Curriculum Vitae

Personal information

First name(s) / Surname(s)

Chrysoula   Tananaki

Telephone(s)

+302310472983

Fax( es )

+302310471939

E-mail

tananaki@agro.auth.gr

Work experience

Dates

May 2009 onwards

Occupation or position held

     Lecturer in School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Main activities and responsibilities

     Research and teaching

Name and address of employer

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, PC 54124, Un Box. 227, Greece

Type of business or sector

University

Dates

200 0   - 2009

Occupation or position held

     Participation in ten research projects, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Main activities and responsibilities

     Research (chemical analysis, field experiment, etc)

Name and address of employer

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, PC 54124, Un Box. 227, Greece

Type of business or sector

University

Dates

September 2003 - July 2008

Occupation or position held

     Scientific collaborator

Main activities and responsibilities

     Research and teaching

Name and address of employer

Alexander Technological Educational Institute (A.T.E.I.) of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 14561,

GR 57400,   Sindos,Thessaloniki , Greece

Type of business or sector

Technological Educational Institute

Dates

October 1999   -   September   200 0

Occupation or position held

      Chemist in National Agricultural Research Foundation (Cereal Institute)

Main activities and responsibilities

     Chemical and rheological analysis in cereal and cereal products

Name and address of employer

NAGREF,     Cereal Institute, PC 57001,   Thermi , Thessaloniki, Greece

Type of business or sector

Research Institute

Dates

August 1997   -   October 1997

Occupation or position held

     Chemist assistant in Quality Control Laboratory of wine factory   Tsantalis     S.A.

Main activities and responsibilities

     Chemical analysis in wine and ouzo

Name and address of employer

Tsantalis   S.A,   Lakoma ,   Halkidiki   P.O 68, PC 63080, Greece

Type of business or sector

Wine factory

Education and training

Dates

September     2006 onwards

Title of qualification awarded

MSc

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

     Master of Science in Quality Assurance

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Hellenic Open University

Level in national or international classification

     ISCED 6

Dates

February     2008 – February 2009

Title of qualification awarded

Postdoc

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

     Thesis title: Determination of the     botanic origin of     thyme     honey     using     the concentration     of     some

     characteristic   volatile compounds and     correlation with     thymus pollen grains.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Funded by SSF (State Scholarships Foundation)

Level in national or international classification

    ISCED 6

Dates

2002 – 2006

Title of qualification awarded

PhD

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

     Thesis title: A study of factors affecting the volatile compounds of honeydew honeys

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

C o-funded by the European Social Fund and National Resources

Level in national or international classification

      ISCED 6

Dates

September 1999 – February 2002

Title of qualification awarded

MSc    

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

     Thesis title: A study on extraction and determination of volatile compounds in thyme honey samples  

     using the Purge and Trap     – Gas Chromatography – Flame Ionization (Purge & Trap – GC – MS)  

     technique

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Level in national or international classification

      ISCED 6

Dates

September 1993 – March 1998

Title of qualification awarded

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

     General chemistry, Food chemistry and technology

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Level in national or international classification

    ISCED 5

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Greek

Other language(s)

English

Organisational skills and competences

Member of administrative board     of Hellenic Scientific   Company   of   Apiculture - Sericulture (2006 onwards)

Member of organisation committee of 3th Scientific Congress of Apiculture – Sericulture, Thessaloniki, 21-22 April 2007.

Member of   disciplinary   board     of Hellenic Scientific   Company   of   Apiculture - Sericulture (2004- 2006)

Charter member of   Hellenic Scientific   Company   of   Apiculture - Sericulture

Member of International Honey Commission.

     Member of   EurBee   Association.

     Member of Greek Chemists Association

Technical skills and competences

Instrumental chemical analysis   for ten years (Sample preparation techniques, Gas   Chromatograhy   – Mass spectrometry, Liquid Chromatography, UV-Vis spectroscopy etc). Attendance seven seminars in instrumental chemical analysis.

Knowledge of laboratory accreditation process according to ISO 17025   

Computer skills and competences

European Computer Driving License (ECDL).(basic concepts of IT, using a computer and managing files, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation, information and communication).

Driving licence

Car driving licence (category B)

Additional information

Publications:   Eleven papers in   international journals (relative list is attached), 15 full papers in Greek conferences, 4 abstracts in proceeding of Greek conferences and 8 papers in apicultural journals.      

Conferences : Participation in 13 international conferences   (relative list is attached) and   9 national conferences.

     Teaching in seminar: Teaching in up to 50 seminars with the following subjects:

·            Honey quality

·            Honey bee products

·            Applied apiculture

·            Honey bee biology

·            Royal jelly and honey bee queen production

·            Quality control of bee products

·            Biological apiculture

Annexes

Papers in international journals

1.        Doxastakis   G.,   Zafiriadis   I.,   Irakli   M.,   Marlani   H.,   Tananaki   C. (2002).   Lupin , soya and triticale addition to wheat flour   doughs   and their effect   οn   reological   properties, Food Chemistry 77(2): 219-227.

2.        Papadopoulos A.,   Polemitou   I.,   Laifi   P.,   Yiangou   A.,   Tananaki   Ch. (2004). Glutathione S– transferase   in developmental stages of the insect   Apis   mellifera   macedonic . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C.     139: 87 – 92.

3.        Papadopoulos A.,   Polemitou   I.,   Laifi   P.,   Yiangou   A.,   Tananaki   Ch. (2004). Glutathione S– transferase   in the insect   Apis   mellifera   macedonica . Kinetic characteristics and effect of stress on the expression of GST   isoenzymes   in the adult worker bee. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C.     139: 93 – 97.

4.        Tananaki   C.   Thrasyvoulou   A,   Menexes   G. (2005). Absorption of volatile compounds in honey from stored spices. Journal of Apicultural Research. 44(2): 71-77.

5.        Tananaki   C.,   Zotou   A.,   Thrasyvoulou   A. (2005). Determination of 1 ,2 -dibromoethane, 1,4-dichlorobenzene and naphthalene residues in honey by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry using purge and trap thermal Desorption extraction. Journal Chromatography A.1083 (1)146-152.

6.        Tananaki , C.,   Thrasyvoulou   A.,   Karazafiris   E.,   Zotou   A. (2006). Contamination of honey by chemicals applied to protect honeybee combs from wax-moth (Galleria   mellonela   L.). Food Additives and contaminants. 23(2): 159-163.

7.        Tananaki   C.,   Thrasyvoulou   A.,   Giraudel   J.I &   Montury   M. (2007). Determination of volatile characteristics of   greek   and   turkish   pine honey samples and their classification by using   Kohonen Self   Organising   Maps. Food Chemistry 101(4): 1687-1693.

8.        Karazafiris   E,   Tananaki   C,   Menkissoglu-Spiroudi   U.,   Diamantidis   G.,   Thrasyvoulou   A., Residues distribution of   acaricide   coumaphos   in honey following the application of a new slow release formulation. Pest Management (accepted).

9.        Karamanoli   K.,   Kadoglidou   K.,   Tananaki   C.,   Thrasyvoulou   A.,   Constantinidou   H.I.A. (2008)   Transformations of   Mentha   spicata   essential oil in the soil environment, Plant   Medica   74(9):1201-1201 (chosen abstract from 7th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE & SIF).

10.     Tananaki   C.,   Gounari   S.,   Thrasyvoulou   A (2009). The effect of smoke on the volatile characteristics of honey. Journal of Apicultural Research. 48 (2): 142 – 144.

11.     Tananaki   C.,   Goras   G.,   Thrasyvoulou   A.,   Zotou   A. (2009).     Determination of 1 ,4 -dichlorobenzene in royal jelly Journal of Apicultural Research. Vol. 48 (1): 79 – 80.

                                                      International conferences

1.        XXXVIIIth   Apimondia   International Apicultural Congress,   Ljubliana , Slovenia, August 24-29, 2003

2.        APIMODIA Symposium 2004: “Prevention of Residues in Honey 2”, Celle, Germany, April 27-28, 2004

3.        1st European Conference of   Apidology , Udine, Italy 19-23 Sept. 2004.

4.        ACTES du   XVe   Congrès   National de l’ Apiculture.   Mende ,   Française , 14-15 October 2004

5.        39th   Apimodia . International Apicultural   Cogreess , Dublin, Ireland, 21 – 26th August 2005

6.        2nd European Conference of   Apidology , Prague, Czech Republic, 10-14th Sept 2006.

7.        5th International Congress on Food Technology. Thessaloniki, Greece, 9-11 March 2007

8.        IBRA International Conference on Recent Trends in Apicultural Science.   Mikkeli , Finland, 10–14 June 2007

9.        1st World Honeydew Honey Symposium,   Tzarevo , Bulgaria,     1 -3 August, 2008

10.     First   Muðla   International Congress on Beekeeping and Pine Honey,   Mugla , Turkey, 25 – 27 November 2008.

11.     41 ^st     Apimondia   International Apicultural Congress, 15-20   Septeber   2009, Montpellier, France

12.     International Symposium on Authenticity and Quality of Bee   Products     and   the 2nd World Symposium on Honeydew Honey, April 7-10th, 2010 Mediterranean Agronomic Institute   Chania ,   Crete, Greece.

13.     4th European Conference of   Apidology , 7-9 September 2010,   Metu -Ankara Turkey