Interaction with scientific organizations in the European Union
This working group is
assigned with the
interaction of the
HBA-USA with hellenic
scientific EU based
organizations .
For comments or
suggestions to the
members of the group
contact the coordinator.
Evangelos Ntrivalas
Hellenic Bioscientific Association in the USA
HBA-USA
Cooperation with the World Hellenic Biomedical Association

Since Dec 2007 the HBA-USA is represented in the executive committee of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association
1st Joint Meeting of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association and the Global Hellenic Medical Network
                                                    September 27-30, 2008, Pafos-Cyprus

The HBA-USA organized a Scientific Session on the Metabolic Syndrome in the 1st Joint meeting of the World Hellenic Biomedical
Association and the Global Hellenic Medical Network, which was held under the auspices of the Cypriot Ministry of Health.

The Metabolic Syndrome session was chaired by Dr Constantine Londos (NIDDKD, NIH, Bethesda MD, USA) and Dr Konstantinos Drosatos
(President of the HBA-USA) and covered the following topics:
Efstathios Papavasiliou, MD
(Associate Professor, Director of the
Department of Endocrinology, University of
Crete Medical School, Greece)
Title: "The metabolic syndrome: Can man
outsmart evolution? Lessons from
clinical observations."
The organizing group that worked towards the preparation of the Metabolic Syndrome session consisted of:
Dr Konstantinos Drosatos, Biomedical Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York NY, President of the HBA-USA
Mr Stephanos Pavlides, Graduate Student, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA, HBA-USA representative in PA
Mr Thomas Thomou, Graduate Student, Boston University, Boston MA, Vice-president of the HBA-USA
Dr Anastasia Kalea, Biomedical Research Scientist, Columbia University, New York NY, HBA-USA representative in NY
Dr Iordanes Karagiannides, Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles CA, App. Secretary of the HBA-USA
Dr George Kodovazenitis, Dentist-Periodontologist, Athens Greece, Former HBA-USA member
Dr Evangelos Ntrivalas,  Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Assistant Director, RFUMS/The Chicago Medical School, Chicago IL, Councillor of the
HBA-USA.
Constantine Londos, DDS, PhD
(Chief of the Membrane Regulation
Section, National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
Bethesda MD, USA)
Title: Ectopic lipids and the Metabolic
Syndrome
Michael P. Lisanti MD, PhD
(Professor, Thomas Jefferson University,
Editor-In-Chief of the Am J of Pathology,
Philadelphia PA, USA)
Title: Metabolic Syndrome-Clinical and
Translational Implications for Caveolae and
the Caveolin Genes
The chairmen of the session
Constantine Londos, DDS, PhD
Konstantinos Drosatos, PhD
Left to Right: Mr T. Thomou (Vice-president - HBA-USA)
Dr K. Drosatos (President - HBA-USA), Dr E.
Papavasiliou (Univ. of Crete, Greece), Dr C. Londos
(NIDDKD, NIH, USA), Dr M.P. Lisanti (Thomas
Jeffersson University, USA), Dr G. Panayi (President -
WHBA), Mr S. Pavlides (HBA-USA representative in PA)
The opening ceremony speech of
the Minister of Health of the Hellenic Republic,
Mr D. Avramopoulos who ignited the formation of
the Global Hellenic Medical Network
The opening ceremony speech of
the Minister of Health of the Cyprus Republic,
Dr C. Patsalides who organized the meeting in
Cyprus