Personal Details

First and last name: Dimitrios Patikas

Father’s & Mother’s name: Alexandros & Maria

Birth date (place): Tuesday 18th of June 1974 (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Current Home Address: Aggelionos 10, 54351, Thessaloniki, Greece

Telephone number: +30-2310-923155

E-mail: dpatikas@auth.gr

Educational Background

Main studies

1992
High school graduation (3rd Lycium of A. Toumpa)

1992-1996
Graduate Studies at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Specialization in Swimming.
Diploma Thesis Title: “The effect of exercise on the Nerve Conduction Velocity”

1996-1998
Post-graduate Studies at the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, of the Democritus University of Thrace.
Specialization in Coaching & Exercise Physiology.
Master Thesis Title: “Changes in the presynaptic inhibition of the soleus H-reflex after a sustained contraction”

1998-2002
Ph.D. graduation from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Ph.D. Thesis Title: “The mechanism of presynaptic inhibition during a sustained submaximal contraction”

Additional studies

1995-1996
Classes of Clinical Neurology at the A’ Neurological Clinic of Thessaloniki, AHEPA (Department of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece).
Specialization in evoked potentials under the supervision of Dr. Fotiou F. (M.D. Associate Professor of the 1st Neurological Clinic of Thessaloniki, AHEPA)

07-08/1997
Invited student at the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department of Indiana University (Bloomington IN, USA), under the supervision of Dr. David M. Koceja (Assoc. Prof. of Kinesiology).

07/1999
Participant at the theoretical and practical courses of the International Summerschool in University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Medical School, Panum Institute) under the supervision of Dr. Jens Bo Nielsen (M.D. Dept. of Medical Physiology, University of Copenhagen).
Title: Integrative Physiology in Sensory-Motor Control.

09/2002 & 2003
Theoretical and practical courses concerning clinical gait analysis during the 11th and 12th Annual Meeting of ESMAC
Basic course (16-18 September 2002, Leuven, Belgium).
Advanced course (8-10 September 2003, Marseille, France).

06/2004
Participation in the summerschool of the German Society of Biomechanics in Munster (Germany) under the supervision of Dr. Eric Eils and Dr. Dieter Rosenbaum (University Clinic of Munster.
Title: Kinematic, kinetic and neuromuscular analysis of human movement.

10/2004
Participation in the biannual user meeting of VICONT in the German Sport University (Cologne, Germany).
Title: Current applications, accuracy, limitations and further improvements.

Languages

English
06/1990: First Certificate in English Language from the University of Cambridge.
06/1998: Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
09/1998: Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

French
June 1992: High-school level knowledge.

German
05/1996: Mittelstuffe III from Goethe Institut.
05/1996: Mittelstuffe III (PALSO).

Greek
Native language.

Jobs & Career

10/1994-11/1998
Strength and Conditioning trainer for basketball, tennis, track and field and swimming athletes.

1998-2001
Personal teacher for computer software programs.

11/1998-10/1999
Teaching position in the field of “Neuromuscular Control and Training” in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Swimming teacher in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Teaching position in the field of Statistics using SPSS for the post-graduate students of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

05/2002-11/2006
Research Assistant in the motion analysis laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Doderlein (MD) at Stiftung Orthopadische Universitatsklinik, Heidelberg.

11/2006-07/2010
Employee in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki in matters concerning sports administration.

6/2010-present
Lecturer in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at Serres (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) in the field of Training and Neuromuscular Adaptations.

Research

Methods

  • Dynamometry (isokinetic, isometric etc.).
  • 3D movement analysis, experienced in modeling and kinematic and podographic capturing.
  • Electromyography (EMG).
  • Electroencephaolography (EEG).
  • Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP).
  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
  • Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES).
  • Electrical nerve stimulation (H-reflex, M-/V-/F-wave).
  • Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS).

Fields of interest

  • Spinal mechanisms
  • Fatigue
  • Developmental ages, and ageing
  • Muscle length – force relationship
  • Training
  • Post-activation potentiation
  • Neuromuscular diseases

Computer skills

  • Excellent computer user concerning text processing, data base analysis, creating slide/poster presentations and organization charts and trees / flowcharts / diagrams (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Visio, Micrografx, SmartDraw etc.).
  • Programming in Matlab and Mathcad for data processing applications.
  • Basic or higher knowledge for creating internet related applications using HTML, Flash, Java, Python.
  • User of statistical analysis software programs, such as, SPSS, Statistica, Prism, Plot-it and R.
  • Basic knowledge in programming with Visual Basic and C++.
  • Familiar with Linux and Unix OS.
  • Experienced in picture formatting, using various software programs such as Gimp, Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, Photopaint, CorelDraw etc.
  • Basic knowledge in computer hardware (installing peripherals, making upgrades, building fundamental networks, etc.).