Biography:
Dr. Ioannis Karydis received his PhD at the age of 30 years from the Athens Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was involved in postdoctoral research at the same university in cooperation with the Hellenic Airforce Research Unit. He has worked in clinical research in the field of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Metabolism/Public Health and as a Consultant for more than 20 years. He has served as a lecturer at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopion University Athens, Greece and at the Medical School, University of Thessalia, Greece as well as Assistant and Associate Professor at Medical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. He is also an editorial board member in various medical journals. He has published more than 20 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. He has been the coauthor in three medical textbooks and has also translated in Greek the American medical book "Nutrition and Immunity.