Despo Fatta-Kassinos
@bluepapagao.bsky.social
A passionate “waterologist” | ChemEng | Prof @ University of Cyprus | Head of Gaia Lab: Environmental & Engineered Water Processes & Systems | Nature+Parrot fanatic 🦜| there are years that ask questions & years that answer
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We discovered a new horizontal gene transfer mechanism: tail-less cf-PICIs hijack free phage tails extracellularly, forming infectious chimeric virions that drive both intra- and inter-species transfer among bacteria. @jonaszpatkowski.bsky.social @tcostalab.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We discovered a new horizontal gene transfer mechanism: tail-less cf-PICIs hijack free phage tails extracellularly, forming infectious chimeric virions that drive both intra- and inter-species transfer among bacteria. @jonaszpatkowski.bsky.social @tcostalab.bsky.social @jrpenades.bsky.social
Assessing antimicrobial resistance connectivity across One Health sectors|Nature Water. Led by T. Zhang & L. Li, our new paper discusses connectivity at ecological, microbial & genetic levels; & advocates for cross-sector studies. www.nature.com/articles/s44... @natwater.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Assessing antimicrobial resistance connectivity across One Health sectors|Nature Water. Led by T. Zhang & L. Li, our new paper discusses connectivity at ecological, microbial & genetic levels; & advocates for cross-sector studies. www.nature.com/articles/s44... @natwater.nature.com
Αντίο σε έναν θρύλο 💔
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) – η γυναίκα που με επιμονή και γενναιότητα έδωσε φωνή στη φύση και ελπίδα στην ανθρωπότητα. Μια αληθινή έμπνευση για όλες τις γενιές.
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) – η γυναίκα που με επιμονή και γενναιότητα έδωσε φωνή στη φύση και ελπίδα στην ανθρωπότητα. Μια αληθινή έμπνευση για όλες τις γενιές.
October 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Αντίο σε έναν θρύλο 💔
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) – η γυναίκα που με επιμονή και γενναιότητα έδωσε φωνή στη φύση και ελπίδα στην ανθρωπότητα. Μια αληθινή έμπνευση για όλες τις γενιές.
Jane Goodall (1934–2025) – η γυναίκα που με επιμονή και γενναιότητα έδωσε φωνή στη φύση και ελπίδα στην ανθρωπότητα. Μια αληθινή έμπνευση για όλες τις γενιές.
Human activities have pushed Earth beyond its Safe Operating Space. www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/wp-content/u...
September 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Human activities have pushed Earth beyond its Safe Operating Space. www.planetaryhealthcheck.org/wp-content/u...
The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene. Despite model and scenario uncertainties, consistent DZD (Day Zero Drought) hotspots emerge across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and parts of North America.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene. Despite model and scenario uncertainties, consistent DZD (Day Zero Drought) hotspots emerge across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and parts of North America.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Big News⚡️The proposed directive will amend the water framework & the groundwater directives and the directive on environmental quality standards, and will contribute to the EU’s zero pollution ambition of having an environment free of harmful pollution by 2050 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters
Today Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement to update EU water rules, adding new pollutants and strengthening monitoring and compliance.
www.consilium.europa.eu
September 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Big News⚡️The proposed directive will amend the water framework & the groundwater directives and the directive on environmental quality standards, and will contribute to the EU’s zero pollution ambition of having an environment free of harmful pollution by 2050 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Today, the SPORE-MED PRIMA Partnership consortium held its Work Package Leaders meeting 🧩 A productive session to align progress, exchange insights, and reinforce collaboration across all teams. Together, we are advancing towards impactful outcomes for the project’s mission.
September 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Today, the SPORE-MED PRIMA Partnership consortium held its Work Package Leaders meeting 🧩 A productive session to align progress, exchange insights, and reinforce collaboration across all teams. Together, we are advancing towards impactful outcomes for the project’s mission.
🌍 Apply now: ISEC 2026 (Mar 20–25, Eretria 🇬🇷).
Tuition-free, 40 students, global experts on #ClimateChange, #pollution, #health #sustainability.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
👉 aristeia.us/isec.html
#ISEC2026 #EnvironmentalCrisis
Tuition-free, 40 students, global experts on #ClimateChange, #pollution, #health #sustainability.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
👉 aristeia.us/isec.html
#ISEC2026 #EnvironmentalCrisis
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌍 Apply now: ISEC 2026 (Mar 20–25, Eretria 🇬🇷).
Tuition-free, 40 students, global experts on #ClimateChange, #pollution, #health #sustainability.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
👉 aristeia.us/isec.html
#ISEC2026 #EnvironmentalCrisis
Tuition-free, 40 students, global experts on #ClimateChange, #pollution, #health #sustainability.
Deadline: Sept 15, 2025.
👉 aristeia.us/isec.html
#ISEC2026 #EnvironmentalCrisis
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Join us in Toronto, Canada in June of 2026 for the 14th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard conference to share the latest research on micropollutants in the environment. Check out the conference website: www.micropol2026to.org
#micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
#micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
14th IWA Micropol & Ecohazard Conference | trace contaminants
The 14th IWA Micropol & Ecohazard Conference explores the latest research on the fate and effects of trace contaminants in water, including technologies for removing these contaminants from water.
www.micropol2026to.org
June 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Join us in Toronto, Canada in June of 2026 for the 14th IWA Micropol and Ecohazard conference to share the latest research on micropollutants in the environment. Check out the conference website: www.micropol2026to.org
#micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
#micropollutants #ecohazard #science 🧪
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💧 Water is life. But we can no longer take it for granted.
We’ve adopted the Water Resilience Strategy to ensure that water in the EU is clean, affordable, efficient and protected.
Our future depends on how we manage water today.
We’ve adopted the Water Resilience Strategy to ensure that water in the EU is clean, affordable, efficient and protected.
Our future depends on how we manage water today.
June 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
💧 Water is life. But we can no longer take it for granted.
We’ve adopted the Water Resilience Strategy to ensure that water in the EU is clean, affordable, efficient and protected.
Our future depends on how we manage water today.
We’ve adopted the Water Resilience Strategy to ensure that water in the EU is clean, affordable, efficient and protected.
Our future depends on how we manage water today.
🦠 «Μηχανισμοί Εμφάνισης και Διάδοσης της Αντιμικροβιακής Αντοχής»
📅 Παρασκευή 23 Μαΐου 2025
🕓 16:00 – 17:30
📍 Αμφιθέατρο LRC 014, Βιβλιοθήκη "Στέλιος Ιωάννου", Πανεπιστημιούπολη
👨🔬 Ομιλητές από την ερευνητική ομάδα Γαία:
• Δρ. Στέλιος Χατζημιχαήλ
• Σταύρη Καρασιαλή
📅 Παρασκευή 23 Μαΐου 2025
🕓 16:00 – 17:30
📍 Αμφιθέατρο LRC 014, Βιβλιοθήκη "Στέλιος Ιωάννου", Πανεπιστημιούπολη
👨🔬 Ομιλητές από την ερευνητική ομάδα Γαία:
• Δρ. Στέλιος Χατζημιχαήλ
• Σταύρη Καρασιαλή
May 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🦠 «Μηχανισμοί Εμφάνισης και Διάδοσης της Αντιμικροβιακής Αντοχής»
📅 Παρασκευή 23 Μαΐου 2025
🕓 16:00 – 17:30
📍 Αμφιθέατρο LRC 014, Βιβλιοθήκη "Στέλιος Ιωάννου", Πανεπιστημιούπολη
👨🔬 Ομιλητές από την ερευνητική ομάδα Γαία:
• Δρ. Στέλιος Χατζημιχαήλ
• Σταύρη Καρασιαλή
📅 Παρασκευή 23 Μαΐου 2025
🕓 16:00 – 17:30
📍 Αμφιθέατρο LRC 014, Βιβλιοθήκη "Στέλιος Ιωάννου", Πανεπιστημιούπολη
👨🔬 Ομιλητές από την ερευνητική ομάδα Γαία:
• Δρ. Στέλιος Χατζημιχαήλ
• Σταύρη Καρασιαλή
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Here are some impressions of the day at #SETACVienna, including some of the great talks on topics such as the effects of antidepressants on the visual system and the impact of micropollutants on prokaryotes. Also, today I could present my poster on cyanobacterial metabolism 🤩
@setac.bsky.social
@setac.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Here are some impressions of the day at #SETACVienna, including some of the great talks on topics such as the effects of antidepressants on the visual system and the impact of micropollutants on prokaryotes. Also, today I could present my poster on cyanobacterial metabolism 🤩
@setac.bsky.social
@setac.bsky.social
Join us to explore together the intricate relationships between environmental stressors and microbial communities. This session will delve into how pollutants disrupt microbiota across ecosystems and hosts, with implications for biodiversity, resilience, and human health.
May 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us to explore together the intricate relationships between environmental stressors and microbial communities. This session will delve into how pollutants disrupt microbiota across ecosystems and hosts, with implications for biodiversity, resilience, and human health.
1/2 The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe annual meeting is beginning today, bringing together scientists, professionals, & decision-makers to advance environmental science & sustainability. We have started SETAC Europe Council operations early…
May 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
1/2 The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe annual meeting is beginning today, bringing together scientists, professionals, & decision-makers to advance environmental science & sustainability. We have started SETAC Europe Council operations early…
1/2 I was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigious Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, to both the main campus in Mexico City & the Temixco campus. The experience was truly top-tier—from inspiring conversations with students and faculty, to the vibrant culture,
May 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
1/2 I was honored to be invited to speak at the prestigious Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, to both the main campus in Mexico City & the Temixco campus. The experience was truly top-tier—from inspiring conversations with students and faculty, to the vibrant culture,
Apple’s Water Strategy, March 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Apple’s Water Strategy, March 2025
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Earth Day•Every Day🌿✨
April 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Earth Day•Every Day🌿✨
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“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."
Sir David Attenborough🌿
Sir David Attenborough🌿
April 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."
Sir David Attenborough🌿
Sir David Attenborough🌿
🚨 Call for Papers – Water Convention Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026 🫧
📅 Submission Deadline: 3 October 2025
📍 Submit your abstract here: events.miceneurol.com/Presentation...
Join us in Singapore! 🇸🇬 #SIWW2026 #WaterConvention #CallForPapers #WaterInnovation
📅 Submission Deadline: 3 October 2025
📍 Submit your abstract here: events.miceneurol.com/Presentation...
Join us in Singapore! 🇸🇬 #SIWW2026 #WaterConvention #CallForPapers #WaterInnovation
April 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
🚨 Call for Papers – Water Convention Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026 🫧
📅 Submission Deadline: 3 October 2025
📍 Submit your abstract here: events.miceneurol.com/Presentation...
Join us in Singapore! 🇸🇬 #SIWW2026 #WaterConvention #CallForPapers #WaterInnovation
📅 Submission Deadline: 3 October 2025
📍 Submit your abstract here: events.miceneurol.com/Presentation...
Join us in Singapore! 🇸🇬 #SIWW2026 #WaterConvention #CallForPapers #WaterInnovation
Elephants form ‘alert circle' during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/w...
WATCH: Elephants form 'alert circle' during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
African Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park instinctively created an “alert circle” during the earthquake.
www.nbcsandiego.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Elephants form ‘alert circle' during earthquake at San Diego Zoo Safari Park www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/w...
Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows www.bbc.com/news/article...
Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance
Children in Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from antibiotics medicines no longer working, a study suggests.
www.bbc.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance, study shows www.bbc.com/news/article...
At Boulders Beach in South Africa, the sight of these tuxedoed little wanderers is pure joy. A reminder that wonder sometimes shows up on a beach just outside the city, wearing flippers & a permanent smile. #JackassPenguins #Spheniscusdemersus #ProtectWildlife
April 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
At Boulders Beach in South Africa, the sight of these tuxedoed little wanderers is pure joy. A reminder that wonder sometimes shows up on a beach just outside the city, wearing flippers & a permanent smile. #JackassPenguins #Spheniscusdemersus #ProtectWildlife
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The FDA approved the first new oral antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs in 30 years, offering a vital treatment option for women and girls aged 12 and up, especially those with #AMR infections. Trials showed mostly mild side effects like diarrhea and nausea.
www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
FDA Approves the First New UTI Antibiotic in Nearly 30 Years
This antibiotic is the first new FDA-approved medication for urinary tract infections in decades, and meets the need for new treatments in an era of rising antibiotic resistance.
www.everydayhealth.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The FDA approved the first new oral antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs in 30 years, offering a vital treatment option for women and girls aged 12 and up, especially those with #AMR infections. Trials showed mostly mild side effects like diarrhea and nausea.
www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
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UC San Diego bioengineers reveal how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently by sex, highlighting the need for personalized treatment.
#BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives
#BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives
How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease
UC San Diego bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
UC San Diego bioengineers reveal how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently by sex, highlighting the need for personalized treatment.
#BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives
#BehindEveryBreakThrough #HealthcareResearch #ResearchSavesLives