Ourania Kotsiou

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Dr. Ourania Kotsiou, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Human Pathophysiology – Pulmonology

Research Interests

Severe Bronchial Asthma & Biological Therapies
COPD & Bronchiectasis — microRNAs/exosomes as biomarkers
Biomarker Research in Respiratory Disease (HMGB1, IL-33, sRAGE, sST2)
Epidemiology and Prevalence of Respiratory Diseases
Public Health & Air Pollution/Respiratory Diseases

Teaching Interests

Human Pathophysiology
Physiology and Research Methodology
Nursing Care of Respiratory Patients
Patient Safety & Compliance
Primary Health Care

Biography

Dr. Ourania Kotsiou is an Associate Professor of Pathological Physiology–Pulmonology at the Department of Nursing, University of Thessaly, and Director of the Human Pathophysiology Laboratory. She is a Pulmonologist with a PhD, completed in 2018, focusing on the study of alarmins in pleural effusions.

She coordinates outpatient clinics for asthma and bronchiectasis at the University General Hospital of Larissa. She has received research awards from the Hellenic Thoracic Society, research funding exceeding €100,000, and an Editorial Contribution Award from Scientific Reports in 2025.

Her work focuses on biomarkers and targeted therapies for asthma and COPD, with more than 150 conference presentations and scientific publications.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

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