Dr.Efthymios Poulios is currently a Laboratory Teaching Staff member in the field of Microbiology in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of the Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece. His research focuses on the fields of hypoxia, aging and cell survival, oxidative stress, cell signaling and apoptosis, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of nanoparticles, and anticancer and anti-angiogenic effects of phytochemicals. His current research deals with the health benefits of phytochemicals from herbs and spices used in nutrition, focused on antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. He has currently published 23 peer reviewed journal papers (h-index=14 and 521 citations according to Google Scholar, h-index=13 and 347 citations according to Scopus), coordinating also 19 peer reviewed oral or poster presentations in international and national congresses. Dr.Efthymios Poulios has also been teaching at the MSc “Nutrition, Wellness and Public Health” (2020-2023), and reviewing 5 scientific papers.