Andrie Panayiotou
Dr Andrie Panayiotou is Assistant Professor in Public Health at the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, CUT, since 2011. She is an epidemiologist with special interest in preventing cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis and her work has focused mainly on risk factors and biomarkers (genetic, biochemical, environmental and social) for cardiovascular health and disease, while she has recently expanded research work to include risk factors for the cardiorenal syndrome and vascular ageing (arterial stiffness as a proxy for CVD), under the “common grounds for disease” hypothesis. Since 2011 she has established and heads the Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics lab at CII (CVEG –www.cveglab.cut.ac.cy), a dry lab, which houses relevant equipment for arterial stiffness measurements (Complior Analyse, ALAm Medical Inc) and data analysis. The CVEG team includes post-graduate/PhD students, as well as MD/research associates. She additionally co-ordinates “The Cyprus Study”, an on-going general population cohort study which she helped set-up and which participates in several large international consortia publishing joint results in high-impact journals such as Nature Genetics, JACC, BMJ and others (see list of publications). She is experienced in study design, logistics, including sample acquiring and storage, and analysis of large epidemiological studies. AP is also the Secretary and founding member of the newly established Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society (CAS), while she also sits at the board of the National Bioethics Committee and heads the Cyprus Unit on Bioethics under the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics (Haifa). She was recently appointed by CAS as National Lead Co-investigator to set-up the Cyprus National Registry for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (Cyprus-FH), part of a global effort on FH (EAS-FHSC).
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- Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease
- Αrterial ageing
- Βioethics and public health ethics
2009‐2010: MSc in Epidemiology
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dissertation topic: Association of blood levels of inflammatory and thrombogenic markers and subclinical atherosclerosis measurements (plaque area) in a cross-sectional study in Cyprus in adults over 40 years old
2003‐2008: PhD in Molecular Biology
University of Cyprus, Department of Biological Sciences
Dissertation topic: Biomarkers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis
1999‐2003: BSc in Biology
University of Patras, Department of Biology
Assistant Professor in Public Health
Cyprus University of Technology
Duration: June 2015 – Current
Lecturer in Public Health
Cyprus University of Technology
Duration: May 2011 – May 2015
Scientist
Cyprus Cardiovascular Educational and Research Trust
Duration: 2008 – 2011
The Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab (CVEG Lab)
The Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab (CVEG Lab) falls under the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health (CII), and under the auspices of the Cyprus University of Technology.
The main aim of the CVD Epidemiology and Genetics Research Lab is the production of scientific knowledge and the promotion of research in cardiovascular and related ageing diseases, emphasizing on the epidemiology of atherosclerosis and arterial ageing.
Scholarship for MSc studies
Duration: 2008 – 2009
Leventis Foundation
1st prize for best original presentation
Duration: 2008
From the Nicosia - Keryneia Medical Association. 20th annual congress
1st prize for best original paper
Duration: 2006
From the Limassol Medical Association. 7th annual contest for research papers during the 27th annual congress
1st prize for best original presentation
Duration: 2006
From the Nicosia - Keryneia Medical Association. 19th annual congress
1st IUA prize for best original presentation
Duration: 2006
From the International Union of Angiology. World Congress of the International Union of Angiology
Scholarship for excellence (BSc studies)
Duration: 1999 – 2000
Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation
- Spaak J., Kalani M, Panayiotou A. (2018) Kidney function is associated with short-term, mid-term and long-term clinical outcome after coronary angiography and intervention. Taylor and Francis Ltd. 73(4), 362-369
- Schmidt, A.F., Swerdlow, D.I., Holmes, M.V. et al. (2017) PCSK9 genetic variants and risk of type 2 diabetes: a mendelian randomisation study. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. 5(2), 97-105
- Elena Hadjimbei, George Botsaris, Vassilis Gekas, and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross‐Sectional Survey. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. ID 274 2841, 8
- Stavri Zinonos, Theodora Zachariadou, Savvas Zannetos and Andreas Georgiou and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Smoking prevalence and associated risk factors among healthcare professionals in Nicosia general hospital, Cyprus: a cross‐sectional study. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 14(14).
- Nicolaides A and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Screening for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Using Ul¬trasound. JACC. 11(67)
- Kousios A, Kouis P and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2016) Matrix Metalloproteinases and subclinical atheroscle¬rosis in Chronic Kidney Disease: A systematic review. Int J Nephrol. ID 94980, 13,11
- Holmes MV, Dale CE, Zuccolo L, et al. (2014) Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data. BMJ. 349:g4 164.
- Arking DE, Pulit SL, Crotti L, et al. (2014) Genetic association study of QT interval highlights role for calcium signaling pathways in myocardi¬al repolarization. Nat Genet. 46(8), 826‐36
- Hoppenstead D, Nicolaides A, Fareed J and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2012) Novel Biomarkers and Subclinical Atherosclerosis. New York: Springer
- Nicolaides A, Griffin M, Bond D and Andrie G. Panayiotou. (2012) Screening for cardiovascular risk using ultrasound: A practical approach. New York: Springer
Undergraduate courses
Genetics (3rd year Nursing)
Postgraduate courses
Introduction to Epidemiology
Genetics
Epidemiology
Study Design
Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases
Research Ethics in PH
Member of the Committee
National Bioethics Committee
Duration: 2015 – 2019 and 2019 –
Secretary and founding member
Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society
Duration: 2016 – 2019 and 2019 –
Elected member of the work group “Epidemiology and Prevention of Atherosclerosis
Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society
Duration: 2013 – 2015
Member of the Editorial Board, Specialist Committee
International Angiology Journal
Duration: 2008 – Current
