Vana Spoulou

Vana Spoulou is a Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases at the University of Athens in Greece, and the Clinical Lead of the Infectious Diseases Unit and the National Reference Centre for Paediatric HIV at Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital. She has obtained a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Athens and an MPhil in Immunobiology from UCL. Vana is the founder of the first Immunobiology and Vaccine Studies Laboratory in Greece in 1997. Her research has contributed to the discovery of novel pneumococcal protein antigens, with the aim to develop vaccines that provide broad protection against invasive pneumococcal infections. Vana is a member of several national and European scientific societies, and recently an elected Board Member of ESPID. She is also a member of the Rotavirus and Varicella Zoster Virus Experts groups. She has authored more than 100 research publications and co-authored the book Pediatric Vaccines and Vaccinations. For her contribution to the field of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, she has received several Greek and international awards and distinctions.