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Andreas Anayiotos

Education

  • Boston University BS 1983 Aerospace Engineering
  • Georgia Institute of Technology MS 1984 Aerospace Engineering
  • Georgia Institute of Technology PhD 1990 Aerospace Engineering

Professional Experience

He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the Cyprus University of Technology. He is the Director of the Technology Transfer Office at the “Eratosthenes  Center of Excellence”. https://eratosthenes.org.cy/. He is responsible for the IPR policy of the organization and the commercial promotion of the technology applications of the center in the area of Earth observation and Geoinformatics. He has been the Rector (2016-2019) and Vice Rector for Financial Affairs and Development (2012-2015) of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). He has also served as a Vice President of the Governing Board of the Open University of Cyprus 2011 - 2012. During his Rectorship at CUT the University has been ranked between 301-350 best Universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. He has been instrumental in the internationalization of the University and the establishment of INTENT the Innovation and Technology Transfer Office at the University to promote innovation and the exploitation of the research results at CUT. He has also been instrumental in the establishment of CUTing Edge http://cutingedge.cut.ac.cy/  a maker space to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the University. He took the initiative and promoted the efforts to change the founding legislation for the State Universities in Cyprus to allow the establishment of spinoffs and other entrepreneurial activities.   He is the Director of the Biomechanics and Living Systems Analysis laboratory (BiOLISYS) at CUT (https://www.cut.ac.cy/biolisys/). He has been the director of the Biofluids Laboratory at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biomedical Engineering. The BiOLISYS laboratory is involved with research in: a) Novel imaging techniques in cancer and cardiovascular disease, b) Image based cardiovascular fluid dynamics, and c) Cardiovascular implant design, testing and evaluation. Dr. Anayiotos has published more than 150 peer reviewed publications and conference proceedings publications. He has developed numerous courses in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. He has been an organizer and chairman of numerous technical sessions and panel discussions in the Biomedical Engineering Society, The World Congress of Biomechanics and the ASME SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference. He is an Associate Editor in the “Annals of Biomedical Engineering” and has served on the Editorial advisory board of the “Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology” and “Frontiers of Medical Technology” and a reviewer in numerous other international journals. Dr. Anayiotos has been an expert evaluator in Bioengineering for the European Union, the National Institutes of Health (USA) and the National Science Foundation (USA) since 1999. He has also provided consulting services to numerous cardiovascular implant and devices manufacturers.  He has been an evaluator in for the EU programs FP6, 7 Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. He has been an evaluator for the European Innovation Council and Small & Medium-sized Enterprises Executive Agency (EISMEA) programs since 2022.

The graduates of his laboratory are currently employed at NASA Glenn Research Center, USA Emory University USA, University of Dundee, Boston Scientific Corporation Johnson and Johnson and many other Medical device and technology manufacturers.

He has been a member of the National Board of Research and Innovation of the Republic of Cyprus since 2018 and has been reappointed until 2028.

 Previous and Current Positions

  • 1991 – 1997: Assistant Professor Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 1997 – 1999: Associate Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 1999 – 2006: Associate Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 2007 – 2009: Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Materials Science and Engineering Cyprus University of Technology
  • 2009 – Today: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology

 Selected Publications

  1. Kokkinidou D, Kapnisis K, Chrysostomou M, Shammas  C, Anayiotos A, Kaliviotis, E. In Vitro Evaluation of the Effect of Stenting on Hematological, Hemorheological and Hemodynamic Parameters, in Various Stent Configurations and Flow Conditions. Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2025, 16 (5) pp 525-536 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13239-025-00791-0
  2. Kallikazarou NI, Nisiforou O, Kokkinidou DA, Fotidis IA, Michael C, Castro JL, Anayiotos AS, Constantinides G, Botsaris G, Fotidis IA, Antoniou MG. Pilot-scale production of high-purity struvite fertilizer from livestock waste: Outcomes of the RE-LIVE WASTE project in Cyprus. Journal of Environmental Management. 2025, 393, open access 127009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127009
  3. Giakoumi M, Kapnisis K, Anayiotos A, Stephanou, P.S. Analytical Solutions of PBTK Models for Evaluating the Impact of Surface Diffusion Characteristics on the Leaching Profile of Implant Byproducts. Mathematical and Computational Applications, 2024, 29(6), 101 https://doi.org/10.3390/mca29060101
  4. Kokkinidou D, Kaliviotis E, Shammas C, Anayiotos, A, Kapnisis, K. An in vivo investigation on the effects of stent implantation on hematological and hemorheological parameters Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, 2024, 87(1), pp. 39–53 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01436
  5. Giakoumi, M, Stephanou, P.S, Kokkinidou, D, Anayiotos, A, Kapnisis, K. A Predictive Toxicokinetic Model for Nickel Leaching from Vascular Stents ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2024, 10(4), pp. 2534–2551 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01436
  6. Mpekris, F Papaphilippou, P.C, Panagi, M, Anayiotos A, Krasia-Christoforou, T, Stylianopoulos, T. Pirfenidone-Loaded Polymeric Micelles as an Effective Mechanotherapeutic to Potentiate Immunotherapy in Mouse Tumor Models. ACS Nano, 2023, 17(24), pp. 24654–24667 10.1021/acsnano.3c03305
  7. Mytidou C, Koutsoulidou A, Zachariou M, Prokopi M, Kapnisis K, Spyrou G, Anayiotos A,  Phylactou L. Age-Related Exosomal and Endogenous Expression Patterns of miR-1, miR-133a, miR-133b, and miR-206 in Skeletal Muscles.  Frontiers in Physiology,  2021   https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.708278
  8. Koutalianos D,.,Koutsoulidou A, Mytidou C, Kakouri A.C, Oulas A,Tomazou M, Kyriakides T.C, Prokopi M, Kapnisis K, Nikolenko N, Turner C, Lusakowska A, Janiszewska K, Papadimas G K, Papadopoulos C, Kararizou E, Spyrou GM, Gourdon Gl, Zamba Papanicolaou E, Gorman G, Anayiotos A, Lochmüller H, Phylactou LA. miR-223-3p and miR-24-3p as novel serum-based biomarkers for myotonic dystrophy type 1. Molecular Therapy.  Methods and Clinical Development, 23, 169–183 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtm.2021.09.007, 2021
  9. Samourides A, Anayiotos A, Kapnisis K, Xenou Z, Hearnden V, Chen B. Fabrication of Hierarchical Multilayer Poly (Glycerol Sebacate Urethane) Scaffolds Based on Ice-Templating. Applied Sciences.  11(11):5004. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115004, 2021
  10. Mytidou C, Koutsoulidou A, Katsioloudi A, Prokopi M, Kapnisis K, Michailidou K, Anayiotos A,  Phylactou L. TheMuscle‐derived exosomes encapsulate myomiRs and are involved in local skeletal muscle tissue communication. The FASEB Journal 35 (2), e21279,  https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1096/fj.201902468RR,  2021
  11. Giannokostas K, DimakopoulosY, Anayiotos A, Tsamopoulos J. Advanced Constitutive Modeling of the Thixotropic Elasto-Visco-Plastic Behavior of Blood: Steady-State Blood Flow in Microtubes. Materials, 14, 2.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14020367, 2021
  12. Gregoriou Y, Gregoriou G, Yilmaz V, Kapnisis K, Prokopi M, Anayiotos A, Strati K, Dietis N,  Constantinou A, Andreou C. Resveratrol loaded polymeric micelles for theranostic targeting of breast cancer cells. Nanotheranostics; 5(1): 113-124,  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7738945/ 2020
  13. Epenetos A, Prokopi M, Pitsillides C, Kapnisis K, Deonarain M, Kousparou C, and Anayiotos A. Tumor response to a mastermind inhibitor protein. Journal of Clinical Oncology 38:15_suppl, e17601-e17601. https://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e17601, 2020
  14. Ghiuță I, Cristea D, Croitoru C, Kost J, Vyrides G, Anayiotos, A, Munteanu, D. Characterization and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles, biosynthesized using Bacillus species. Applied Surface Science 438, 66-73, 2018  https://doi.org/10.1177/22808000187828
  15. Theologides CP, Theofilou SP, Anayiotos A, Costa, CN.  Preventing maritime transport of pathogens: The remarkable antimicrobial properties of silver-supported catalysts for ship ballast water disinfection. Water Science and Technology. 76(3), 712-718, 2017 https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.266
  16. Prokopi M, Filipovic M, Pitsillides C, Kapnisis K, Anayiotos A, Kousparou C, Epenetos A. miRNA-loaded exosome-like microparticles as targeted cancer therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol 34 (No 15): suppl e14069,  2016   10.1200/JCO.2016.34.15_suppl.e14069
  17. Kapnisis K, Pitsillides C, Prokopi M, Lapathitis G, Karaiskos C, Eleftheriou P, Brott BC, Anderson PG, Lemons JE, Anayiotos AS. In vivo monitoring of the inflammatory response in a stented mouse aorta model. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 225–236, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.35560 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
  18. Gallo D, Anayiotos A, Morbiducci U. The evolution of computational hemodynamics as a clinical tool in decision making, patient specific treatment and clinical management. Part II. Ann Biomed Eng. Jun;43(6):1273-4., 2015 10.1007/s10439-015-1338-z
  19. Aristokleous N, Seimenis I, Georgiou GC, Nicolaides A, Anayiotos AS. The Effect of Head Rotation on the Geometry and Hemodynamics of Healthy Vertebral Arteries. Ann Biomed Eng. Jun;43(6):1287-97, 2015 10.1109/JBHI.2014.2305575