Zoe Polizopoulou
Zoe Polizopoulou is the Interim Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nicosia.
Professor Polizopoulou graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), in 1986 and subsequently continued her postgraduate studies at the Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Clinical Studies, of the same institution as an intern and a PhD student.
After receiving her PhD degree in 1991, she worked as a junior research fellow and joined the academic staff of the Department of Clinical Sciences of A.U.Th. in 1999. Following her election as full professor (2015) and onwards, she served as Director of the Diagnostic Laboratory at the Department of Clinical Studies.
Her main research field is veterinary clinical pathology (mostly clinical biochemistry of companion and farm animals). Special topics of interest include the long-term changes of cardiac biomarkers in canine mitral valve disease, the study of selected biomarkers in chronic renal disease, canine and feline senile cognitive dysfunction, epilepsy and degenerative CNS disorders, and trace elements in farm animals.
She was accepted as Charter Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) upon the establishment of the College in 2001. In the following years (2014-2022) she was elected and served as vice president, president and past president of ECVCP. She was also elected as vice president (2021-2023) of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS), and is serving (since 2024) as senior vice president of the same organisation. She currently represents EBVS in Veterinary Continuous Education in Europe (VetCEE), an organization that provides quality assurance and accreditation of national and international programs for Continuing Veterinary Education (CVE) in Europe and facilitates the recognition of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) between the various countries in Europe and beyond.
She is a member of the FECAVA Council and has been involved in the production of several factsheets (Vector Borne diseases, Zoonoses), which are offered to be used by practicing veterinarians. She is also the vice president of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society (HVMS) and chair of the Companion Animal section.
Professor Polizopoulou has received recognition for academic excellence from the Faculty of Health Sciences of A.U.Th. for her achievements during the years 2018-2024.