Experience

ReGEN Biomedical

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Applications specialist - microtissue Vascularisation & organ on chip technology

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands



Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands



TNO

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Scientist

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Metabolic Health Research, Organ on a chip technology platform (TNO Leiden) Projects: - Develop a perfused 3D spheroid liver on a chip model for studying Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) that allows preclinical testing of candidate therapeutics. - Study the technical and biological aspects of coupling Liver and gut on a chip models developed by TNO for drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) applications Lead Scientist Supervisor: Dr Geurt Stokman and Dr Evita Van de Steeg Manager: Dr. ir. Han van de Sandt



Leiden University - Faculty of Archaeology

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) Project: ‘’ Using liver function on-a-chip in vitro models for drug testing and toxicological assessment ’’ Supervisor: Professor Bob Van de Water



Leiden University Medical Center

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD in Vascular and Regenerative medicine

  • Nov 2016 - Oct 2020

  Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine Development of stem cell-based in vitro tools for in vitro vascular disease modeling and drug testing applications: ▪ Study the effect of stem cell genetic heterogeneity in endothelial cell differentiation in vitro ▪ Study hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) using mouse pluripotent stem cells and in vivo models ▪ Using 3D angiogenic spheroids for studying vascular differentiation & angiogenesis and perform drug testing ▪ Using the chick embryo ex-vivo model to study… Show more Development of stem cell-based in vitro tools for in vitro vascular disease modeling and drug testing applications: ▪ Study the effect of stem cell genetic heterogeneity in endothelial cell differentiation in vitro ▪ Study hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) using mouse pluripotent stem cells and in vivo models ▪ Using 3D angiogenic spheroids for studying vascular differentiation & angiogenesis and perform drug testing ▪ Using the chick embryo ex-vivo model to study vessel development, angiogenesis and drug/toxicity testing Show less



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master by research project 2

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

  Vascular Pharmacology group, National Heart and Lung Institute Investigate the anticancer properties of COX-2 inhibitors on coon cancer cells and find a new chemical formulation to reduce their cardiovascular side effects Supervisors: Dr Nicholas Kirkby and Prof. Jane Mitchell

• Master by research project 1

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

  BHF Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine Centre Generation and characterization of human pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial cells and investigation of TGF-b signaling in mesenchymal to endothelial transition Supervisors: Prof. Anna Randi, Dr Gabor Foldes and Prof. Sian Harding



401 General Military Hospital of Athens

• Greece
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical laboratory assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2015

  Hellenic Army, Greece Served as a clinical laboratory assistant during my military service (conscription)



The University of Edinburgh

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  BHF Vascular Regeneration centre/MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine Isolation, characterisation evaluation of the regenerative capacity of cultured human perivascular stem cells for bone tissue engineering applications Supervisor: Prof. Bruno Péault



Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)

• Greece
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Masters Thesis Student

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2013

  Biomedical Research Division (FORTH-BR), Ioannina, Greece Isolation, culture and characterisation of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue engineering Supervisor: Prof. Theodore Fotsis, Dr Dimitrios Kouroupis



Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)

• Greece
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Summer research Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Biomedical Research Division (FORTH-BR), Ioannina, Greece Training in human vascular and stem cell biology and experimental techniques