AWARDS, SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS & PUBLICATIONS
HONORS AND AWARDS
2020
Best Surgical Video Award (“Ultra-Thin Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty in a Patient with Axenfled-Rieger Syndrome and a Glaucoma Tube”) at the 36th Annual Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece
2019
Clinical Research Scholar Award from the Principles & Practice of Clinical Research Course at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
2019
Best Surgical Video Award (“Combined Simple Limbal Epithelial Stem Cell Transplantation and Glaucoma Tube Placement in a Monocular Patient with Advanced Glaucoma and Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency”) at the 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece
2018
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology
2016
Fellow of the American Board of Ophthalmology
2016
Certified Eye Bank Technician by the Eye Bank Association of America
2015
The Eye Bank Association of America Travel Grant
2015
The “Spyros Georgaras” fellowship from the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery
2014
The Claes Dohlman Fellowship Award from the Claes Dohlman Society and the Harvard Medical School Cornea Center of Excellence
2014
Ophthalmology Resident Excellence Award by the Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation
2013
Best Resident Research Award in Cornea and Refractive Surgery by the Harvard Medical School Cornea Center of Excellence
2013
The New England Ophthalmological Society Best Scientific Poster Award
2013
Selected by the American University Professors of Ophthalmology Association to participate in the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation Retreat for charismatic young ophthalmologists
2012
The Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Alumni Meeting Award for Best Poster Presentation in Clinical Research
2012
The ARVO Foundation for Eye Research/Retina Research Foundation/Joseph M. and Eula C. Lawrence Travel Grant
2011
Performance Improvement Award in Recognition to Commitment for Improving Patient Care from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2010
Graduated with Honors Cum Laude from Yale University School of Medicine (this distinction is awarded to the 5 top graduates every year)
2010
The MD/PhD Thesis Prize from Yale University School of Medicine
2010
The Farr Scholar Excellence in Research Award from the Yale University School of Medicine
2009
Graduate Affiliate for the Yale World Fellows Program 2009
2007
Selected to participate in the 57th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates (Physiology or Medicine), July 2007, Lindau, Germany
2007
Excellence in Teaching Award from the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University
2007
The Robert Macnab Memorial Prize for the Best Research Project from the Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University
2003
Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yale University (distinction awarded to the top 10% of the graduating class)
2003
Elected in Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) Honor Society of excellent college graduates in the United States of America
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
05/2018 – present
Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology
05/2018 – present
Certified by the European Board of Ophthalmology
03/2016 – present
Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
04/2016 – present
Certified Eye Bank Technician by the Eye Bank Association of America
02/2016 – present
Certified by the Hellenic Board of Medicine, Athens, Greece
10/2015 – present
Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
07/2014 – present
Florida Medical License by the Florida Board of Medicine
07/2011 – 06/2014
Massachusetts Limited Medical License by the Massachusetts Board of Medicine
06/2010 – 06/2011
New York State Limited Medical License by the New York State Board of Medicine
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1. Kounatidou, N., Palioura, S. (2021) An update in the management of ocular surface squamous neoplasia.
Expert Review of Ophthalmology (in press)
2. Naoum, P., Palioura, S., Naoum, V., Nomikos, N., Bachtalia, K., Zisis, K., Athanasakis, K., Kyriopoulos,
J. (2021) Cost-benefit analysis of single versus repeated use of single-use devices in cataract surgery.
Clinical Ophthalmology 15:1491-1501.
3. Bachtalia, K., Plakitsi, A., Charonis, A., Charonis, G., Kyroudis, D., Palioura, S. (2021) Compensatory
corneal epithelial thickness changes after myopic photorefractive keratectomy imaged with ultra high resolution anterior
segment optical coherence tomography. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology S12:002.
4. Palioura, S., Tsiampali, Ch., Dubovy, S.R., Yoo, S.H. (2020) Endothelial biopsy for the diagnosis and
management of culture-negative retrocorneal fungal keratitis with the assistance of OCT imaging. Cornea (in press)
5. Venkateswaran, N., Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Kosmidis, I., Palioura, S. (2020) Paraneoplastic
pemphigus associated with bilateral corneal perforations in follicular dendritic cell sarcoma.
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 13:1-3.
6. Gkiala, A., Palioura, S. (2020) Conjunctival melanoma: update on genetics, epigenetics and targeted
molecular and immune-based therapies. Clinical Ophthalmology 14:3137-3152.
7. Palioura, S., Vingopoulos, F., Likht, N., Piedra, C.M., Fout-Caraza, E., Dubovy, S.R., Karp, C.L. (2020)
Endothelial cell loss in cornea grafts from donors who sustained gunshot wound to the head or airbag deployment in a motor
vehicle accident. Cornea (in press)
8. Laura, D.M., Gkiala, A., Charonis, G., Palioura, S. (2020) Intraocular invasion of ocular surface
squamous neoplasia through a corneal wound. Ophthalmology & Therapy 9(4):1083-1088.
9. Lu, L., Palioura,
S. (2020) Management of stromal
herpes
simplex virus keratitis with epithelial
ulceration using optical coherence tomography-generated corneal thickness maps. Cornea
(in
press)
10. Vingopoulos, F., Karagiotis, T., Palioura, S.
(2020)
Bilateral interstitial keratitis, erythema nodosum and
atrial fibrillation as presenting signs of polyarteritis nodosa. American Journal of
Ophthalmology Case Reports 21;18:100619. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100619.
11. Tsigkos, D., Tzelepi, A., Kopsini, D., Manolakou, D., Konistis, E.,
Palioura, S. (2020) Interactive online
survey raises awareness about cornea donation. British Medical Journal Open
Ophthalmology
4;5(1):e000285. doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2019-000285.
12. Venkateswaran, N., Amescua, G., Palioura, S. (2020)
Perioperative management of dense cataracts.
International Ophthalmology Clinics 60(3):51-60.
13. Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Georgopoulos, V., Palioura,
S. (2019) Bilateral benign reactive lymphoid
hyperplasia of the conjunctiva: a case treated with oral doxycycline and review of the
literature. Eye and Vision 6:26.
14. Marmalidou, A., Palioura, S., Dana, R., Kheirkhah,
A.
(2019) Medical and surgical management of conjunctivochalasis. The Ocular Surface
17(3):393-399.
15. Georgoudis, P., Sabatino, F., Szentmary, N., Palioura,
S., Fodor, E., Hamada, S., Scholl, H.P.N.,
Gatzioufas, Z. (2019) Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid: current state of
pathophysiology,
diagnostics and treatment. Ophthalmology Therapeutics 8(1):5-17.
16. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Palioura, S. (2019)
Multifocal and extended depth of focus intraocular lenses. Annals of Eye Science
4:5.
17. Gatzioufas, Z., Hamada, S., Palioura, S. (2018)
Ocular
surface disease: advances in diagnostics and therapeutics. Editorial. Journal of
Ophthalmology 6342130. doi: 10.1155/2018/6342130.
18. Palioura, S., Relhan, N., Leung, E., Chang, V.,
Yoo,
S.H., Dubovy, S.R., MD, Flynn HW Jr. (2018) Delayed-onset Candida parapsilosis cornea
tunnel
infection and endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: histopathology and clinical
course.
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 11:109-114.
19. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Miller, D., O’Brien,
T.P.,
Alfonso, E.C., Spierer, O. (2018) Clinical features,
antibiotic susceptibility profile, and outcomes of infectious keratitis caused by
Stenotrophomonas
maltophilia. Cornea 37(3):326-330.
20. Palioura, S., Kymionis, G. (2018) Corneal
neovascularization in childhood keratitis. Expert Review in
Ophthalmology 12(5);387-394.
21. Palioura, S., Sivaraman, K., Joag, M., Sise, A.,
Batlle, J.F. Jr., Miller, D., Espana, E.M., Amescua, G.,
Yoo, S.H., Galor, A., Karp, C.L. (2018) Fungal endophthalmitis after Descemet Stripping
Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty due to endogenously infected grafts from the same
donor.
Cornea 37(4):515-518.
22. Vavvas, D.G., Dryja, T.P., Wilson, M.E, Olsen, T.W., Shah, A.,
Jurkunas, U., Pineda, R., Poulaki, V.,
Palioura, S., Veldman, P., Tsilimbaris, M., Rhee, D., Colby, K.,
Hunter,
D.G., Thanos, S., Sakamoto,
T., Pasquale, L.R., Miller, J.W., Vanderveen, D., Lambert, S.R. (2018) Doubts about
spontaneous
lens regeneration after cataract surgery. Nature 556(7699):E2-E3. doi:
10.1038/nature26149.
23. Yim, M., Galor, A., Nanji, A., Joag, M., Palioura,
S.,
Feuer, W., Karp, C.L. (2018) Ability of novice
clinicians to interpret high resolution optical coherence tomography for ocular surface
lesions.
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 53(2):150-154.
24. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2017) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts.
Cornea
36(1):21-25.
25. Sayed-Ahmed, I.O., Palioura, S., Galor, A., Karp,
C.L. (2017) Diagnosis and medical management of conjunctival squamous neoplasia. Expert
Review in Ophthalmology 12(1):11-19.
26. Kohanim, S.*, Palioura, S.*, Saeed, HN.*, Akpek,
E.K., Amescua, G., Basu, S., Blomquist, P.H., Bouchard, C.S., Dart, J.K., Gai, X.,
Gomes,
J.A., Gregory, D.G., Iyer, G., Jacobs, D.S., Johnson, A.J., Kinoshita, S., Mantagos,
I.S.,
Mehta, J.S., Perez, V.L., Pflugfelder, S.C., Sangwan, V.S., Sippel, K.C., Sotozono, C.,
Srinivasan, B., Tan, D.T., Tandon, R., Tseng, S.C., Ueta, M., Chodosh, J. (2016) Acute
and
chronic ophthalmic involvement in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis –
A
comprehensive review and guide to therapy. II. Ophthalmic Disease. The Ocular Surface
14(2):168-88.
27. Palioura, S., Henry, C.R., Amescua, G., Alfonso,
E.C.
(2016) Role of steroids in the treatment of bacterial keratitis. Clinical Ophthalmology
10:179-86.
28. Atallah, M., Palioura, S., Perez, V.L., Amescua,
G.
(2016) Limbal stem cell transplantation: current perspectives. Clinical Ophthalmology
10:593-602.
29. Yesilirmak, N.*, Palioura, S.*, Culbertson, W.,
Yoo,
S.H., Donaldson, K. (2016) Intraoperative wavefront aberrometry for toric intraocular
lens
placement in eyes with a history of refractive surgery. Journal of Refractive Surgery
32(1):69-70.
30. Kohanim, S.*, Palioura, S.*, Saeed, HN.*, Akpek,
E.K.,
Amescua, G., Basu, S., Blomquist, P.H., Bouchard, C.S., Dart, J.K., Gai, X., Gomes,
J.A.,
Gregory, D.G., Iyer, G., Jacobs, D.S., Johnson, A.J., Kinoshita, S., Mantagos, I.S.,
Mehta,
J.S., Perez, V.L., Pflugfelder, S.C., Sangwan, V.S., Sippel, K.C., Sotozono, C.,
Srinivasan,
B., Tan, D.T., Tandon, R., Tseng, S.C., Ueta, M., Chodosh, J. (2016) Stevens-Johnson
Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - A comprehensive review and guide to therapy. I.
Systemic Disease. The Ocular Surface 14(1):2-19.
31. Kontadakis, G., Palioura, S., Yoo, S. (2015)
Wave-like
interface opacities after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty: 7 year
follow-up. Eye and Contact Lens 43(4):e13-e15.
32. Galor, A., Garg, N., Nanji, A., Joag, M., Nuovo, G.,
Palioura,
S., Wang, G., Karp, C.L. (2015) Human papillomavirus infection does not
predict
response to interferon therapy in ocular surface squamous neoplasia. Ophthalmology
122(11):2210-5.
33. Palioura, S., Nikpoor, N., Yoo, S. (2015)
Molluscum
contagiosum: chronic conjunctivitis and “warts”. JAMA Ophthalmolοgy 133(9):1083-4.
34. Palioura, S., Galor, A., Karp, C.L. (2014)
Management
of ocular surface tumors: excision vs.
topical treatment. Panamerican Journal of Ophthalmology 13:86-89.
35. Palioura, S., Eliott, D. (2013) Traumatic
endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, and metallosis after intraocular foreign body
injuries.
International Ophthalmology Clinics 53:93-104.
36. Palioura, S., Piris, A., Chodosh, J. (2013)
Sweet’s
syndrome: conjunctivitis, fever and tender skin nodules. Archives in Ophthalmology
131:791.
37. Palioura, S., Kim, B., Dohlman, C.H., Chodosh, J.
(2013) The Boston Keratoprosthesis type I in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Cornea
32:956-61.
38. Palioura, S., Jakobiec, F.A., Zakka, F.R.,
Iwamoto, M.
(2013) Pleomorphic adenoma (formerly chondroid syringoma) of the eyelid margin with a
pseudocystic appearance. Surveys in Ophthalmology 58:486-91.
39. Palioura, S., Chodosh, J., Pineda, R. (2012) A
novel
approach to the management of a progressive Descemet's membrane tear in a patient with
keratoglobus and acute hydrops. Cornea 32:355-8.
40. Palioura, S., Gobin, Y.P., Brodie, S.E., Marr,
P.B.,
Dunkel, I.J., Abramson, D.H. (2012) Ophthalmic artery chemosurgery for the management of
retinoblastoma in eyes with extensive (>50%) retinal
detachment. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 59:859-64.
41. Abramson, D.H., Marr, P.B., Brodie, S.E., Dunkel, I.J.,
Palioura, S., Gobin, Y.P. (2012) Ophthalmic
artery chemosurgery for less advanced intraocular retinoblastoma: five year review. PLoS
One
7:e34120.
42. Hohn, M.J., Palioura, S., Su, D., Yuan, J., Söll,
D.
(2011) Genetic analysis of selenocysteine biosynthesis in the archaeon Methanococcus
maripaludis. Molecular Microbiology 81:249-58.
43. Palioura, S., Herkel, J., Simonović, M., Lohse,
A.,
Söll, D. (2010) Human SepSecS or SLA/LP:
selenocysteine formation and autoimmune hepatitis. Biological Chemistry 391:771-6.
44. Yuan, J., Hohn, M.J., Sherrer, R.L., Palioura, S.,
Su,
D., Söll, D. (2010) A tRNA-dependent cysteine biosynthesis enzyme recognizes the
selenocysteine-specific tRNA in Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters 584:2857-61.
45. Yuan, J., O’Donoghue, P., Ambrogelly, A., Gundllapalli, S.,
Sherrer,
R.L., Palioura, S., Simonović, M., Söll, D. (2010) Distinct genetic
code
expansion strategies for selenocysteine and pyrrolysine are reflected in different
aminoacyl-tRNA formation systems. FEBS Letters 584:342-49.
46. Palioura, S., Sherrer, R.L., Steitz, T.A., Söll,
D.,
Simonović, M. (2009) The human SepSecS-tRNASec complex reveals the mechanism of
selenocysteine formation. Science 325:321-325.
47. Aeby, E., Palioura, S., Pusnik, M., Marazzi, J.,
Lieberman, A., Ullu, E., Söll, D., Schneider, A. (2009) The canonical pathway for
selenocysteine insertion is dispensable in Trypanosomes. Proceedings of the National
Academy
of Science USA 106:5088-92.
48. Ruan, B.*, Palioura, S.*, Sabina, J., Marvin-Guy,
L.,
Kochhar, S., LaRossa R.A., Söll, D. (2008) Quality control despite mistranslation caused
by
an ambiguous genetic code. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA
105:16502-7.
49. Su, D., Hohn, M.J., Palioura, S., Sherrer, R.L.,
Yuan,
J., Söll, D., O'Donoghue, P. (2008) How an obscure archaeal gene inspired the discovery
of
selenocysteine biosynthesis in humans. IUBMB Life 61:35-9.
50. Araiso, Y.*, Palioura, S.*, Ishitani, R., Sherrer,
R.
L., Yuan, J., Oshikane, H., Domae, N., DeFranco, J., Söll, D., Nureki, O. (2008)
Structural
insights into RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine formation. Nucleic
Acids
Research 36:1187-99.
51. Ambrogelly, A., Palioura, S., Söll, D. (2007)
Natural
expansion of the genetic code. Nature Chemical Biology 3:29-35.
52. Yuan, J.*, Palioura, S.*, Salazar, J.C., Su, D.,
O’Donoghue, P., Hohn, M.J., Cardoso, A.M., Whitman, W.B., Söll, D. (2006) RNA-dependent
conversion of phosphoserine forms selenocysteine in eukaryotes and archaea. Proceedings
of
the National Academy of Science USA 103:18923-18927.
53. Sauerwald, A., Zhu, W., Major, T.A., Roy, H., Palioura,
S., Jahn, D., Whitman, W.B., Yates, J.R. 3rd,Ibba, M., Söll, D. (2005)
RNA-dependent cysteine biosynthesis in archaea. Science 307:1969-72.
54. Stathopoulos, C., Kim, W., Li, T., Anderson, I., Deutsch, B.,
Palioura, S., Whitman, W.B., Söll, D. (2001) Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase
is
not essential for viability of the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis. Proceedings of
the
National Academy of Science USA 98:14292-14297.
BOOKS
1. Palioura,
S. (2014) RNA-dependent selenocysteine
biosynthesis in eukaryotes and archaea. Scholar Press, Saarbrücken, Germany.
2. Palioura, S. (2011) RNA-dependent selenocysteine
biosynthesis in eukaryotes and archaea. ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing, Ann
Arbor,
MI, USA.
BOOK CHAPTERS
1. Gkiala, A.,
Palioura, S. (2020) Conjunctival
Tumors. In
Digital Bibliography at the University of
Buenos Aires Master’s in Ophthalmology, ed. Chiarada, P. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2. Palioura, S., Alfonso, E.C. (2017) Chapter 3.
Classic
signs, symptoms, classification and differential
diagnosis of pterygium. In Pterygium Surgery, ed. Gulani, A.C. Thieme Publishers, New
York,
NY,
USA.
3. Palioura, S., Amescua, G. (2017) Chapter 9.
Environmental impact on dry eye disease. In Dry Eye
Disease: An Up-to-Date Practical Guide, eds. Mah, F., Rhee, M. Slack Inc Publishers,
Thorofare, NJ,
USA.
4. Perez, V.L., Palioura, S., Kim, S. (2016) Ocular
graft-versus-host disease. In Cornea, eds. Mannis, M., Holland, E. Elsevier Publishers,
London, United Kingdom.
5. Yoo, S.H., Palioura, S., Diakonis, V.F. (2015) IOL
refractive surprises. In Intraocular Lens Surgery: Selection, Complications, and Complex
Cases, eds. Randleman, B., Ahmed, I., Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY, USA.
6. Palioura, S., Ginat, D.T., Ashrafzadeh, A.,
Chodosh, J.
(2014) Imaging after cornea surgery. In Post-treatment Imaging of the Orbit, eds. Ginat,
D.T., Freitag, S., Springer Science, Heidelberg, Germany.
7. Palioura, S., Ginat, D.T., Farrokh-Siar, L.,
Yanoga,
F., Chodosh, J. (2014) Imaging after cataract and intraocular lens implant surgery. In
Post-treatment Imaging of the Orbit, eds. Ginat, D.T., Freitag, S., Springer Science,
Heidelberg, Germany.
8. Palioura, S., Chodosh, J. (2013) Keratoprosthesis.
In
Expert Techniques in Ophthalmic Surgery, eds. Spaeth, G., Ichhpujani, P., and Yanoff, M.
JP
Medical Publishers, London, UK.
9. Palioura, S., Poulaki, V. (2013) Black Spots in the
Fundus. In Decision Making in Ophthalmology, JP Medical Publishers, London, UK.
10. Palioura, S., Chodosh, J. (2013) Boston
Keratoprosthesis Type II: indications, techniques, outcomes, and management. In
Keratoprostheses and Artificial Corneas: Fundamentals and Surgical Applications, eds.
Cortina, S., de la Cruz, J., Springer Science, Heidelberg, Germany.
11. Palioura, S., Vavvas, D. (2012) Neuroprotection in
glaucoma. In Glaucoma: Basic and Clinical
Findings, ed. Rumelt, S. InTech, Rijeka, Croatia.
12. Polycarpo, C., Sheppard, K., Randau, L., Ambrogelly, A., Cardoso,
A.M.,
Fukai, S., Herring, S.C., Hohn, M., Nakamura, Y., Oshikane, H., Palioura,
S., Salazar, J.C., Yuan, J., Nureki, O., Söll, D. (2007) Features of
aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis unique to archaea. In Archaea: Molecular and Cellular Biology
eds.
Cavicchioli, R., ASM Press, Washington, D.C., USA.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
AD HOC REVIEWER
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal of Refractive Surgery
Cornea
Journal of Ophthalmology
PLoS One
FEBS Letters
BMC Ophthalmology
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
GUEST EDITOR
Journal of Ophthalmology
GRANT REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Reviewer for the Polish National Science Center
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARDS
European Commission, EU Horizon 2020 Research Initiative, Project SHAPES (Smart & Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems): https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/857159 & https://shapes2020.eu/ Board member
INVITED TALKS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Palioura, S. (2021) Malignant Conjunctival Tumors. International Ocular Oncology Conference,
Bucharest, Romania.
2. Palioura, S. (2020) Ocular Surface Tumors. OftalmoCordoba International Ophthalmology Meeting,
Cordoba, Argentina.
3. Palioura,
S. (2020) Conjunctival Pigmented Lesions.
The
Argentinian Council of Ophthalmology
Webinar on “New Frontiers in Ocular Oncology”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
4. Palioura, S. (2019) Cost-Benefit Analysis of Single
Versus Repeated Use of Medical Devices in
Cataract Surgery. The 2019 Alcon Innovative Technology Summit, Athens, Greece.
5. Palioura, S. (2019) Update on Keratoconus Imaging
and
Screening Algorithms: Topography, Tomography and Biomechanics. The EnVision Summit, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
6. Palioura, S. (2018) Keratoconus Genetics – Present
and
Future. World Ophthalmology Congress, Barcelona, Spain.
7. Palioura, S. (2018) Cornea Imaging Beyond
Tomography:
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy, Optical
Coherence Tomography and Confocal Microscopy. The 32nd International Congress of the
Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
8. Palioura, S. (2018) Keratoconus Screening
Algorithms –
Topography, Tomography & Biomechanics.
The 32nd International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and
Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
9. Palioura, S. (2018) Topical Chemotherapy for Ocular
Surface Squamous Neoplasia. The 32nd
International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
10. Palioura, S. (2018) What is New in Pterygium
Surgery.
The 32nd International Congress of the
Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
11. Palioura, S. (2017) Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency:
The
Role of Simple Limbal Epithelial
Transplantation. Yale Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, New Haven, Connecticut,
USA.
12. Palioura, S. (2017) Etiopathogenesis and
Diagnosis of Ocular Surface Tumors. Yale Department of
Ophthalmology Resident Rounds, New Haven, CT, USA.
13. Palioura, S. (2017) Etiopathogenesis and Diagnosis
of
Ocular Surface Tumors. The 8th EuCornea
Congress of the European Society of Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease Specialists,
Lisbon,
Portugal.
14. Palioura, S. (2017) What is New in Pterygium
Surgery.
Annual Interactive Consultations in Cornea
and Refractive Surgery, Miami, Florida, USA.
15. Palioura, S. (2017) Is There Stem Cell Deficiency?
Approach to Diagnosis. The 31st International
Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens,
Greece.
16. Palioura, S. (2017) OCT-guided Approach to
Diagnosis
of Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia. The 31st International Congress of the Hellenic
Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery,
Athens, Greece.
17. Palioura, S. (2017) Wet Lab Instruction Course:
Procurement of Corneoscleral Rims for Residents. The
31st International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and
Refractive
Surgery,
Athens, Greece.
18. Palioura, S. (2017) Emergency Cornea Cases. The
31st
International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
19. Palioura, S. (2017) SLET: Simple Limbal Epithelial
Transplantation. The 31st International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular
Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
20. Palioura, S., Amescua, G. (2016) Simple Limbal
Epithelial Transplantation. Cornea Day at the American Society of Cataract and
Refractive
Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA.
21. Palioura, S. (2016) The Role of Corticosteroids in
Bacterial Keratitis. Annual Interactive Consultations
in Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Miami, Florida, USA.
22. Palioura, S. (2016) A Case of Conjunctival
Lymphoma.
Annual Interactive Consultations in Cornea and Refractive Surgery at the Bascom Palmer
Eye
Institute, Miami, Florida, USA.
23. Palioura, S. (2015) Toric Intraocular Lenses for
Keratoconus. The 29th International Congress of the
Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
24. Palioura, S. (2015) Yet Another Corneal Ulcer...A
Case of Severe Acanthamoeba keratitis. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s Challenging
Encounters
in the Anterior Segment, Miami, Florida, USA.
25. Palioura, S., Söll, D. (2014) Selenocysteine
Biosynthesis and Human Disease: New Insights. The 25th
International tRNA Conference, Kyllini, Greece.
26. Palioura, S., Söll, D. (2010) Selenocysteine
Biosynthesis and Human Disease. The 9th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology
and
Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
27. Palioura, S. (2010) The 21st Amino Acid,
Selenocysteine, and Autoimmune Hepatitis. Plenary Scientific Session at Yale University
School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
28. Palioura, S. (2008) RNA-dependent Formation of
Selenocysteine. The 8th International
Conference on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: From Basic Mechanisms to Systems Biology,
Veyrier du Lac, France.
29. Palioura, S., Söll, D. (2006) Selenocysteine
Biosynthesis in Archaea. The 6th International Conference on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases:
From the Genetic Code to Human Diseases and Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
INVITED TALKS IN NATIONAL MEETINGS & CONFERENCES
1. Palioura, S. (2019) Challenging Dry Eye
Cases. The 2019 Biannual Meeting of the Hellenic Ocular Surface and Dry Eye Society, Athens, Greece.
2. Palioura, S. (2019) Conjunctival Pigment: Should I Worry? The 2019 Controversies in
Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece.
3. Palioura, S. (2019) Clinical Questions in Ophthalmology - Cornea. Annual Meeting of the
Ophthalmological Society of Central Greece, Larisa, Greece.
4. Palioura, S. (2019) The AAO 2019 Update in Cornea and External Diseases. Best of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2019, Athens, Greece.
5. Palioura, S. (2019) The role of Demodex in Ocular Rosacea. Best of the American Academy of
Ophthalmology Meeting 2019, Athens, Greece.
6. Palioura, S. (2019) Ophthalmic Manifestations of Skin Diseases. The 52nd Annual Congress of the
Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
7. Palioura, S. (2018) The Best Publications in Cornea & External Diseases 2018. The Annual
Ofthalmorama Meeting by the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
8. Palioura, S. (2018) The AAO 2018 Update in Cornea & External Diseases. Best of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2018, Athens, Greece.
9. Palioura, S. (2018) Technological Advancements in Phacoemulsification. Annual Meeting of
the Hellenic College of Ophthalmology, Athens, Greece.
10. Palioura, S. (2018) Ocular Manifestations of Autoimmune Diseases. The 8th Annual
Congress of the Hellenic Society of Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases, Larisa, Greece.
11. Palioura, S. (2018) Diagnostic Approach and Therapeutic Management of Ocular Surface
Neoplasia. The 51st Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
12. Palioura, S. (2018) Approach to Bacterial Cornea Infections According to the Steroids for
Corneal Ulcers Trial. Clinical Update by the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
13. Palioura, S. (2017) Multicenter Clinical Trials in Cornea & External Diseases. Best of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2017, Athens, Greece.
14. Palioura, S. (2017) Approach to the “Red Eye” or Not Another Red Eye. 13th Top-10 on
Infections, Errikos Ntynan Hospital Department of Infectious Diseases, Athens, Greece.
15. Palioura, S. (2017) Amniotic Membrane: How and When to Use it. The Semi-Annual Meeting of
the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Ermioni, Greece.
16. Palioura, S. (2017) Topographic and Tomographic Screening Algorithms for the Diagnosis
of Keratoconus. Annual Imaging Conference of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
17. Palioura, S. (2017) Amniotic Membrane: from Procurement to Clinical Uses. 50ο
Πανελλήνιο Οφθαλμολογικό Συνέδριο, Rhodes, Greece.
18. Palioura, S. (2017) Τοπογραφικοί και Τομογραφικοί Αλγοριθμοι Διάγνωσης Κερατόκωνου. The 50th
Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Rhodes, Greece.
19. Palioura, S. (2016) Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Diagnosis of Ocular Surface
Tumors. Best of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2016, Athens, Greece.
20. Palioura, S. (2016) Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy Principles of Grading Corneal Grafts.
Σεμινάριο Εκπαίδευσης Ανάκτησης και Αξιολόγησης Μοσχευμάτων Κερατοειδούς, National Center for Scientific
Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece.
21. Palioura, S. (2016) Ο Ρόλος των Ομάδων Συγκομιδής στην Λειτουργία μιας Τράπεζας Οφθαλμών.
Σεμινάριο Εκπαίδευσης Ανάκτησης και Αξιολόγησης Μοσχευμάτων Κερατοειδούς, National Center for Scientific
Research “Demokritos”, Athens, Greece.
SURGICAL VIDEO PRESENTATIONS IN NATIONAL MEETINGS & INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Palioura, S. (2020) Ultra-thin DSAEK using the EndoSerter insertion device in a patient with Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and
a pars plana glaucoma tube. The 53rd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2. Palioura, S. (2020) Surgical management of diffuse conjunctival melanoma.
The 53rd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
3. Palioura, S. (2020) A novel technique for managing recurrent pterygium.
The 53rd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
4. Palioura, S. (2020) Ultra-thin DSAEK using the EndoSerter insertion device in a patient with
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and a pars plana glaucoma tube. The 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
5. Palioura, S. (2020) Surgical management of a diffuse conjunctival melanoma tumor. PhacoExtrema OncoExtrema 2020 Virtual Summit,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
6. Palioura, S., Filippopoulos, T. (2020) Implantation of a glaucoma drainage device combined with
simple limbal epithelial transplantation in a monocular patient with poorly controlled glaucoma and
limbal stem cell deficiency. The 34th International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and
Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
7. Palioura, S. (2020) Ultra-thin DSAEK using the EndoSerter insertion device in a patient with
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and a pars plana glaucoma tube. The 34th International Congress of the Hellenic Society of
Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
8. Palioura, S., Filippopoulos, T. (2019) Implantation of a glaucoma drainage device combined with
simple limbal epithelial transplantation in a monocular patient with poorly controlled glaucoma and
limbal stem cell deficiency. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
9. Palioura, S. (2020) Surgical management of a diffuse conjunctival melanoma tumor. Clinical Update by the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
10. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Crane, A.M., Alfonso, E.C. (2018) Ramon Castroviejo does it again! Semi-autologous corneal
transplantation with simultaneous bilateral surgery. The XIV Aegean Cornea Meeting, Mykonos, Greece.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Palioura, S., Tsiampali, Ch., Dubovy, S.R., Yoo, S.H. (2021) Endothelial biopsy for the diagnosis and management
of culture-negative retrocorneal fungal keratitis with the assistance of OCT imaging. The 25th Winter Meeting of the
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
2. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Palioura, S. (2020) Bilateral progressive keratoconus, severe pectus
excavatum, and generalized musculosceletal dystrophy. The 11th Annual EuCornea Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
3. Gkiala, A., Laura, D.M., Charonis, G., Palioura, S. (2020) A curious case of a membranous structure in the anterior chamber;
approach to diagnosis and management. The 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
4. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Palioura, S. (2020) Bilateral progressive keratoconus, severe pectus
excavatum, and generalized musculosceletal dystrophy. The 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
5. Gkiala, A., Laura, D.M.,
Palioura, S. (2020) A
curious
case of a membranous structure in the anterior
chamber; approach to diagnosis and management. The 34th International Congress of the
Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
6. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Palioura, S. (2020)
Bilateral progressive keratoconus, severe pectus
excavatum, and generalized musculosceletal dystrophy. The 34th International Congress of
the
Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
7. Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Georgopoulos, V., Palioura,
S. (2020) Bilateral benign reactive
lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva treated with oral doxycycline. The 34th
International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
8. Palioura, S. (2020) Ultra-thin DSAEK using the
EndoSerter insertion device in a patient with
Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and a pars plana glaucoma tube. The 34th International Congress
of
the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
9. Palioura, S., Filippopoulos, T. (2020)
Implantation of
a glaucoma drainage device combined with
simple limbal epithelial transplantation in a monocular patient with poorly controlled
glaucoma and
limbal stem cell deficiency. The 34th International Congress of the Hellenic Society of
Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
10. Venkateswaran, N., Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Kosmidis, I.,
Palioura, S. (2019) Bilateral
spontaneous corneal perforations in a patient with follicular dendritic cell sarcoma and
distant history
of paraneoplastic pemphigus. Pan-American Ocular Inflammatory Disease Society (SPEIO)
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA.
11. Palioura, S., Relhan, N., Leung, E., Chang, V.,
Yoo,
S.H., Dubovy, S.R., Flynn, H.W. Jr. (2019)
Delayed-onset Candida parapsilosis cornea tunnel infection and endophthalmitis after
cataract
surgery: histopathology and clinical course. The 36th Annual Congress of the European
Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Paris, France.
12. Palioura, S., Relhan, N., Leung, E., Chang, V.,
Yoo,
S.H., Dubovy, S.R., Flynn, H.W. Jr. (2019)
Delayed-onset Candida parapsilosis cornea tunnel infection and endophthalmitis after
cataract
surgery: histopathology and clinical course. The XVI Biannual Aegean Retina Meeting,
Mykonos,
Greece.
13. Kopsini, D., Zozolou, M., Kyroudis, D., Palioura,
S.
(2018) Refractive surgery outcomes in patients with hypermetropic anisometropic
amblyopia.
The 36th Annual Congress of the European Society
of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Vienna, Austria.
14. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Crane, A.M., Alfonso,
E.C.
(2018) Ramon Castroviejo does it again! Semi- autologous corneal transplantation with
simultaneous bilateral surgery. The XIV Aegean Cornea Meeting, Mykonos, Greece.
15. Kopsini, D., Zozolou, M., Kyroudis, D., Palioura,
S.
(2018) Refractive surgery outcomes in patients with hypermetropic anisometropic
amblyopia.
The XIV Aegean Cornea Meeting, Mykonos, Greece.
16. Vingopoulos, F., Palioura, S. (2018) Bilateral
episcleritis, erythema nodosum and atrial fibrillation. The XIV Aegean Cornea Meeting,
Mykonos, Greece.
17. Bachtalia, K., Plakitsi, A., Charonis, A., Charonis, G., Kyroudis,
D.,
Palioura, S. (2018)
Changes in corneal epithelial thickness profile measured with anterior segment optical
coherence
tomography after PRK. The XIV Aegean Cornea Meeting, Mykonos, Greece.
18. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Miller, D., O’Brien,
T.,
Alfonso, E.C. (2018) Clinical features, antibiotic
susceptibility profile and outcomes of infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas
maltophilia. The 32nd International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular
Implant
and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
19. Kopsini, D., Zozolou, M., Kyroudis, D., Palioura,
S.
(2018) Refractive surgery outcomes in patients with hypermetropic anisometropic
amblyopia.
The 32nd International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and
Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
20. Tzelepi, A., Tsigkos, D., Kopsini, D., Manolakou, D., Konistis, E.
Palioura, S. (2017) Awareness and
beliefs regarding cornea donation in Greece. The 31st International Congress of the
Hellenic
Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
21. Palioura, S., Sivaraman, K.R., Sise, A., Batlle,
J.F.,
Miller, D., Amescua, G., Karp, C.L. (2016) Fungal endophthalmitis after Descemet
Stripping
Automated Endothelilal Keratoplasty due to endogenously infected grafts from the same
donor.
The Aegean Cornea XIII Meeting, Chania, Greece.
22. Palioura, S., Sivaraman, K.R., Sise, A., Batlle,
J.F., Miller, D., Amescua, G., Karp, C.L. (2015) Fungal endophthalmitis after Descemet
Stripping Automated Endothelilal Keratoplasty due to endogenously infected grafts from
the
same donor. The 49th Annual Meeting of the Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group
(OMIG),
Las Vegas, NV, USA.
23. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2015) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts. The
33th Annual Congress of European Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), Barcelona, Spain.
24. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2015) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts. Eye
Bank Association of America Annual Meeting (EBAA), Atlanta, GA, USA.
25. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2015) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts.
World
Cornea Congress, San Diego, CA, USA.
26. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2015) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts. The
29th International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and
Refractive
Surgery, Athens, Greece.
27. Palioura, S., Kim, B., Dohlman, C.H., Chodosh, J.
(2015) The Boston keratoprosthesis type I in mucous membrane pemphigoid. The 29th
International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular
Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
28. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2014) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA.
29. Palioura, S., Colby, K. (2014) Outcomes of
Descemet
Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) using Eye Bank-prepared pre-loaded grafts. The
Aegean Cornea XII Meeting, Santorini, Greece.
30. Palioura, S., Abramson, D.H. (2011) Limitations of
the
international classification in predicting success of intra-arterial chemotherapy for
group
D/E intraocular retinoblastoma. Biennial Meeting of the International Society of Ocular
Oncology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
31. Palioura, S. (2010) Structural insights into the
mechanism of selenocysteine formation. The 23rd tRNA
Workshop: From the origin of life to biomedicine, Aveiro, Portugal.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN NATIONAL MEETINGS
1. Gkiala, A., Laura, D.M., Charonis, G., Palioura, S. (2020) A curious case of a
membranous structure in the anterior chamber; approach to diagnosis and management. The 52nd Annual
Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2. Palioura, S. , Relhan, N., Leung, E., Chang, V., Yoo, S.H., Dubovy, S.R., Flynn, H.W. Jr. (2019)
Delayed-onset Candida parapsilosis cornea tunnel infection and endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: histopathology and clinical course. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic
Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
3. Palioura, S. , Filippopoulos, T. (2019) Implantation of a glaucoma drainage device combined with
simple limbal epithelial transplantation in a monocular patient with poorly controlled glaucoma and limbal stem cell deficiency. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society,
Athens, Greece.
4. Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Georgopoulos, V., Palioura, S. (2019) Bilateral benign reactive
lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva treated with oral doxycycline. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
5. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Palioura, S. (2019) Bilateral progressive keratoconus, severe pectus
excavatum, and generalized musculosceletal dystrophy. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic
Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
6. Klavdianou, O., Venkateswaran, N., Kondylis, G., Kosmidis, I., Palioura, S. (2019) Bilateral
spontaneous corneal perforations in a patient with follicular dendritic cell sarcoma and distant history of paraneoplastic pemphigus. The 52nd Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Athens, Greece.
7. Palioura, S. , Tsiampali, C., Yoo, S.H. (2018) Anterior segment OCT and endothelial biopsy to the
rescue! The 51st Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece.
8. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Miller, D., O’Brien, T., Alfonso, E.C. (2018) Clinical
features, antibiotic susceptibility profile and outcomes of infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The 32nd International Congress of the Hellenic Society of Intraocular Implant and Refractive Surgery, Athens, Greece.
9. Tsigkos, D., Tzelepi, A., Kopsini, D., Manolakou, D., Konistis, E. Palioura, S. (2017) Awareness and
beliefs regarding cornea donation in Greece. The 50th Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Rhodes, Greece.
10. Palioura, S. , Galor, A., Garg, N., Nanji, A., Joag, M., Nuovo, G., Wang, G., Karp, C.L. (2016) Human
papillomavirus infection does not predict response to interferon therapy in ocular surface squamous
neoplasia. The 49th Annual Congress of the Hellenic Ophthalmological Society, Thessaloniki,
Greece.
SCIENTIFIC POSTER PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
1. Palioura, S. (2020) Cost benefit analysis of single- versus repeated-use of medical devices in cataract surgery.
The 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2. Klavdianou, O., Venkateswaran, N., Kondylis, G., Kosmidis, I., Palioura, S. (2020) Bilateral spontaneous corneal
perforations in a patient with follicular dendritic cell sarcoma and distant history of paraneoplastic pemphigus.
The 11th Annual EuCornea Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
3. Gkiala, A., Laura, D.M., Charonis, G., Palioura, S. (2020) A curious case of a membranous structure in the anterior chamber;
approach to diagnosis and management. The 11th Annual EuCornea Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
4. Klavdianou, O., Venkateswaran, N., Kondylis, G., Kosmidis, I., Palioura, S. (2020) Bilateral spontaneous corneal
perforations in a patient with follicular dendritic cell sarcoma and distant history of paraneoplastic pemphigus.
The 38th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
5. Laura, D.M., Palioura, S. (2020) A rare case of intraocular extension of ocular surface squamous neoplasia.
The 2nd EnVision Summit, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
6. Palioura, S.,
Vingopoulos, F., Likht, N., Piedra, C.M., Dubovy, S.R.,
Karp, C.L. (2019) Endothelial cell
loss in cornea grafts from donors who sustained airbag injury or gunshot wound to the
head.
The
10th Annual EuCornea Congress, Paris, France.
7. Palioura, S., Filippopoulos, T. (2019) Implantation of a glaucoma
drainage device combined with
simple limbal epithelial transplantation in a monocular patient with poorly controlled
glaucoma and
limbal stem cell deficiency. The 10th Annual EuCornea Congress, Paris, France.
8. Palioura, S., Vingopoulos, F., Likht, N., Piedra, C.M., Dubovy,
S.R.,
Karp, C.L. (2019) Endothelial cell
loss in cornea grafts from donors who sustained airbag injury or gunshot wound to the
head.
The
36th Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Paris,
France.
9. Kondylis, G., Klavdianou, O., Georgopoulos, V., Palioura,
S. (2019) Bilateral benign reactive
lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva treated with oral doxycycline. The 10th Annual
EuCornea
Congress, Paris, France.
10. Klavdianou, O., Kondylis, G., Georgopoulos, V., Palioura,
S. (2019) Bilateral benign reactive
lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva treated with oral doxycycline. The 36th Annual
Congress
of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Paris, France.
11. Vingopoulos, F., Palioura, S. (2018) Bilateral
episcleritis, erythema nodosum and atrial fibrillation. The 9th EuCornea Congress,
Vienna,
Austria.
12. Vingopoulos, F., Palioura, S. (2018) Bilateral
episcleritis, erythema nodosum and atrial fibrillation. The 36th Annual Congress of the
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Vienna,
Austria.
13. Tsigkos, D., Tzelepi, A., Kopsini, D., Manolakou, D., Konistis, E.
Palioura, S. (2017) Awareness and
beliefs regarding cornea donation in Greece. The 35th Annual Congress of the European
Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS), Lisbon, Portugal.
14. Palioura, S., Gibbons, A., Miller, D., O’Brien, T.P., Alfonso, E.C.,
Spierer, O. (2016) Clinical features, antibiotic susceptibility profile, and outcomes of
infectious keratitis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. The 34th Annual Congress of
the
European Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery (ESCRS) Annual Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark.
15. Gibbons, A., Palioura, S., Crane, A., Alfonso,
E.C.
(2016) Ramon Castroviejo does it again! The 34th
Annual Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS),
Copenhagen, Denmark.
16. Palioura, S., Yesilirmak, N., Culbertson, W., Yoo, S.H., Donaldson,
K.
(2016) Intraoperative wavefront aberrometry for toric intraocular lens placement in eyes
with a history of refractive surgery. The American Society of Cataract and Refractive
Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Congress, New
Orleans, LA, USA.
17. Palioura, S., Galor, A., Garg, N., Nanji, A., Joag, M., Nuovo, G.,
Wang, G., Karp, C.L. (2016) Human papillomavirus infection does not predict response to
interferon therapy in ocular surface squamous neoplasia. The European Society of
Cataract
and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) Winter Meeting,
Athens, Greece.
18. Palioura, S., Sivaraman, K.R., Sise, A., Batlle, J.F., Miller, D.,
Amescua, G., Karp, C.L. (2015) Fungal endophthalmitis after Descemet Stripping Automated
Endothelilal Keratoplasty due to endogenously infected grafts from the same donor. The
European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
(ESCRS) Winter Meeting, Athens, Greece.
19. Palioura, S., Galor, A., Garg, N., Nanji, A., Joag, M., Nuovo, G.,
Wang, G., Karp, C.L. (2015) Human papillomavirus infection does not predict response to
interferon therapy in ocular surface squamous neoplasia. The American Academy of
Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV,
USΑ.
20. Yesilirmak, N., Palioura, S., Yoo, S.H.,
Donaldson, K.
(2015) Accuracy of intraoperative wavefront aberrometer for toric IOL in post-refractive
eyes undergoing cataract surgery. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
(ARVO) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USΑ.
21. Palioura, S., Chodosh, J., Hart, L., Capaccioli, K., Ginat, D.T.,
Freitag, S.K. (2014) MRI, CT, and UBM imaging after corneal and cataract surgery. The
New
England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.
22. Palioura, S., Chodosh, J., Hart, L., Capaccioli, K., Ginat, D.T.,
Freitag, S.K. (2014) MRI, CT, and UBM imaging after corneal and cataract surgery.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
USA.
23. Palioura, S., Kim, B., Dohlman, C.H., Chodosh, J. (2013) The Boston
keratoprosthesis type I in mucous membrane pemphigoid. The New England Ophthalmological
Society (NEOS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.
24. Palioura, S., Kim, B., Dohlman, C.H., Chodosh, J. (2013) The Boston
keratoprosthesis type I in mucous membrane pemphigoid. Association for Research in
Vision
and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, USA.
25. Palioura, S., Gobin, Y.P., Brodie, S.E., Marr, P.B., Dunkel, I.J.,
Abramson, D.H. (2012) Intra-arterial chemotherapy for the management of retinoblastoma
in
eyes with extensive (>50%) retinal detachment. The New England Ophthalmological Society
(NEOS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.
26. Palioura, S., Gobin, Y.P., Brodie, S.E., Marr, P.B., Dunkel, I.J.,
Abramson, D.H. (2012) Intra-arterial chemotherapy for the management of retinoblastoma
in
eyes with extensive (>50%) retinal detachment. Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting,
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
27. Abramson, D.H., Marr, B.P., Brodie, S.E., Dunkel, I.J.,
Palioura, S., Gobin, Y.P. (2011) Lessons
learned after 5 years (and 500 infusions) of chemosurgery: predictors of success and
failure.
Biennial Meeting of the International Society of Ocular Oncology, Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
28. Söll, D., Palioura, S., Su, D. (2010) Engineering
selenoproteins for enhanced hydrogen production. The 2010 Physical Biosciences Research
Meeting, U.S. Department of Energy, Baltimore, MD, USA.
29. Palioura, S., Sherrer, R.L., Steitz, T.A., Söll, D., Simonović, M.
(2010) Structural insights into the mechanism of selenocysteine formation. The 23rd tRNA
Workshop: From the origin of life to biomedicine, Aveiro, Portugal.
30. Aeby, E., Palioura, S., Pusnik, M., Marazzi, J.,
Lieberman, A., Ullu, E., Söll, D., Schneider, A. (2009)
In vivo analysis of selenocysteine synthesis shows a single pathway in eukaryotes. Swiss
RNA
Workshop, Bern, Switzerland.
31. Araiso, Y., Palioura, S., Ishitani, R., Sherrer,
R.
L., Yuan, J., Oshikane, H., Domae, N., DeFranco, J., Söll, D., Nureki, O. (2008)
Structural
insights into RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine formation.
International
Conference on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: From Basic Mechanisms to Systems Biology,
Veyrier
du Lac, France.
32. Palioura, S., Yuan, J., Su, D., Salazar, J.C., Araiso, Y., Nureki,
O.,
Whitman, W.B., Söll, D. (2008)
RNA-dependent formation of selenocysteine. The 33rd FEBS (Federation of European
Biochemical
Societies) Congress & 11th IUBMB (International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology)
Conference: Biochemistry of Cell Regulation. Athens, Greece. (FEBS Journal 275, 156)
33. Aeby, E., Palioura, S., Söll, D., Schneider, A.
(2008)
Unusual tRNASec biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei. The 13th Annual Meeting of the RNA
Society, Berlin, Germany.
34. Palioura, S., Yuan, J., Su, D., Araiso, Y., Nureki, O., Whitman,
W.B.,
Söll, D. (2008) RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine biosynthesis. The
American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians
Joint
Meeting, Chicago IL, USA. (Journal of Investigative Medicine 56, 642)
35. Palioura, S., Söll, D. (2008) RNA-dependent formation of
selenocysteine
in eukaryotes and archaea. Yale University MD/PhD Program Research in Progress Seminar
Series, New Haven CT, USA.
36. Sherrer, R.L., Yuan, J., Palioura, S.,
O’Donoghue,
P., Ho, J., Hohn, M., Salazar, J., Su, D., Söll, D. (2007) Selenocysteine Formation:
Eukaryotes and Archaea use a pathway divergent from that in
Bacteria. The 22nd tRNA Workshop, Uppsala, Sweden.
37. Palioura, S., Yuan, J., Su, D., Salazar, J.C., Araiso, Y., Nureki,
O.,
Whitman, W.B., Söll, D. (2007) RNA-dependent formation of selenocysteine. Yale
University
Department of Molecular Biophysics
& Biochemistry Annual Retreat, Woods Hole, MA, USA.
38. Araiso, Y., Palioura, S., Ishitani, Oshikane, H.,
Domae, N., Söll, D., Nureki, O. (2007) Structural basis of tRNA-dependent selenocysteine
biosynthesis. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Japan, Yokohama,
Japan.
39. Palioura, S., Yuan, J., Su, D., Araiso, Y., Nureki, O., Whitman,
W.B.,
Söll D. (2007) RNA-dependent formation of selenocysteine. Gordon Research Conference:
Enzymes, Coenzymes & Metabolic Pathways. University of Maine, Biddeford, ME, USA.
40. Yuan, J., Palioura, S., Su, D., Araiso, Y.,
Nureki,
O., Whitman, W.B., Söll D. (2007) RNA-dependent formation of selenocysteine. Gordon
Research
Conference: Archaea; Ecology, Metabolism & Molecular Biology. Proctor Academy, Andover,
NH,
USA.
41. Palioura, S., Sauerwald, A., Zhu, W., Major, T.A., Roy, H., Jahn,
D.,
Whitman, W.B., Yates, J.R. 3rd, Ibba, M., Söll, D. (2006) RNA-dependent cysteine
biosynthesis in archaea. International
Conference on Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: From the Genetic Code to Human Diseases and
Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
42. Yuan, J., Sauerwald, A., Zhu, W., Major, T.A., Roy, H.,
Palioura, S., Jahn, D., Whitman, W.B., Yates, J.R. 3rd, Ibba, M., Söll,
D.
(2006) RNA-dependent cysteine biosynthesis in archaea. Experimental Biology Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, USA. (FASEB Journal 20, A503-4)
43. Stathopoulos, C., Kim, W., Li, T., Anderson, I., Deutsch, B.,
Palioura, S., Whitman, W.B., Söll, D. (2002) Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase
is
not essential for viability of the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis. Hellenic Society
of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Athens, Greece.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
10/2020 – present
Private Practice, Athens, Greece Clinical and surgical instructor and research mentor for ophthalmology residents (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute) and medical students (Yale School of Medicine) from Greece and the United States
01/2017 – present
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Lecturer in didactic sessions for ophthalmology residents
01/2017 – present
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece Lecturer in didactic sessions for ophthalmology residents
01/2017 – 09/2020
Athens Vision Eye Institute, Athens, Greece Research mentor for graduating Greek medical students and ophthalmology residents
01/2017 – 09/2017
Athens Vision Eye Institute, Athens, Greece Clinical and surgical instructor for the “Gregory Georgariou” Clinical Fellow in Ophthalmology
2014 – present
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL Clinical and surgical instructor for Residents, Clinical Fellows, Research Fellows and Medical Students in Ophthalmology
2007 – 2008
Yale University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, New Haven, CT Laboratory project supervisor for undergraduate students, Advisor in charge: Dr. Dieter Söll
09/2006 – 12/2006
Yale University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, New Haven, CT Teaching Assistant for Biochemistry Course “Medical Impact of Basic Science”, Instructor in charge: Dr. Lynne Regan
09/2004 – 05/2005
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Anatomy Teaching Program for high school students, Instructor in charge: Dr. William Stewart
09/2001 – 12/2001
Yale College, New Haven, CT DEMOS volunteering chemistry program for elementary school students
RESIDENT TEACHING LECTURES
1. Palioura, S. (2019)
Keratoconus Screening Algorithms: Topography, Tomography and Biomechanics.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
2. Palioura, S. (2019) Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Surface Tumors. Department of
Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
3. Palioura, S. (2019) Cornea Transplantation. Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Attiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
4. Palioura, S. (2018) Topography, Tomography and Biomechanics in the Diagnosis of
Keratoconus. Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “G. Gennimatas”
General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
5. Palioura, S. (2018) Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Surface Tumors. Department of
Optometry, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
6. Palioura, S. (2018) Keratoconus and Corneal Ectasias. Resident Lecture Series,
Hellenic Ophthalmological, Athens, Greece.
7. Palioura, S. (2018) Diagnosis and Management of Corneal Infections and Corneal Ulcers.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
8. Palioura, S. (2017) Ocular Surface Tumors: Diagnosis and Management. Department of
Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
9. Palioura, S. (2017) Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management of Conjunctival Tumors.
Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital,
Athens, Greece.
10. Palioura, S. (2017) Introduction to Eye Banking. Department of Ophthalmology, National and
Kapodistrian University of Athens, “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
11. Palioura, S. (2015) Corneal Dystrophies. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Resident Lecture Series,
Miami, Florida, USA.