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Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Gene Therapy Applications: Biosafety and Bioethical Considerations

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease that affects the synovium (lining that surrounds the joints), causing the immune system to attack its own healthy tissues. Treatment options, to the current day, have serious limitations and merely offer short-term alleviation to the pain. Using a theoretical exercise based on literature, a new potentially […]

A new research paper with the participation of the International Hellenic University

A new research paper with the participation of the International Hellenic University member, Dr. Savvas Genitsaris. The article is titled Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from halophytes and drought-tolerant plants: genomic characterisation and exploration of phyto-beneficial traits.

Molecular Ecology Lab – Research projects

Students of the IHU MSc in Bioeconomy: Biotechnology and Law have started their dissertation research projects in the Molecular Ecology Lab of Thermi’s facilities under the supervision of the Programme’s Academic Associate, Dr. Savvas Genitsaris. In particular, their projects concern: (a) the investigation of the plankton community of Thessaloniki Bay with morphological and molecular markers […]