Through its announcement, the Association of Friends of Clinical Rehabilitation PGNP states the following:
The president Iulia Syrokosta-Stathopoulou and the Board of Directors of the Association of Friends of Clinical Rehabilitation PGNP express their sadness for the loss of the elite member of the association retired professor of the Department of Biology of the University of Patras Giorgos Dimitriadis.
The deceased was a professor of cellular and molecular biology at the Biology department of the University of Patras and a pioneer of mRNA technology.
When 43 years ago, investigating fundamental questions of developmental biology, the then young Greek researcher in England demonstrated the potential of the technology that gave us the vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
As a sign of honor to a scientist who honored both his role as a University Teacher and as an active citizen, we quote a final farewell as expressed by the distinguished member of our association, the retired professor of the Biology Department of the Univ. of Patras and former president of the department, Mr. Takis Katsoris, for whom he not only existed
teacher as well as fellow traveler:
“Today, Friday, March 22, 2024, a wonderful person, distinguished researcher and teacher, passed away.
George Dimitriadis. George studied in Patras, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Department of Chemistry and his PhD in Biochemistry.
At the same time, he obtained his degree in Biology from the corresponding Department of the University of Patras. He then did postgraduate studies as a researcher in France and England, where he distinguished himself for his research work.
Returning to Greece, he first worked as a researcher at the National Research Foundation and finally was elected professor at the Biology Department of the University of Patras where he remained until his retirement.
He organized his own research group, which trained many undergraduate and postgraduate students, managed research projects, taught generations of students and held administrative positions in the Department of Biology, the University of Patras as the director of the Museum of Science and Technology, and the Ionian University as Rector.
But beyond all this, George was cultured, with deep knowledge of art, history and philology, an intelligent
a man of passion and intellectual interests. An example of a combination of scientific knowledge, activity, cultivation and humanitarianism.
For all of us who knew him as a colleague, partner and friend the loss is unbearable. My beloved George Dimitriadis, I may get used to your death, but never to your absence.
Have a nice trip.
P. Katsoris
Adjunct Professor of the Department of Biology”
The funeral service will take place on Saturday, March 23 at 12:00 am from the Holy Church of Angels to the First Municipal Cemetery of Patras.
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