Athanasia Varvaresou
University of West Attica, Greece
Biography
Athanasia Varvaresou is the Director of the Division of Aesthetics and Cosmetic Science of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in University of West Attica, Athens, Greece and Professor in Cosmetic Science. She is graduate from the School of Pharmacy, University of Athens. Her PhD is in synthesis and biological evaluation of xanthene derivatives used in cosmetics. She worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the University of Athens from 1996 till 2002. She is a reviewer for scientific journals. Her research interests are: Development of anti-aging cosmetics, efficacy tests of cosmetics and synthesis and structure elucidation and analysis of bioactive compounds.