Vasileios Bakopoulos
Laboratory of Ichthyology Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health,Department of Marine Sciences, University of The Aegean.
Professor · Diseases of Aquatic Organisms & Aquaculture · Department of Marine Sciences · School of The Environment · University of the Aegean University Hill, 81100, Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece
Education
09/1985-07/1991
B.Sc. Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of GeotechnicalSciences, Aristotelian University of Thessalonica, Greece.
09/1991-07/1992
M.Sc. Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland,U.K. Thesis title: The effect of temperature on the efficacy oforganophosphate treatment of the sea louse, Lepeophtheirius salmonis,Kroyer 1838.
03/1993-11/1996
PhD Fish Immunology-Diagnostics, Institute of Aquaculture, University ofStirling, Scotland, U.K. Thesis title: Studies on fish Pasteurellosis withparticular reference to diagnosis.
05/1998-02/2002
Post-Doctoral Studies, Fish Immunlogy-Vaccinology, Department of Biology,University of Patras, Greece. Research title: Fish Pasteurellosis. AppliedResearch on Vaccine Development.
Professional experience
10/1992-03/1993
Voluntary work at the Laboratory of Fish Pathology, National Center ofMarine Research, Ag. Kosmas, Athens, Greece.
03/1993-08/1996
Research Fellow, at Fish Diseases Diagnosis Laboratory, Institute ofAquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Fellowship funded by theHuman Capital Training & Mobility program of EU.
12/1996-06/1997
Research associate at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology andBiotechnology, Sector of Genetics, Cell Biology and Growth, Department ofBiology, University of Patras, Greece.
05/1998-02/2002
Principal Investigator at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology andBiotechnology, Sector of Genetics, Cell Biology and Growth, Department ofBiology, University of Patras, Greece. Position funded by the FP6 FAIRprogram of EU.
02/2002-12/2004
Head of the Department of Food Inspection Agency, Region of WesternGreece, Ministry of Development, The Greek Government.
01/2005-06/2009
Inspector of the Department of Food Inspection Agency, Region of WesternGreece, Ministry of Development, The Greek Government.
06/2009-05/2013
Assistant Professor Aquaculture, term of office position, Department ofMarine Sciences, School of The Environment, University of The Aegean.
05/2013-08/2015
Assistant Professor Aquaculture, permanent position, Department of MarineSciences, School of The Environment, University of The Aegean.
08/2015-04/2017
Assistant Professor Diseases of Aquatic Organisms and Aquaculture,permanent position, Department of Marine Sciences, School of TheEnvironment, University of The Aegean.
04/2016-today
Director of the Ichthyology, Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal HealthLaboratory, Department of Marine Sciences, School of The Environment,University of The Aegean.
04/2017- 09/2023
Associate Professor Diseases of Aquatic Organisms and Aquaculture,permanent position, Department of Marine Sciences, School of TheEnvironment, University of The Aegean.
10/2023-today
Professor Diseases of Aquatic Organisms and Aquaculture, permanentposition, Department of Marine Sciences, School of The Environment,University of The Aegean.
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
Department of Marine Sciences, School of The Environment, University of The Aegean
2009-today
Aquaculture
2010-today
Fish Diseases
2009-2013
Methods of sampling and sample handling (co-teaching)
2009-2016
Ichthyology (co-teaching)
2009-2013
Marine Pollution (co-teaching)
2013
Microbiological qualitative inspection of fish and food (co-teaching)
Department of Biological applications and Technology, University of Ioannina
2002-2006
Aquaculture
2003-2005
Molecular Immunology
Department of Biology, University of Patras
2002
Molecular Biology I (co-teaching) Lab exercises
2001
Cell Biology II (co-teaching) Lab exercises
2000
Cell Biology I (co-teaching) Lab exercises
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland
1995
Fish Immunology
Postgraduate Courses
Department of Marine Sciences, School of The Environment, University of The Aegean
2009-today
Integrated Coastal Management
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly
2010-2001, 2016
Specialization on Pathological Problems of Cultivated Aquatic Organisms
Department of Biological applications and Technology, University of Ioannina
2003-2006
Agrochemistry and Biological Production
Department of Biology, University of Patras
2000-2002
Aquaculture
Supervision
Undergraduate Dissertations: >70
Postgraduate Dissertations: 5
PhD Students: 5
Invited Speaker
24/09/1999
Aquaflow Workshop, Thessalonika, Greece
23/11/2002
New Developments on Fish Pasteurellosis Vaccination, University of Udine,Udine, Italy
7-11/4/2003
Food Security & Hygiene, Institute of Further Education, Patras, Greece
27/6-1/7/2005
Food Inspection by the Competent Authorities-Sampling, Food InspectionAgency, Mytilene, Greece
03/02/2016
Results from the application in pilot scale of the autogenous vaccine againstencephalitis of sea bass of Pharmaq, Norway, Athens, Greece
16/02/2017
Results of year-round application in pilot scale of the autogenous vaccineagainst encephalitis of sea bass of Pharmaq, Athens, Greece
4-6/11/2022
15th Panhellenic Veterinary Conference, Athens, Greece
Research Interests
Topics of research that interest Prof. Bakopoulos relate to all aspects of aquatic animaldiseases prevention including: isolation and description of pathogens, study of their biochemistry andsensitivity/resistance to chemotherapeutants, phenotypic and antigenic characterization of pathogens,production and characterization of immune sera, monoclonal antibody technology, development ofimmunological techniques for diagnosis, identification and analysis of antigens and immuneresponses, development of culture media that promote synthesis of natural antigens, development ofvaccine mixtures and study of their efficacy and immune stimulation, mechanisms ofimmunopathology of viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens, study of parasites and geneticimprovement of production fish, use of bioactive substances in fish nutrition and analysis of theiraction at the level of innate immunity and development.
Publications
Monographs
1) Bakopoulos V. (1992). The effect of temperature on the efficacy of organophosphate treatment ofthe sea louse, Lepeophtheirius salmonis, Kroyer 1838. M.Sc. Thesis. Institute of Aquaculture,University of Stirling, Scotland.
2) Bakopoulos V. (1996). Studies on fish Pasteurellosis with particular reference to diagnosis. Ph.D.Thesis. Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland.
Chapters in Books
1) Bakopoulos V. (2014). Vibriosis in Mediterranean aquaculture: specific reference to Vibrio speciesother than Listonella (Vibrio) anguillarum (Chapter 12). In: Aspects of Mediterranean Aquaculture,Farming, Health, Processing, Angelidis P. (ed), Blue Crab PC Publisher, Chalastra Greece, 1st Edition,265-304pp. ISBN: 978-618-80999-0-6.
2) Bakopoulos V. (2014). The fish pathogen Photobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida (Chapter 14).In: Aspects of Mediterranean Aquaculture, Farming, Health, Processing, Angelidis P. (ed), Blue CrabPC Publisher, Chalastra Greece, 1st Edition, 319-354pp. ISBN: 978-618-80999-0-6.
3) Bakopoulos V. (2021) 1st Publication in Greek of the 3rd Edition of the book entitled:«Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants», J.S. Lucas, P.C. Southgate & C.S. Tucker (eds).Konstantaras publications, ISBN: 978-960-608-056-2.
4) Bakopoulos V. (2021) 1st Publication in Greek of the 2nd Edition of the book entitled: «TheDiversity of Fishes, Biology, Evolution and Ecology Examination», G.S. Helfman, B.B. Collette, D.E.Facey & B.W. Bowen (eds). Broken Hill Publishers Ltd., ISBN: 978-9925-575-33-6.
Articles in peer reviewed International Journals
1) V. Bakopoulos, A. Adams & R.H. Richards (1995). Some biochemical properties and antibioticsensitivities of Pasteurella piscicida isolated in Greece and comparison with strains from Japan,France and Italy. Journal of Fish Diseases 18, 1-7.
2) V. Bakopoulos, A. Adams & R.H. Richards (1997). The effect of iron limitation growth conditionson the cell and extracellular components of the fish pathogen Pasteurella piscicida. Journal of FishDiseases 20(4), 297-305.
3) V. Bakopoulos, A. Adams & R.H. Richards (1997). Production and characterization of monoclonalantibodies against Pasteurella piscicida, the causative agent of fish pasteurellosis. Journal of FishDiseases 20(4), 307-315.
4) V. Bakopoulos, A. Adams & R.H. Richards (1997). Serological relationship of Photobacteriumdamsela subsp. piscicida isolates (the causative agent of fish Pasteurellosis) determined by westernblot analysis using six monoclonal antibodies. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 28, 69-72.
5) V. Bakopoulos, Z. Peric, H. Rodger, A. Adams & R.H. Richards (1997). First report of fishPasteurellosis from Malta. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 9, 26-33.
6) Bakopoulos V., Volpatti D., Adams A., Galleotti M. & Richards R.H. (1997). Qualitativedifferences in the immune response of rabbit, mouse and sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, L, toPhotobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida, the causative agent of fish Pasteurellosis. Fish andShellfish Immunology 7, 161-174.4
7) Bakopoulos V., Volpatti D., Papapanagiotou E., Richards R.H., Galeotti M. & Adams A. (1997).Development of an ELISA to detect Pasteurella piscicida in culture and in “spiked” fish tissue.Aquaculture, 156(3/4), 359-365.
8) V. Bakopoulos, A. Adams, M. Galeotti & G.J. Dimitriadis (2000). In vitro growth inhibitionstudies of Photobacterium damselae subspecies piscicida, using various antibodies. Bulletin of TheEuropean Association of Fish Pathologists 20 (6), 237-243.
9) V. Bakopoulos, K. Poulos, A. Adams, M. Galeotti & G. J. Dimitriadis (2002).The effect of novelgrowth media on the virulence and toxicity of cellular and extracellular components of the fishpathogen Photobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida. Bulletin of The European Association of FishPathologists 22 (4), 272-279.
10) V. Bakopoulos, M. Pearson, D. Volpatti, L. Gousmani, A. Adams, M. Galeotti and G. J.Dimitriadis (2003). Investigation of media formulations promoting differential antigen expression byPhotobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida and recognition by sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, (L.),immune sera. Journal of Fish Diseases 26(1), 1-13.
11) V. Bakopoulos, D. Volpatti, L. Gusmani, M. Galeotti, A. Adams, G.J. Dimitriadis (2003).Vaccination trials of sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax (L.), against Photobacterium damsela subsp.piscicida, using novel vaccine mixtures. Journal of Fish Diseases 26(2), 77-90.
12) Bakopoulos V., Hanif A., Poulos K., Galeotti M., Adams A. & Dimitriadis G.J. (2004). The effectof in vivo growth on the cellular and extracellular components of the marine bacterial pathogenPhotobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida. Journal of Fish Diseases 27, 1-13.
13) C. Poulos, V. Bakopoulos, V. Zolota & G.J. Dimitriadis (2004). Histopathological findings aftersea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) exposure to extracellular products of Photobacterium damselasubsp. piscicida produced in vivo. Aquaculture Research 35 (10), 931-936.
14) A. Hanif, V. Bakopoulos, G.J. Dimitriadis (2004). Maternal transfer of humoral specific and nonspecific immune parameters to sea bream (Sparus aurata) larvae. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 17(5),411-435.
15) A. Hanif, V. Bakopoulos, I. Leonardos, G.J. Dimitriadis (2005). The effect of sea bream (Sparusaurata) broodstock and larval vaccination on the susceptibility by Photobacterium damsela subsp.piscicida and on the humoral immune parameters. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 19 (4), 345-361.
16) Kagalou, Papadimitriou, Bacopoulos & Leonardos (2008). Assessment of microcystins in lakewater and the omnivorous fish (Carassius gibelio, Bloch) in lake Pamvotis (Greece) containing densecyanobacterial bloom. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment 137, 185-195.
17) T. Papadimitriou, I. Kagalou, V. Bacopoulos & I.D. Leonardos (2010). Accumulation ofmicrocystins in water and fish tissues: An estimation of risks associated with microcystins in most ofthe Greek Lakes. Environmental Toxicology 25(4), 418–427.
18) V. Bakopoulos & V-C. Ksidia (2014). Pontobdella muricata infection of Raja clavata andDasyatis pastinaca off the coast of Lesvos, Greece. Journal of the Marine Biological Association ofthe United Kingdom 94(2), 405–409.
19) V. Bakopoulos, I. Nikolaou, N. Kalovyrna, E. Amirali, G. Kokkoris and E. Spinos (2015).Prevention of fish photobacteriosis. Comparison of the efficacy of intraperitoneally administeredcommercial and experimental vaccines. Mediterranean Marine Science 16(2), 385-392.
20) V. Bakopoulos, D. White, M-A. Valsamidis, F. Vasilaki (2017). Experimental infection ofOctopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) with Photobacterium damsela subsp. piscicida.Immunohistochemicaltracking of antigen and tissue responses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 144, 24-31.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.01.008).
21) E. Spinos, G.D. Kokkoris, V. Bakopoulos (2017). Prevention of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax,L. 1758) photobacteriosis and vibriosis. Long term efficacy study of intraperitoneally administeredbivalent commercial vaccines. Aquaculture 471, 172–184.
22) V. Bakopoulos, I. Karoubali, A. Diakou (2017). Parasites of the Lessepsian invasive fishLagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin 1789) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Journal of Natural History51(7-8), 421-434, DOI:10.1080/00222933.2017.1279690
23) Bakopoulos V., Nikolaidis A., Kolygas M., Athanassopoulou F. (2017). Contribution to theparasites and associated pathology of wild Serranidae from the Aegean Sea. Journal of the HellenicVeterinary Medical Society, in press.5
24) Bakopoulos, V., Tsepa, E., Diakou, A., Kokkoris, G., Kolygas, M.N., Athanassopoulou, F.(2017). Parasites of Scyliorhinus canicula (Linneus, 1758) in the northeastern Aegean Sea. Journal ofthe Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, doi:10.1017/S0025315417001552.
25) Bakopoulos, V., Kosma I., Laspa E. (2017). Quantitative and qualitative analysis of sea bream,Sparus aurata (L.), humoral immune response, vaccinated with commercial and experimental vaccinesagainst vibriosis and photobacteriosis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UnitedKingdom, doi:10.1017/S0025315417001631.
26) Chalazas Th., Tzoraki O., Cooper D., Efstratiou A., Bakopoulos V., 2017, Ecosystem serviceevaluation of streams for nutrients and bacteria purification of a pastureland watershed, FreseniusEnvironmental Bulletin Journal, Parlar publisher, Volume 26, No. 12A/2017 pages 7849-7859.
27) Katsanevakis S., Tsirintanis K., Tsaparis D., Doukas D., Sini M., Athanassopoulou F., ΚolygasM.N., Tontis D., Koutsoubas D. and Bakopoulos V. (2019). The cryptogenic parasite Haplosporidiumpinnae invades the Aegean Sea and causes the collapse of Pinna nobilis populations. AquaticInvasions, 14(2), p. 150–164.
28) Evangelopoulos E., Batjakas I.E., Spinos E. & Bakopoulos V. (2020). Length-Weightrelationships of 12 commercial fish species caught with static fishing gear in the N. Ionian Sea(Greece). Thalassas (published online 23 January 2020). doi:10.1007/s41208-020-00195-y.
29) Kolygas M.N., Lampou E., Doukas D., Tontis D., Pappas I.S., Gourzioti E., Bakopoulos V.,Kakava E., & Athanassopoulou F. (2020). Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in Brown meagre(Sciaena umbra Linnaeus, 1758), a new candidate species for aquaculture in Mediterranean. Journal ofthe Hellenic Veterinary Medicine Society, 71(3), 2399-2406.doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.25104
30) Chatziantoniou A., Karagaitanakis A., Bakopoulos V., Papandroulakis N. & Topouzelis K.(2021). Detection of Biogenic Oil Films near Aquaculture Sites Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2Satellite Images. Remote Sensing 13, 1737-1752. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13091737
31) Vela-Avitúa S., Thorland I., Bakopoulos V., Papanna K., Dimitroglou A., Kottaras E., PapaharisisL., Guinand B., Tsigenopoulos C.S. & Aslam M.L. (2022). Genetic basis for resistance against ViralNervous Necrosis: GWAS and potential of genomic prediction explored in farmed European sea bass(Dicentrarchus labrax). Frontiers in Genetics 13, 804584. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.804584.
32) White D-M., Valsamidis M-A., Bakopoulos V. (2022). In vitro hemocyte phagocytosis activationafter experimental infection of common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) withPhotobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida or Vibrio alginolyticus at different temperatures andinfection routes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 191, 107754,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2022.107754.
33) Valsamidis M-A., White D-M., Kokkoris, G.D., Bakopoulos V. (2022). Immune response ofEuropean sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) against combination of antigens from three differentpathogens. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 256,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2022.110535
34) White D.-M., Valsamidis M.-A., Kokkoris, G., Bakopoulos V. (2022). The effect of temperatureand infection route on in vitro hemocyte phagocytosis activation after experimental infection ofcommon octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) with either Photobacterium damselae subsp.damselae or Vibrio anguillarum O1. Microbial Pathogenesis 174,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105955
35) Bakopoulos, V., Panagiotaki, A., Valsamidis, M.-A., White, D.-M., Papaharisis, L., Dimitroglou,A., & Kakava, E. (2023). Correlations of betanodavirus load in the brain of experimentally infectedsea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.) with varying levels of resistance to viral nervous necrosis.Mediterranean Marine Science, 24(3), 514–525. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.34425
36) Toubanaki, D.K., Efstathiou, A., Tzortzatos O.-P., Valsamidis, M.-A., Papaharisis, L.,Bakopoulos, V., Karagouni, E. (2023). Nervous Necrosis Virus Modulation of European Sea Bass(Dicentrarchus labrax, L.) Immune Genes and Transcriptome towards Establishment of Virus CarrierState. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, 16613. doi:https://doi/org/10.3390/ijms242316613.
37) Spinos, E., Katselis, G., Valsamidis, M. A., White, M. D., & Bakopoulos, V. (2024). Refining theOccurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection6with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study. Mediterranean Marine Science,25(1), 14–27. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.34893
38) Tzortzatos, O.-P., Toubanaki, D.K., Kolygas, M.N., Kotzamanis, Y., Roussos, E., Bakopoulos,V., Chatzopoulos, A., Athanassopoulou, F., Karagouni, E (2024). Dietary Artemisia arborescensSupplementation Effects on Growth, Oxidative Status, and Immunity of Gilthead Seabream (Sparusaurata L.). Animals 14, 1161. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14081161
39) Toubanaki, D.K., Tzortzatos, O.-P., Efstathiou, A., Bakopoulos, V., Karagouni, E. (2025).Influence of Viral Re-Infection on Head Kidney Transcriptome of Nervous Necrosis Virus-Resistantand Susceptible European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.). Viruses 17, 230.https://doi.org/10.3390/v17020230.
40) White, D.-M., Anastasiadou, E., Valsamidis, M.-A., Bakopoulos, V. (2025).Lysozyme Activity inthe Hemolymph of Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) Following Challenge with Gram-NegativeBacteria: Insights into Temperature-Driven Innate Immune Response. Fishes 10, 428.https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10090428
41) Toubanaki, D.K., Tzortzatos, O.-P., Efstathiou, A., Bakopoulos, V., Karagouni, E. (2025).Deciphering European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Resistance to Nervous Necrosis Virus byTranscriptome Analysis from Early Infection Towards Establishment of Virus Carrier State.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26, 9220. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26189220
42) Kolygas MN, Kostou V, Pappas IS, Karagouni E, Toubanaki DK, Bakopoulos V, Kotzamanis YP,Nathanailides C and Athanassopoulou F (2025). In vitro antibacterial activity of essential oils frommedicinal plants against major fish pathogens in Mediterranean aquaculture. Frontiers in Aquaculture4, 1665877. doi: 10.3389/faquc.2025.1665877
Abstracts/posters in Conferences: More than 60 in national and international conferences.
Research-Education Projects
1993-1995
Studies on Fish Pasteurellosis with special reference to Diagnosis. Funded by theHuman Capital Training & Mobility programme of EU. Fellowship, Institute ofAquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 100,000€. Personal Fellowship.
1998-2002
Fish Pasteurellosis. Applied Research on Vaccine Development. Funded by FAIRFP6, Contract No. CT97-3449, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras,Greece. 900,000€. Principal Researcher at the Coordinating Partner.
2004-2006
Prototype experimental breeding and culture of polychaetes under controlledconditions. Funded by EPAL, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of BiologicalApplications and Technologies, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. ResearchAssociate.
2006-2007
Comparative study of fish parasites biodiversity from Kavala (Aegean sea),Messolonghi bay (Ionian sea) and coast of Montenegro (Adriatic sea). Funded bythe Joint Research and Technology Programs Greece-Montenegro 2004-2006.Department of Biological Applications and Technologies, University of Ioannina,Ioannina, Greece. Research Associate.
2009
Creation of monitoring system for the assessment of the status of rivers Lourosand Arachthos of the Amvrakikos gulf and Assessment of biotic and abioticparameters at the bottom of Amvrakikos gulf and correlation with fishproduction. Funded by the Prefecture of Arta, Department of Biological Applicationsand Technologies, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece. Member of the ResearchTeam.
2012
Analysis of the immunopathology mechanisms under natural and experimentalinfections of fish with Nodavirus: importance of the infection for public health.Funded by the program “Thales”, Code No. 4501, Department of VeterinaryMedicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece. 535,000€. Member of theResearch Team.
2012
Management Actions for fisheries at the Protected Area of the National MarinePark of Zakynthos. Funded by the program MedPan North, Department of Marine7Sciences, University of The Aegean, Lesvos, Greece. 48,000€. Coordinator andScientific Responsible.
2012-2013
Management Measures for Fisheries in the Marine Protected Area of theNational Marine Park of Sigri. Funded by the Museum of Natural History of thePetrified Forest of Lesvos. Department of Marine Sciences, University of The
2013-2015
Education of employees of the super market chain I.&S. Sklavenitis S.A. on fishsafety and hygiene. Funded by I.&S. Sklavenitis S.A. 28,500€. Coordinator andScientific Responsible.
2013-2014
Comparison of two injectable bivalent (Vibrio-Photobacterium) commercialvaccines in field conditions. Funded by AQUA VET S.A. 12,300€. Coordinator andScientific Responsible.
2013-2015
Study of the hygiene status of Kalloni Bay, Lesvos. Funded by the Region of NorthAegean. Department of Marine Sciences, University of The Aegean, Lesvos, Greece.19,000€. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible.
2014-2015
Use of antimicrobial substances for the prevention and treatment of commondiseases of cultivated fish and assessment of their efficacy and safety. Funded bythe program COOPERATION, GSRT, Code No. 11ΣΥΝ_3_147, Department ofVeterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece. 670,000€. Member ofthe Research Team.
2015-2017
Comparison of The Efficacy of available vaccines against Nodavirus. Funded byAqua Vet S.A, Cephalonia Aquaculture and Galaxidi Aquaculture S.A. Department ofMarine Sciences, University of The Aegean, Lesvos, Greece. 27,060€. Coordinatorand Scientific Responsible.
2016-2021
Genetic Improvement of sea bass and bream – Disease Resistance. Funded byNireus S.A. Department of Marine Sciences, University of The Aegean, Lesvos,Greece. 173,600€. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible.
2017-2018
Vaccination trials on sea bass against Pasteurellosis and Vibriosis. Funded byFATRO S.P.A., Italy. Department of Marine Sciences, University of The Aegean,Lesvos, Greece. 7,500€. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible.
2017-2020
Center for the Study and Sustainable Exploitation of Marine BiologicalResources - CMBR. Funded by the Ministry of Economy, Department of MarineSciences, University of The Aegean, Lesvos, Greece. 100,002€. Coordinator andScientific Responsible for the objectives by University of The Aegean.
2018-2022
Development of a PCR microarray for the determination of gene changes relatedwith the resistance of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) against VNN from b-nodavirus, with possibility of commercialization. EPALth 2014-2020, Ministry ofAgriculture. 498,747.90€. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible.
2018-2020
The effect of Climate change on the Virulence of Pathogenic Microorganisms and onthe Physiology of senstitive aquatic animal hosts. Human Training and Life LogLearning Program, Ministry of Education, 34,300.00€. Coordinator and ScientificResponsible.
2020-2023
TriVac-Development of trivalent vaccines against VNN, Photobacteriosis andVibriosis. Hellenic Foundation of Research and Innovation, HFRI-FM17-294.170,000.00€. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible.
2021-2024
AGRICA II: Excellence network on AgroFood Research & Innovation ofNorth Aegean (Code 80642) of the Operational Program Regional ExcellenceII with budget 698.174,75€. Member of the main research team.
2022-2023
"Effectiveness of plant and marine substances for the prevention andtreatment of parasitism by Microcotyle spp, Myxosporea andmyxobacteriosis in farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)."(acronym "AltMedSea-bream").ACTION OF NATIONAL SCOPE: Special Actions "Aquaculture" –"Industrial Materials" -"Open Innovation in Culture" of the Operational8Program Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPAnEK)(project code T6YBP- 00246). Contract with the company "SKALOMAS.A." within the framework of the above projectamounting to 9,360 euros.
2022-2023
"Principles of Health & Biosecurity of Aquaculture Livestock" code 80841.Contract with the Hellenic Aquaculture Producers' Organization - ELOPY forthe preparation of a study - operational Guide. Scientific Responsible. Fundingamount 11,780 euros.
2022-2023
"Preparation of a Sanitary Study of the Gulf of Kalloni", code 80860.Contract with the North Aegean Region for the preparation of a sanitary studyof the Gulf of Kalloni. Coordinator and Scientific Responsible. Amount offunding 66,000 euros.
2022-2026
Development of functional fish feed based on bioactive compounds ofmarine and herbal origin, “FEEDACTIV”, MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS, Call: HORIZON-MSCA-SE-2021. Total funding:1,444,400 euros. University of the Aegean: Partner in the project with fundingof 193,200 euros. Scientific director of the University of the Aegean.
2023-2027
Resistance of sea bass and sea bream to diseases in the frame ofzootechnical genetic improvement. Funded by Avramar S.A.. Start: 02/2023,End: 09/2027. Coordinator and scientific manager. Funding amount€90,000.00
International Recognition
Prof. Bakopoulos has been called to evaluate proposals and progress of projects for the programmes:CRAFT, SME Specific Measures, FP6, EU in 1998 and 2001; SBIR, Small Business InnovationResearch for the United States Department of Agriculture in 2008; USA-Israel, BinationalAgricultural Research & Development Fund in 2009; Cooperation 2009 funded by the GreekSecretariat of Research & Technology in 2012; Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) of Cyprus in2017. REPRISE evaluator (the Register of Scientific Experts set up at the MIUR, invitation under"PRIN 2017"), Ministry of Education, Italy, 2018. Evaluator of proposals in the call “Greece-Chinabilateral & multilateral cooperation, 2014-2020. Certified evaluator-external expert of the HellenicFoundation of Research and Innovation (2020). Member of the Sectoral Scientific Committee ofAgrotechnology and Food of the National Committee of Research, Technology and Innovation (2020).He is evaluator of Laboratories of the National System of Accreditation (ESYD) for biological tests onmammals (ESYD Protocol No. 5789/17-10-2014)
Founding member of the European College of Aquatic Animal Health (ECAAH), past Secretary of thead hoc Executive Board and recognized member of the European Board of Veterinary Specialization(EBVS) (2015-to date). Member of the Greek Veterinary Academy and of the Inspections Committee(2016)
Prof. Bakopoulos has been asked to review articles in peer reviewed international scientific journalssuch as: Aquaculture Research, Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, Fish & Shellfish Immunology,Marine Biology Research, Vaccine, Mediterranean Marine Science, Journal of the World AquacultureSociety, Marine Biodiversity Records, Acta Adriatica, Frontiers in Marine Science and has beenprovided with the Recognized Reviewer Status from the publisher Elsevier (09/2016). He is alsoReview Editor in the Editorial Board of Aquatic Physiology in the journal Frontiers in Marine Scienceand Physiology.
Commercialization of Research Results
a) Anti-Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida monoclonal antibody. Product No. PO2.Commercialization by Aquatic Diagnostics Ltd, U.K,. Relevant Bibliography: V. Bakopoulos, A.Adams & R.H. Richards (1997). Journal of Fish Diseases 20(4), 307-315.
b) Anti-European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) IgM monoclonal antibody. Product No. FO1.Commercialization by Aquatic Diagnostics Ltd, U.K,. Relevant Bibliography: Bakopoulos V.,9Volpatti D., Adams A., Galleotti M. & Richards R.H. (1997). Fish and Shellfish Immunology 7, 161-174.