1. Efthimia Petinaki graduated from the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), and completed her training in medical microbiology in the University Hospital of Heraklion (Crete). She is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Microbiology at the Medical School of the University of Thessalia (Greece). Her major interests include surveillance of multidrug-resistant pathogens and molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance.
2. Iris Spiliopoulou graduated from the School of Medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She trained and certified in microbiology at the Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Patras (Greece) and was certified in clinical microbiology. She is Professor of Microbiology at the School of Medicine, University of Patras. Her research is focused on the molecular analysis of bacterial infections, and their epidemiology, virulent mechanisms and antibiotic resistance determinants. She is...