Assoc. prof. Ioannis Vatsos, DVM, PhD, MSc.

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Vatsos
I.2 Name Ioannis
I.3 Titles Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD, MSc.
I.4 Year of birth 1970
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Nord University
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position associate professor
I.8 E-mail address ioannis.vatsos@nord.no
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.nord.no/en/employees/ioannis-vatsos
I.10 Name of the study field in which a person works at the university veterinary medicine
I.11 ORCID iD 3 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-0589
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II. HIGHER EDUCATION AND FURTHER QUALIFICATION GROWTH
II.a Name of the university or institution II.b Year II.c Study field and programme
II.1 First degree of higher education Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 1994 veterinary medicine
II.2 Second degree of higher education Stirling University, UK 1997 aquatic veterrinary studies
II.3 Third degree of higher education Stirling University 2001 fish pathology
II.4 Associate professor Nord University 2013 veterinary medicine/animal science
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
Associate Professor Nord University, Norway 2013 up to now
Lecturer and Assistant Professor School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2006 2013
Researcher Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Athens Greece 2003 2006

IV. DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL, PROFESSIONAL, LANGUAGE, DIGITAL AND OTHER SKILLS
IV.a Activity description, course name, other IV.b Name of the institution IV.c Year
Course in University Pedagogy (UNIPED) Nord University 0000

V. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TEACHING CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY
V.1. Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a Name of the profile course V.1.b Study programme V.1.c Degree V.1.d Field of study
Microbiologyanimal science full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine

V.2. Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year 4
V.2.a Study programme V.2.b Degree V.2.d Field of study
4 According to Art. 6 para. 4 of the Standards for the Study Programme.

V.3. Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b Study field to which it is assigned

V.4. Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.a Bachelor's (first degree) V.4.b Diploma (second degree) V.4.c Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.1 Number of currently supervised theses 22 16 3
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 22 15 0

V.5. Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a Name of the course V.5.b Study programme V.5.c Degree V.5.d Field of study
Histology and embryologyanimal science full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine

VI. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER OUTPUTS
VI.1. Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.a Overall VI.1.b Over the last six years
VI.1.1 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs 32 10
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 26 10
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 510 315
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 310 197
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at the international, national level 1 1

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs 5
1. Vatsos I.N., Kotzamanis Y., Henry M., Angelidis P. and Alexis M.N. (2010) Monitoring stress in fish by applying image analysis to their skin mucous cells. European Journal of Histochemistry 54(2): 107-111.
2. Athanassopoulou F., Karagouni E., Dotsika E., Ragias V., Tavla J., Christofilloyanis P. and Vatsos I. (2004) Efficacy and toxicity of orally administrated anti-coccidial drugs for innovative treatments of Myxobolus spp. infection in Puntazzo puntazzo. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 62(3): 217-226.
3. Vatsos I.N., Rebours C. (2015) Seaweed extracts as antimicrobial agents in aquaculture. Journal of Applied Phycology 27(5), 2017-2035.
4. Vatsos I.N., Thompson K.D. and Adams A. (2001) Adhesion of Flavobacterium psychrophilum to n-hexadecane and unfertilised eggs of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Letters in Applied Microbiology, 33: 178-182.
5. Vatsos I.N., Thompson K.D. and Adams A. (2003) Starvation of Flavobacterium psychrophilum in broth, stream water and distilled water. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 56(2): 115-126.
5 Maximum of five most significant outputs, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years 6
1. Kotzamanis Y., Tsironi T., Brezas A., Grigorakis K., Ilia V., Vatsos I., Romano N., Eys van J. and Kumar V. (2020) High taurine supplementation in plant protein-based diets improves growth and organoleptic characteristics of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Scientific Reports, 10, 12294.
2. Kotzamanis Y., Kumar V., Tsironi T., Grigorakis K., Ilia V., Vatsos I., Brezas A., Eys van J. and Gisbert E. (2019) Taurine supplementation in high-soy diets affects fillet quality of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Aquaculture, 520, 734655.
3. Vatsos I.N. (2017) Standardizing the microbiota of fish used in research. Laboratory Animals, 51(4), 353-364.
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6 Maximum of five most significant outputs over the last six years, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs 7
1. Ángeles Esteban, M. (2012) An Overview of the Immunological Defenses in Fish Skin. ISRN Immunology. doi:10.5402/2012/853470 (cited Vatsos I.N. et al. (2010) European Journal of Histochemistry)
2. Baser, K.H.C., & Buchbauer, G. (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of Essential Oils: Science, Technology, and Applications (1st ed.). CRC Press. doi.org/10.1201/9781420063165 (cited Athanassopoulou F. et al (2004) Diseases of Aquatic Organisms)
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7 Maximum of five most significant citations, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.5. Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years 8
1. “SmitteRISK: Utbredelse og smitteveier for Francisella noatunensis og nodavirus hos torsk - tiltak for re-etablering av torskeoppdrett. (SmitteRisk: Prevalence and transmission routes for Francisella noatunensis and nodavirus in cod - measures for re-establishment of cod farming)” 2021-2023. Project coordinator Fiskeriparken Egga Utvikling AS. Funded by Regionale Forskningsfond (scientific responsible for Nord University).
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8 Maximum of five most significant projects, if the RATP form is attached to the application. In addition to the name and brief characteristics of the project, the type of participation is indicated (in Slovak and in English), if possible, a hyperlink to the project and its outputs and citations are stated as well.

VII. OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER ACTIVITIES 9
VII.a Activity, position VII.b Name of the institution, board VII.c Duration
Study Program Coordinator - Joint Batchelor in Animal Science Nord University, Norway 2014 2020
Member of the Education Board Nord University, Norway 2014 2020
Member of the Veterinary College Board, ECAAH European Veterinary College, ECAAH 2014 2020
9 E.g. academic positions, memberships in editorial boards and in scientific and professional societies.

VIII. OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL MOBILITIES AND VISITS ORIENTED ON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/ OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE GIVEN FIELD OF STUDY
VIII.a Name of the institution VIII.b Address of the institution VIII.c Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)

IX. OTHER RELEVANT FACTS 10
IX.a If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artictic/other activities are mentioned
Participation in the funded European project: 'Mapping and assessment of developments for sectoral professions under directive 2005/36/ec – profession of veterinary surgeon (grow/2020/op/0020)'. Study awarded to Spark Legal Network (EU) BVBA. Role: National expert for Greece, to map the current national requirements in Greece with regard to the effective theoretical and clinical training of veterinary surgeon and the knowledge and skills that they should acquire by such training.
10 Maximum of 1800 characters, if the RATP form is attached to the application.
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