Curriculum Vitae

Varvara Maliogka

Professor, School of Agriculture

Personal Information

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vmaliogk@agro.auth.gr
Scopus ID13905921100
Google Scholar IDVarvara Maliogka
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-2710
Γνωστικό Αντικείμενο:
Φυτοπαθολογία-Ιολογία
Επιστημονική Ειδίκευση: Γεωπονία, Δασολογία και ΑλιείαPlant virology

Education

Προπτυχιακές Σπουδές

2001	Πτυχίο Γεωπονίας ΑΠΘ Greece Φυτοπροστασία

Μεταπτυχιακές Σπουδές

2003	ΜΔΕ Γεωπονίας ΑΠΘ Greece Επιστήμες Φυτοπροστασίας

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα

2008	ΔΔ Γεωπονίας ΑΠΘ Greece Ιολογία

Μετεκπαίδευση

2009-2011: Research Associate, National Center of Biotechnology (CSIC-CNB), Department of Plant Molecular genetics, Madrid, Spain under the supervision of Dr Juan Antonio Garcia

Course Work

Courses of Winter semester of 2025–26 academic year

	SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
641Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
671Ε	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY
701Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
801Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
809Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY
845Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY (PRACTICALS)
Ν027Υ	PLANT PATHOLOGY
Ν506Υ	DISEASES OF CROP PLANTS
Ν525Ε	PLANT VIROLOGY
Ν551Υ	DISEASES OF VEGETABLE AND FIELD CROPS
Ν556Ε	PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
Ν558Ε	PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Courses of Spring semester of 2025–26 academic year

	SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
641Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
671Ε	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY
701Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
801Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
809Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY
845Υ	PRINCIPLES OF PLANT VIROLOGY (PRACTICALS)
Ν568Υ	DISEASES OF TREES AND GRAPEVINES
Ν582Ε	PLANT VIROLOGY

Theses Supervised

Student Theses within AUTh

In progress

Doctoral

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Pepper yellows disease: etiology, molecular characterization and epidemiology of the associated viral pathogens
Epidemiology and Evolution of Viruses Associated with Grapevine Leafroll Disease.

2024–2025

Undergraduate

Investigation of the spread of grapevine leafroll associated virus 4 in a Malagousia vineyard in Northern Greece
Study of CMV, ophioviruses and fabaviruses associated with pepper diseases in Greece
Development of RT-PCR methods for the detection of grapevine leafroll-associated virus-1 and -3
Study of the host range of pepper vein yellows virus-6
Study of the presence of BLRV, PEMV-1, CpCSV and umbraviruses in several species of cool-season legumes

Postgraduate

Detection and characterization of ophioviruses infecting pepper
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2023–2024

Postgraduate

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Undergraduate

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Doctoral

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2022–2023

Undergraduate

Identification of viruses infecting the kiwifruit crop in Greece.
Incidence and genetic diversity of grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1 and hop stunt viroid in Greek vineyards.
Detection of grapevine virus T in greek vineyards.
Detection and molecular characterisation of satellite RNAs associated with grapevine nepoviruses.

2021–2022

Undergraduate

Study of the spread of Solanum nigrum ilarvirus 1 in pepper crops in Greece
Detection of grapevine leafroll associated virus 3 in greek vineyards.
Molecular detection of a new ilarvirus in pepper crops in Greece
Major plant viruses infecting cucurbit crops in Greece
Comparison of serological and molecular methods for the detection of grapevine leafroll associated virus 1 and 3.
Comparison of serological and molecular methods for the detection of grapevine virus A and grapevine leafroll associated virus 3.
Detection and molecular charasterization of divergent isolate of grapevine deformation virus.
Grapevine fanleaf degeneration or decline: etiology, epidemiology, and management in Greece and worldwide.
Serological detection of arabis mosaic virus and grapevine leafroll associated virus 7.
Serological detection of Arabis mosaic virus and grapevine leafroll associated virus 7.

2020–2021

Undergraduate

Study of rhe spread and the genetic diversity of grapevine badnavirus 1 in vineyards of Greece.
Molecular detection of viruses infecting sweet cherry.
Molecular characterization of capsium chlorosis virus (CaCV).
Detection and molecular characterization of grapevine virus L in vineyards of Greece.
Development of a detection method for cherry virus Turkey and study of its spread in sweet cherry orchards in Greece.
Detection of grapevine virus G in vineyards of Greece.
Detection and molecular characterization of grapevine virus H in self-rooted and grafted grapevine varieties in Greece.
Detection of grapevine virus G in native grapevine cultivars in Greece.

2019–2020

Undergraduate

Incidence of cherry virus F (CVF) in sweet cherry orchards in Greece.
Detection of tobamoviruses on pepper seeds.
Detection and molecular characterization of Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV).

Postgraduate

Identification and molecular characterization of new viruses belonging to the genus Vitivirus that infect grapevine.
Study of two new viruses of the genus Fabavirus that infect stone fruit trees.

2018–2019

Undergraduate

Detection of Grapevine Roditis leaf discoloration associated virus (GRLDaV) in Greek vineyards.
Incidence of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) in Greek and foreign grapevine varieties.
Incidence of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) in Greek and foreign grapevine varieties.

Postgraduate

Incidence, seasonal fluctuation of the viral title and genetic variability of Prunus infecting ilarviruses.

2017–2018

Undergraduate

Molecular intentification of Grapevine pinot gris virus (GPGV) in vineyards of Greece
Study of the etiology of pepper yellows disease
Detection and molecular characterization of Grapevine Syrah virus 1
Study of the viruses infecting Fig ( FIcus carica L.) in Greece
Transmission of criniviruses to cucurbit crops
Transmission of CYSDV by the biotype B of Bemisia tabaci
Incidence of tobamoviruses and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) on pepper samples

2016–2017

Undergraduate

Detection of viruses associated with grapevine leafroll disease in self-rooted and grafted varieties in Greece
Incidence and genetic diversity of Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV).
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2014–2015

Undergraduate

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Administrative Work

Τμήματος
#	Από	Έως	Θέση Όργανο / Επιτροπή
1	2015	2016	Member, Συνέλευση Τμήματος
2	2014	2016	Member, Συντονιστική μεταπτυχιακού
3	2013	2016	Member, Ομάδα υλοποίησης Πρακτικής άσκησης

Research Projects

Coordinator
2025–2026	Testing of produced propagating material of vegetables for various pathogens
2024–2025	Investigation of the etiology of peach fruit deformation
2024–2024	High-throughput sequencing of plant samples for exploring viral diseases
2023–2024	Testing of propagating material of vegetables for various pathogens.
2023–2023	Sponsorships for the 20th Conference of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (20th ICVG
2023–2024	Convention: "20th Conference of the International Committee for the Study of Virus and Virus like Diseases of the Grapevine (20th ICVG)"
2023–2025	Development and implementation of innovative flight forecasting and resistance monitoring systems for TSWV insects in tobacco cultivation
2023–2023	20th Conference of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (20th ICVG)
2023–2023	Testing of produced propagating material of vegetables for various pathogens.
2022–2022	Convention: "20th Hellenic Phytopathological Congress"
2022–2025	Identification, evaluation and promotion of indigenous wine grape varieties and the special characteristics of their products
2022–2022	Testing the virome of propagating material from different fruit tree rootstocks using the NGS technology
2022–2025	Epidemiology and evolution of grapevine leafroll associated viruses
2022–2025	Testing of plant material for viruses and viroids
2022–2022	Testing of produced propagating material of vegetables for various pathogens.
2021–2021	Molecular detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) on 35 tomato tomato samples using RT-PCR
2021–2021	Έλεγχος παραγόμενου πολλαπλασιαστικού υλικού κηπευτικών για διάφορα παθογόνα.
2020–2024	Study of the etiology, epidemiology and ecology of Pepper yellows disease (PYD)
2019–2022	Identification of RNA silencing suppression proteins in two novel cherry viruses and investigation of their mode of action
2019–2025	Propagating material Check for viruses and viroids
2019–2020	Screening for ToBRFV virus tomato seeds
2019–2022	Virus free Fruit Nurseries.
2018–2022	Promoting fruit tree cultivation though maintaining and organizing the field gene bank collection, creating parent plants for the production of certified propagating material and evaluating, exploiting and improving autochthonous cultivars
2017–2018	Study of Cucurbit Chlorotic Yellows Virus
2017–2020	Virus free Fruit Nurseries.
2017–2022	Virus free Fruit Nurseries.
2016–2017	Development of a vaccine based on Vigs technology fort the protection of plants against plum pox virus (PPV)
2013–2014	Develpment of an innovate biotechnological method for the plant ptotection against tomato inflections chlorosis vitus (TICV)

Participant
2023–2025	Innovations in Plant Protection for sustainable and environmentally friendly pest control
2018–2022	Evaluation - Improvement - Promotion of Important Traditional Greek Fruit Varieties
2018–2023	A Collaborative Network for the Exploitation and Clonal Selection of Greek Vine Varieties and Valorization of the Genetic Material
2018–2022	Optimization of the production of propagative material of vegetable crops and plant protection management in the greenhouses with biological and biotechnological methods
2018–2025
2012–2015	Healthy propagule production of panefruit trees and stonefruit trees with modern biological and biotechnological methods.
2012–2015	Improvement of the production of healthy propagating material from fruit trees using modern bioogical and biotechnological approaches
2011–2014	Production of open field and glasshouse vegetable crops with reduced agrochemicals:use of biotechnology for plant resistance to whiteflyes and white-fly borne viruses, development of resistance to insecticides and the interaction vector-virus
2010–2015	Students' internship of the Faculty of Agriculture
2008–2011	Sustainable innovation technology in plant nursery process improving plant quality and safety
2007–2008	Characterization and control of tomato viral diseases in Greece and Cyprus
2007–2008	Genetic diversity of ACLSV population and its epedimiology in agricultural and natural ecosystems.
2007–2025	DEP
2007–2013	Influence of viral proteins of avian influenza virus on the innate immune response of birds
2006–2010	Distinction funds from Aristotle University's Research Committee
2005–2007	New virological and biotechnological approaches for immprovement of greek and bulgarian grapevine genetic resources
2004–2009	Characterization of grapevine viruses related to leafroll disease, cytologic study and sanitation of propagative material using biotechnological methods
2003–2007	Ampelographic and genetic analysis of greek grapesvine cultivars. Vines testing and identification by using biotechnological methods. Vines free production
2003–2005	Biological suppression of severe plant viruses