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Personal profile
General
I obtained my first degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). I then did a one-year MSc in Biochemical Engineering at University College London (UCL), followed by two years research under the supervision of Prof Peter Dunnill (OBE). I won a Marie Curie Research Training Grant and moved to the Center for Process Biotechnology (CPB) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where I obtained my PhD degree in Biotechnology. In 2002 I took up the position of Senior R&D scientist and Purification team leader at the Pharmaceutical company ALPHARMA (now Xelia Pharmaceuticals), before returning back to the UK as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham and then Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University. I joined Aston in November 2015.
Research Interests
- New and improved support materials and systems for efficient separation and purification of high value biotherapeutics, affinity cell selection and growth.
- Fabrication and characterisation of cryogel monoliths and electrospun polymer nanofibers for cell & gene therapy.
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- PhD in Biotechnology
- MSc in Biochemical Engineering
- MEng in Chemical Engineering
Funding Applications and Awards
- The Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professors Scheme (Academic Champion) (October 2019-July 2022).
- The Royal Society International Exchanges Award. Value: £11,712 (March 2019-February 2021).
- EPSRC AMR4AMR seedcorn fund - 'Novel poly(butylene succinate) fibre dressing with naturally sourced antimicrobial agents for burn wound treatment'. Value: £33,150 (Completed 2018).
- EPSRC AMR4AMR seedcorn fund - 'Critical points in the pathway of antibiotic prescribing in the hospital setting; the antibiotic mapping of prescribing (ABMAP) study'. Value: £23,149 (Completed 2018).
- Bioprocessing Research Industry Club/BBSRC Grant (BB/I017143/1) - ‘Developing generic scalable selection methods for human therapeutic cells’. Value: £189,000 (Completed 2015).
PhD Supervision
Kinana Aliko - Project title: 'Novel polybutylene succinate fibre dressing with naturally sourced antimicrobial agents for healing wound burns'.
W. Joseph A. Homer - Project title: 'Affinity selection systems for intraoperative cell salvage'.
Teaching Activity
Design and Build (CE1002)
Transfer Processes (CE2004) - Module Leader
Advanced Process Design Project (CE3003)
Research Project (CE4011) - Module Leader
Downstream Processing for Biotechnology Products (CE4027) - Module Leader
Administrative Roles
Member of the University Senate
Contact Details
Phone number: 0121 204 4702
Email: e.theodosiou@aston.ac.uk
Room number: MB134
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Research Output
Aston University's Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Roadshow: raising awareness and embedding knowledge of AMR in key stage 4 learners
Ahmed, R., Bashir, A., Brown, J., Cox, J. A. G., Hilton, A., Jordan, S., Theodosiou, E. & Worthington, T., 28 Apr 2020, In : Infection Prevention in Practice. 100060.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of levulinic acid from low-cost, sustainable feedstocks using organic acids as green catalysts
Topham, P., Aliko, K., Osatiashtiani, A., Doudin, K., Wang, J. & Theodosiou, E., 1 Aug 2020, In : Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 95, 8, p. 2110-2119 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The drugs don't work: evaluation of educational theatre to gauge and influence public opinion on antimicrobial resistance
Ahmed, R., Bashir, A., Brown, J. E. P., Cox, J. A. G., Hilton, A. C., Hilton, C. E., Lambert, P. A., Theodosiou, E., Tritter, J. Q., Watkin, S. J. & Worthington, T., 1 Feb 2020, In : Journal of Hospital Infection. 104, 2, p. 193-197 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Critical points in the pathway of antibiotic prescribing in a children’s hospital: the Antibiotic Mapping of Prescribing (ABMAP) study
Bashir, A., Gray, J., Bashir, S., Ahmed, R. & Theodosiou, E., 30 Jul 2018, In : Journal of Hospital Infection.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Magnetic hydrophobic-charge induction adsorbents for the recovery of immunoglobulins from antiserum feedstocks by high-gradient magnetic fishing
Gomes, C. S., Fashina, A., Fernández-castané, A., Overton, T. W., Hobley, T. J., Theodosiou, E. & Thomas, O. R., 2 Feb 2018, In : Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
- 3 Editorial activity
Frontiers In Bioengineering and Biotechnology (Journal)
Eirini Theodosiou (Editorial board member)
27 Apr 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Biotechnology Letters (Journal)
Dr Eirini Theodosiou (Editorial board member)
13 Apr 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (Journal)
Dr Eirini Theodosiou (Editorial board member)
14 Nov 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity