Organizing Committee Member
Antonis Zampelas
Professor
Agricultural University of Athens
Greece
Biography
Antonis Zampelas PhD is Professor of Human Nutrition, Chair of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Director of the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Food Analysis in the Agricultural University of Athens. He is also Professor at the United Arab Emirates University and Visiting Professor at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. Before returning to Greece, Professor Zampelas worked for the University of Surrey, as Research Fellow and also for the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as Senior Scientific Officer. In Greece and before joining the Agricultural University of Athens, he was Assistant Professor of Human Nutrition and Director of the Professional Training Year in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Harokopio University in Athens Greece. He was also President of the Hellenic Food Authority (2008-2010). He has been involved in numerous trials and projects related to the effects of diet on parameters influencing the development of coronary heart disease.
Research Area
Dr Zampelas' interest is also the development of nutritional educational programs for Greek school children. Professor Zampelas is currently Past President of the Hellenic Society of Lipidology, Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases. He also served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee of National Drug Administration for the approval of Nutritional Supplements (2005-2007), and as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Atherosclerosis Society (2005-2008). He is now Vice President of the Hellenic Society of Medical Nutrition and he was Consultant in Nutrition of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Society. Professor Zampelas is editor of 2 Nutrition text books, co-editor of 2, co-author of 17 text-book chapters and contributed to 120 peer reviewed publications in international scientific journals