Hatziantoniou Sophia

Director, Postgraduate Studies Program “Cosmetology-Preparation and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products” 

Studies
1993: Degree of School of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
1995: License of Pharmaceutical Profession, Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece
1999: Ph.D. Diploma of the School of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
2000-2001: Lab. of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Teaching Activity

Undergraduate Program

• Application οf Thermal Analysis In Pharmaceutics (Invited)

TEACHING ACTIVITY
Undergraduate Program (2013-up to date):

• Introduction To Pharmaceutical Science: History of Pharmacy (1st Semester)
• Bioethics - Elements Of Drug Regulation: Regulatory Framework for cosmetics, Pharmaceutical Law (Pharmacy Operation) (4th Semester)
• Pharmaceutical Technology I: Pharmaceutical Compounding, Pharmaceutical Excipients, Packaging of Pharmaceutical products
  Practical course in Pharmaceutical Technology I: Pharmaceutical Compounding (6th Semester)
• Pharmaceutical Technology II: Design, Preparation-Manufacturing and Quality Control of Drug Formulations, GMP/GLP.
  Practical course in Pharmaceutical Technology (Preparation and Quality Control of Drug Formulations) (7th Semester)
• CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF COSMETICS (9th Semester)

Postgraduate Program of Department of Pharmacy:
Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology (Pharmaceutical Thermal analysis) (2013-2018)
Nanomedicines and Special Formulations for Administration and / or Targeting of Medicines/ Diagnostics (Lipid nanoparticles) (2013-2018)

 Discovery and Development of Medicines (New Postgraduate Program of Department of Pharmacy: (2018-up to date)

• Design and Discovery of Pharmaceutical Products
• Nanomedicines and Special Formulations for Administration and / or Targeting of Medicines / Diagnostics

Postgraduate Program of Department of Pharmacy: Cosmetology - Preparation And Evaluation Of Cosmetic Products (2018-up to date)

• Legislation and Regulatory Framework on the Manufacture and Distribution of Cosmetic Products
• Ingredients of Cosmetic Products
• Development of Cosmetic Products
• Safety Assessment and Quality Control of Cosmetic Products
• Efficacy testing and Claim Support of Cosmetic Products
• Industrial Production of Cosmetic Products
• Practical Course on Preparation of Cosmetic Products

Awards & Distinctions

• 1995-1999: Scholarship from Greek State Scholarships’ Foundation (IKY) for doctorate studies.
• Evaluator for the Pedagogical Institute of the Greek Ministry of Education, as a reviewer of the book "Teaching Pharmacy Technology - Cosmetology to Pharmacy Assistants”, in the framework of the project entitled "Curriculum Development - Production of Books and Aids for Technical - Vocational Schools".
• Evaluator for the RANNIS Foundation for Icelandic Research Fund for Graduate Students 2012 (after invitation),
• Evaluator of the Research Proposal: "Integrated Service of Greek Academic Electronic Books Battery" in the context of Call 3 - "Medical Sciences and Life Sciences" (2014)
• Evaluator in Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework (ΕΣΠΑ) Project of "Cooperation 2011" Action
• Member of Section IA 'of the Scientific Council for Approval (ΕΣΕ) of the National Organization for Medicines (ΕΟΦ) (2013-up to date).
• Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program Cosmetology - Preparation And Evaluation Of Cosmetic Products for the Dept. of Pharmacy, Univ. of Patras (2018-up to date).
• Reviewer for over 20 Pharmaceutical and related Scientific journals
• Editor for the official Journal of the Hellenic Society of Cosmetology “To Kallyntiko” (Cosmetic) (2019-)
• Editorial Board of the official Journal of the Hellenic Pharmaceutical Society “Archives of Pharmaceutics” (2010-)
• Editorial Board of “Pharmaceutics” MDPI (2020)
• Regional committee member of more than 20 Conferences and Scientific Meetings
• Young researcher Award for best poster presentation for I. Vrouvaki, E. Koutra, M. Kornaros,K. Avgoustakis, F. N. Lamari, and S. Hatziantoniou, Preparation and characterization of Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia essential oil- loaded poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles as novel wound healing agent, NanoBio 2018, The 1st International conference of Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience, 23-28 September 2018, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
• Member of the "Scoring Committee" of the Office of Continuing Education of Pharmacists, which operates under the Institute of Lifelong Learning & Professional Development of Pharmacists (IDEEAF) (2016 to date).
• Member of the Coumpounding Committee, which operates within the Institute of Lifelong Learning & Professional Development of Pharmacists (IDEAF) (2016 to date)
• (Member of the management Committee of COST Action CA 16227 «INVESTIGATION AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF AVANTGARDE DISEASE CONTROL VIA MOSQUITO NANO- TECH-REPELLENTS» (2018)
• Scientific Responsibility of the Training Program for Pharmacists titled: "Exemplary Preparation of Extemporaneous Preparations - Quality Assurance in the Pharmacy Laboratory in Accordance with the European Pharmacopoeia", co-organized by the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association (ΠΦΣ) and the Institute for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development of Pharmacists (ΙΔΕΕΑΦ) in collaboration with local Pharmaceutical Associations

Scientific Activities

• Design and study of nanocarriers as transporters of biologically active molecules
• Incorporation of drug molecules in nanosystems (liposomes, nanoemulsions, solid state lipid nanoparticles (SLN), polymeric systems, dendrimers), to improve the pharmacokinetic properties, bioavailability and pharmacological response in target tissues (tumors, lung, skin).
• Formulation of novel carriers of bioactive molecules into final products and study their characteristics (size distribution, zeta-potential, particle surface morphology, content of actives and excipients, active bioavailability, stability).
• Study of the interaction of bioactive molecules with model lipid membranes mainly by Thermal Analysis in order to design new formulations, as well as to predict their interaction with biological membranes.
• Development of cosmetics and pharmaceutical product for topical application. Study of the physicochemical characteristics and stability. Safety assessment and evaluation of their efficacy using non-invasive biomechanical methods for claim substantiation.