{"id":6707,"date":"2021-11-12T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T18:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.wpnet.upatras.gr\/the-department-of-biology\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T08:01:26","slug":"about-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.upatras.gr\/en\/about-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Department of Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Biology was founded in 1967 and is the first Department of Biology to be established at a Greek University. The Department provides studies related to all aspects of the science of Biology, from the molecular and cellular level, to that of ecosystems.<\/h3>\n

The research activities of the members of the Department cover a wide range of cutting-edge biological technologies and basic sciences. The Department of Biology is housed in a 25000 sq.m. building and has significant infrastructure in scientific equipment distributed in educational and research laboratories.<\/p>\n<\/div>

CHRONOLOGY<\/h2>\n

The Department of Biology belongs to the School of Sciences of the University of Patras, a continuation of the School of Physics and Mathematics founded in 1966. In May 1967, the School of Physics and Mathematics is divided into 4 Departments: Biology, Mathematics, Physics and of Chemistry. The Department of Biology operated for the first time in 1967\u20131968, with four students.<\/p>\n

The first chairs established are: of Biology, with Director Professor K. Christodoulou, of Botany, with Director Professor G. Lavrentiadis, and of Zoology, with Director Professor I. Ontria. \u03a4he chair of Genetics is established, with Professor M. Pelekanos as Director. In 1972, with the departure of Professor G. Lavrentiadis, the chair of Botany was occupied by the former associate professor D. Foitos. Later, with Presidential Decree 185\/1974, the following chairs were established: Human and Animal Physiology, with Professor Th. Balkana as Director and Plant Physiology as Director, with Professor N. Gavalas as Director. In 1978 the positions of assistant professors of Biology and Zoology are transformed into extraordinary independent chairs occupied by the permanent professors V. Marmaras and I. Lykakis respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Former presidents<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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V. Marmaras 1983 \u2013 1985
\nI. Likakis 1985 \u2013 1987
\nK. Christodoulou 1987 \u2013 1989
\nSt. Alachiotis 1989 \u2013 1994
\nV. Marmaras 1994 \u2013 1995
\nTh. Georgiadis 1995 \u2013 1999
\nV. Marmaras 1999 \u2013 2003
\nA. Mintzas 2003 \u2013 2005
\nTh. Georgiadis 2005 – 2009
\nI. Iatrou 2009 \u2013 2013
\nK. Koutsikopoulos 2013 – 2014
\nI. Iatrou 2014 – 2016
\nG.Stephanou 2016 – 2018
\nP.Katsoris 2018-2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORGANIZATION<\/h2>\n

With the Law – Framework 1268 of 1982, for the A.E.I. The seats are abolished, and the Department is divided into the following three Sectors:<\/p>\n