Email: gsamir@uth.gr
Phone: +30 24410 66003

 Contact with students: Friday 12:00-14:00

Georgios S. Amiridis

Professor

Physiopathology of ruminant reproduction

 

Research interests

Effects of summer heat stress on dairy cows’ fertility, Effects of metabolic signals on ruminants’ reproduction, Reproductive endocrinology, Developmental embryology, Assisted reproduction in ruminants

Curriculum vitae

George S. Amoiridis graduated (1986) from the Veterinary School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, obtained his PhD from the Veterinary School of Glasgow (1996) and holds specializations from the European Colleges ECAR and ECBHM. In 1998 he joined the academic staff of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly, where he serves as Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Reproduction. He has published more than 80 scientific papers in the field of ruminant reproduction, has supervised 7 doctoral theses and is the scientific director of 15 research projects.

Full curriculum vitae

 

Courses

  • Obstetrics and Reproduction I
  • Obstetrics and Reproduction IΙ
  • Reproduction physiology and medicine of male laboratory and exotic animals and artificial insemination
  • Obstetrics and Reproduction IV
  • Practical Training in Obstetrics and Reproduction I
  • Specialised lectures in bovine reproductive management
  • Practicals in Obstetrics and Reproduction of domestic animals ΙΙ

Selected Publications

  1. Nanas I, Dovolou E, Dadouli K, Ramouzis I and Amiridis GS (2024) A Study of the Impact of Surgical Correction of Left Abomasal Displacement on Fertility Parameters in Lactating Holstein Cows. Agriculture, 14(9), 1487, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14091487. Issue cover page https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/9
  2. Dovolou E, Nanas I, Giannoulis T, Fytsilli A, Ntemka A, Anifandis G, Tsakmakidis I, Amiridis GS (2024). The effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the bovine gametes during an in vitro embryo production model. Environmental Pollution, Volume 350, 123967.
  3. Dovolou E, Giannoulis T, Nanas I, Amiridis GS. Heat stress: A serious disruptor of the reproductive physiology of dairy cows. Animals 2023, 13(11), 1846;
  4. Kalemkeridou M, Nanas I, Moutou K, Amiridis GS, Tsipourlianos A, Dovolou E, Mamuris Z, Giannoulis T (2023) Genetic diversity and thermotolerance in Holstein cows: Pathway analysis and marker development using whole-genome sequencing. Reprod Dom Anim 58, 146-157
  5. Stamperna K, Giannoulis Th, Canon-Beltran C, Dovolou E, Kalemkeridou M, Nanas I, Rizos D, Moutou KA, Mamuris Z, Amiridis GS (2022) Oviductal epithelial cells transcriptome and extracellular vesicles characterization during thermoneutral and heat stress conditions in dairy cows. Theriogenology 187, 152-163
  6. Nanas I, Dovolou E, Psimadas D, Dadouli K, Chouzouris TM, Satra M, Georgoulias P, Amiridis GS (2021). Age, gestational and heat stress effects on ghrelin secretion in dairy cattle. Theriogenology 176 (2021) 82-93.
  7. Nanas I, Chouzouris TM, Dovolou E, Dadouli K, Stamperna K, Kateri I, Barbagianni M, Amiridis GS. (2021) Early embryo losses, progesterone and pregnancy associated glycoproteins levels during summer heat stress in dairy cows. J Thermal Biol 98, 102951