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Maria Markou
Postdoctoral Associate
Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas
Biomedical Research Institute - BRI
University Campus of Ioannina
45 115 Ioannina, Greece
Education and training
B.Sc
Dept of Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina (2010-2015)
PhD
Laboratory 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 experience
1. 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)
