Alexandra Argyriou
Postdoctoral Researcher
E-mail: alexandra.argyriou.2@ki.se
Visiting address: SciLifeLab, Tomtebodavägen 23A, 17121 Solna
Postal address: K7 Onkologi-Patologi, K7 Forskning Lehtiö, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- 2021-today: PhD student, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
2018-2020: Master of Medical Science with a major in Biomedicine (120hp)
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan 2020-
Jun 2020: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
Master thesis
Sept 2019-
Dec 2019: Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet
Master student research project on tumor immunotherapy
2017-2018: Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Research internship
2016-2017: Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Section of Biology , National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Bachelor’s thesis
2014-2018: Bachelor in Biology (240hp)
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Research
- The main focus of my research is to investigate the mechanisms leading to the sustained enrichment of T cells during inflammation in rheumatic autoimmune diseases, and more specifically in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
- T-cell effector functions at the site of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
- Multicolor Flow Cytometry, Spectral Flow Cytometry and single-cell sorting
- Cell culture, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescent assays
- Single-cell RNA sequencing (10X and Smart-seq)
- Bioinformatic analysis using R
Articles
- Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2025Argyriou A; Wadsworth MH; Fienman J; Gonzalez-Sanchez AC; Ghannoum S; Krishna C; Gerstner C; Horuluoglu B; Sijbranda M; Rönnblom L; Eloranta M-L; Wahren-Herlenius M; Hensvold A; Turcinov S; Winkler A; Malmström V; Chemin K
- Article: EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2023;15(10):e17240Argyriou A; Horuluoglu B; Galindo-Feria AS; Diaz-Boada JS; Sijbranda M; Notarnicola A; Dani L; van Vollenhoven A; Ramskold D; Nennesmo I; Dastmalchi M; Lundberg IE; Diaz-Gallo L-M; Chemin K
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;13(1):4046Argyriou A; Wadsworth MH; Lendvai A; Christensen SM; Hensvold AH; Gerstner C; van Vollenhoven A; Kravarik K; Winkler A; Malmstrom V; Chemin K
- Article: HEMASPHERE. 2019;3(6):e300Terpos E; Kostopoulos IV; Kastritis E; Ntanasis-Stathopoulos I; Migkou M; Rousakis P; Argyriou AT; Kanellias N; Fotiou D; Eleutherakis-Papaiakovou E; Gavriatopoulou M; Ziogas DC; Papanota A-M; Spyropoulou-Vlachou M; Trougakos IP; Tsitsilonis OE; Paiva B; Dimopoulos MA
- Article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;203:28-36Souliotis VL; Vlachogiannis NI; Pappa M; Argyriou A; Sfikakis PP
All other publications
- Doctoral thesis: 2025Argyriou A
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021Argyriou A; Wadsworth M; Lendvai A; Christensen S; Hensvold A; Gerstner C; Kravarik K; Winkler A; Malmström V; Chemin K
- Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2019;21(1):E55-55Souliotis VL; Vlachogiannis NI; Pappa M; Argyriou A; Ntouros PA; Sfikakis PP
Employments
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
- Clinical Assistant, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
- Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2020