Professor of Plant Pathology-Virology. She is the Vice-Chair of the Plant Health Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), where she is also a member (expert) of the high-risk plants working group.

She graduated from the Department of Agriculture (Specialization in Plant Production), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) and did her master studies in Plant Protection, at the Department of Agriculture, of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She holds a PhD in Plant Pathology-Virology from the Department of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Office: Central Administration Building, 1st Floor, Plant Pathology Laboratory