Dr. Ioannis Kyrou MD (Endocrinologist), PhD, M.Ed., FHEA

Assistant Professor in Human Metabolism and Nutrition,

Laboratory of Dietetics and Quality of Life,

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition,

School of Food and Nutritional Sciences,

Agricultural University of Athens,

Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece

Email: kyroui@aua.gr

Biography

Dr. Ioannis Kyrou is an Assistant Professor in Human Metabolism and Nutrition at the Laboratory of Dietetics and Quality of Life of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (School of Food and Nutritional Sciences) at the Agricultural University of Athens. Dr. Ioannis Kyrou has a Medical Diploma (Medical Diploma with distinction from Athens Medical School, Greece), a PhD in Medicine (Warwick Medical School, UK), and a Master in Education (M.Ed. with distinction from Aston University, UK). Dr. Kyrou is also an Endocrinologist, as well as an Honorary Associate Professor at both Warwick and Aston Medical Schools (UK). Dr. Kyrou has over 15 years of clinical and translational research experience in the field of cardio-metabolic diseases, metabolism, nutrition, endocrinology, aging and public health, having led multiple research studies in these subjects. His current research interests focus on prevention, pathophysiology and treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases, with particular interest in obesity, type 2 diabetes, NAFLD, PCOS, cardiovascular diseases and mental health problems, as well as on metabolism, nutrition and cardio-metabolic diseases in specific population groups, including individuals of older age, children/adolescents, women and individuals of ethnic/minority background. To date, Dr. Kyrou has supervised 6 PhDs and his overall research output has resulted in important publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed, biomedical journals (>100 papers in PubMed; >25 chapters in biomedical textbooks; >5250 citations; Google Scholar h-index: 34), as well as in numerous announcements in national and international biomedical congresses. Dr. Kyrou is also a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, an associate/guest editor in multiple scientific journals, and a member of multiple scientific/medical societies. Finally, he has received research funding from European and UK funding agencies, charities and the industry sector.

Selected Publications

Ioannis Kyrou - Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&user=knpgQsQAAAAJ

Ioannis Kyrou - Scopus - https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506276711

Magriplis E, Panagiotakos D, Kyrou I, Tsioufis C, Mitsopoulou AV, Karageorgou D, Dimakopoulos I, Bakogianni I, Chourdakis M, Micha R, Michas G, Ntouroupi T, Tsaniklidou SM, Argyri K, Zampelas A. Presence of Hypertension Is Reduced by Mediterranean Diet Adherence in All Individuals with a More Pronounced Effect in the Obese: The Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS). Nutrients. 2020 Mar 23;12(3):853.

Filipe A, Katopodis P, Chudasama D, Kerslake R, Jeyaneethi J, Anikin V, Silva E, Kyrou I, Randeva HS, Sisu C, Hall M, Karteris E. Differential Expression of RAD51AP1 in Ovarian Cancer: Effects of siRNA In Vitro. J Pers Med. 2022 Feb 1;12(2):201.

Zahra A, Kerslake R, Kyrou I, Randeva HS, Sisu C, Karteris E. Impact of Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Bisphenol A (BPA) on the Gene Expression Profile in an In Vitro Model of the Normal Human Ovary. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 May 10;23(10):5334.

Omran F, Kyrou I, Osman F, Lim VG, Randeva HS, Chatha K. Cardiovascular Biomarkers: Lessons of the Past and Prospects for the Future. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 May 19;23(10):5680.

Gharanei S, Ramanjaneya M, Patel AH, Patel V, Shabir K, Auld C, Karteris E, Kyrou I, Randeva HS. NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 Reduces Obesogenic Diet Induced Inflammation in Mice Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 28;14(7):1409.

Shea S, Lionis C, Kite C, Atkinson L, Chaggar SS, Randeva HS, Kyrou I. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Potential Links to Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Stress. Biomedicines. 2021 Nov 16;9(11):1697.

Flessa CM, Kyrou I, Nasiri-Ansari N, Kaltsas G, Kassi E, Randeva HS. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in nonalcoholic (metabolic associated) fatty liver disease (NAFLD/MAFLD). J Cell Biochem. 2022. 

Androutsakos T, Nasiri-Ansari N, Bakasis AD, Kyrou I, Efstathopoulos E, Randeva HS, Kassi E. SGLT-2 Inhibitors in NAFLD: Expanding Their Role beyond Diabetes and Cardioprotection. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 13;23(6):3107.