Eleni Bagli
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece MD, University of Ioannina GreecePhD, University of Ioannina, GreeceCertified Board OphthalmologistProfessional Experience- Research Scientist 1 in the Pharmacology Department, Exelixis inc. South San Francisco, CA, USA (2004)- Clinical Research Fellow in Medical Retina service -Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK (2009)- Senior Research Scientist in FORTH/IMBB-BR (from 2011)- Consultant ophthalmologist in the University Eye clinic of Ioannina (from 2016) with a focus on medical retina.Research InterestsHer research interests include the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to vascular cells (endothelial and mural cells) and the generation of organoid-like platforms that can be applied to drug development and various tissue engineering applications. She has 29 publications, 1886 citations and h-factor of 16.
Vasiliki Kyranoudi
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece
Panayiota Lazaridi
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece
Sofia Bellou
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece B.Sc in Physics, 2000 (University of Ioannina)M.Sc in Applied Biomolecular Technology, 2002 (University of Nottingham, U.K.)Ph.D in Biological Chemistry, 2008 (University of Ioannina)Current position: Head of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Unit, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, GreeceANDBiomedical Research Division, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation of Research and Technology, Ioannina, Greece
Maria Markou
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece Education and trainingB.ScDept of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina (2010-2015)PhDLaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Medical School-University of Ioannina (UOI) & Division of Biomedical Research of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-IMBB), Ioannina. Project title: Molecular mechanisms of VEGF in vasculogenesis and applications in regenerative medicine (2016-present)Work experience1. Diploma thesis. Division of Biomedical Research of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-IMBB), Ioannina. Project title: “Differentiation of vascular progenitor cells on scaffolds for the generation of vascular tissues in vitro” (11/2014-11/2015)2. Fellowship for post-graduate studies of the second-cycle (PhD) in Greece from The State Scholarships Foundation, in the framework of the Operational Programme “Education and Life Long Learning”3. Researcher in the project funded by the program "Siemens-Biology-Biophotonics”. ¨Differentiating hESCs / hiPSCs to cells of mesodermal origin. Study of basic molecular mechanisms and applications in Regenerative Medicine¨Training• Mesenchymal Stem Cell culture and identification with FACS analysis with GMP production methods. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Seminar (05/2017)• International course care and use of laboratory animals (mice, rats, and zebrafish), FELASA accredited course (Ref. No. 051/15)
Aikaterini Apostolidi
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece
Elena Rakovoliou
Foundation for Research & Technology-HellasBiomedical Research Institute - BRIUniversity Campus of Ioannina45 115 Ioannina, Greece
