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ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

My name is Irene Dousi, and I am a physicist with a degree from the University of Crete (1999). I also hold a specialization degree in Microelectronics with a thesis on: “Processing of far-infrared GaAs/AlGaAs photodetectors for the creation of optical coupling”. From 2000 to 2004, I worked at the Institute of Microelectronics and the Institute of Materials Science of NCSR Demokritos as an external collaborator within the framework of national programs. From 2021 to today, I have worked at NCSR Demokritos as a special technical scientist in the laboratory of Photocatalytic processes and Environmental Chemistry of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

The work carried out by me in the laboratory is carried out within the framework of a service program and includes the following:

  • Application of analytical methods for the determination of organic compounds using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector (GC - FID), gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detector (GC - MS) and coulometry (Karl Fisher).
  • Preparation/preconcentration of water samples using the solid phase extraction (SPE) technique and determination of cyanotoxins using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC - MS / MS).
  • Conducting measurements within the framework of the quality assurance system (ISO 17025) of the laboratory

As part of my training, I attended the following seminars/conferences:

  1. Participation in the organization and conduct of the training school held in Demokritos from 5 to 9 September 2022, entitled: “AOPs for water T&O + intro to sensory and GC-MS analysis”, within the framework of the Water Top Cost Action (CA18225) program.
  2. Participation in the training school of the Faculty of Aquatic Sciences of the University of Constantinople held in Constantinople from 17 to 19 October 2022, entitled: “Introduction to Sensory Analysis of Water”, within the framework of the Water Top Cost Action (CA18225) program.
  3. Attendance at a training seminar of the Hellenic Association of Laboratories (HellasLab) held in Athens on December 10, 2022, entitled: "Chemical Metrology, Traceability of Measurements, Principles of Good Laboratory Practice
  4. Attendance at an international conference in Chania, September 23-25, 2023, entitled: Green Sample Preparation Q: The Concept and a Metric Tool to Evaluate Greenness.
  5. Participation in the 13th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria (ICTC13) held in Chania, 4-8 May 2025

Finally, I have co-authored two research publications in scientific journals.

PUBLICATIONS

Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of selected salicylidene imines: experimental and computational study Molecular Diversity, Volume 26, Pages: 3115-3128, 2022 [doi]

Krokidis, Marios G., Molphy, Zara, Efthimiadou, Eleni K., Kokoli, Marianna, Argyri, Smaragda-Maria, Dousi, Irini, Masi, Annalisa, Papadopoulos, Kyriakos, Kellett, Andrew and Chatgilialoglu, Chryssostomos, Assessment of DNA Topoisomerase I Unwinding Activity, Radical Scavenging Capacity, and Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cell Viability of N-alkyl-acridones and N,N′-dialkyl-9,9′-biacridylidenes Biomolecules, Volume 9, 2019 [doi]

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