Vasileios Ntafis

DVM, MSc, PhD, Head – Designated Veterinarian, Senior Research Scientist, Animal Facilities, Biomedical Sciences Research Center “Alexander Fleming”

Vasileios Ntafis is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with a PhD in “Virology and Viral Diseases”. Since 2012, he is the Head and Designated Veterinarian of the Animal Facilities of BSRC “Alexander Fleming”, responsible for the management of Facilities’ operations, infrastructures and personnel. In 2025 he was elected to the position of Senior Research Staff Scientist, with his interests focusing on the development of phenotyping assays for small rodents.

Vasileios Ntafis is the Vice-President for International Affairs of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) and member of the Governing Board of the European Society of Laboratory Animal Veterinarians (ESLAV). Since 2018 he has been member of the National Committee for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. In addition, he is Invited Reviewer (Ethics) for the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) and the European Research Executive Agency (REA) proposals.