Ourania Kostopoulou

Education
BSc, Biology 2008, University of Patras, Greece
MSc, Basic Medical Sciences (Pathobiochemistry) 2010, Department of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
PhD, Basic Medical Sciences 2014, Department of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
Docent, Experimental Oncology 2022, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Team members

Ourania Kostopoulou, PhD, Associate Professor, team leader
Monika Lukoseviciute, PhD student

Madeleine Birgersson, Postdoc (affiliated to the team)
Paolo Ceriani, Master student

Past members in the team

Emma Need (Master student)

Amelia Irimies (Bachelor student)

Albin Dalipi (Medical student)

Katerina Theodosopoulou (Erasmus Master student)
Eleni Pappa (Erasmus Bachelor student)
Eleni Poulou (Erasmus Master student)
Christina Papachristofi (Master student)
Erika Rosendahl (Medical student at Linköping University)
Henrietta Maier (Erasmus Master student)
Christina Vasilopoulou (Erasmus Bachelor student)

Funding

Eva and Oscar Foundation
Mary Beves Foundation
Tornspiran Foundation
Magnus Bergvalls Foundation
Åke Wiberg Foundation
AnnaBrita and Bo Casters Minne Foundation
Svenska Läkaresällskapet (SLS)
Clas Groschinskys minnesfond
Karolinska Institutet

Our research focuses on overcoming resistance to treatment by targeting multiple molecular pathways. We are particularly interested in exploring rational drug combinations, utilizing both FDA-approved therapies and novel agents, to enhance treatment efficacy. By strategically combining these drugs, our goal is to develop more effective therapeutic strategies that can circumvent resistance mechanisms and improve patient outcomes.

Completed ten weeks of pedagogic training courses.

Co-director in the Molecular Medicine-Oncology course in Biomedicine Bachelor Program