University of Ioannina awards honorary doctorate to biochemist Georgios A. Bartholomatos

The University of Ioannina conferred an honorary doctorate upon biochemist Georgios A. Bartholomatos from the Department of Medicine on November 6, 2026. Bartholomatos serves as the Scientific Supervisor of the Molecular Biology and Translational Flow Cytometry Unit at the Hematology Laboratory of the University General Hospital of Ioannina.

During the ceremony, University Rector Professor Anna K. Batistatou praised his scientific contributions to the University Hospital and his long-standing collaboration with the institution. She specifically highlighted his decisive role in developing intraoperative flow cytometry and the “Ioannina Protocol.”

Additionally, the Rector noted his extensive scientific work and his recognition by the Academy of Athens for authoring the first international scientific book dedicated exclusively to intraoperative flow cytometry. Professor Ioannis A. Georgiou also commended Bartholomatos for his research contributions that bridge laboratory analysis with immediate surgical needs.