, U.K, and Ph.D from University of Patras. He has published more than 65 peer reviewed articles, and 2 chapters in books as well as he has translated one book. He has participated in more than 60 international and 80 Greek conferences. His research has focused on the impact of environment microbiological quality (water, air, soil) as well as food quality. Current research areas include development of molecular methods for the detection and identification of waterborne and foodborne microbes (viruses, bacteria and parasites) as well as the risk assessment of the water and food.