Professor of Cosmetology - Dermopharmaceutics

Education

• Degree in Pharmacy (NKUA, 1983)
• Master degree in Dermopharmacy (University of Lyon I, 1984)
• PhD es Pharmaceutical Sciences (University of Paris XI, 1987) 

Teaching

Undergraduate courses/labs: 

• “Cosmetic Technology and Cosmetology” including relative laboratory exercises
• “Control and Evaluation of Cosmetics and Topical Medical Devices” including relative laboratory exercises
• Practical Exercises of Pharmaceutical Technology 
• Pharmacology 1 (2-4 hours per semester)

Graduate courses: 

• “Cosmetology” 
• “Efficacy and toxicity of drugs and cosmetics on skin”
• “Control and evaluation of topical products” including practical training
• In the specialization of "Cosmetology-Dermatopharmacology," additional responsibilities include teaching courses, organizing laboratory exercises, coordinating student placements in relevant industries, supervising research projects, and conducting regular visits to research centers and pharmaceutical - cosmetic industries.
• Teaching courses in other postgraduate programs such as "Nanotechnology," "Development of New Drugs," and "Cosmetic Chemistry”.

Research topics

• Skin pharmacology
• Skin toxicity
• Oxidative stress
• Antioxidants
• Topical preparations

Distinctions

• Four awards in international (2) and national conferences
• L’Oreal scholarship

Recent publications

• Assessment of Healing Potential of Bombyx mori L. (Silkworm) Derivatives on Second-Degree Burns: Dose-Response and Combination Therapy Analysis., Katsikari E, Kyriaki A, Vitsos A, Vidali M, Harizanis P, Sfiniadakis I, Kostaki M, Ieronymaki D, Terezaki A, Ladopoulos G, Albani C, Barda C, Rallis MC., Medicines (Basel). 2025 Apr 30;12(2):11. doi: 10.3390/medicines12020011.PMID: 40407603
• ermatological effects of acute and long-term UV-C exposure: an in vivo study using a portable mercury lamp. Karampasi C, Sfiniadakis I, Petri A, Rallis M., Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2025 Jun;24(6):909-921. doi: 10.1007/s43630-025-00732-9. Epub 2025 May 14. PMID: 40366600
• Investigating the wound healing potential of low-power 661 nm laser light in a pigmented hairless murine model., Statha D, Sfiniadakis I, Rallis M, Anastassopoulou J, Alexandratou E. Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2025 May;24(5):779-790. doi: 10.1007/s43630-025-00725-8. Epub 2025 May 8.PMID: 40338500
• Exploring the Non-Toxic Therapeutic Potential of Dioscorea communis in Combating Oral Pathogenic Bacteria and Their Effects on Hard and Soft Oral Tissues. Papantonaki AI, Georgakopoulou E, Barda C, Loumou P, Sfiniadakis I, Anastassopoulou J, Vitsos A, Rallis MC.Biomedicines. 2025 Apr 17;13(4):983. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines13040983.PMID: 40299662
• In vitro assessment of portable, domestic UV-C disinfection devices' effects on skin fibroblasts. Kardamila E, Almpani C, Vitsos A, Ieronymaki D, Petri A, Rallis MC. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2025 May 10:1-7. doi: 10.1080/15569527.2025.2502426. PMID: 40347283
• Antiviral mechanisms and preclinical evaluation of amantadine analogs that continue to inhibit influenza A viruses with M2S31N-based drug resistance. Tietjen I, Kwan DC, Petrich A, Zell R, Antoniadou IT, Gavriilidou A, Tzitzoglaki C, Rallis M, Fedida D, Sureda FX, Mestdagh C, Naesens L, Chiantia S, Johnson FB, Kolocouris A. Antiviral Res. 2025 Apr;236:106104. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2025.106104. Epub 2025 Feb 11.PMID: 39947434
• Proteolytic enzymes and wound debridement: a literature review. Mathioudaki E, Vitsos A, Rallis MC.Wounds. 2024 Nov;36(11):357-365. doi: 10.25270/wnds/23181. PMID: 39666902 Review.
• Type I Diabetes Mellitus Suppresses Experimental Skin Carcinogenesis. Giakoumaki M, Lambrou GI, Vlachodimitropoulos D, Tagka A, Vitsos A, Kyriazi M, Dimakopoulou A, Anagnostou V, Karasmani M, Deli H, Grigoropoulos A, Karalis E, Rallis MC, Black HS.Cancers (Basel). 2024 Apr 15;16(8):1507. doi: 10.3390/cancers16081507.PMID: 38672589
• Cutibacterium acnes induces acne-like lesions in hairless mice models - A comparative study. Ladopoulos G, Barda C, Tsami K, Vitsos A, Didaras NA, Mossialos D, Skaltsa H, Sfiniadakis I, Papaioannou GT, Rallis MC. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods. 2024 Jul-Aug;128:107539. doi: 10.1016/j.vascn.2024.107539. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38969309
• Healing Potential of the Marine Polysaccharides Carrageenan and Ulvan on Second-Degree Burns. Statha D, Papaioannou A, Kikionis S, Kostaki M, Sfiniadakis I, Vitsos A, Anastassopoulou J, Ioannou E, Roussis V, Rallis MC.J Funct Biomater. 2024 Sep 5;15(9):257. doi: 10.3390/jfb15090257.PMID: 39330232
• Differential Diagnosis of Irritant Versus Allergic Contact Dermatitis Based on Noninvasive Methods.Gkagkari P, Tagka A, Stratigos A, Karalis V, Kyritsi A, Vitsos A, Rallis MC. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024 Oct 30;14(4):e2024231. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1404a231.PMID: 39652964
• Comparative Study of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinogenesis in Different Hairless Murine Models. Gkikas G, Katsiris D, Vitsos A, Gioran A, Ieronymaki D, Kostaki M, Ladopoulos G, Ioannidou V, Theodoraki E, Chondrogianni N, Sfiniadakis I, Papaioannou GT, Rallis MC. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Oct 21;16(20):3546. doi: 10.3390/cancers16203546.PMID: 39456640
• Contact allergy caused by acrylates in nail cosmetics: A pilot study from Greece. Gkousiaki M, Karalis VD, Kyritsi A, Almpani C, Geronikolou S, Stratigos A, Rallis MC, Tagka A.Contact Dermatitis. 2024 Mar;90(3):273-279. doi: 10.1111/cod.14485. Epub 2024 Jan 2.PMID: 38164086
• Wound Healing Potential of Herbal Hydrogel Formulations of Cedrus brevifolia Extracts in Mice. Lyggitsou G, Barda C, Anagnostou M, Douros A, Statha D, Karampasi C, Papantonaki AI, Svoliantopoulos I, Sfiniadakis I, Vitsos A, Skaltsa H, Rallis MC. Gels. 2024 Nov 19;10(11):750. doi: 10.3390/gels10110750.PMID: 39590106
• The effect of low-dose photodynamic therapy using the photosensitizer chloroaluminum phthalocyanine on a scratch wound model in skin fibroblasts.Giannakopoulos E, Katopodi A, Rallis M, Politopoulos K, Alexandratou E.J Biophotonics. 2024 Sep;17(9):e202400033. doi: 10.1002/jbio.202400033. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PMID: 38962832
• Photobiomodulation and Wound Healing: Low-Level Laser Therapy at 661 nm in a Scratch Assay Keratinocyte Model. Mathioudaki E, Rallis M, Politopoulos K, Alexandratou E. Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Feb;52(2):376-385. doi: 10.1007/s10439-023-03384-x. Epub 2023 Oct 18.PMID: 37851144
• In Vivo Evaluation of Wound Healing Efficacy of Gel-Based Dressings Loaded with Pycnogenol™ and Ceratothoa oestroides Extracts. Vitsos A, Ieronymaki D, Kostaki M, Almpani C, Barda C, Kikionis S, Sfiniadakis I, Dallas P, Rallis MC. Gels. 2024 Mar 28;10(4):233. doi: 10.3390/gels10040233. PMID: 38667652  
• HPLC- and NMR-Based Chemical Profiling, Wound-Healing Potential, Anti-Inflammatory and Antibacterial Activities of Satureja pilosa (Lamiaceae), a Neglected Medicinal-Aromatic Herb. Panagiotidou C, Burgers LD, Tsadila C, Almpani C, Krigas N, Mossialos D, Rallis MC, Fürst R, Karioti A.Plants (Basel). 2023 Dec 8;12(24):4114. doi: 10.3390/plants12244114.PMID: 38140440
• Octenidine Versus Dispase Gels for Wound Healing After Cryosurgery Treatment in Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma. Stratidakis N, Tagka A, Geronikolou SA, Giannakopoulos E, Panagiotopoulos A, Malachia E, Vitsos A, Karalis E, Dallas P, Stratigos A, Rallis M. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1425:591-601. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_57.PMID: 37581832
• An In-Depth Stability Study of the Essential Oils from Mentha × piperita, Mentha spicata, Origanum vulgare, and Thymus vulgaris: The Impact of Thermal and Storage Conditions. Ganosi E, Barda C, Grafakou M-E, Rallis MC, Skaltsa H. , Separations. 2023; 10(9):488. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10090488
• Biological Activities of Lamiaceae Species: Bio-Guided Isolation of Active Metabolites from Salvia officinalis L. 53. Tsitsigianni E, Tomou E-M, Almpani C, Rallis MC, Skaltsa H., Agronomy. 2023; 13(5):1224. doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051224

Books

• Master Thesis (1984) 
• PhD Thesis (1987)
• Control and Evaluation of Cosmetic Products   (Book for Undergraduate Students, 1996)
• M.G. Traber, J.J. Thiele, M. Rallis, C. Weber, M. Podda, L.Packer, “Biological Activities of Tocotrienols and Tocopherols Evaluated in Skin”, Chapter 28, in “Biological Oxidants and Antioxidants: Molecular Mechanisms and Health Effects”, edited by L. Packer and O.S.H. Ong, pp 250-256 (1998)

Contact

Postal address: Section of Pharmaceutical Technology,
Department of Pharmacy,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimiopolis, 157 84
Athens, Greece
Tel.: +30(210) 727699
e-mail: rallis@pharm.uoa.gr