Dr Viktoria Marina Spanou
Veterinary Morphological Pathology and Doctorate of Veterinary Medical Specialization (DVMS) Candidate, University College Dublin
DVM MSc
Victoria obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Thessaly, Greece, in 2018. Following graduation, she completed a rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine, followed by a specialized internship in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology at the Universities of Thessaly and Thessaloniki. In 2021, she earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Molecular Biology and Genetics.
She worked for three years as a designated laboratory animal veterinarian and researcher in translational biomedical research at the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in collaboration with the Clinical Research Organization HISS. Her research focused on infectious diseases and sepsis. Victoria has published 12 peer-reviewed papers, including one as first author and eleven as co-author, in the fields of Veterinary Clinical and Anatomic Pathology and Human Basic and Translational Research.
In 2024, she commenced her residency and Doctorate of Veterinary Medical Specialization (DVMS) in Veterinary Morphological Pathology at University College Dublin. Her current research focuses on thein situregulation of immune pathways that drive skin immune tolerance and activation in response to the commensalDemodexspecies in canine demodicosis".