Christina Neofytou
Anknuten till Forskning
E-postadress: christina.neofytou@ki.se
Besöksadress: Solnavägen 9 - kvarter D7, 17165 Solna
Postadress: C4 Neurovetenskap, C4 Forskning Hermanson, 171 77 Stockholm
Om mig
- I am an experienced researcher with a demonstrated history of working in the
academia and the pharmaceutical industry. I have obtained a Bachelor's
degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Biology, with a
specialisation in Genetics, Developmental and Molecular Biology, a Master
of Medical Science degree with a Major in Biomedicine from Karolinska
Institutet and a PhD in Neuroscience from Karolinska Institute.
I performed my PhD in Molecular Neurodevelopment in the Ola
Hermanson laboratory, at the department of Neuroscience in Karolinska
Institutet. I also act as a Collaborating Research Specialist in Celluminova,
a company which specialises in the development of new tools for stem cell
research, including cancer stem cells.
Additionally, I have a strong interest for Science Communications and, in my
free time, I organise events and participate in activities related to raising
public interest in science and to connecting researchers and building
collaborations. I am a passionate scientific communicator, event coordinator,
mentor and public speaker.
Examples of events organised / Other positions of trust:
* TEDxKI, Speaker coach
* KICC organisation - Karolinska Institutet Clinicum Connection, Vice
President
* KICC organisation - Karolinska Institutet Clinicum Connection, Head Of
Marketing and Communications
* Annual Biomedicum Young Researchers Symposium (BYRS), Vice President
* Stockholms Akademiska Forum, Guest Editor
* PhD Careers Beyond Academia Club at Karolinska Institutet, Event
Coordinator
* Doctoral Students' Association at KI (DSA), Student Safety representative
(safety ombudsperson) for the Department of Neuroscience
* Digital Ambassador and programme representative for the MSc in
Biomedicine
* Stockholm Science City, Guest editor and event hostess
* BUS (Biomedicinska utbildningssektionen - Biomedical Students
Association), Head of alumni Committee
Degrees/Qualifications:
PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska institutet, Department of Neuroscience, Ola Hermanson group, 2019-2023
Master of Medical Science (MMedSc) with a Major in Biomedicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2018
Bachelor’s in Science (BSc), Degree in Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Specialisation Track: Genetics, Developmental and Molecular Biology, 2011-2015
Epigenetics, Chromatin and Gene Expression Course - Scholarship holder, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Summer 2019 (intensive program)
Erasmus Placement Internship, University of Kent, Apr-Jun 2016
Forskningsbeskrivning
- The Hermanson lab focuses on the development of the brain and maturation of
neural stem and progenitor cells, with implications for psychiatric and
neurological disease as well as tumors in the nervous system. More
specifically, the main focus of the lab is to understand transcriptional and
epigenetic regulation of differentiation of neural progenitors, especially of
the cortex and in CNS tumors such as glioblastoma, paediatric
high-grade glioma, and medulloblastoma, while also developing new methods
and technologies for improved studies of epigenetics and stem cell biology,
and applications in precision medicine.
My aim is to understand the key molecular mechanisms in play during normal
brain development, with a focus on epigenetics, and to describe how these
processes are dysregulated in tumor formation, in recovery after radiation
therapy and in developmental disorders.
Undervisning
- Supervision of students in the lab for their Master's thesis/Bachelor's thesis/Erasmus projects
Teaching Assistant positions:
Cellular Neurobiology course for medical students (oral exams)
Neurohistology workshop for medical students
Molecular Biology demonstration in FoLäk for medical students
(Forskningsintroducerande kurs för studenter på läkarprogrammet)
Artiklar
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH. 2024;437(2):114015
- Article: ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS. 2023;6(9):3790-3797
- Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):258
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2022;24(Supplement_7):vii35
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2022;24(Supplement_7):vii34
- Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 2020;104:103481
Alla övriga publikationer
- Thesis / dissertation: 2023
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2022;24:35
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2022;24:34
Anställningar
- Anknuten till Forskning, Neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
- Forskningsassistent, Neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2024
Examina och utbildning
- Medicine Doktorsexamen, Institutionen för neurovetenskap, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
- Medicine Masterexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 2018