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.