Dr. Liakoppolus was born in Athens, Greece in 1968. He received his MD degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and PhD degree from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He is currently an Associate Professor of Nephrology at the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1 st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Currently, he serves as a member (representing ISN) of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee. Additionally, he is actively involved in many Committees of the Medical School of our University (PhD Committee, MSc Committee, Bioethics Committee, Educational Committee etc) and in the Administration Committee (RESTART) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is also the Vice-Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Peloponnese, Greece.