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Education

Degree: PhD
Year: 2004
Institution: University Aix-Marseille II, France

Degree: MSc
Year: 1999
Institution: University Aix-Marseille II, France

Degree: BSc
Year: 1997
Institution: University of Athens, Faculty of Biology

Hera Karayanni

Department of Biological Applications and Technology

Contact Information

Tel.: +30-26510 07341
e-mail: Website: http://users.uoi.gr/hkaray

Research topics (related to the Institute)

1. Ecosystem and biodiversity management and conservation

Research summary

  • Aquatic Microbial Ecology (natural and artificial ecosystems)
  • Aquatic Microbial Food Webs and Carbon Flow
  • Microbial taxonomic and functional diversity (Bacteria, Archaea, Eukaryotes)
  • Aquatic Protists Biogeography
  • Micropollutants (microplastics)-associated microbes

Professional background

2016 -todayAssistant Prof, Dept Biol Applications & Technology, UoI
2011-2016Lecturer, Dept Biol Applications & Technology, UoI
2009-2011Visiting Assistant Prof, Dept Biological Applications & Technology, UoI
2006-2007Visiting Lecturer, Dept of Marine Sciences, Univ of the Aegean-GR
2005-2007Ichthyologist, Directory for Fisheries, Prefecture of Piraeus, Ministry of Internal Affairs-GR

Recent relevant publications/patents

1. Moschos S, Piperagkas O, Karayanni H. Diverse, vertically and temporally persistent bacterial community in a shallow lake-water sediment site of a eutrophic lake, Inland Waters (accepted)

2. Macingo SC, Kormas K, Oikonomou A, Karayanni H. (2019) Taxa-area and distance-decay relationships of unicellular eukaryotes along an elevation gradient of mountainous freshwater ecosystems. Journal of Plankton Research 41(6):821-834 doi:10.1093/plankt/fbz066

3. Moustaka-Gouni M, Sommer U, Economou-Amilli A, Arhonditsis GB, Katsiapi M, Papastergiadou E, Kormas KA, Vardaka E, Karayanni H, Papadimitriou T (2019) Implementation of the Water Framework Directive: Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives for an Ecologically Meaningful Classification Based on Phytoplankton of the Status of Greek Lakes, Mediterranean Region. Environmental Management, 1-14

4. Karayanni H, Kormas KA, Moustaka-Gouni M, Sommer U (2019) Changes in Heterotrophic Picoplankton Community Structure after Induction of a Phytoplankton Bloom under Different Light Regimes. Diversity 11(10)

5. Tatsika S, Karamanoli K, Karayanni H, Genitsaris S (2019) Metagenomic Characterization of Bacterial Communities on Ready-to-Eat Vegetables and Effects of Household Washing on their Diversity and Composition. Pathogens 2019, 8, 37

6. Karayanni H, Macingo SC, Tolis V, Alivertis D (2019) Diversity of Bacteria in Lakes with Different Chlorophyll Content and Investigation of Their Respiratory Activity through a Long-Term Microcosm Experiment. Water, 11, 467

7. Meziti A, Tsementzi D, Rodriguez-R LM, Hatt JK, Karayanni H, Kormas K, Konstantinidis K (2018) Quantifying the changes in genetic diversity within sequence-discrete bacterial populations across a spatial and temporal riverine gradient. The ISME journal. DOI: 10.1038/s41396-018-0307-6

8. Tsola SL, Renta C, Macingo SC, Karayanni H. (2018) Investigating size-fractionated chlorophyll a and phycocyanin temporal variations in a highly eutrophic lake and its isolated karstic springs. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 47(2): 118-127. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0013

9. Kokkinos P, Karayanni H, Meziti A, Feidaki R, Paparrodopoulos S, Vantarakis A (2018) Assessment of the Virological Quality of Marine and Running Surface Waters in NW Greece: A Case Study. Food Environ Virol. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-018-9344-6

10. Karayanni, H.; Meziti, A.; Spatharis, S.; Genitsaris, S.; Courties, C.; Kormas, K.A. (2017) Changes in Microbial (Bacteria and Archaea) Plankton Community Structure after Artificial Dispersal in Grazer-Free Microcosms. Microorganisms, 5, 31.

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Recent Research projects / grants (last 5 years)

1. Impact of salinity change on microplastic-associated bacterial assemblages (SALMIPAB) AQUACOSM – H2020-INFRIA-Project No 731065 Grant for Transnational Access, April-May 2020 (postponed to spring 2021, https://www.aquacosm.eu/transnational-access/)

2. Assessment of the ecological situation of Igoumenitsa Gulf. Co-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund- ERDF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “THESSALY- MAINLAND GREECE AND EPIRUS-2007-2013” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF 2007-2013) (2012-2015)