Dr. Aphrodite Sbiraki
Head of the Hellenic Veterinary Laboratory for Salmonellosis and Antimicrobial Resistance
Joined Global Talent Mentoring in April 2021
Greece
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Nominated by FORTH
Specific Research Interest
Microbiology | Veterinary Medicine | Bacteriology | Food Microbiology | ISO 17025 | Laboratory Management | One Health | Parasitology | Zoonoses | Infectious Disease | Biomedical Science | Animal Science | Microbiology | Salmonella and Antimicrobial Resistance | Veterinary Medicine | Virology
I’m a Mentor for Global Talent Mentoring Because
I am into volunteering! I find it personally rewarding to help younger individuals find (some, not all) answers to questions related to setting goals, finding opportunities and connections, and pursuing their interests. Nowadays, we call it mentoring. Back then, when I was a student in high school and later in the University, we called it consulting. Well, I think I prefer the term “mentoring” because of its voluntary content and also because of its Greek roots! Mentor was a hero in Homer’s masterpiece the Odyssey, the loyal friend of Odysseus who helped him in many different ways during his adventurous journey. And so, I hope I do, too. I am sure I will learn a lot out of it as well.
Activities and Recognitions
- Head of the Hellenic Veterinary Laboratory for Salmonellosis and Antimicrobial Resistance, Greece (since 2015)
- Special Inspector on public health/rural development affairs at Former Hellenic Inspector General of Public Administration, Athens, Greece (2003–2006)
- Ph.D. in the area of productive animals’ pathology and reproduction from the Veterinary School of Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (2003)