Katherine Kentistou
Postdoctoral Fellow at MRC Epidemiology Unit- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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MRC Epidemiology Unit
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Postdoctoral Fellow
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Mar 2021 - Present
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The University of Edinburgh
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Fellow
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Jun 2020 - Feb 2021
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PhD Candidate
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Sep 2016 - May 2020
PhD Thesis: “The genetic underpinnings of adiposity: from GWAS discovery to functional characterisation” with Professors Nik Morton & Jim Wilson, Dr Peter Joshi.
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The Francis Crick Institute
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United Kingdom
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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MSc Researcher
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
MSc Thesis: "Generation and in vivo Mouse Modelling of Idiopathic Mutations from Patients with Disorders of Sex Development using CRISPR/Cas9” with Dr Robin Lovell-Badge and Dr Nitzan Gonen, at the Developmental Genetics Group. MSc Thesis: "Generation and in vivo Mouse Modelling of Idiopathic Mutations from Patients with Disorders of Sex Development using CRISPR/Cas9” with Dr Robin Lovell-Badge and Dr Nitzan Gonen, at the Developmental Genetics Group.
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University of Patras
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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BSc Researcher
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
I worked on a project investigating the role of 3 SNPs in the pathogenic severity of β-thalassemia, with Dr George Patrinos and Dr Theodora Katsila, at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology. I worked on a project investigating the role of 3 SNPs in the pathogenic severity of β-thalassemia, with Dr George Patrinos and Dr Theodora Katsila, at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology.
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Education
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The University of Edinburgh
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, MRC DTP in Precision Medicine -
Imperial College London
Master’s Degree, MSc in Human Molecular Genetics -
Newcastle University
Bachelor’s Degree, Biology -
Geitonas School
95% in A-level equivalent courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths & Stats