RESEARCH FELLOW
Molecular Medicine Research Center
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus
2000-2005 BSc in Biology, Aristotele’s University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2005-2006 MRes in Medical & Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle, UK 2006-2012 PhD in Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus 2012-Present Postdoctoral Research Associate, Molecular Medicine Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus
Next-Generation Sequencing of familial or sporadic hematuria cases • miRNAs as modifiers of gene transcription • Copy-number variation analysis in patients with CFHR5 nephropathy • Molecular genetics and miRNA function in familial and sporadic renal diseases. • Urine miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers of disease progression in familial hematurias • Identification and functional analysis of MIRSNPs in patients with variable progression of renal disease • Molecular genetics of Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease type 1 (MCKD1)